UPDATED Pick up/Drop off dates for art
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! New dates below
- On Monday, August 26th at 6:00 PM will be a member’s meeting to meet the new board and hear from our new President, William Pike, about the future of the guild moving forward
- The guild will be closed this coming Labor Day weekend, Saturday through Monday, reopening on Tuesday the September 3rd.
- Sailfest is September 7 and we still need some help. Contact the office if you’re able to help out.
- New gallery drop off dates
1. Brielle Library show is August 26-28 10-3 pm
2. Cool Beans is August 27-28, 103 pm
3. Members show is September 3-5, 10-3 pm. Please pickup art from August show.
4. Solo Shows from August come down 9/3.
Exposures 2024
October is Photography Month at OCAG.
From the Ocean County Artist Guild’s Photo Group is the news that the annual photography exhibition, Exposures 2024 will have its opening reception on Saturday evening, October 5th from 6-8pm. We expect a full house with three of our galleries being full of work. The exhibition is juried with cash prizes in 5 categories, Portraits, Still Life, Landscape, Wildlife, and Abstract, and a prize for Best In Show.
This year the Juror is Eric Levin, formerly the Special Projects Editor at People magazine before becoming the Deputy Editor of New Jersey Monthly magazine. He is an accomplished Fine Art photographer whose work has been in numerous exhibitions since the 1960’s. The Guild is excited to have him as the juror of this year’s exhibition.
The exhibit this year is co-chaired by Dan Epstein who has been a working photographer since 1976. Prior to coming to OCAG he was for several years a trustee at Studio Montclair, Inc, a national fine arts organization based in Montclair, NJ, where he continues to coordinate and moderate artist critique groups, and also formerly Vice-President of The American Society of Magazine Photographers. Professionally, he primarily photographs people and food; his work has appeared in […]
Award Winners from Brick Library Show
In July of 2024 there was an art show judged by David Levy.
The following art winners from the show.
Award for Most Innovative: Tamara Woronczuk
Best in Show: Karen Wachter
Merit Awards: Mary Jo Austin and Sheila Soyster
Congratulations Bob Henne
Congratulations to Robert Henne, winner of the Sailfest Cover Contest. It was a difficult decision for the judges, as there were so many wonderful entries from our OCAG artists.
Cool Beans Coffee House Exhibit Opportunities
The Ocean County Artists Guild will be hanging art every other month (even months).
Scheduled Dropoff & Pick-up dates
- We are limited to 5 pieces each turn. One piece per artist.
- If I receive more than 5, I will need to randomly choose from
the lot. - With the dates for drop-off, I have suggested some themes to coincide with the months to grab attention. They are only suggestions, and your art does not need to coincide with the theme.
- Make sure you wire each with a strong wire and secure eye or u hook and no lower than 1/3 from the top. They must be wired. Art cannot be larger than 20″ x 24″ with frame or frameless. hanging-guidelines-2.pdf (ocartistsguild.org)
Sweetwaters Pickup & Dropoff Dates
OCAG will be collecting pieces for Sweetwaters for the 2024 shows on Thursday and Friday. Scheduled Dropoff & Pick-up dates
Members are allowed to submit up to two pieces, $5 per piece.
As always, please remember to properly wire your pieces and note there is a size limitation for Sweetwaters pieces. Pieces must fit in a travel bin, so the smallest size cannot be longer than 19”.
Email Beatriz (office) with questions at info@ocartistsguild.org