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NYLights ART EXHIBITION by IKSAD 


Dates: June 1-3, 2024
Venue: Awita New York Studio Gallery NYC, USA
IKSAD Institute in partnership with Halich University, Pinelo Art Gallery and the Online Picasso Project by Sam Houston University, seeks entries for a juried art exhibition, June 1-3, 2024

Deadline: May 5, 2024. More info (PDF)
Apply online
Contact: via email

EXHIBITION REPRESENTED BY 

Haliç Univeristy GSF (Prof. Müge Demir)
Pinelo Art Gallery (Cem Aggelos Ustuner)
Awita New York Studyo Gallery (Gülsüm Keskinoğlu)



Accepted by jury works will be exhibited at
- Awita New York Studio Gallery NYC, USA 
cocktail and opening ceremony
- Digital Format on website


Exhibiton Program
June 2, 2024 (Awita New York Studio Gallery NYC)
10:00 - 10:30 : Opening ceremony of NYLights Art Exhibition
10:30 - 16:30 : Artist Reception for special visitors and invited guests
Workshop Program
June 3 , 2024 (Brooklyn Park NYC)
10:00 - 13:00 : Public Exhibiton - installations and workshops will be held in Brooklyn Park with the participation of participating artists and Turkish and American artists
Workshop attendance is free of charge. 

Works Considered by Board
This exhibition is open to all local, national or international artists.
All local, national and international artists, professional and amateur and multiple art mediums will be considered in this call for art.
Acceptable mediums include Acrylic, Airbrush, Bronze, Ceramic, Charcoal, Collage, Color Pencil, Computer Art, Digital Art, Digital Photography, Drawings, Encaustic, Fiber Arts, Glass Art, Graphite, Gouache, Illustration, Mixed Media, New Media, Oil, Pastel, Pen and Ink, Photo Assemblage, Printmaking, Sculpture, Traditional Photography, Video, or Watercolor.​
Note: All artists who submit to this show will be accepted and have at least one of their submitted works posted and promoted on our website...


- Painting, Printing, Photography, Calligraphy: 50cm x 70cm
- Ceramics or Tile: should be fit in box  30cm x 30cm x 30cm and max 1500gr
- Carpet or Kilim: 60cm x 40cm  or 90cm x 60cm
- Textile: up to 200cm x 200cm and max 2000gr


How to Apply
- Send your application form and your work's image to
contact@newyorkfestival.org until June 2, 2024 via email;
- Image should be in JPEG format with 300 DPI resolution and at least (2200x 1700) pixels;
- Each applicant can send maximum 2 works;
- Additional WordDoc short biography of the artists;
- After evaluation if your work is seleceted for exhibiton we will send you an exhibiton acceptance letter;
- If you want us to exhibit your work in New York in person, please  ship your works to our address in New York;
- For physical exhibiton of painting, printing, photography, calligrapy you don't need to ship. We print and frame your works for exhibition;
- Physical exhibiton will be live broadcasted (broadcasting link will be shared on web site), video recorded and video records will be uploadad on web site;
- Online exhibition is also will be oploaded on web site;
- Art Exhibition Catalogue will be published (with ISBN) by Liberty Publishing House.

No entry fee for visitors
Application Form click 


Jury Committee Members

Prof. Hamdi Ünal (Beykent University GSF Dean)
Prof. Melihat Tüzün (Trakya University GSF Dean)
Assoc. Dr. Nihat Dursun (Beykent University GSF Graphics Department Head)
Cem Aggelos Ustuner (Pinelo Art Gallery)
Gülsüm Keskinoğlu (Awita New York)
Zeynep Gencel Ozturk (Marmara University)
Dr.Ayse Ozturk (Halic University)
Prof. Dr. Betul Atli

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