Flora and Foliage Juried Exhibit and Competition

FLORA & FOLIAGE

Juried Competition & Exhibition

Highlight the beauty and variety of plant life and florals, emphasizing your artistic  interpretations and perspectives.

Artists age 18 and older are invited to submit artwork for consideration for this exhibit.

Deadline: August 11th

Awards & Reception: Sunday, September 7th from 3-5pm

Exhibit on View: September 7 – 27

Congratulations to the artists listed below!
Your name and the piece(s) accepted are listed.

O A Mountain Fog
Cecilia Avalle Fresh bloom
Anne Barash Breitstein Glorious Roses
Claudia Bedell Pretty in Pink
Mary Behling Setauket Mill Pond
Mireille Belajonas Harmony
Nature’s Embrace
Sheri Berman Leaf
Miranda Best Lilies
Matt Bodkin Elephant Ears
Kathy Brown October Tapestry
Gina Buongiovanni Grandpa’s Iris
Judith Caseley All That Glitters
Bernice Corbin Pink Mums
Caryn Coville Harmony
Aleta Crawford Zinnia Rock Garden
Oksana Danziger Blue irises
Pamela Darpino Weeping Widow
John Dolimpio Moonlit Iris
Maryanne Driscoll Whispers of Summer
Dana Epstein Rebirth of Spring
Bari Fagin Tokyo Water Lilies
Michael Fiore Untitled 1
Sasha Freedman Peony lactiflora
Mercury Rising
Jan Guarino Angel of the Waters
Alexandra Guma Stargazer Lily
Karin Handrakis Love of Three Flowers
Steve Hetzel Upstate Field
Shelley Holtzman Bloom!
Adrienne Horowitz Vase With Flowers
Stephanie Ivolella Garden Clippings
Floral Paradise
Marc Josloff Six and a Half Roses
Tara Kawas Unexpected Beauty
Brian Kotzky Rose and Clematis
Randy Kraft Mind’s Eye
Rosemary Kurtz The garden of eden
Aleta Levine Dancing Butterflies
Kevin Long Flower Dancers
diane Luger Graceful Fall
Piper Lyman Heavy Glass, Delicate Blossoms
Nancy Lyon Hydrengeas
Christine Verga Maday Greenhouse Orchid-stration
Peaking Peonies
Adriena Masi Lillies
Sue Michalson Chinese Inspired Iris
John Micheals Wee Six
Judith Musaro Morning Glories
Stephanie Navon-Jacobson Crimson Reverie
Maureen O’Connor Shasta Daisies in Pitcher
Ralph Ottaiano Anemonies
Denis Ponsot Purple Iris 2025
End Of Summer Mom’s Garden
Nicholas Ramer Iris Imagined
Alice Riordan Home Sweet Home
Margaret Rivera Blue Poppies
David Rose Flower Garden
Carol Salerno Serene Vibrance
Anne Siefert Red Tulips II
ILENE SILBERSTEIN Summer Roses
Amaryllis
Steven Silberstein A Rose of Many Colors #2
Jonathan Silverstein Winter Bloom
Harriet Spivack Butterfly Botanical
Barbara Stein White Flowers and Foliage
Steven Vando Spring Bloom
Richard Vickers Queen of the Night
Margo Vignola Sagg Pond
Nancy Wernersbach Reaching for the Sun
Kevin Yen Illuminated in Bloom
The Colors of Autumn
Angeli Zankel Iris bloom

RULES FOR THE JURIED COMPETITION

 

Criteria
  • All styles from realism to abstract are welcome.
  • All works must be original, and have been created in the last five years.
  • References used in the creation of the submitted work must be the artist’s own, or copyright-released for use in this work.
  • Works previously exhibited at The Art Guild Gallery will not be considered.
  • All artwork must be framed. Frame size must not exceed 36” on the longest side. Gallery wraps are acceptable, but must be at least 1” thick and must not exceed 36″ on the longest side.
  • Ages 18 and over.
Mediums
  • Included but not limited to acrylic, charcoal, collage, colored pencil, digital art, ink, mixed media, oil, pastel, pencil, printmaking, sculpture, or watercolor.
  • No Photography, Copies, Master Copies, Reproductions or Giclees
Entry Fees
  • Members: $35 (1-2 pieces)
  • Non-members: $45 (1-2 pieces)
  • One additional entry: $10 (per person)
  • No more than 3 works per artist
  • Entry fees are payable (1) online  or (2) check
  • Fees are non-refundable
Registration
  • Registration through the online app required
  • This is a juried competition. Submission does not guarantee entry
  • Payment must be included or submission will not be included in curating

REGISTER FOR THE COMPETITION

STEP 1: SUBMIT ARTWORK

Before submitting artwork:

  1. Make sure file size of images must be between 1MB and a maximum of 3MB. To resize or compress your images, go to PICRESIZE.com
  2. LABEL image as follows: lastname_firstname_title.jpg (example: smith_john_sunset.jpg)

Use online app to submit artwork


Click button below to submit your artwork

STEP 2: MAKE PAYMENT
  1. ENTRY FEES:
    • Members: $35 (1-2 pieces)
    • Non-members: $45 (1-2 pieces)
    • One additional entry: $10 (per person)
    • No more than 3 works per artist

2. Submission will not be included in curating without payment.

3. Fees are non-refundable

 

Option 1: Pay online
  • You will be taken to another website, if you do not have an account, you will have to set up one.
  • If payment is successful, you will receive an email confirmation.
Option 2: Check

The Art Guild Accounting Dept
PO Box 693
Port Washington, NY 11050

QUESTIONS?

Email artshow@TheArtGuild.org or Call 516-304-5797

CALENDAR & IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline: August 11, 2025 at 10pm

Notification: After Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Drop Off: Sunday, August 24, 3-5pm and Monday, August 25, 1-6pm

Pick Up: Sunday, September 28, 3-5pm and Monday, September 29, 1-6pm

Awards & Reception: Sunday, September 7th, 3-5pm

Exhibit on View: September 7 – 27*

 

*Artwork not picked up within 90 days will become property of The Art Guild

TROUBLESHOOTING

QUESTIONS Call 516-304-5797 or email artshow@TheArtGuild.org. 

If you have problems with the uploader, please email your images to artshow@TheArtGuild.org  – with ALL contact information, image titles and mediums. We will invoice you for payment. Submission will not be included in curating without payment. 

Emailed images must include your name, contact information and the title, medium, value, and size in your email.

To resize or compress your images, go to PICRESIZE.com

Please be aware that the digital images you send should look as good as they possibly can. These will be the images that will be will be reviewed by our curators and displayed in our online gallery. Try to photograph your image in natural light, that the image is straight and that there is no glare on glass or varnished surface.

FINALISTS & AWARDS

FINALISTS:

The Selection Committee will review all entries and notify each artist as to the acceptance of the submitted work. High school students will be reviewed and judged separately. The Art Guild has the right, in its sole discretion, to choose which eligible entries will be accepted to be exhibited. All decisions are final. Artists whose work has been selected will be notified either by email OR on our website.

AWARDS:

1st Place $300 • 2nd Place $200 • 3rd Place $100 • Honorable Mentions

SIZE & FRAMING

All artwork must be framed. Frame size must not exceed 36” on the longest side. Gallery wraps are acceptable, but must be at least 1” thick and must not exceed 36″ on the longest side.

It must be wired securely for hanging with screw eyes or D-rings to the frame, NOT the backboard. No sawtooth hangers, tape, strings.  We can wire for you for a $10 fee.

Work must be labeled on the back with the title, artist’s name, street address, phone number, and email.

Framing of your work must comply with the above OR IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

SELLING YOUR ARTWORK

Artwork may be sold directly by the artist with a suggested donation of 20% of the selling price from the artist to The Art Guild. Note, however, that sales may not be made at the exhibition.

All work must remain on view for the duration of the exhibit.

LIABILITY & INSURANCE

The Liability Waiver on the entry form must be signed by the artist submitting images for consideration. It is the responsibility of the participating artist to insure or self-insure any work submitted for inclusion in this exhibit.

LIABILITY WAIVER

I wish to have The Art Guild of Port Washington, Inc., (“TAG”) consider my artwork for exhibition as indicated in this Registration Form, and I acknowledge that TAG has the right, in its sole discretion, to choose the artwork to be exhibited. I also acknowledge that unrelated business or other activities may or will take place at the exhibition location during the exhibition and I assume any risk associated with such activities. I further acknowledge that I have been notified that I should carry my own insurance to be protected against loss, theft or damage to my artwork. I fully understand and agree that the following waiver, release and hold harmless agreement is binding on my heirs, assigns and legal representatives. In exchange for TAG’s consideration of my artwork, I agree to assume all risks of copying, theft, loss or damage to my artwork in connection with TAG’s decision to exhibit or not exhibit my artwork or in connection with the exhibition of my artwork, for the duration of the exhibition from and including delivery to TAG, through and including pickup, and knowingly and intentionally release, discharge, hold harmless, and agree not to sue TAG, its officers, directors, members, committee personnel, agents or owners and/or lessees of the premises where the exhibition is held (“Released Persons”) from any claim, that I may have or acquire in the future, arising out of my submission of artwork to TAG for its consideration for exhibition, for TAG’s exhibition of my artwork, or while it or I am on the premises where the exhibition is held, for, including but not limited to, copying, theft, loss, or damage to my artwork, personal injury, or death, whether caused intentionally or arising from the negligence of any Released Person, of any other person or any other cause, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. The artist agrees to indemnify and hold harmless The Art Guild for any copyright claims arising from the display of his/her image. Whether or not any artwork submitted by me is chosen for exhibition, I consent to The Art Guild’s use of any artwork I submit (or an image representing such artwork) in connection with TAG’s communications to prospective members, members and the public.