New York’s arts scene continues to mourn the loss of Eleni Cocordas, former Executive Director of New York’s Agora Gallery. Eleni sadly passed away due to complications from COVID-19. Before joining Agora Gallery, Eleni had worked for prominent New York museums such as MoMA and the American Museum of Natural History, and cultural organizations as the Japan Society. For more than twenty-five years she specialized in collaborations with artists on site-specific installations and traveling exhibitions, for which she has traveled extensively. In loving memory, New York Art Competition, in collaboration with Agora Gallery, Japan Society, and the New York Foundation for the Arts have launched a charitable call for artists Art United – Together We Stand, aiming to raise funds for non-profit organizations assisting artists facing financial hardships due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Fine artists from all over the world are invited to support the cause by entering their works for a chance to be selected for one of the promotional awards:
- Exhibition space in Agora Gallery’s booth during Artexpo New York
- A digital representation package with the Gallery
- 3 x Personal artist websites
- 10 x Free entry coupons for a fine art competition
Accepted mediums are painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, mixed media, and print. The Competition is accepting entries between May 21st and June 30th, with results being announced on July 27th. The proceeds will be donated to the Japan Society and the New York Foundation for the Arts who will help administer the charitable project. Entries will be reviewed by an esteemed panel of jurors including Meryl Cohen, Chief Registrar of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Michael Royce, Executive Director, of New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and Yukie Kamiya, Director of Gallery, Japan Society.
NY Art Competitions is a division of The New York Fine Arts Group, that was established in 1984 by the late Miki Stiles, an artist who wanted to break into the NY art market and opened her gallery, Agora Gallery. It continues providing artists with competition opportunities to benefit them in advancing in their careers and promoting their work to a greater audience. For further information please visit the NY Art Competitions website.
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