Last Call for April Online Group Show!

Greetings artists and friends of the gallery!

The deadline to submit to our April group art show "Flower Power!" is fast approaching!

While ”Flower Power” was a slogan used by Hippies opposing the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 70s America, we want to use it to celebrate Flowers & Art in our April online group art show.

Throughout history, humans have used flowers to communicate their emotions and to commemorate various occasions. Still-life paintings of wilting flowers were meant to capture the fleeting nature of human life. In France and England, the aristocrats covered their palaces with floral wallpaper.

Botanical illustrations brought art and science together dating this art practice to the 1st Century B.C. In the Victorian era, the Pre-Raphaelite artists filled their paintings with hidden botanical symbolism. And we shall not forget Vincent Van Gogh’s iconic sunflowers.

Flowers have a lot of other historical significance across the globe so to welcome the arrival of Spring our April online group art show celebrates flowers. We welcome artworks depicting Flowers from all mediums of visual art, except video/film.

★ Digital entries must be received by March 28th, 2023 before 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time.

★ Notification of acceptance will be sent by email by March 31st.

★ The show will premiere on April 1st and end on April 30th.

AWARDS:

All Artists participating in the online group show will be featured on our Website and Virtual Gallery platform. All artists will be awarded an HMVC Gallery New York certificate of participation.

We are delighted to announce that we will be giving cash prizes to two talented artists!

Best of show winner: $150

Second place winner: $100

Third place winner: Online Solo Show

★ The winners of Best of Show and Second Place need to have a working PayPal account to receive their prize money. If the winner of the cash prize fails to provide HMVC Gallery New York with a working PayPal account, the winner will be forfeited and HMVC will be entitled to select another winner. The prize will be sent to the winner within 14 days of responding to HMVC.

★ The Third Place winner will have their own online Solo Show at HMVC Gallery New York and the show will run for a month. The Solo Show winner will also receive a HMVC Gallery New York solo certificate recognizing their achievement.

HMVC's March tips for Artists

"Call for Art" tips that the PROS use.

It can be difficult to have your artwork accepted for a show. You never know what the gallery is really looking for and most of them don’t provide you with feedback. So how can you better your chances of being selected?

First of all, follow the guideline to the T. You would be amazed how many submissions we get that don’t provide us with an Artist Bio and Statement, or they give us poor quality images OR they don’t follow the theme. Which means they get disqualified immediately. So here are 3 things you need to pay attention to when submitting:

✨Artist Bio and Statement: This is your elevator pitch. Tell the gallery what your art is about, and what you are about. Your qualifications and experience level. Introduce the audience to your art.

✨4k ie High definition pictures of your artwork: This one is a big one. When you upload your pictures they have to look professional. Meaning nothing in the background (kids playing, messy studio, etc), bad lighting, weird angle, etc. Crop and adjust the image accordingly. And if your work is 3D, take the photo against a white background and in good lighting.

✨Theme Theme Theme: Most galleries want their Group Shows to depict a theme, so do it. If the theme is Love, give them work that best reflects Love. At HMVC Gallery New York, we make cheeky exceptions sometimes when an artist had decided to go against the theme, but they managed to explain in their Artist Statement why they did that. However most galleries want the artists to follow their theme, so do that.

We hope that with these 3 tips in your bag, you can start increasing your chances of being selected for the shows you want.

For more tips follow us on Instagram @hmvcgallery. Good Luck 🍀

HMVC Gallery New York meets Times Square

Last month we were featured in Times Square in NYC.

We were there to capture this noteworthy moment in our gallery's history and you can see the feature on our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hmvcgallery/

It is truly our pleasure to bring artist representation to a new level and part of our gallery's mission is to become a leading online art gallery regionally, nationally, and internationally.

Every month we receive gorgeous artwork from artists around the world and it is our pleasure to share all that talent with you and with the people in Times Square. In the end, HMVC Gallery New York is a community where we come together to celebrate contemporary art and the artists who make it.

As our community grows, we have received multiple requests for Solo opportunities. You asked and we listened, so now HMVC Gallery New York is offering you the opportunity to have your own solo show on our ArtPlacer virtual platform for a month. Because the artists in our community are at various stages in their careers, we have created three different plans for you to choose from Plan Manor, Plan Palace, and Plan Castle.

This is an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in doing a Solo Show with us.

Visit our ongoing Virtual Solo Shows.

This service is by request only so if you would like to know more you can contact us via the contact form or email us at [email protected]

Kind Regards,

HMVC Gallery New York