Ordinary Made Extraordinary: The Art Of Still Life, Sept. 4-27, 2015

Ordinary Made Extraordinary: The Art Of Still Life, Sept. 4-27, 2015

Ordinary Made Extraordinary—The Art of Still Life
a Juried Competition and Exhibition Sept. 4- 27, 2015

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Explore your environment. Manipulate objects, composition and light.
Transform the ordinary to become extraordinary.

Opening Reception Friday September 11, 2015: 6:30 -8:30pm

JUROR Leah Lopez, a New York City artist originally from Northern New Mexico.  She is known for her breathtaking paintings that capture elegance and romance. With gallery representation across the states and students flocking to her Atelier to study, she maintains the same hard working schedule to develop her latest body of work.  More than ever, Leah’s paintings are passionately inspired by her life and experiences on this riveting, creative journey.

 

First Place: Alan Richards, People Who Live In Glass Bowls Have A Distorted Sense of Reality, photographic composite
Second Place: Ilene Silberstein, Oranges with Asian Rug, oil painting
Third Place: Randy Kraft, All American, watercolor
Honorable Mentions: Caryn CovilleMy Brother’s Woodturnings, colored pencil painting; WIlliam Dodge, The Morning After II, oil painting; Frances IanarellaWhite Pitcher with Fruit, oil painting
2015 Members Showcase – May 16 – June 28

2015 Members Showcase – May 16 – June 28

2015 Members Showcase

2015 Members Showcase

CALL FOR ENTRIES: The Art Guild will hold its 2015 Members Showcase exhibit at The Art Guild, Elderfields Preserve, 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, NY 11030. All TAG members are invited to enter their artwork. Non-members may become members at the time of submission.

CRITERIA: Open to all current TAG members, 14 years and older. One entry per member. Art work must be available May 11 – June 28, 2015 and have been completed with in the last three years. Work previously exhibited at The Art Guild will not be accepted. Works may not be removed from the show before 3 pm, June 28. No Exceptions. The Art Guild reserves the right to choose the artwork included in the exhibition.

JUROR OF AWARDS: Gregg Kreutz
Gregg Kreutz is an award winning painter and author of the classic artist’s guide, Problem Solving for Oil Painters.  Gregg has been drawing and painting all his life. After graduating from NYU, he pursued his training as a painter at the Art Students  League off New York, winning a merit scholarship.  He studied with Frank Mason, Robert Beverly Hale and most significantly, David Leffel.  Gregg teaches drawing and painting at the Art Students League as well as workshops throughout the US and around the world.

AWARDS:   1st Place $300 • 2nd Place $200 • 3rd Place $100 • Honorable mention & Students
The Terry Shkuda Award for Broadening Creative Pursuits will also be presented.

MEDIUMS: Any medium, Including but not limited to acrylic, oil, watercolor, pastel, drawing, photography, mixed media, collage, encaustic, etching/prints or sculpture with pedestal. (NO COPIES, REPRODUCTIONS OR GICLEES PLEASE.)

ENTRY FEE: Registration is required! You must register by May 1. Works will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. No entries will be accepted after the deadline. (No need to send images.) Entry forms must be signed.
Members $25 for one entry.
Students (14-22 years)  $15 for one entry.

SIZE AND FRAMING: Size, with frame, must not exceed 30” x 30”. All work must be cleanly matted and/or framed or gallery wrapped, wired for hanging, with the wire attached via screw eyes or D-rings to the frame, not the backboard. No saw tooth hangers. No tape or string on the back. Work should be labeled with the title (if any), artist’s name, street address, phone number, and email address.

DELIVERY OF ARTWORK:  See calendar below. We ask that you provide a typed bio or artist statement, printed on one side of an 8.5 x 11 sheet of white paper.

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: For more info or to contact the Exhibit Chairs, email artshow@theartguild.org. Please put “2015 Member Showcase” in the subject line or call 516-304-5797.

CALENDAR

• Friday May 1: Application & payment must be received.

DROP OFF
Entries can be delivered to The Gallery at Elderfields at these times

• SATURDAY MAY 9: 10:00 am – 12 noon
• MONDAY MAY 11: 5:00 – 7:00 pm

Exhibit
• SATURDAY MAY 16 – Sunday June 28
Gallery Open Saturday & Sundays, 1-5 pm and by appointment.

Garden Party Artists’ Reception
• SUNDAY MAY 17: 3:00 – 5:00 pm

Pick-Up
• SUNDAY JUNE 28:
3:00 – 5:00 pm (Exhibit closes) or
• MONDAY JUNE 29: 5:00 – 7:00 pm

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SUBMITTING YOUR WORK:

You may register, pay (via PayPal) and upload by filling out the form below

(Or scroll down below the online form for alternative method. DO NOT apply via BOTH methods.)

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Should you have trouble with the online form:

NOTE: If you have filled out the above form and received a confirmation – DO NOT use this method.

– Download the form here. Fill it out and mail it. Pay by check or with your credit card via the PayPal button below. (Checks should be made out to The Art Guild and mailed to 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, NY 11030.)

Real [Surreal] Estate: Images of Home – 2015 Photography Show

Real [Surreal] Estate: Images of Home – 2015 Photography Show

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“Real [Surreal] Estate: Images of Home,”
a Juried Photography Competition and Exhibition

On View: January 31 – March 1, 2015

RECEPTION FEBRUARY 1, 3-5 PM

Criteria: The color, content, contrast, subject or some other magical element in your image a should convey a feeling, message or representation of “Home.” All works must be original. The selection committee’s decision is final. Works to be included in this exhibition must be available from January 26 – March 1, 2015. 

JUROR : Marc Josloff earned his B.A. and Masters Degrees at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY. He is both a painter and a photographer and brings a unique fine art perspective to his photography. As a painter, Marc was cited as one of “11 Artists to Watch,” in the 2004 edition of Watercolor Magic magazine. His photographs have been widely exhibited and he has been awarded best in show, best in color and best in black and white in numerous juried exhibitions. Marc is president of the Long Island Center of Photography. “Photography is a very gratifying art modality because it permits us to explore acutely everything around us wherever we are, in whatever way we want. We can take a hundred photographs in an hour if we please, then delete ninety-nine of them. . .but that one to cherish is worth it all.”

First place: Susan Kozodoy Silkowitz, Abuela
Second place:
Steve Silberstein, Gehry’s House
Third place: 
William Grabowski Spirit Pathways
Honorable mentions: 
Katie Mancher, In Armes; Daniel Kasle, Naptime; Claudia Schellenberg, View From Home

 

Works ’14 – Members Exhibit at the Graphic Eye Gallery

Works ’14 – Members Exhibit at the Graphic Eye Gallery

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Works ’14 – Members Exhibit

at the Graphic Eye Gallery

402 Main Street, Port Washington NY 11050

October 2 – 26, 2014

Artists’ Reception October 5, 3-5 PM

Open to members of The Art Guild – $100 for 6 linear feet of exhibit space.

Registration deadline September 8. First come, first served.

For additional information contact Exhibit Co-Chairs: Ellen Hallie Schiff ehschiff@yahoo.com or Shelley Holtzman shell.holtz@gmail.com or call The Art Guild 516 304-5797.