2025 - Art of NY: Annual Juried Art Show

About this event

Call for Entries 

Celebrating 34 years of serving artists in the Regional Art Galleries 1991-2025 

Artists living in New York State are invited to submit entries to The Art of New York: Annual Juried Art Show hosted by the Arkell Museum and Canajoharie Library. The 2025 Juror is Sarah Simpson. Sarah has been the Gallery Director at SUNY Oneonta since 2021 and has continued the long tradition of bringing boundary-pushing, creative, and diverse works of art to the Galleries at SUNY Oneonta. 

Through student open calls and the annual Juried Student Show, she is proud to provide students with opportunities to show their work in a professional setting. Sarah Simpson has an M.A. in History of Art from University College London (UCL) in London, England, and a B.A in Archaeology and Art History from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. She has worked in the contemporary art world in a variety of positions including as a curator, writer, marketer, publicist, and gallery manager and comes to Oneonta from Brooklyn, NY 

Artists living in New York State may enter. Accepted artists and a guest will be granted a one-time free admission to the Arkell Museum - valid during the length of exhibition. All artists juried into the show are eligible for consideration for solo Regional Art Gallery exhibitions. Entries may be in any medium. All work must be original. Maximum height or width for 2D work is 50 inches, including frame. 3D pieces cannot exceed 24 inches in any dimension. Maximum weight 25 pounds; entries found to exceed dimensions will not be exhibited. No replacements accepted after Juror decisions. 

TO APPLY:

Entry Fee: $30 for two entries, $40 for three.

1. Download the entry form

2. Send one high resolution jpg or tiff file of each 2D entry; two image files/views allowed for each 3D/sculpture entry. 3 mb image file size limit for each attachment. 

Label each entry’s image file with TITLE ONLY.

3. Email your images and completed entry form to artofny@arkellmuseum.org Include Art of NY in the subject

line of the email and your name and title of your entry in the body. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

4. Keep a copy of your application for labeling accepted artwork in the show.

5. Pay With a Credit Card Online – Use the link above to pay, or

Pay by check – email images, then mail your completed entry form and check payable to the Arkell Museum to:

Art of New York, Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie, NY 13317

Awards 

Best in Show: $300 cash prize, a $100 gift card from Golden Artist Colors, and a solo exhibit in one of the three Regional Art Galleries 

Two Juror's Choice Awards: $100 cash plus a $100 gift card from Blick Art Materials 

Two Awards of Excellence: a $100 gift card from Blick Art Materials 

IMPORTANT DATES 

April 9: Deadline for submissions

April 22: Decision notifications emailed

April 29 - May 4: Delivery of accepted works

May 9–July 20: Accepted Artwork on view

May 10: Artist Reception/ Awards Ceremony at Arkell Museum from 2–4 pm 

July 22–27: Pick up of artwork, no exceptions

Hours: Tues – Fri, 10 AM – 5 PM (open until 6 PM on Wed); 

Sat & Sun, Noon – 5 PM 

For questions please call Cory Seymour, Administrative Assistant (518) 673-2314 x110 or email artofny@arkellmuseum.org

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Press Contact: Mary Alexander, Curator of Education and Public Engagement

Phone: (518) 673-2314 x113