year, Start Making Sense (choosing one of the 5 senses), the second, Illustrating Our Landmarks (marking the 50th Anniversary of NYC’s Landmark Law), the third, Artists Illustrating Artists, the forth, Drawn To The Music, the fifth, Food Fight, and the most currant, an important environmental issue, Postcards For A Greener Earth. As Illustrators we become “visual journalists” covering various significant topics around the world and assist in spreading the word through our art and knowledge. This year, artist members were asked to create a postcard 6” by 4” that is Earth, environment or climate concerned, addressing a global threat to our Earth. Our environment is constantly changing. As our environment changes, so does the need to become increasingly aware of the problems that surround it. With an influx of natural disasters, warming and cooling periods, different types of weather patterns and much more, people need to be aware of what our planet is facing. The artists were asked to cover one or more of the megatrends that present major threats to the planet earth; air pollution and climate change, deforestation, species extinction, soil degradation, overpopulation, and plastic pollution in our oceans.
POSTCARDS FOR A GREENER EARTH exhibit at the Society of Illustrators NYC. For the last six years I have had the opportunity to curate the annual NYC Society of Illustrators Member’s Open Exhibit. An exhibit, where the art is created by current members of the Society of Illustrators. Each year I choose a wellrespected jury of three current illustrator members; this year Stephen Gardner, Wendy Popp, and William Low, choose the winner and two honorable mentions for the prestigious Stevan Dohanos Award. An award that exemplifies the best illustration in the SI member’s show. Stevan Dohanos (May 18, 1907-1994) a past president of the Society of Illustrators and a founding member of the Famous Artists School of Westport CT, was an artist and illustrator of the social realism school who was best known for his Saturday Evening Post covers and World War II propaganda posters and murals. Each year I choose a theme that is new, interesting and far from the theme of the previous year in order to spark the interest of the professional and busy members. My first
Over fifty original postcards were entered into the exhibit, all greatly varied in ideas and technique, making the judging a very difficult decision. After over three hours of careful deliberation and discussion between jurors, Youlin Tabokov was chosen for the Stevan Dohanos Award. Honorable mentions were awarded to Heidi Younger, and Veronica Tolentino, a new member who recently graduated from the School of Visual Arts NYC.
