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June Online Group Art Show: “Within One Color”
COLOR has shaped art for thousands of years. Early humans used earth pigments such as red ochre and charcoal to record their lives on cave walls. Ancient cultures treated color as power and symbolism, from Egyptian golds to imperial purples were reserved for the rulers. During the Renaissance, Ultramarine blue made from Lapis Lazuli became more valuable than gold and was reserved for religious art. As new pigments were invented in the 18th and 19th centuries, artists gained access to brighter, bolder hues, sparking movements like Impressionism and Fauvism, where color expressed light, emotion, and energy. In the modern era color became the subject itself: Rothko’s glowing fields and Yves Klein’s devotion to a single blue all explored how deeply colors can affect us.
Our June online group exhibition invites artists to explore the power, emotion, and personality of a single color. Each submitted artwork must be created using one dominant color—yellow, pink, blue, green, and so on, along with its tints, tones, and shades. Minimalist or maximalist, bold or soft, every approach is welcome as long as the palette stays monochromatic. Any subject matter or style is acceptable as long as it fits the “Within One Color” monochrome rule.
We welcome artworks from all mediums of visual art, except AI-created art, and video/film.
★ Digital entries must be received by May 29th, 2026 before 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time.
★ Notification of acceptance will be sent by email by May 31st.
★ The show will premiere on June 1st and end on June 30th 2026.
[AWARDS]
All Artists participating in the online group show will be featured on our Website and Virtual Gallery. All artists will be awarded an HMVC Gallery New York certificate of participation. A video clip of “Within One Color” featuring all participating artists’ artworks will be screened on a jumbotron billboard in New York City’s famous Times Square later in June.
We are delighted to announce that we will be giving cash prizes to two talented artists!
Best of show winner: $150
Second place winner: $100
Third place winner: Online Solo Show
All Artworks: Times Square Jumbotron Billboard (when possible)
The winners of Best of Show and Second Place need to have a working PayPal account to receive their prize money or provide the address to receive a physical check. If the winner of the cash prize fails to provide HMVC Gallery New York with a working PayPal account, the winner will be forfeited and HMVC will be entitled to select another winner. The prize will be sent to the winner within 14 days of responding to HMVC.
The Third Place winner will have their own online Solo Show at HMVC Gallery New York, and the show will run for a month. The Solo Show winner will also receive an HMVC Gallery New York solo certificate recognizing their achievement.
[SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS]
To be considered for the online group show artists must provide the jurors with high-quality images of their artwork as befitting the theme, an Artist Bio, and an Artist Statement. Artists can submit up to 11 artworks for the jurors’ consideration. In the end, one artwork from each selected artist will be included in the group show. If your application is lacking or if your work is misrepresented, we reserve the right to refuse to feature your artwork in the show.
All properly prepared entries (refer to submission form) will be viewed and judged by the juror, Heini Mika. The decision of the juror is final.
We accept the following Image Formats: JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, SVG, and WEBP. Dimensions: Min: 1200 pixels or Max: 2560 pixels on the longest side. We may have to readjust your dimensions to fit the limitations. Image Size: under 2 MB.
We welcome artworks from all mediums of visual art, except AI-created art, and video/film.
[MEDIA & MARKETING]
By submitting images, the artist agrees that the images are the artist’s own work and they own all rights to the images. If the artist’s work gets accepted, they grant HMVC Gallery New York the right to use their image on our website, social media, and online to help promote our online exhibitions. Full credit and copyright will remain with the artist. We will promote the show and the artists in our Newsletter and individually on our Instagram page @hmvcgallery.
[APPLICATION FEE]
The Submission fee is $40 for the 1st image and $10 for additional images, and it is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance.
If you encounter an issue with the form, please email us at info@hmvcgallery.com, and we’ll guide you from there.