The Art Guild invites all artists to enter “HerStory: Honoring The Women in Our Lives and In History, A Juried Competition and Exhibition.” March is Women’s History Month and we will celebrate the women who have influenced our lives both personally and throughout history – the nurturers, the influencers, the trailblazers, the rebels. Depictions of female purpose and significance can include portraits, still lives and landscapes. All styles from abstract to realism are welcome.

All artists, 18 years and older (high school students ages 14-18 years may enter the student category), to submit up to three (3) works of art for consideration. Mediums including but not limited to acrylic, oil, watercolor, pastel, mixed media, collage, encaustic, etching/prints, or sculpture with pedestal.

The deadline for submissions is Monday, Feb. 10. Artists may register online or download the prospectus at TheArtGuild.org. The exhibit will be on view from Feb. 29 – March 29. Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. or weekday hours by appointment. An artists’ reception and awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, Feb. 29 from 3:00-5:00 p.m.

The juror-of-awards for this exhibit is Susan Goetz Zwirn, the Director and Professor of Art Education at Hofstra University. As a painter, Susan’s art encompasses the realistic and abstract in both landscape and figurative images. Her work reflects a strong sense of place and mood, having been inspired by travel as well as her local surroundings of Long Island. Susan’s paintings have been exhibited nationally and received many awards; much of her art can be found in personal and corporate collections in the U.S. and abroad. She grew up in Port Washington and is honored to have raised and educated her children there.

Spring registration is OPEN!
Oil Painting (All Levels), Tuesdays from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
NEW! Colored Pencil Foundations (All Levels), Tuesdays from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Basic Drawing, Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
NEW! Constructive Figure Drawing from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Life Drawing with Nude Model, Fridays from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Adult workshops for 2020 include:
March 21-26: The Big Idea: Creating a Large Painting with Award-Winning artist Joe Paquet
March 28: Alcohol Ink: Simple Techniques = Vivid Results with Lorraine Rimmelin
4/25 & 4/26: Floral Still Life in Pastel Workshop with Jane McGraw
7/24-7/26: Creating Expressive Abstracts with Debora Stewart

Visit The Art Guild’s website at www.theartguild.org for more information about these workshops and others.

Submitted by The Art Guild of Port Washington, Inc.