Create Your Own Amazing Beads and Jewelry

Create Your Own Amazing Beads and Jewelry

Jewelry & Bead Making - Grades 6+

with Meagan Meehan
make clay beads and jewelry classes

Jewelry & Bead Making with Ms. Meagan – Grades 6+

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Make your own beads for jewelry in this class! You will learn to paint your own beads and use polymer clay for your own customized earrings, necklaces and more!

Here is the class syllabus for Jewelry Bead Making

Class One: Creating Polymer Beads—In this first class, students will learn how to create beads using polymer clay. These beads can be used to make bracelets and necklaces.

Class Two: Sculpting a Pendant—In this class, students will sculpt a necklace pendant out of polymer clay.

Class Three: Making Earrings—In this class, students will craft earrings out of polymer clay.

Class Four: Enameling Rings—In this class, students will learn how to use enamel paint to design beautiful rings.

Class Five: Make a Broach or Magnet—In this class, students will apply what they have learned about polymer clay, enamel paint, and rhinestones to create either a broach or a magnet to take home and enjoy.

Class Six: Complete any unfinished projects.

SPECIAL NOTES

* Classes are confirmed one week prior to the start date. In order to help us confirm classes, please register as early as possible.
* This is an in-person class. Classes will be held outdoors, weather permitting. Students must follow social distancing protocols and wear masks at all times indoors.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Meagan J. Meehan is a published author and poet, a produced playwright, cartoonist, stop-motion animator and award-winning abstract artist; she also pens columns for Vocal Media, Medium, Great South Bay Magazine, Blasting News, Entertainment Vine, and Kidskintha. Meagan holds a Bachelors in English Literature from New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), a Masters of Communication from Marist College, and is presently pursuing a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University at Buffalo (SUNY). Additionally, she is a fledgling toy and game designer. She is also the founder of the “Conscious Perceptionalism” art movement that celebrates artwork that can be turned 360-degrees on a wall.

Click here to learn more about Ms. Meagan.
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CLASS DETAILS

Day: Wednesdays
Time: 5.30 – 7:00pm
Dates: Oct 13 – Nov 10 (5 sessions)
Level: Grades 6+
Instructor: Ms. Meagan
Fee: Member $120/ Non-Member $155 (Materials are included in fee)

2021 Nassau County High School Student Juried Competition & Exhibition: Nov 7- Nov 27

2021 Nassau County High School Student Juried Competition & Exhibition: Nov 7- Nov 27

2021 Nassau County High School Student Juried Exhibit & Competition
November 7 – 27, 2021
Reception & Awards: Sun, Nov 7th  3-5pm

Congratulations to the following artists with accepted works in the exhibit!

Elizabeth Andre – “All Me”
Melad Asli – Reunion
Jacqueline Atchley – Loyalty
Emily Badette – Joy of Pets
Jazlyn Baptiste – Great Horn Owl Study
Eitan Beaulieu  – Imagination
Mary Blaney – Campfire
Megan Byrne – Centripetal
Quinn Cacioppo – Helicopter Skiing
Madeleine Cannon – Brother
Jasmine Cantos-Mendoza – “Make Me Less So I Want More”
Madisen Carpentier – Paint Brush Overpour
Katherine Cevada – Music to My Ears
Jindi Chai – Isolation
Qihui Chen-  Storage of Memory
Macie Cohen – Laundry Day
Amber Dacanay – Where’s The Other Five Percent, Summa Cum Laude
Grace DelValle – Paranoia
Samantha Dring – Godspeed
Nate Elbaum – Tupac’s Last Ride
Eliseea Faur – Zoning Out
Anjali Gauld – The Library at Night
Anoushka Glouchkov – Line Composition
Sela Goldfarb – Fruit Study
Sam Halvorsen – The End
Molly Han – Under the Star Lit Sky
Natalie Hayes – Ignorance is Bliss, Self
Roselyn Ho – Table for One
Elif Koch – Fall Pumpkins
Rena Kurbanov – Teenagers
Corinne Lafont – The Birth of a Nation
Lilia Landaverde – Pretty Boy
Alexis Levine – Downtown, Country Sunshine and Solitude
Serena Li – Covid Self Portrait

ARTWORK DROP OFF
Sun, Oct 24 – 3pm to 5pm
Mon, Oct 25 – 1pm to 6pm 

ARTWORK PICK UP
Sun, Nov 28 – 3pm to 5pm
Mon, Nov 29 – 1pm to 6pm

Noelle Valdinoto – 18 MonthsLoretta Liu – Autumn Hunt
Sophia Liu – Sculpture
Matthew Mariani – Untitled #2
Priya Mendiratta – Botanical Breath
Madeline Menke – Green Means Go
Alexandra Messina – Peace in Nature
Zyad Mohamed – True Self
Marisa Mohan – “Who Am I”
Natalia Monsale – To you, from the Afterlife
Kasey Mulholland – Flowers From Heaven
Minkyung Nah – Train to Home, Dad Tea Collection
Quinn O’Conner – “”Who Am I?” I guess”
Sania Parikh – Party
Sia Parikh – Peppers
Tayla Pecullan – Life Cycle
Brandasund Peterson – First Sight
Phoebe Filiz Pinder – Eclectic
Nicolette Polena – Aphrodite
Olivia Rapaccuiolo – Self portrait
Calista Rodriguez – Trumpets
Arunima Roy – “Who Am I?”
Brandon Schrier – Anticipation
Kimberly Shrestha – Who Am I
Emily Sontag – The Hands Of The Cardinal Sins
Dylan Torrella – Abstract shapes
Noelle Valdinoto – 18 Months
Skylar Vernola – The Valiant Jackie Robinson

Lily Wagner – Shedding Light
Nina Wang – Dream of the Nouveau Rich
Taylor Wang – Restrictions
Isabel Yeo – Entrapped in Her Womb
Derek Yu – Confused, Freedom
Alyson Zeller – Wild Thoughts
Allison Zhang – Porcelain Rice Fields, Petricor
Caroline Zhu –  Segregation, Coffin of the Soul

CALL FOR ENTRIES: The Art Guild invites all Nassau County High School Students to submit digital images of their 2D or 3D artworks for consideration to its 2021 Nassau County High School Student Juried Art Competition & Exhibition

CRITERIA: All styles from abstract to realism are welcome. All works must be original, and have been created in the last two years. References used in the creation of the submitted work must be the artist’s own, or copyright-released for use in this work. No “fanart” (example: no paintings of Princess Diana, The Joker or Kurt Cobain unless you own the rights to, or have permission to use the reference picture). Works previously exhibited at The Art Guild Gallery will not be considered.

MEDIUMS: Including but not limited to acrylic, collage, digital art, encaustic, etching/prints, mixed media, oil, pastel, sculpture, or watercolor. (NO COPIES, PHOTOGRAPHY, REPRODUCTIONS OR GICLEES.)

SIZE AND FRAMING Size, with frame, must not exceed 30” 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, tape or string on the back. Work must be labeled with
artist’s name, phone number and email address.

JUROR: Jason Cuvelier: Jason studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art earning a BFA in Painting, which enabled him to develop an open-minded, yet distinctly process oriented artistic approach. Jason worked with muralist Stewart White where they painted seven large murals in the now closed Baltimore City Life museum. After he graduated from Yale University with an MFA in Painting, he was offered to return for a teaching appointment, where he had the opportunity to teach drawing & painting to enthusiastic undergraduates as well as graduate students. Craving more challenge and a new stimulus for his self-expression, Jason moved to New York City. In 2001, he secured a position at Christie’s Auction House in New York where he worked for 7 years with photographs, prints and old master drawings. He then pursued his teaching certification through the completion of coursework at Queens College in art education. For the past ten years Jason has been on the Board of CONECA and works as a freelance artist in photography and graphic design. He has shown his paintings and photographs in various galleries in New York City and the surrounding locale. Jason was showcased in a book of emerging artists titled Point Suite Contemporary Art by Annika Connor and participated in artist talks during the promotion of the book.

ENTRY FEE: Registration is required and entry fee is non-refundable. All payments must be received by October 13th. $25 for up to two entries per student.
Each student must fill out a separate form.

ENTRIES: Digital submissions of up to two (2) images should be uploaded to our website. Images must be between a minimum of 1MB and a maximum of 3MB and 1000 pixels on the shortest side. Label your
images as follows: artist’s lastname_firstname_entrynumber_title.jpg (smith_john_1_beachsunset.jpg).

Please be aware that the digital images you send should look as good as possible. These will be the images that will be reviewed by our curators and displayed in our online gallery. Try to photograph your image in natural light, be sure that the image is straight and that there is no glare on glass or varnished surface.  For tips on photographing your art, please click here for a tutorial by TAG member Steve Silberstein.

Fill out the form below, upload images and pay below. 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. If you prefer to pay with a check, please download the form here. Submission will not be included in curating without payment. 

TEACHERS: We are happy to work with you! If you want to submit a group of students and have your district pay their submission fees, please give us a call (516-304-5797) or email us (info@theartguild.org). We look forward to working with you!

FINALISTS: The Curators will review all entries and notify artist of acceptance of the submitted work. The Art Guild has the right, in its sole discretion, to choose which eligible entries will be accepted for exhibit. All decisions are final. Artists whose work has been selected will be notified after Tuesday, October 19, 2021 either by email or here on our website.

ARTISTS’ RECEPTION & AWARDS CEREMONY: Sunday, November 7, 2021 3-5pm. Please invite family and friends! 

If you have further questions or concerns, please call 516-304-5797 or email info@theartguild.org.

AWARDS

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

CALENDAR & IMPORTANT DATES

CALENDAR

DEADLINE: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at midnight EST – Application, images and payment must be received.
ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION NOTIFICATION: on or after October 19th

EXHIBIT
• November 7 – November 27, 2021

Artist’s Reception & Awards Ceremony
• Sunday, November 7, 3-5pm

ARTWORK DROP OFF
Sun, Oct 24 – 3pm to 5pm
Mon, Oct 25 – 1pm to 6pm

ARTWORK PICK UP
Sun, Nov 28 – 3pm to 5pm
Mon, Nov 29 – 1pm to 6pm

QUESTIONS & 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.

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.

Learn Create Realistic Paintings with the Amazing Steve Lampasona

The Art of Realism: Painting in Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor

with Steve Lampasona

The Art of Realism: Painting in Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Bring your ideas to life in this painting class! Any painting medium welcome. Steve’s class is for the beginner to the advanced. He will teach techniques, tools, and topics to help you improve your abilities and become a stronger artist.

SPECIAL NOTES

* Classes are confirmed one week prior to the start date. In order to help us confirm classes, please register as early as possible
* This is an IN-PERSON course. We will hold classes OUTSIDE, weather permitting, and have erected a large tent and patio space. All of our teachers, staff, and models must be fully vaccinated or have approved medical exemptions, and proof will be validated through an original copy of a vaccination card or through the NY State Excelsior Pass. Our class sizes have been reduced. We will hold classes outside, weather permitting. Also, we will continue to offer virtual classes through Zoom. The Art Guild will keep monitoring our guidelines throughout the year and appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate this changing environment.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Steve is a modern day renaissance man, with a focus realism. He enjoys working and teaching in a variety of mediums and has also worked on a number of corporate and residential installations combining 2 and 3 dimensional design. 

Steve has been teaching in New York City and Long Island for over 30 years. He was an adjunct Professor at Suffolk County Community College and an instructor at the Nassau County Museum of Fine Art, the Art League of Long Island and USDAN summer camp. He opened his own school in 2013, The Artist’s Studio, located on the grounds of the Muttontown preserve and the Chelsea Mansion in East Norwich, NY. Steve has exhibited in several shows in NYC including O.K.Harris and Gallery Henoch, and is represented by the Capricorn Gallery in Washington DC. 

To see Steve at work: Click here

Click here to learn more about Steve Lampasona.
To follow Steve on instagram @artistworkable
To follow Steve on Facebook steven.lampasona

REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS

CLASS DETAILS

Day: Tuesdays
Time: 12:00 – 2:00pm
Dates: Nov 2 – Dec 14 (7 sessions)
Medium: Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor
Instructor: Steve Lampasona
Fee: Member $230/ Non-Member $265

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Orange You Glad it’s Autumn Juried Competition and Exhibition Oct 7 – Oct 23, 2021

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Orange You Glad it’s Autumn Juried Competition and Exhibition Oct 7 – Oct 23, 2021

Call to Artists: Orange You Glad It’s Autumn Juried Competition and Exhibition
On view: Oct 7 – Oct 23, 2021
Artists Awards & Reception: Thursday, Oct 7, 6pm-8pm

Congratulations to the following artists for their accepted works!

Linda Abrams – Marvelous Japanese Maple 2
Shain Bard – Light Around the Bend, Aspens Path
Kavita Basavaraju – Fall time in Central Park
Anne Barash Breitstein – Fright Night
Esther Marie Caponigro – Light within purple and mauve
Stacy Carner – Autumn Breeze
Angela Classi – Self Portrait with Zinnia
Jane Colgan – Windy Walk
Susanne Corbelletta – Jackson Hole, Aspens
Boats at Rest
Caryn Coville – Autumn’s Bounty, My Sweet Mum
Aleta Crawford – Autumn Apple Tree
Lisa Cutler – Autumn Whimsy, Crunch Time
Denise Franzino – Flowers For Penny
Linda Funk – The Shed
Eliza Fusco – Princess Tree-Leaf and Pods
Amy Gottlieb – Autumn
Bill Grabowski – Sidewalk Art, Arrangement in Orange
Jan Guarino – Bridge into Fall, Autumn Reflections
Lori Henderson – Reading Time
Margarita Henriksson – Dessert in autumn colors
Shelley Holtzman – The Conversation
Ellen Kanner – New Beginnings
Annette Kasle – Waves of Grain
Daniel Kasle – After The Harvest

* High School Students

Marceil Kazickas – Tang
Laurie Levine – Reflections of Autumn
Meghan Meehan – Allegiance: The Four Seasons (Autumn and Winter Sideview)
John Micheals – Hosta Vibrance, Sunflower Sunset
Barbara Miller – Burnt Metal
Maureen Nappi – A Trip in Autumn
Matt Pollackov – 11:58AM *
Alice Riordan – Anticipation, Autumn Marsh
Howard Rose – 6pm Sunburst
Susan Rostan – Sunset
Linda Ruden – Field 1
Jose Seligson – Stav
Noel Shavzin – Golden Garlands’ of Autumn
Ilene Silberstein – A Fall Gathering
Steve Silberstein – I’ll Still be Orange Next Year
James Slezak – Corny
Barbara Spivak – Autumn Leaf
Barbara Stein – Sunset, Port Washington
Joan Stevens – Orange Couch
Janet Susin – Fallen Leaves
Alice Thomas – Accessible: Orange You Glad?
Elaine Walden – Fall No. Two
David Wollin – Dusk on the Danube
Grace Wooding – Inside a Pomegranate *
Patricia Yantz – Golden Grandeur
Allison Zhang – Hand of Time *

 

The Art Guild invites all artists, high school and older, to submit artworks for consideration for “ORANGE YOU GLAD IT’S AUTUMN”, a Juried Competition and Exhibition.   

The air is getting crisper as the days get shorter ushering in Autumn. We invite artists to submit work that epitomizes the changing season. Is it color scenery, a memory or objects that recall this cycle of change?

CRITERIA All styles from non-objective to abstracted 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. Works previously exhibited at The Art Guild Gallery will not be considered.

MEDIUMS: Included but not limited to acrylic, charcoal, collage, colored pencil, digital art, ink, mixed media, oil, pastel, pencil, photography, printmaking, sculpture, or watercolor. No Copies, Master Copies, Reproductions or Giclees.

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 a least 1” thick with all edges painted and no staples showing. No saw tooth hangers, tape or string on the back.  Work must be labeled with artist’s name, phone number and email address.

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

JUDGE: Debbie Wells is the co-founder of Artful Circle (www.artfulcircle.com) with Franklin Hill Perrell, former Chief Curator of the Nassau County Museum of Art. She researches, designs and  presents Artful Circle’s virtual and in-person lectures, as well as co-curate museum and gallery exhibitions in NYC and Long Island. Wells is the Past President of the Art League of Long Island and an active Artist Member of the historic Salmagundi Club. She is a graduate of Parsons School of Design and an award-winning graphic designer, photographer, muralist and painter.

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

ENTRY FEE(S) are non-refundable

  • Members: $30 (1-2 pieces) or $40 (an additional piece).
  • Non-members: $40 (1-2 pieces) or $50 (an additional piece)
  • High School Students: $15 (1-2 pieces) or $20 (an additional piece)
  • No more than 3 works per artist

ENTRIES Digital submissions of up to three (3) images should be uploaded to our website. Images must be between a minimum of 1MB and a maximum of 3MB and 1000 pixels on the shortest side. Label your images as follows: artist’s lastname_firstname_entrynumber_title.jpg (smith_john_1_beachsunset.jpg).

Please be aware that the digital images you send should look as good as possible. These will be the images that will be shown to our curators and displayed in our online gallery. Try to photograph your image in natural light, check the image is straight and that there is no glare on glass or varnished surface.
For tips on photographing your art, please click here for a tutorial by TAG member Steve Silberstein.

If you have problems with the uploader, please email your images to artshow@TheArtGuild.org  – with contact information, image titles, mediums, sizes and values. We will invoice you for payment. To send a check, click here to download the form. Submission will not be included in curating without payment. 

FINALISTS The Curators will review all entries and notify artist of acceptance. The Art Guild has the right, in its sole discretion, to choose which eligible entries will be accepted for exhibit. All decisions are final. Artists whose work has been selected will be notified after Septmber 20, either by email or here on the website.

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.

AWARDS

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

CALENDAR & IMPORTANT DATES

DEADLINE: Monday, September 13 at midnight EST – Application, images and payment must be received.

ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION NOTIFICATION: After September 20th either by email or here on the website.

EXHIBIT
• Oct 7 – 23, 2021

DROP OFF
• Sept 26 – 3pm to 5pm and Sept 27 – 1pm to 6pm

PICK UP
• Oct 24 – 3pm to 5pm and Oct 25 – 1pm to 6pm

ARTIST’S RECEPTION & AWARDS CEREMONY
Thursday, October 7, 6pm-8pm 

QUESTIONS & TROUBLESHOOTING

QUESTIONS Call 516-304-5797 or email artshow@TheArtGuild.org with “ORANGE/AUTUMN” in the subject line. 

If you have problems with the uploader, email your images to artshow@TheArtGuild.org  – with contact information, image titles, mediums, sizes and values. We will invoice you for payment.  If you prefer to pay with a check, download the form. Submission will not be included in curating without payment. 

SELLING YOUR ARTWORK

Artwork may be sold directly by the artist with a suggested donation of 20% of the selling price 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.

2021 Nassau County High School Scholarship Winners

2021 Nassau County High School Scholarship Winners

2021 Art Scholarship

This year The Art Guild was able to offer three $1000 Art Scholarships to Nassau County High School seniors who were pursuing the visual arts. The scholarships were funded by a generous donation by Marceil and John Kazickas of The Kazickas Family Foundation.  We received 33 applications from students throughout Nassau County. Our judge was Margaret Minardi, an award-winning artist and high school art teacher, who reviewed the applications and artwork and determined the three winners.

Sean Feinberg – Long Beach High School
Andrew McIntyre – Chaminade High School
Vicky Zhang – Division High School

We wish these students good luck in all their future endeavors in the visual arts.

View our video with comments from Judge Margaret Minardi on the award winning student’s work.