The Art Guild invites the public to view “I’m Ready For My Closeup,” a Juried Photography Competition and Exhibition from Saturday, Feb. 6 through Sunday, Feb. 28.
The exhibit, featuring 56 photographs by 50 photographers (including 12 high school students) from all across Long Island, features a wide variety of photographic styles and interpretations of the theme – closeup photography – from portraiture, macro, and even micro perspectives.
Photographers included in the show are: Linda Abrams, Kristie Arden, Debra Baer, Alanna Bares, Ben Black*, Winifred Boyd, Quentin Bucknor*, Henry Butz, Kaitlin DiOrio*, Scott Elberger, Noah A Feldman*, Brandon Fierman*, Joanna Gazzola, Emma Gibbons*, Bill Grabowski, Pam Grafstein, Brian Grandfield, Liliana Hecker, Blake Henderson, Dylan Holtzman*, Jeff Holtzman, Shelley Holtzman, Ariel Kang*, Annette Kasle, Daniel Kasle, Steven Keehner*, Elizabeth Klein, James Korecki, Bruce Laird, Michael Lax, Kalman Lipsman*, William MacMillan, Joe Mancher, Katie Mancher, Mark Mancher, Rachel May, Robert Morris*, Elizabeth Nafte, Patricia Paladines, Ann Parry, Alan Richards, Claudia Schellenberg, Jordan Shaked*, Steven Silberstein, Susan Kozodoy Silkowitz, Barbara Spivak, Laura Star, Susan Tiffen, Dave Wollin, and Trish Wright.
The juror of awards for this show will be Harold Naideau, a photographer, artist, author and educator based on Long Island. He teaches photography at Suffolk County Community College, Briarcliffe College and Stony Brook University.
Naideau’s photography blends traditional fine-art photography with digital imaging and printing and utilizes a changing array of modern material and processes. Examples of his work can be found at www.naideauphotography.com
There is much in the works for 2016. The Art Guild offers classes for children and adults and a workshop Fast, Loose and Bold with Patti Mollica is planned for Feb. 13-14. The next exhibit’s theme “Travels and Destinations: Near and Far,” is planned for March 5-April 3 (deadline Feb. 13). Please check The Art Guild’s website and Facebook page throughout the year for information about our exciting programs and events.
For more information please call 516.304.5797 or visit www.TheArtGuild.org.
Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 1 – 5 p.m. or by appointment. An Artists’ Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held on Sunday, Feb. 7 from 3 to 5 p.m., at The Art Guild’s home, Elderfields Preserve, 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset.
