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Head shot: Houston artist Shirley Moore Leago will judge the next juried competition held by the Galveston Art League. Artists 15 and older are encouraged to enter. For details, see the black sidebar on the www.GalvestonArtLeague.com homepage.
Tropical scene with white birds: Shirley Moore Leago’s painting “Floating on a Summer’s Breeze” shows white ibis in flight. An instructor, a professional artist, and a frequent judge in regional shows, she will judge the next contest held by the Galveston Art League. Contest details: 409-938-1671.
Dog and sheep painting: “Lost and Found,” a painting by Shirley Moore Leago, stars some of the artist’s favorite subjects: animals. The Galveston Art League has tapped Leago to judge its next show; details: gallery2117@gmail.com.
Galveston Art League Contest Entries due in late April
Artists 15 and older are invited to enter in the Galveston Art League’s Spring 2019 Juried Competition. The Art League has three of these contests each year, and accomplished artist and instructor Shirley Moore Leago of Houston will judge the spring event.
Between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday, April 29, artists may drop off up to three entries — paintings, photography, mixed media, and 3-D pieces such as sculpture, wood carvings, and pottery — for the contest at the Galveston Art League Gallery, 2117A Postoffice St. in Galveston. (Early drop-off on Sunday, April 28, is by appointment only and can be arranged by contacting exhibition director Sharon Jones at sjones9563@gmail.com or 409-682-3515.)
Entry fees are $20 per artwork for nonmembers (Galveston Art League members receive a discount). For full contest rules, visit GalvestonArtLeague.com and download the prospectus from the black sidebar on the homepage.
An exhibit of works accepted into the show, which is typically well over 100 pieces of art, will begin Thursday, May 2. From 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, awards will be presented during a reception. The Best of Show winner will receive $300; first-place winners, $100; second-place, $50.
Leago — a professional artist whose website is www.ShirelyMooreLeago.com — will judge the entries on Tuesday, April 30. She frequently judges art competitions and has her own work hanging in public and private galleries around the country. She also has been featured in many publications. She teaches at Texas Art Supply near Baybrook Mall in Friendswood.
“I paint to show the beautiful side of life… I work in oils for the galleries, but paint and teach in many media,” she says. “Basically I teach theory, and I believe it is not about the media but what you do with it.” She paints wildlife and animals of the western United States and is drawn to animals’ human-like qualities, she says.
Leago will select the Best of Show winner plus one first-place winner and one second-place winner and honorable mentions in each category that has six or more accepted entries. Categories are works on canvas or panel, works on paper, photography, mixed media wall-hung art, and 3-D.
The Galveston Art League, a nonprofit organization founded in 1914, has no paid staff. Volunteers carry out its mission of promoting visual arts and art education by holding juried competitions; by exhibiting the works of regional artists in its exhibits, which change monthly; and by hosting low-cost workshops for children and adults (see the current schedule at GalvestonArtLeague.com; click on the “Workshops” tab).
The Art League is supported by contributions, an annual fall gala, and membership fees, which start at $35 per year. Memberships have many benefits; find out about them at GalvestonArtLeague.com; click on “Join” at the top of the homepage.
For more information about the Art League, please visit the website. If you have questions, please email gallery2117@gmail.com or call 409-938-1671.
(written and submitted by Mary Vinnedge 940-222-1958)
