H2O: Flow Splash Drip, Juried Competition and Exhibition April 4 – 26, 2020
Call to Artists – H2O: Flow Splash Drip, A Juried Competition and Exhibition
April 4 – 26, 2020
Online Reception: April 5 at 3pm
View the exhibition here.
Watch the judge’s comments here.
“H2O Flow Splash Drip” a Juried Competition and Exhibition Water, water all around! Tranquil and stormy, life-giving and thirst quenching.
CRITERIA All styles from abstract to realism 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. The selection committee’s decision is final. The curating committee’s decision is final. Works to be included in this exhibition must be available from March 30 through April 26, 2020.
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 Doug Reina is a Pollock-Krasner grant recipient whose studio is in Setauket, New York.Reina is a full-time artist who creates work both on location, as well as in his studio of the landscapes and people that are part of his life.
Reina is also a cartoonist, whose work has appeared in the New Yorker magazine as well as with King Features Syndicate. He has recently published a book, Doug Reina, Under the Covers, (available on Amazon) which features cartoons and sketches pulled from his sketchbooks over the last 25 years. As a result of this background, humor is often an element in the subject of his paintings.
For the past several years, Reina has also held weekly painting lessons for adults from his studio and has also done several plein air events on Long Island’s north fork. Reina’s artwork has been exhibited in galleries, museums and public and private collections on Long Island, with some exposure in New York City, Connecticut and Florida.
Congratulations to the artists listed below!
Your name and the piece(s) accepted are listed.
Diane Bares, Evening Sail on Manhasset Bay
Douglas Barnaby, The Ocean – The Great Facilitator
Claudia Bedell, Summer Wave
Jo-Anne Behal, Rough Seas at Night
Mary Behling, Lake Memphremagog
Cindy Bender, Sea Kaleidoscope
Mary Benedetto, Springing Spring
Mary Ann Biehl, Dive
Lily Braff, Creek
Elizabeth Caputo, Midnight Tide
Jane Colgan, Night Waters
Susanne Corbelletta, Calm Waters
Caryn Coville, Afternoon Dip
Aleta Crawford, Charles River Before The Regatta
Lauren Cronin* Cleansing
Christine D’Addario, East Coast Waves
Dana Epstein, Belgium Reflections
Cori Forster, Ride the Wave
Linda Funk, Tranquility
Amy Gottlieb, Feeding Time
Heather Heckel, Alicia
Susan Herbst, Ebb Tide, Orchard Beach
Shelley Holtzman, The Dock
Frances Ianarella, Spider Mums in a Glass Vase
Ellen Kanner, Swept Away
Marceil Kazickas, Surfacing
Randy Kraft, Bliss
Joan Laufer, Ocean Skies
Lee Ann Lindgren, Ocean Thunder
Steven Mahler, I See You
Deborah Miller, Maine Lobster Shack
Stephanie Navon-Jacobson, Jamaican Dream
Maureen O’Connor, Sitka Bay
Denis Ponsot, Race On The High Seas
Emily Ramos*, Sweet Paralysis
Pamela Record, Amagansett
Marc Reubins, Sea
Alice Riordan, Wonder
Linda Ruden, Shallow Tides
Jane Scal, Reflecting
Valida Scott, Swash
Roya Shamsdiba, Cycle of Life
Ilene Silberstein, Fall Colors
Lynn Sirow Blue Rocks Cove
Joan Stevens, Crash
Bob Stuhmer, Sunfish Brook
Helen Towey, Late Afternoon Calm
Elisa Triffleman, Tracks of Water Molecules
Jill Velasco, Shelter From the Storm
Kay Vickers, Across Two Worlds
Angeli Zankel Floating
Theodora Zavala, Can’t Find My Way Home
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 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 March 19.
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 (200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, NY 11030) or mailed to Port Washington Mailroom, 191 Main Street, Port Washington, NY 11050. 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 March 27. Artwork must be framed according to the rules in the prospectus. NO GLASS!
• 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.
• Must be insured
• 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 will 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 “H2O” in the subject line.
CALENDAR
The Art Guild is closed while NYS is on PAUSE. We will reopen when regulations allow.
As a result, the H20 Exhibition & Reception have been postponed and the rescheduled dates, ie: Drop Off, Exhibit & Reception, will be announced as soon as we are able to according to the guidelines set by NYS.
DEADLINE: Monday, March 9 Application & images must be received.
ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION NOTIFICATION: After March 19
EXHIBIT
• April 4 – 26, 2020
Online gallery only
Artist’s Reception & Awards Ceremony
• April 5 at 3pm ONLINE (More info to come, please check back! Free & open to the public. All Welcome.)
