We invite you to participate in our 27th Annual Colors of Long Island student art exhibition, on view from February 19–April 12, 2026.
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 36” 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 36” in any one direction. We regret that anything larger will not be accepted. 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.
Registration & Exhibition Process
- Registration opens October 20 and closes January 7. 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, visit this webpage between October 20, 2025 and January 7, 2026
- 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 30, 2025.
- Hand-delivered art may be dropped off at the Visitors Center/ History Museum on the following dates and times:
- Thursday, February 5, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Saturday, February 7, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Artwork will not be accepted after these dates. Timed entry signup will be shared upon registration.
- 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:
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- Thursday, April 16, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Saturday, April 18, 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.
- 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.
Exhibition funding provided, in part, by:
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