Call for Artists
Call for Artists: “REFLECTIONS ON OUR DIGITAL WORLD” Featuring Artist Len Antinori
Westbury Arts’ Featured Artists Series continues with “REFLECTIONS ON OUR DIGITAL WORLD.” This exhibit will question the digital inundation of our contemporary existence with an exhibition of contrasts. The included artists either embrace the use of the computer in their creation or use traditional artistic means to express a rejection of digital media.
We invite artists to join us as we spotlight artist Len Antinori with an exhibit of his latest digital compositions of classical genres, including figure studies, still-lives, portraits and landscapes. Each artwork deconstructs its subject into tiny geometric fragments of color and light inviting the viewer to get “lost in pixels.”
Westbury Arts Call for Artists: Black, White and Grey or Monochrome Free Members Only Exhibition
Westbury Arts invites its members to participate in an exclusive exhibition exploring the theme of monochromatic art. Artists are encouraged to focus on the expressive potential of a single color or the interplay of black, white, and the subtle gradations between. Works may emphasize variations of one hue—incorporating tints (lightened with white), tones (muted with gray), and shades (darkened with black) to achieve depth, visual interest, and cohesion without relying on contrasting colors.
Submissions are welcome across all mediums, including painting, photography, digital art, sculpture, and more. The exhibition aims to evoke deep emotional responses, distinct moods, and/or a compelling narrative that can be achieved through the nuanced use of monochromatic palettes. Artists are invited to experiment with realism, surrealism, or abstraction, drawing on the timeless appeal and dramatic contrasts of monochrome artwork. This event provides a valuable platform for members to showcase their creative versatility in a supportive and engaging environment.
Westbury Arts Black History Month Exhibition: Strength Through Creativity
This is an exhibit that will celebrate Black History Month with artworks created by African American artists. This exhibit will feature artworks by the Long Island Black Artists and friends. Two- or three-dimensional work displaying a variety of mediums, styles and themes will be shown. Artists 18 or older can submit up to two original works of art not larger than 24’in width and 36’in length, including frames, and not previously shown at Westbury Arts. The artwork must be family-friendly and approved by the Westbury Arts Exhibition Committee. All decisions are final. There will be a hanging fee of $30 (members) or $35 ( nonmembers) for accepted artwork.
"HONORING OUR VOICES: SHARING HOPE"
This is an open call for artwork to be exhibited in “Honoring Our Voices: Sharing Hope” at Westbury Arts in November 2025 and through December 2025. The featured artist, Emily Barnett, will curate the exhibit, along with a committee from Westbury Arts. The exhibition seeks to explore our individual ways of honoring people and events that have moved us as individuals, or our nation, in a positive direction. The show is open to a wide interpretation across a range of personal, artistic, and societal experiences. In a world in which many of our stories are often ignored, quieted, or shut down, it is more important than ever to make our voices heard. Themes may include honoring the voice of someone in our family, a mentor, or someone in the public sphere who affected us in a positive way. Submissions may honor an idea, or a group, that speaks out on issues that concern us, such as social justice, gender equality, global warming, and economic equity.
Call for Artists: ERIDU - Sci-Fi Show
Westbury Arts’ Featured Artists Series continues this fall with “ERIDU- A Science Fiction Art Show”
This October, we’re launching into the cosmos with a themed exhibition celebrating Outer Space and Science Fiction! Join us as we spotlight artist and writer Jay Stuart, who will debut his newest graphic novel art book, Eridu—a thrilling story set in the near future, where a newly discovered planetoid near Saturn sparks an epic space adventure. A diverse crew aboard a starship faces unknown challenges in this mysterious world.
REQUIREMENTS: All entry submission informationmust be included. Judging for 2-D and 3-D works will be done entirely from JPEGs or PNGs. No other formats will be accepted. Maximum file size for any individual image is 100 MB. Up to three works can be submitted by an artist. All 2-D work must be wired and ready-to-hang.Size Restriction: no bigger than 36×48
Call for Artists: “GATSBY in the GARDENS” PERSPECTIVES on ART DECO
Stylized forms, depicting the exuberance and opulence of the “Roaring 1920’s,” characteristic of the “Great Gatsby” Style Gold Coast of Long Island’s Mansions and Gardens during a period of economic prosperity, rapid social and cultural change, featuring lavish parties, sophisticated fashion, bold geometrical architectural design, refined luxury advertising and sleek transportation modes by land and sea. Curated in partnership by Westbury Arts and Old Westbury Gardens.
Submission Fee : $15.00 for current Westbury Arts members for up to two (2) works can be submitted by an artist. The fee is collected if your work is accepted for exhibit.
Call for Artists; NEW PERSPECTIVES ON ABSTRACTION Curated by featured artist Marcia Odle McNair
Westbury Arts is proud to present the second exhibition in the Featured Artist series showcasing Marcia Odle-McNair. Mrs. McNair is an artist, author and educator, whose work reflects an interest with the interaction of colors, nature, geometry, and transparency in an abstract format. This exhibition “New Perspectives on Abstraction “, will show works of art that focus on the universal themes found in Non- Objective Abstraction.
CALL FOR ARTISTS; Creativity Indulged—Assemblages and Mixed Media Masterpieces
Creativity Indulged Assembledges and Mixed Media Masterpieces
Paint, canvas, wood, plastic, metal…all kinds of abstract and/or mixed-media creations are welcome at Creativity Indulged.
CALL FOR ARTISTS Chasing Rainbows: A Celebration of Queer Resilience
Westbury Arts, in recognition of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, is seeking artists whose work relates to our theme, Chasing Rainbows: A Celebration of Queer Resilience. The pride rainbow is a symbol of political and social intervention that connotes safety, support and positive feelings about oneself.
SUBMISSION FEE (for up to 3 works):
$30.00 for current Westbury Arts members
$35.00 for non-members
A panel of Westbury Arts’ Exhibition team will determine which works will be accepted. Considerations will include relation to the theme, artistic merit and the absence of nudity. Your completion of the entry form will serve as your acceptance of the terms and conditions stated herein. All decisions will be final.
CALL FOR ARTISTS: Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
$30.00 for current Westbury Arts members
$35.00 for non-members
“Climate Change” : Curated by Featured Artist Barry Feuerstein
Westbury Arts is proud to present the first of a series of featured artist exhibitions, beginning with Barry Feuerstein’s themed show addressing Climate Change. We welcome submissions from visual artists, using varied media including painting, drawing, photography, mixed media, and sculpture, to submit up to 3 works of art.
SUBMISSION FEE (for up to 3 works):
$30.00 for current Westbury Arts members
$35.00 for non-members
CALL FOR ARTISTS: “The Essence of Soul” – A Black History Month Exhibition
Westbury Arts will present a Black History Month Exhibition, The Essence of Soul, to celebrate the wide variety of artistic expression and innovative works by African American artists. We invite visual artists, using varied media including painting, drawing, photography, mixed media, and sculpture, to submit up to 2 works of art.
SUBMISSION FEE (for up to 2 works):
$30.00 for current Westbury Arts members or $35.00 for non-members
DEADLINES AND IMPORTANT DATES:
Submission Deadline: Entries must be submitted online before 11:59 PM on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.
Acceptance notification sent to artists by Monday, January 27, 2025
Artwork Delivery at 255 Schenck Ave. on Saturday, February 1, 2025, between 9:00 AM and 11 AM.
Opening Reception: Sunday, February 2, 2025, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM
Exhibition Dates: February 2nd – March 14th
Pickup/Return Artwork: March 15th – 10am- 1 pm
CALL FOR ARTISTS: Indoor Wall Mural Design - Vibrant Color in Oil or Acrylic Depicting People & Community in New Cassel in a Realism Style
Artists are called to submit concepts for a colorful oil or acrylic indoor mural-style portable art piece for display on a portion of the interior gallery wall of the Yes-We-Can Community Center in the hamlet of New Cassel, Greater Westbury. Surface area dimensions should roughly follow a height of the hural not exceeding seven (7) feet at maximum point from floor level and range from fifteen (15) feet minimum width to a maximum width of twenty (20) feet (not-to-exceed). The artwork may be prepared as a single, diptych, triptych, or polyptych piece as deemed appropriate by the artist.
SUBMISSION FEE: There is no fee necessary to submit a design concept to be considered.
AWARD COMMISSION: $18,000 (NOT TO EXCEED)
DEADLINE & IMPORTANT DATES
- ● Entries must be submitted before 11:59 PM on Friday, December 20, 2024
- ● Acceptance notifications will be sent to the artist on Tuesday, December 24, 2024
- ● Design Award Announcement: Tuesday, December 24, 2024
- ● Mural Completion Date: Friday, February 21, 2025
QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO: Traci Caines, Community Connections of Long Island, Inc. | 516.984.0230 | communityconnectionsli@gmail.com.
CALL FOR WESTBURY ARTS MEMBER ARTISTS: “NEW”
Westbury Arts invites our member artists, of all genres and styles, to participate in our first exhibition of 2025. This member’s only art show is organized around the theme “NEW”. What is new to our artists, to their work, to the medium, or whatever the word “NEW” brings to their creative mind!
Join us as we celebrating the New Year by bringing your vision to this creative exploration of the word “NEW.”
SUBMISSION FEE (for up to 2 works):
$25.00 for Westbury Arts members only
Submission Deadline: Entries must be submitted online before 11:59 PM on Tuesday, December 24, 2024.
This exhibition is only open to current Westbury Arts members. If you would like to submit but aren’t a member, now is the perfect opportunity for you to join us.
Artwork drop off will be December 28, 2024. The opening reception will be Saturday, January 4, 2025 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
Call for Artists: By the Book
A Celebration of Art and Text
Since ancient times, visual imagery and the written word have evolved as uniquely interrelated forms of communication. From ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and medieval illuminated manuscripts to contemporary graffiti art and graphic novels, the relationship between art and text remains both dynamic and relevant. Particularly pertinent in this time when traditional books and reading are at the mercy of digital media and book bans, Westbury Arts is celebrating the art of the written word by hosting an exhibition that presents a variety of ways of combining art and text, to what effect, and with diverse results. We invite artists to submit original works of art that incorporate text in various forms, as well as written works that heavily rely on imagery. This may include painting, drawing, photography, collage, sculpture, mixed media, artists’ books, illustrated manuscripts, poetry, and more.
SUBMISSION FEE (for up to three works):$30.00 for Westbury Arts members; $35.00 for non-members.