LEAF Art & Poetry Contest

10/24/2024

DEAR ARTISTS AND POETS! Our sincere apologies for not posting the list of winning entries sooner. Here they are at long last:

Youth Poetry
1st Place Tie: 'Forest Wonders' by Willow Landry
1st Place Tie: 'Bright Futures' by Tong Cui
2nd Place: 'The Storm in my Chest' by Bri Allen
3rd Place: 'Imagine' by Edyn Aiyemo
4th Place: 'Imagery Only We Can Understand' by Cameron Lytle
Honorable Mention: 'Never Get Me Out of Here' by Kuhu Kacher

Adult Poetry
1st Place: 'Opannar - The Color of Tomorrow' by Valerie Haynes
2nd Place: 'One Chair Under the Maple Tree' by Donna Shean
3rd Place: 'Role Models' by Ty Rose
Directors Choice: 'I am in Control' by Tricia Ball

Youth Art
1st Place: 'Path to Growth' by Hazel Landry
2nd Place: 'Jackson Pollack's Lore' by Annyah McHugh
3rd Place: 'Solace' by Jamie Dono
Artistic Director's Award: 'Misty Frequencies' by Emerson Riley
People's Choice: 'My Creation of Mind' by Julianna Walsh
Honorable Mention: 'Dawn After Dusk, meet the new Me' by Kuhu Kacher

Adult Art
1st Place: 'Imagine Walking in Someone Else's Shoes' by Jennifer Walsh
2nd Place: 'Hope' by Jessica Smith
3rd Place: 'Rejoice' by Deborah Ziegler

Best in Show: 'Keira and Zebediah' by Kate Sullivan
Director's Choice: 'A Need Fulfilled' by Heidi Sider
Board's Choice: 'The Promises: Concrete Leaf' by Anne DeSimone
Motif Award: 'Moonlight Sakura' by Nicole Yaciw
Staff Choice: 'Falling Hurts but Someone Will Catch Me' by Cameron Lytle
Artistic Director Award: 'Handmade Bags' by Myra Martano

10/20/2024

Please don’t accept any friend requests from me. I guess I’ve been hacked again.😟

10/08/2024

All are welcome to the LEAF Art and Poetry Opening Gala at the Fenimore Art Museum, this Thursday, October 10th from 5:30 to 7 pm!! Along with an incredible art show we will have live music from Heaven's Back Door, snacks and the poets will be reading their wonderful poetry! Come support our local community of artists and poets! (:

09/16/2024

ATTENTION ARTISTS AND POETS!
This Friday is the deadline for the LEAF Art and Poetry Contest but if you need a few more days, just let us know!
We will be judging and hanging the show at the Fenimore the first week of October and don't miss our opening gala on October 10th! Everyone is invited!
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09/15/2024

Catskill Puppet Theater will be performing the Lion's Whiskers at the Harvest Festival at the Farmers Museum in Cooperstown today (Sunday) at 2pm so come on down!

09/11/2024

CALLING ALL ARTISTS AND POETS!!

09/03/2024

CALLING ALL ARTISTS AND POETS!
Art and Poetry are being accepted this week in the LEAF offices at 189 Main Street in Oneonta! Call 607-432-0090 ext. 102 for details!

07/02/2024

Calling all artists and poets! $2000 in prize money and a show at the wonderful Fenimore Art Museum!

06/06/2024

05/13/2024

Calling all NYS artists and poets!

04/22/2024

LEAF, Inc. is excited to announce the theme of our 2024 Art and Poetry Contest is 'IMAGINE'... living life free from the problems associated with addictions.
We can't wait to see how our amazing artists and poets will interpret this year's theme!

Enter the 2024 LEAF Art & Poetry Contest!
Over $2000 in prizes on the theme 'IMAGINE'! a life free from the problems of addiction.
Artists may interpret the theme broadly.
All ages and mediums are welcome.
For info email [email protected]