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For the third year in a row, Jacob has earned the honor of receiving a finalist position in The Artist's Magazine's Annual Art Competition.  The magazine's 33rd annual  art competition drew more than 7,300 entrants from around the world. Jacob's painting, "London Evening", received this distinction in the landscape category.

"London Evening"

Jacob's painting, "The Greenwich Tractor Parade" was the cover photo in the Journal & Press of Washington County's  November 2023 edition. An interview with Jacob about his art career was also included in the edition.

Jacob also won awards for "Lovable Vermont" from both LARAC at Lapham Gallery in their "Realism vs Abstration" Juried Exhibit, and an award  from The Artist's Magazine's 32nd Annual Competition with over 7,500 entries.

Good news! Both of the artwork pieces that Jacob entered in The Artist's Magazine's 31st Annual Art Competition were selected as finalists in the landscape category. 

 The artwork pieces that received the award were "The Countryside" and "Frosty Night on Phila Street". Over 7,500 entries were submitted for this contest from around the world.

Jacob received a first place award for this painting, "The Matterhorn of Switzerland", at LARAC's 120 Degrees Intercollegiate Art Competition at Lapham Gallery.

Jacob was interviewed by David DeVries and Claudia Blackler for inclusion in the Greenwich Library Gill Room archives of notable Greenwich people. A big thanks to both of them! 

One of Jacob's favorite places to eat is Steiningers on Main Street in Salem, NY where he gets to see his print, "Tasteful Steiningers" on the wall. His usual order is turkey on croissant followed by a scrumptious fudge topped sundae made with famous Steiningers homemade chocolate. 

Jacob was invited to his alma mater, Greenwich Central School, as a presenter in the 20th Annual Greenwich Junior High "Career Fair" representing the field of art.

Jacob was invited to his alma mater, Greenwich Central School, as a presenter in the 20th Annual Greenwich Junior high "Career Fair" representing the field of art.

He had a great time and was inspired by the strong interest in the arts that many students exhibited as well as their perceptive questions.  It was a fun day.

Special thanks to the Greenwich Chamber of Commerce for including a piece of Jacob's art in their attractive tourist brochure...

Jacob's painting is in the bottom, center.

Special thanks to Chelsie Henderson of the Schuylerville Small Business Association for using Jacob Houston Arton posters and publicity for the "1st Annual Schuylerville Fall Festival: Turning Leaves at the Turning Point" in October. The day was a great success thanks to Chelsie and other organizers.

At his high school graduation, Jacob was honored to receive the Grace Griffis Scholarship Award. The scholarship was given in memory of Grace, who was an incredible person and a gifted artist before her untimely death. Mackenzie Rouleau and Kate Morse said, "Jacob really is the perfect person to win the first Grace Griffis scholarship. A gentle and sweet guy (we won’t get any mushier than that, Jake, we promise!)  with incredible talent, he embodies so many things that Grace did. After all, the scholarship was to be awarded to “a graduating senior with similar artistic interests as well as a strong background in community service,” and darn it if Jake doesn’t fit the bill perfectly."