Greetings artists and friends of the gallery!

Our October Online Group Art Show "The Sweet Life" is here!

Ah, La Dolce Vita, Joie de Vivre, Life is Sweet!

These are the phrases we use to convey how joyful our lives are.

Artists have always enjoyed creating artworks that portray their ideal ways of living or things that bring them joy. They wish to capture the essence of enjoying life’s sweet moments from savoring a decadent dessert to falling in love. Not only do artists like to show people things that bring them joy, but many of the HMVC Gallery alumni artists like to use art as a source of happiness and enjoyment.

In our October group show ”The Sweet Life” 68 artists celebrate all the things that make their lives sweet and joyful.

Visit the Online Show and the Virtual Show.

We would like to congratulate the following artists who were selected for the show:

Amelie Monira Egenolf, Amy Lewis, Anastasiia Kulikalova, Annalise Sconzo, Aphrodite Vairaktaris, Barbara Keim, Barbara Lunger-Switzenberg, Barbara West, Begoña Cubero Marcos, Belinda Balaski, Britten Elizabeth, Bryun Holt, Carol Nussbaum, Carson Kapp, Christie Goldstein, Christina Safholm, Christine Douglass, Cindy Williams Ware, Danielle Lange, Gayle Faulkner, GirlSpit, Harriet Forman Barrett, Heini Mika, Jane Cowley, Jayshree Elliott, Jessica Burke, Joanne Chase-Mattillo, John H Diephouse, John Laue, Joseph Perno, Justin Barfield, Karen Safer, Karen Schaffenberger, Kate Kelly, Katy Bishop, Ken Beerbohm, Kylo-Patrick Hart, Linda Popp, Madeline Lovallo, Malcolm Glass, Marissa Madonna, Mark Kaufman, Mentwab Easwaran, Michael Hartstein, Michael L. Sirken, Miruna Oana Prunache, Natasha Lawrence, Nicole Martinelli, Nishida Tadashi, Nora Komoroczki, Norman Gabitzsch, Patricia Edith Mary Thompson, Renée Szostek, Rich Wagner, Richar Gobout, Roxana Sora, Sam Lasseter, Sherry Swafford Page, Steve Ember, Steven Bogart, Susan Hurwitch, Susan Spitz, Tom McIntire, Tricia C Faulkner, Wendy Burr, Wesley Channell, Yuriy Zadorozhnyy and Zuzana Kochankova.

We are also happy to announce the winners of the show:

Tricia C. Faulkner, First Prize $150.

Gayle Faulkner, Second Prize $100.

Amy Lewis, Third Prize Solo Show in November.

We hope you enjoy "The Sweet Life" and Congratulations everybody!

Solo Show by John Jaster

We are happy to announce that John Jaster, our Solo Show winner from "Influence" premiers his show today and the show runs from October 1 to 31.

You can view the show on our Website and in our Virtual Gallery.

John was born in Columbus Ohio, graduated from Ohio State, and lived in Southern California for 30 years. Although John learned to draw and paint as a young boy, his degrees are in the computer science field. It wasn't until 2010 when his wife bought him a large easel and encouraged him to start painting again, that he began to take his art career seriously. Since then John has been selected in over 200 gallery shows and juried contests, including the National Oil & Acrylic Painter's Society 2014 Best in America show. John's Carousel Horse #1 was featured in the June 2014 issue of the Artist's Magazine Competition Spotlight, and he was featured in the 'Artists to Watch' section of the Southwest Art March 2016 edition. John's acrylic paintings have been included in AcrylicWorks Best of Acrylic Painting volumes 1 through 10 and his paintings have been voted FAV15% in Bold Brush on a number of occasions.

To see more from John visit: https://www.johnjasterstudio.com/

Congratulations John and please enjoy his show everyone!

November Online Group Show "Vibrant Visions"!

As November is one of the darkest months of the year, we wish to bring some color back into our lives by showcasing artworks from artists who dare to dream in color.

40,000 years ago, there were five color pigments in the world: Red, Yellow, Brown, Black, and White.

Think of the cave paintings on the island of Sulawesi or in the Cave of Altamira.

At one point in time Blue pigment, made from Lapis Lazuli, was more precious than gold and it was specifically reserved for religious artworks.

Given that Pink is created by mixing red and white, for a long time Baby Pink was designated especially for young males as this color was seen as too ”strong” for young women.

As we moved on to the 20th Century, we invented Neon colors, which are just very bright versions of the primary and secondary colors.

For many artists color is one of the most important elements of their art practice so this time in our November group show we invite artists to submit their unique interpretations of color, vibrant subject matters, and lively energy.

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

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

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

★ The show will premiere on November 1st and end on November 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 “Vibrant Visions” featuring all participating artists’ artworks will be screened on a jumbotron billboard in New York City’s famous Times Square later in November.

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 $25 for the 1st image and $10 for additional 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