by Grace Lucarelli | Feb 28, 2018 | Past Exhibitions
Photography Exhibit: Shedding Light on the Subject
Juried Photography Competition & Exhibition
On View: February 3 – 25, 2018
CALL FOR ENTRIES The Art Guild invites all artists, 18 years and older (high school students ages 14-18 years may enter in the student category), to submit photographic works for consideration for “Shedding Light on The Subject” a Juried Photography Competition and Exhibition.
Light enables photographers to make beautiful and striking images. How do you use light, in all its forms, to shed light on your subject and create compelling visions? We’re looking for creativity and originality – work that reflects your unique approach and style.
Criteria All styles from abstract to realism are welcome. All works must be original. The selection committee’s decision is final. Works to be included in this exhibition must be available from January 28 – February 25, 2018.
JUROR OF AWARDS: Katherine Criss is a fine art photographer, with more than sixty years professional experience in photography, painting and creating opportunities for artists to share their vision. In 2001, under the mentorship of Ernestine Ruben, Ms. Criss refined her series of layered surreal images.
A NYC native, Katherine was encouraged by her father, a prominent American painter, Francis Criss, to join a photography class taught by Bernice Abbott at the New School. Later after completing a BFA at SVA, she established a freelance photo business, (Have Camera Will Travel), and consulted on projects such as an exhibition of vintage photographs for the National Board of the YWCA. In 1992 she joined PWP (Professional Women Photographers) and served as President for seven years. Katherine moved to Long Island in 2006 joined the b. j. spoke gallery founding the ongoing Artist Circle group that meets regularly at the gallery in Huntington. In 2016 she created a mural, and donated it to the town of Riverhead. Katherine has served as a juror for the National League of American Pen Women, the Long Island Branch, and has images in the collection of La Maison Euopeene de la Photographie, Paris.
QUESTIONS Email photoshow@TheArtGuild.org. Please put “Photo Show” in the subject line.
CALENDAR
• DEADLINE: Midnight, MONDAY, January 15: Application & images must be received.
• Acceptance/Rejection notification after, Wednesday, January 17
DROP OFF Entries must be delivered to The Art Guild, 200 Port Washington Blvd, Manhasset, NY 11030, at these times.
• Sunday, January 28: 3-5 pm
• Monday, January 29: 5-7 pm
EXHIBIT
• Saturday, February 3 – Sunday, February 25, 2018
Gallery open Saturdays & Sundays 1:00 – 5:00 pm & by appointment
• Saturday, February 3, 3-5 pm – Artist’s Reception & Awards Ceremony
PICK-UP
• Sunday, February 25: 3:00 – 5:00 pm (Exhibit Closes)
• Monday, February 26: 5:00 – 7:00 pm
by Grace Lucarelli | Feb 6, 2018 | Past Classes and Workshops
Constructive Figure Drawing with Greg Follender
Feb 27, March 5, 12, April 2, April 23, April 30, May 7, 14 • 4-7 pm
$440M/$475NM
Learning to draw without the trepidation of constant internal criticism can be both incredibly liberating and beneficial to the working artist.
In this class, students will learn how to trust their own instincts and quiet the internal critic that often hampers successful gesture drawing. Short, timed sketching sessions will allow participants to quickly turn the figure in deep space and represent the nude form in more dramatic and challenging poses, while longer drawings will encourage the expression of volume and weight in the subject.
These exercises are designed to establish easy-to-follow anatomical formulas and increased recognition of important body landmarks. The sketch sessions will build confidence exponentially until students find that they can document the nude figure in dramatically less time than before, enabling them to concentrate more on the fluid expression of their marks on paper instead of the simple reportage of their subject.
ABOUT GREG FOLLENDER:
Greg Follender is a New York based artist/Illustrator who has been teaching drawing and sculpting classes at the American Museum of Natural History for almost two decades. His passionate pursuit of rendering the human form has taken him from the dynamic world of comic books and graphic novels, to character design and costume fabrication in the industry of film and television.
When he isn’t working on his oil paintings or comic pages, Greg teaches figure drawing and anatomy workshops at The Art Students League of New York City.
by Grace Lucarelli | Jan 5, 2018 | Past Exhibitions
Art from the Heart – 10 x 10 Fundraiser Event
Our ONLY Fundraiser for this year!
Over 120 original artworks are hung in our galleries and they are beautiful!
We can’t wait for you to see it!
Silent Auction Begins Friday, December 1, and ends Saturday, December 9!
Reception: December 9, 5-8 pm. Bidding ends at 7:30 pm
Bring your checkbook or cash for quickest check out!Enjoy a hearty appetizer buffet from many local restaurants and supermarkets including: Frank’s Pizza, Wings Plus, Ayhan’s Marketplace, Stop & Shop, Saint Honoré, Whole Foods, Uncle Guiseppe’s and more!Remaining art work remains on display and for sale for $100 until January 7, 2018. Proceeds help raise funds for our high school scholarship program and children’s classes.
We provide the 10 x 10 cradled wood panel, you provide the artwork.
On View & for Auction – December 1, 2017 – January 7, 2018
Reception & Auction: December 9, 5-8 PM
Any and all media may be used: acrylic, oil, watercolor, collage, photography, etc. Anything that can be done or mounted on the provided board is acceptable.
• Any and all media may be used: acrylic, oil, watercolor, collage, photography, etc.
• Anything that can be done or mounted on provided board is acceptable.
• Low relief work is acceptable but must be hangable.
• Securely affix works on paper or any collage materials.
• Artwork must be dry when submitted.
• The panels are gallery ready—no need to frame.
• The Art Guild will wire the panel for hanging.
• Subject matter should be in good taste.
IMPORTANT DATES
Artwork must be received by Monday, November 27. Please call for drop off times.
EXHIBIT DATES
Bidding starts December 1 and ends December 9 at 7:30pm During our Opening Reception.
Remaining paintings will remain on view and will be available for purchase through January 7.
OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday, December 9, 5-8pm
There will be festive food and music, and all artwork will be for sale
Each donated finished work of art will auctioned, starting at $100 with 100% of the proceeds going towards High School Student Scholarships and The Art Guild’s Revitalization Fund.
All proceeds fund our Education Fund for scholarships and subsidize our children’s classes.
Take a look at some 10x10s from this year:
by Grace Lucarelli | Nov 23, 2017 | Archive
Building Your Artist Website Workshop with Leeanna Chipana
Create a finished portfolio website in one weekend.
An easy step-by-step approach.
Two-Day Workshop – January 13-14, 10-5pm
$300M/$330NM
In this step by step workshop, Leeanna will teach students a simple way to create their own artist website, without needing any knowledge whatsover of writing code, with ultra user-friendly Squarespace (squarespace.com) or Wix (Wix.com). Each student will build their own personal portfolio website from start to finish.
Leeanna will guide students every step of the way, teaching about the various features of these options and choose a format to fit their needs.
The goal is for students leave with a professional website that they know how to use confidently – update, add images, and information – no web designer needed!
Students will need to come to the workshop with their own laptop, have purchased their own domain name, and come prepared with at least five jpg images of their art. Please bring a notebook to take notes.
Domain names can be purchased at any Domain/Hosting site (ex: GoDaddy.com). Please purchase your domain name at least two days before the workshop. It’s recommended that you purchase a domain name with your name (easiest for people to remember). Examples: JaneSmith.com, JaneSmithStudio.com, JaneSmithFineArt.com, or JaneSmithArt.com.
Leeanna Chipana is an artist working on Long Island’s North shore and a now a resident studio artist at The Art Guild. Leeanna was a professional front end web developer before leaving her company to pursue painting full-time and teaching art. Today she continues web design and development part-time while teaching and painting. She has created websites using HTML, CSS, javascript, php and content management systems.
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by Grace Lucarelli | Nov 15, 2017 | Archive
Landscape Painting in Oil with Leeanna Chipana
SIX weeks, Tuesdays, Jan. 16, 23, 30, Feb. 6, 13, 27
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
$240m/$270nm
Students will gain a strong understanding of the fundamentals of landscape painting while they advance to more challenging projects. During class we will discuss the genre of landscape and plein air painting. Students will learn about compositional methods and techniques used throughout the centuries such as the concept of perspective, areal perspective, the language of dominant verticals and horizontal lines, how to harmonize color, underpainting methods such as open and closed grisailles. Color theory will be discussed. Students will learn how to organize and structure their landscapes. The goal is for students to have a broader understanding of landscape painting methods as well as increase their skill and accuracy at creating beautiful landscape painting.
Leeanna Chipana began her art studies at the Stevenson Academy of Fine Arts in Oyster Bay, NY in 2004 where she studied under painter and illustrator Attila Hejja. While working as his personal assistant Leeanna studied figure painting with Mr. Hejja. After Mr. Hejja’s sudden death in the Summer of 2007, Leeanna decided to devote her life to pursuing her own art studies more rigorously and dedicate herself to teaching traditional painting and drawing. She started by attending the New York Art Students League where she studied figure painting for two years with artist Nelson Shanks. She went on to continue her studies under full scholarship with Robert Armetta of the Long Island Academy of Fine Art at the Atelier Armetta program located in Glen Cove, NY. She attended the Water Street Atelier where she was enrolled in a full-time program dedicated to classical drawing and painting under artist Jacob Collins. Her work ranges from landscapes to still-life and portraits from life.
Leeanna continued her training at the Grand Central Atelier in New York in their full-time core program – the Water Street Atelier with Jacob Collins. She was a recipient of the John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Grant, a Hudson River Fellow and was awarded a scholarship to attend the New York Academy of Art. She teaches on Long Island’s North Shore.
