The Art Guild invites the public to the reception and awards ceremony for “Casting Shadows, A Juried Competition and Exhibition” on Sunday, Oct. 14, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The exhibit, featuring 51 artworks and three sculptures by 36 artists, fills the galleries of Elderfields with the beauty and mystery of shadows.
Artists included in the show are: Diane Bares, Mike Barry, Katrina Benson, Caryn Coville, Aleta Crawford, Teresa Cromwell, Barbara Flamm, Ivan Frisch, Mayra Guillan, Heather Heckel, Susan Herbst, Susan Hicks, Lori Horowitz, Barbara Karyo, Marceil Kazikas, Lily Labella, Bruce Laird, Joan Laufer, Susan Levine, Malka Lohmann, Linda Louis, Deborah Miller, Alena Moreira, Hillary Serota Needle, Kristine Rivera, Linda S. Ruden, Irene Sankari, Roya Shams Diba, Barbara Silbert, Ilene Silberstein, Gail Staal, Joan Stevens, Margo Vignola, Elaine Walden, and Theodora Zavala.
The juror-of-awards for this exhibit, Lana Ballot, is a professional artist and pastel painting instructor. Through years of experience painting outdoors, her work is characterized by the confident and expressive use of color and painterly mark-making. Ballot is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America. Her work has been exhibited in national juried shows.
The Art Guild’s home, Elderfields Preserve, is located at 200 Port Washington Blvd. in Manhasset. Both the gallery and the reception are free and open to the public.
The exhibit will be on view through Sunday, Oct. 28. Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., or weekdays by appointment.
For more information, call 516-304-5797 or visit www.TheArtGuild.org.
