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<p>Oct 2, 2025 11:26:51 AM Steven Zevitas <steven@newamericanpaintings.com>:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="color:black;">I hope that this note finds you well. I am pleased to announce that we will once again be publishing<span class="m-1807006852190278836apple-converted-space" style="mso-style-name: m-1807006852190278836apple-converted-space;"> </span><i>New American Paintings</i>:<span class="m-1807006852190278836apple-converted-space" style="mso-style-name: m-1807006852190278836apple-converted-space;"> </span><i>The MFA Annual</i><span class="m-1807006852190278836apple-converted-space" style="mso-style-name: m-1807006852190278836apple-converted-space;"> </span>in 2026. I am contacting you because we need your help notifying current students about the project. You will find an informational card attached to this email that can be forwarded to students.</span><span style="color:#212121;"><br><br></span><span style="color:black;">Since 1993,<span class="m-1807006852190278836apple-converted-space" style="mso-style-name: m-1807006852190278836apple-converted-space;"> </span><i>New American Paintings</i><span class="m-1807006852190278836apple-converted-space" style="mso-style-name: m-1807006852190278836apple-converted-space;"> </span>has helped introduce the work of hundreds of emerging artists to an international audience. Each bi-monthly issue results from a rigorous review process that is presided over by a range of art world professionals; the forty artists selected to appear are given their space for free.<span class="m-1807006852190278836apple-converted-space" style="mso-style-name: m-1807006852190278836apple-converted-space;"> </span><b>The juror of<span class="m-1807006852190278836apple-converted-space" style="mso-style-name: m-1807006852190278836apple-converted-space;"> </span><i>The</i><span class="m-1807006852190278836apple-converted-space" style="mso-style-name: m-1807006852190278836apple-converted-space;"> </span><i>2026 MFA Annual</i><span class="m-1807006852190278836apple-converted-space" style="mso-style-name: m-1807006852190278836apple-converted-space;"> </span>will be Claire Howard, Hansjorg Wyss Curator of Modern Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.<span class="apple-converted-space" style="mso-style-name: apple-converted-space;"> </span></b></span><span style="color:#212121;"><br><br></span><b><span style="color:black;">The competition deadline is October 31<sup>st</sup>, 2025</span></b><span style="color:black;">. All other information can be found on the attached card or on our website<span class="m-1807006852190278836apple-converted-space" style="mso-style-name: m-1807006852190278836apple-converted-space;"> </span><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newamericanpaintings.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7CArt-mfastudio%40lists.fsu.edu%7Ca4340e4cba22430dce1308de02ee5ebb%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C638951419989245602%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=sTK1Zv7etLKBe9WJgkIYdxaU79k2VD158gaq0FF%2B%2F3g%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="http://www.newamericanpaintings.com/" title="http://www.newamericanpaintings.com"><span style="color:#0078D7;">www.newamericanpaintings.com</span></a>. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.</span></p>
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President<br>
The Open Studios Press<br>
450 Harrison Avenue #47<br>
Boston, MA 02118<br>
1.617.778.5265 (ext. 22)<br>
www.newamericanpaintings.com<br>
www.ospcatalogs.com<br>
www.stevenzevitasgallery.com</span></p>
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