Greetings artists and friends of the gallery!

Here we are, it has been one year since we opened our gallery's online "doors" to you. For those of you who are just joining us, HMVC Gallery New York is an artist-co-founded and managed online art gallery by a husband and wife duo, Heini Mika and Vincent Chang.

Heini Mika, the professional artist of the pair, described to Vincent one night her experience with an online art gallery and how their group show was a lackluster experience. Vincent, the business-savvy art lover, then came up with the ”crazy” idea of them opening their own art gallery. Heini agreed and thus HMVC Gallery New York was born.

This is a remarkable milestone for us since we had no idea how the art community would react to our gallery and platform. Quite frankly we were expecting to be ignored and dismissed, however our first show "AWAKE" accepted 60 pieces of artwork! Needless to say, we are deeply grateful for the incredible journey we have embarked upon together.

As an artist-led gallery, our mission is to manage a platform for artists to showcase their talents, curate shows that ignite conversations and inspire creativity and give quality support and representation to our artists.

And how have we been doing that so far? Well, when we select the artists for our shows it is our pleasure to provide them with the following:

★ A feature on our website and a spot in our Virtual Showroom on ArtPlacer

★ A Certificate of Participation

★ Cash Awards every month

★ Personalized promotional material

★ Marketing on our Instagram page @hmvcgallery and on Facebook

★ Marketing in our Newsletter

★ Marketing on a Jumbotron billboard in Times Square

★ NEW: Individual Artist Profile on our website

Rest assured we continue to ensure that our artists' artworks receive the most diverse exposure and recognition within the art community and that our artists get the most out of their experience with us.

For a year now we have curated exhibitions that have captivated our audience, pushed the boundaries of artistic expression, and inspired artists to start creating again. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to our artists for bravely baring their souls through their art, to our staff for tirelessly supporting us behind the scenes, and to our patrons for their unwavering belief in the power of art and in us. Let us continue evolving this community where artists and art enthusiasts alike can come together in the pursuit of artistic expression and appreciation.

WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

Kind Regards,

Heini Mika & Vincent Chang

September Online Group Show "Influence"!

AsProbably the most common question artists get asked is: “What inspired you to make this artwork?“.

Throughout history artists have been inspired by their experiences, the environment around them, their culture, politics, and imagination. As the concept of art and creating art developed over time, artists began to be inspired by other artists and their art styles.

Each artist has their own individual perspective, style, and creative vision resulting in art that is deeply personal to them.

So we can conclude that an artist’s influence is as subjective as the art itself.

In September we celebrate our 1 year anniversary and in our group show ”Influence” we want to showcase artworks depicting things that have influenced you and your art.

We welcome artworks from all mediums of visual art, except AI-created art, and video/film.

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

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

★ The show will premiere on September 1st and end on September 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. A video clip of “Influence” featuring all participating artists’ artworks will be screened on a jumbotron in New York City’s famous Times Square every Saturday in September.

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.

BIRTHDAY DISCOUNT:

The Submission fee is $40 $30 for 3 images and it is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance.

HMVC Gallery New York is now 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