The Winter Garden

THE WINTER GARDEN: Members 2026 Juried Invitational
Feb. 5th – Mar. 7th , 2026

Overview:

As we approach the cold days of winter NYAE calls your attention to the classic winter garden, dating back to the 17th century, when European nobility constructed large conservatories that housed tropical and subtropical plants that acted as an extension of their living space for evening occasions, large flower shows and social gatherings. Or more presently, the public gardens cultivated with hardy, cold-resistant plants that invite long meditative walks.

While the term certainly conjures up images of gothic structures made of iron and curvilinear glass, we are reminded of gardens internal—of the quiet yet stalwart solitudes inside ourselves that we repair to once the cold and dark set in. The world about us may appear dormant but we are quietly busy tilling the soil uncovering buried secrets and dormant dreams.

Hence, we invite you to imagine works that reference sustenance, living decoration and your determination to winter over and last to spring.

Leonard Edmondson, “Winter Garden”, 1957
Color etching, 11 3/16 × 7 3/4 in. Edition 50/50.

 

How to Participate:

1. Entries must include current contact information (name, email and cell phone number). Additionally, submissions will comprise up to three artworks per entry and include a brief bio and artist’s statement. Images are to be submitted digitally.
2. Please include complete caption information, noting the title, size, media, and date of production of each artwork. Submissions may be paintings, drawings, mixed media works, prints, photographs, or sculpture. We encourage submission of all sized works up to 45 inches in any dimension (including frame). Incomplete submissions will not be reviewed.
3. This call is open exclusively to Equity members in good standing. For questions about current membership status, send a separate email to info@nyartists.org using the subject line “check my membership”. Include your full name, email contact information and cell number in the body of email. If you are not a current member and would like to join, CLICK HERE.
4. Deadline for entries is Sun., Jan 18th, 2026. Artists chosen for the exhibition will be notified by Fri. Jan. 23rd. Works are to be dropped off at Equity Gallery on Sun. Feb. 1st and Mon. Feb. 2nd from 1 – 4pm. Shipped works must arrive at the gallery, packed with a return shipping label, by Mon. Feb. 2nd. Please no exceptions.
   
   

Additional Contractual Obligations for Participating Artist:

1. Participating artists must agree to adhere to the deadlines and show dates noted in this prospectus. Accepted works must remain on site for the duration of the exhibition and be available for sale.
2. During the exhibition’s run and for three months after the closing date, Equity Gallery shall retain a 50% commission of the final retail price of all exhibited works. For further clarification or questions email Michael Gormley, Executive Director, NYAE at michael@nyartistsequity.org