A New Rochelle Art Show More Than A Century In the Making

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — A more than century-old juried art show has returned, with a new digital art category to keep the 106th annual event looking young for its age.

The New Rochelle Art Association (NRAA) officially opened its 106th Annual Open Juried Show on
September 22, at the Lumen Winter Gallery in the New Rochelle Public Library. The show will run through October 23. Art lovers are welcome to view the entries during regular library hours.

More than fifty artists have submitted work in nine categories, according to NRAA President Kat Sayegh. Categories include: acrylics and oils, watercolors, sculpture, pastels, fine crafts, mixed media, graphics and photography. New this year, a digital art entry will also be eligible for prizes.

"The in-person show will herald a new year of exciting exhibitions," NRAA Board Member
Fred Spinowitz said. "We are back and better than ever, carrying on the proud tradition of supporting the arts in New Rochelle."

All of the submissions will be judged on October 5, by Pelham Art Center Executive Director Charlotte Mouquin. Cash prizes will be awarded at a reception held by the NRAA at the library on October 16.

The NRAA sponsored its first annual juried show in 1914 to celebrate the opening of the brand new city library. Some of the well-known participants in that show of 140 entries included sculptor Robert Aitkin; painters G. Glenn Newell, Remington Schuyler, Alta West Salisbury and A.G. Heaton, along with illustrators Norman Rockwell, Joseph C. Leyendecker and Victor Forsythe.

Since its informal beginnings in 1912, the association has continued to count among its membership a who's who of internationally known painters, illustrators, and sculptors. The NRAA has maintained a long local tradition of promoting and supporting artists and the visual arts.

"Although the nature of a group show is to represent many artists using many mediums, the one thing all the work has in common is that each piece represents the artists' best attempts to explain, express and communicate something of great personal importance," NRAA Board Member Susan Kaufman said.