We invite you to participate in our 28th Annual Colors of Long Island student art exhibition, on view from February 11–April 11, 2027.

Please note that due to the number of artworks in the exhibition growing yearly (yay!) there are new limits on overall artwork size as well as matting and framing, in order to be able to fit all of the submitted works in the exhibition. Artworks that do not follow these new guidelines will not be accepted.

Guidelines

  • We will be accepting two pieces of student artwork per school.
  • You may choose to submit one group project instead of individual pieces. Group projects will be limited to one per school, with a maximum of 30 students participating. The students should all contribute to one finished, cohesive piece, no more than 30” in any one direction. Group projects should not be individual artworks mounted as one. Teachers will be required to submit a concept sketch or photo of group projects ahead of time to ensure that only cohesive group work is displayed.
  • Works may be in any medium and may be no larger than 30” in any one direction. We regret that anything larger will not be accepted. Framing and matting may not extend more than 3 inches past the artwork in any direction. 
  • Three dimensional projects are welcome!
  • Please submit only one registration per school. Coordinate with any other teachers in your building who may want to submit an entry, as we cannot accept additional entries. We are only able to accept either two individual student pieces or one group piece, regardless of the number of teachers at a school. However, all the schools in a district are welcome to apply!
  • All art should be ready to be hung/installed by the Long Island Museum. Please note that paper-mounted works will be stapled to gallery walls, so you may want to mount them on a larger sheet of paper or board as backing; all other hanging items should have appropriate mounting hooks, hardware and/or wire attached. We cannot accept works with self-adhesive or taped on mounting hooks, as they fall from the gallery walls. If submitting a flat canvas, please mount it in a canvas frame, as these works do not stay on the wall with adhered wires or hooks.

Registration & Exhibition Process

  • Registration opens Sept 18 and closes December 17. There is only one step to the registration process and you will submit all school, student and artwork info at that time. Please do not register until you have all details prepared and ready to fill in.
  • To register, fill out the form on our webpage (after Sept 18) .
  • Please only register your school using either the group project entry form or the individual student(s) entry form.
  • Shipped/Mailed artworks must be received by January 22, 2026.
  • Hand-delivered art may be dropped off at the Visitors Center/ History Museum (a map of our campus is provided below, the Visitors Center is building 1) on the following dates and times:
    • Thursday, January 28,  from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
    • Saturday, January 30, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
    • Artwork will not be accepted after these dates. Timed entry signup will be shared upon registration.
  • Artwork must be dropped off by the teacher or a district employee, NOT the student or a parent.
  • If you would like to have the art mailed back to you, you must include a pre-paid return postage label as well as appropriate packaging at the time artwork is submitted. Please have the box/artwork weighed and include enough postage. We are not able to accept checks or cash for postage.
  • Artwork not mailed back must be picked up by a teacher or knowledgeable representative at the Visitors Center/ History Museum on the following dates and times:
    • Thursday, April 15, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
    • Saturday, April 17, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    • Artwork cannot be picked up before the pick-up dates. We also cannot hold your artwork past these dates.
  • Artwork must be picked up by the teacher or a district employee, NOT the student or a parent.
  • When artwork is received, you will be given an admission pass for each student, allowing them to visit the exhibition & museum, along with four guests, free of charge. Students will be able to visit as many times as they like while the exhibition is on view. The museum always extends free admission to teachers and school staff from exhibiting schools; you may receive free admission during the exhibition’s run by showing your school ID.

Please email us at art@longislandmuseum.org or call (631) 751-0066 ext. 212 or 283 if you have further questions.

Link to Registration form is coming soon!

Exhibition funding provided, in part, by:

New York State Council on the Arts

New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature

Robert W. Baird Incorporated

The Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation

The Carol & Arnold Wolowitz Foundation