Thank You to All Artists who Submitted Your Entries!

We are grateful to the artists who submitted their entries for our 8th "Celebrate The Healing Power of ART" juried exhibition. We received extraordinary images in a range of mediums by artists from around the United States as well as from Canada, and as far away as Romania, Finland, India, UK, France, Turkey, Israel, New Zealand and Sweden.

It was extremely challenging to select the winners because the entries are outstanding.

Purpose of "Celebrate The Healing Power of ART" 2013

This exhibition is designed to bring widespread awareness about the many positive benefits of Fine Art by showcasing a variety of interpretations, subject matter, styles and media that evoke the nature of healing in its many forms.

The jurors made their selections based on how well the artists express the healing process through their art, on creative originality, and technical merit.

Distinquished Panel of Jurors

Jill Conner, Art Critic/Writer, Curator, Founder of AS, New York, NY

Jill Conner (www.JillConner.net) is the New York Editor of Whitehot Magazine as well as the Editor of On-Verge | Alternative Art Criticism, a collaboration between the International Association of Art Critics (AICA) and CUE Art Foundation. She is a contributor to Afterimage, ArtUS, Art in America, Interview Magazine, Performance Art Journal and Sculpture Magazine. She has provided editorial assistance to Dorothea Rockburne. She is also a Board Member of AICA.

As an independent curator, Jill is interested in opening discourse for strong art that has been overlooked. Her upcoming projects include a curated group exhibition at A.I.R. Gallery in Spring 2013 (New York, NY) as well as THAW a group show that will appear at the Dorsky Gallery, in November 2013 (New York, NY).

She is the founder of AS | ARTISTS STUDIOS, (http://artists-studios.com) a database of the strongest non-represented art vis-à-vis New York City that seeks to create an online space in which one can view art that is less accessible than art created by represented artists.


Barbara Markoff, Art Consultant, owner of Artrageous!, Author

Barbara Markoff is a corporate art consultant based in San Diego, California. Along with husband, Rob Markoff, she owns Artrageous! (www.theartconsultant.biz), an art and framing consulting business established in 1981. Markoff regularly works with business owners, high-level executives, architects, project managers, interior designers, and administrators to develop art programs specifically tailored to their type of business.

She offers a full range of services to her clients, including but not limited to Art advisement for selection of artwork to reinforce corporate identity; art procurement; budget and concept development; site-specific commissions; and much more.

She conducts seminars on the subject of corporate art sales and networking at the West Coast Art and Frame Expo. She is the author of Becoming A Corporate Art Consultant, The Handbook For Corporate Art Consultation. Many of her articles have been published in Picture Framing Magazine.


Renée Phillips, Author, Founder/Director, Manhattan Arts International

Renée Phillips is founder and director of Manhattan Arts International. She is the author of several books and publications including the Artist Success Package, Presentation Power Tools For Fine Artists, Success NOW! For Artists, and several editions of The Complete Guide to New York Art Galleries. She writes for Professional Artist magazine, the Manhattan Arts International Celebrate The Healing Power of ART blog and Renée Phillips Art News blog.

She has organized and curated more than 50 exhibitions in New York, NY in many venues including Lincoln Center. This is the 8th “Celebrate The Healing Power of ART” juried exhibition she has organized.

She is a creative advisor and art marketing consultant to artists and creative entrepreneurs worldwide and has presented talks at many art institutions including Art Institute of Chicago, New York Foundation for the Arts, National Arts Club and Marymount Manhattan College. Phillips is also a member of the International Association of Art Critics.
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Thank you for your interest!

Sincerely,
Renée Phillips, Director

A Brief History
Manhattan Arts International was among the first art web sites to launch an online gallery in 1999. Prior to that we promoted under-recognized artists in Manhattan Arts International magazine, 1983-2000.

Over the years Manhattan Arts International has been responsible for promoting thousands of artists from around the world, in all styles and media. (Read "About Us.")

Upcoming Juried Exhibitions

"Lighten Up! Art That Lifts Our Spirits"
50 artists - all interpretations of this theme.
September 1 - November 1, 2013
Entry deadline: August 20, 2013
Learn more.