ON VIEW:
October 5 – 27, Saturdays & Sundays from 1pm – 5pm
ARTISTS AWARDS & RECEPTION:
Thursday, OCTOBER 10th from 6pm – 8pm ALL WELCOME!
Scroll down to see list of accepted artists and artworks
“Town & Country, Landscapes, Seascapes, Cityscapes” a Juried Competition and Exhibition. A celebration of the landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes that captures your artistic heart – from urban and industrial environments to beaches and majestic mountain vistas. All styles from abstract to realism are welcome.
CRITERIA All styles from abstract to realism are welcome. All works must be original, and have been created in the last five years. The selection committee’s decision is final. Works to be included in this exhibition must be available from September 30 through October 27.
MEDIUMS Including but not limited to acrylic, oil, watercolor, pastel, mixed media, collage, encaustic, etching/prints, or sculpture with pedestal. (NO COPIES, PHOTOGRAPHY, DIGITAL MANIPULATIONS, REPRODUCTIONS OR GICLEES.)
JUROR David Peikon Now in his 23rd year of painting full time, David has labored to learn every aspect of realism, working across all genres to produce an on- going autobiography in paint.
Self-taught and teaching others for the past 10 years, David has thought at great length about the process of learning to make art, how the brain processes images, how the painter creates illusions that emotionally resonate within the viewer’s brain. With each painting, he learns more, a never ending building process.
While best known for the painterly naturalism of his landscapes, David also enjoys painting the people who pass through his life, whether presented as portraits or figurative pieces. Among his portrait sitters, William F. Buckley Jr., Dr. George Church, Dr. David Steinberg, President of Long Island University and Nobel Laureates Drs. Elizabeth Blackburn, Thomas Cech, Carol Greider, and James D. Watson.
ENTRY FEE Registration is required! (Fees below.) Entry fee is non-refundable.
ENTRIES Digital submissions of up to three (3) images via email to artshow@TheArtGuild.org or uploaded to our website, should be between 1 and 3MB each, and between 2,000 and 4,000 pixels on their longest side. Please label your images as follows: artist’s lastname_firstname_entrynumber_title.jpg (ex: smith_john_1_beachsunset.jpg). Do not use the # or other symbols in the file name. You MUST change the actual name of the image file. Images CANNOT be named “image.jpg” or “fullrender.jpg” or similar – our database overwrites these images. If you email the images, you must include your name, contact information and the title, medium, value, and size in your email.
Works previously exhibited at The Art Guild Gallery will not be considered. Contact us at 516-304-5797 or info@TheArtGuild.org with any questions regarding uploading or emailing your images.
SIZE AND FRAMING Size, with frame, must not exceed 36” on the longest side. Work should be cleanly matted and/or framed (if appropriate), wired securely for hanging, with the wire attached via screw eyes or D-rings to the frame, not the backboard. (Gallery wraps are acceptable BUT they must be at least 1” thick with all edges painted and no staples showing.) No white frames. No saw tooth hangers, no tape or string on the back. Work must be labeled with the title, artist’s name, phone number, and email address.
FINALISTS The Selection Committee will review all entries and notify each artist as to the acceptance of the submitted work. 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 after September 12.
DELIVERY OF ARTWORK Selected artwork, (ready for display), is to be delivered on the dates indicated below. Please provide a typed bio or artist statement, printed on one side of an 8.5 x 11 sheet of white paper.
*** OUT OF TOWN ENTRIES, PLEASE NOTE: If accepted, artwork may be delivered to The Art Guild by hand or mail. If you are unable to retrieve your artwork, provide a self-addressed, pre-paid shipping label and packaging if necessary. It must arrive on or before September 30, 2019. Artwork must be framed according to the rules in the prospectus. NO GLASS! No white frames.
• If artwork is poorly framed, has dirty or damaged mat board/s, scratched or dirty plexiglass, or is otherwise unsuitable, it will not hang in the exhibit.
• Must be packed securely in protective packaging that we will be able to reuse to send your work back to you. We will do our absolute best to assure that your piece will be returned to you undamaged.The Art Guild will not be held responsible for damage incurred during shipping.
• Return postage and insurance MUST be included in the package. A $5 fee will be assessed for handling.
AWARDS 1st Place $300 • 2nd Place $200 • 3rd Place $100 • Honorable Mention certificates and Student Award/s (if applicable) will also be awarded.
SALES 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.
QUESTIONS Call 516-304-5797 or email artshow@TheArtGuild.org with “TOWN & COUNTRY” in the subject line.
Fill out the form below, upload your images as per the instructions above, and pay with your credit card via PayPal. (PayPal is our credit card processor. You do not need a PayPal account to use your credit card.) Images MUST be smaller than 3MB.
If you have problems with the uploader, please email your images to artshow@TheArtGuild.org – with ALL contact information, image titles and mediums. You may download the form here.
