New Rochelle Art Association Issues Call for Art in 109th Juried Show

Written By: Robert Cox

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (August 18, 2025) — The New Rochelle Art Association has issued a call for art for its 109th Open Juried Show, set to run from September 21 through October 26, 2025.

The association has a long tradition of promoting and supporting artists and the visual arts. Since its informal inception in 1912, the association has included among its membership many talented and internationally known painters, illustrators, and sculptors.

The NRAA sponsored its first annual juried show to celebrate the opening of the new city library. Some of the noted participants in that show of 140 entries included: sculptor Robert Aitken, painters G. Glenn Newell, Remington Schuyler, A.G. Heaton and illustrators Norman Rockwell, Joseph C. Leyendecker and Victor Forsythe.

The exhibition will take place at the Lumen Winter Gallery, New Rochelle Public Library, 1 Library Plaza, New Rochelle, NY, 10801.

It will be open to the public daily, corresponding with library hours.

  • A reception is scheduled for Sunday, October 19, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Receiving will occur on Sunday, September 21, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  • Take down is set for Sunday, October 26, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  • The submission deadline is Sunday, September 7.
  • Monetary awards will be given in seven categories.

Enter here.

The association invites visitors to its website at newrochelleartassociation.org.

The association also encourages signing up with an email address to receive news and updates, and notes that it respects privacy.

Visitors are invited to follow on Instagram.

This article was drafted with the aid of Grok, an AI tool by xAI, under the direction and editing of Robert Cox to ensure accuracy and adherence to journalistic standards.

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