Artists of New York's Capital District and Beyond
Now Celebrating 50 Years!
Est. 1974
ShowTime!
It's time to get your artwork ready for the 2025 Holiday Show being held at the William Sanford Library in Colonie during the month of December. Art Intake is November 30 from 1:30 pm -4:30 pm and December 1 from 10:30 am -12:30 pm. The Show is open to the public between December 2 and December 30 in the large meeting room. The Show Reception is December 7 from 2:00 pm -4:00 pm at the Library.
Each member may submit one piece of artwork for this show ($10.00 fee to enter) and up to two small works for the Small Works Sale. This show includes many cash awards. Winners will be announced at the show reception. Good luck!
You must be a current member to participate Volunteers will be needed for intake, hanging, and setting up before and cleaning up after the reception. Pam Agan-Smith will be sending an email to those that indicated an interest in volunteering for shows on the membership form. If you do not hear from us and would like to volunteer to help at this show, please contact her directly at pandg85@gmail.com or 518-813-3583.
Card and Bookmark Donations Also Needed! It has been a tradition for the Colonie Art League to support the library by donating handmade cards and bookmarks with original artwork for the library to sell. Cards and bookmarks can be of any subject; a holiday theme is not required. Please consider making a card (with an envelope) and/or a bookmark (2”x 6”) and bring to the library when delivering your artwork for the show (plastic sleeves and tassels for bookmarks will be available at the Holiday Show intakes). Thank you!
General Rules for Entry
Enter one (1) original painting/photograph completed within the last 3 years and not shown in a previous CAL exhibition. ● Entry Fee: $10.00 for one piece. ● Size limit: 36” X 36” including the outside dimensions of the frame.
● Painting must be dry, sturdily framed, wired and ready to hang.
● Gallery wrapped paintings on canvas must have all edges painted to be accepted.
● Watercolor, pastels, drawings, etc., must be under glass or acrylic.
● Glass and frames must be clean and without smudges.
● No prints or art based on greeting cards, calendar art, magazine photos, etc.
Exhibit Categories
Our Holiday Show categories are based on medium. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Awards and Honorable Mention Awards will be given within the medium categories listed below. We will continue to have an Emerging Artist category with 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Awards and one Honorable Mention (depending on the number of entries in this category).
● Watercolor
● Acrylic
● Oil
● Pastel
● Other (including – drawings (pen/ink, charcoal, pencil/graphite, colored pencil, markers), collage, mixed media (2 or more media), encaustic, photography, digital photography (all forms of digital including manipulated), and traditional printmaking (limited edition of 10, hand-pulled original prints only).
● Emerging Artist. An emerging artist has never received any award (i.e., Best in Show, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Place Award or Honorable Mention or any other competitive recognition) from CAL or any other art organization for work in any medium submitted for any show or exhibit. If this applies to you, check the emerging artist box category on the entry form.
Eden Compton has agreed to be the judge for this show.
Eden is a painter. She was born in Texas and raised in Connecticut. She currently resides in Saratoga Springs, New York, where she has a teaching studio and fine art gallery. She works in multiple mediums including pastel, oil, acrylic and gouache.
Prior to settling in upstate New York, Eden and her NZ born husband, Richard, spent many years sailing and managing private charter boats in the Caribbean and throughout the US East Coast. "My extensive travel has sparked an interest in different types of subject matter ranging from rural landscapes to rainy cityscapes to colorful market scenes as well as figurative subjects and interior paintings. I am particularly enamored of the colorful grays and variety of shapes found in the urban landscape.”
Eden’s formal training began with a B.A. in Art History at Colgate University and independent courses at the International Center for Photography in NYC. She also has studied independently and in workshops with nationally known artists over many years. Her award winning work has been included in national juried shows including the Catherine Lorillard Society, Salmagundi Open Non Member Juried Exhibit, the International Pastel Society, American Impressionist Society online members show as well as numerous regional and local shows. She is a member of the American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of America and an Associate with Distinction of the American Women Artists Association.
Questions?
Contact the Show Chairs:
Lynn Huntington - lynnmhuntington@gmail.com/518-977-9400
Cathy Laccetti - calaccetti@outlook.com/518-698-5563
Holiday Show Waiver and Entry Form
Please complete 2 copies of this form.
Affix one copy to the back, upper left-hand corner of your artwork. Bring the other copy when you drop off your artwork at intake. The non-refundable entry fee is $10.00 (cash or check only).
Small Works Sale
We will be filling the entrance hall to the library gallery with small works for immediate sale. These sale items are in addition to your one entry and will not be judged. There is no fee to enter small artworks.
● Two small works per artist.
● Size limit: 12” x 12” including the outside dimensions of the frame. Please measure your piece(s) before submitting them at intake.
● Maximum price: $75.00
Giclee and prints are acceptable but must be marked as such.
Label your piece with name, telephone number and price using the form below. Buyers will contact you directly. You may replace any painting you sell. Your replacement must be the same price and size as the piece sold. New pieces will use the same number that was assigned to the original piece entered.
Colonie Art League Summer 2025 Show
Guilderland Public Library
2228 Western Avenue, Guilderland, NY, 12084
518-456-2400
www.guilderlandlibrary.org
Show Dates: Saturday, August 2 to Wednesday, August 27
This is a judged show with 1st, 2nd, 3rd, place awards with cash prizes and honorable mention awards. We also have a Member’s Choice Award.
The show was professionally judged by the award winning photographer
Fred Neudoerffer.
To learn more about Fred and to see the artworks he picked for recognition, go to the
Online Gallery link below
Note to participating artists:
Art Work Pick-Up is Thursday, August 28, 9:30 – 8:00
If you can not make it to the Show in person,
or if you would like to share the experience with others,
Click here to go to the
The Pruyn House Exhibit
Hear Ye, Hear Ye!
This was our first show of 2025. The show was professionally judged by the award winning artist Deborah Bayly. She is currently an instructor at The Arts Center of The Capital Region. Ms Bayly holds an MA from SUNY Albany has received numerous awards for her landscapes. She prefers using oils, painting on linen, canvas, or birch panels. Full details are in the CAL Newsletter.
If you could not make it to the Show in person,
or if you would like to share the experience with others,
Click here to go to the
In Memorium
Christine "Criss" Smith Macaione-Bilodeau
We are saddened at the loss of our beloved member, Criss Macaione, in July.
Criss was creative and generous with her time and talents. She served on our Board for several years and served as Zoom Master for our Board Meetings, as well as Member Meetings/Demos. She also ran the Children's Art Program at the Pruyn House for a couple of years, and then spearheaded our move to teaching adults and children at the Colonie Library. Criss also did online communication work for the Bethlehem Art Association.
We send our condolences to her husband, Shawn Bilodeau, and her entire family.
