Opportunities for the New Year: 2012

11/27/11

Sugarloaf Craft Festivals Accepting Applications for Spring 2012 -- Sugarloaf Craft Festivals is seeking artists for juried art festivals in Chantilly, VA; Somerset, NJ; Oaks, PA; Gaithersburg, MD; Timonium, MD. Work must be original design, artist must be present all three days at show to sell their work in person. Last year artists sold more than $15.6 million in handmade items to more than 178,000 visitors at Sugarloaf shows. Deadline: January 13, 2012. Visit website at http://www.sugarloafcrafts.com/ for application information. Questions? Contact Lorrie Staley at apply@sugarloaffest.com or call 800-210-9900.


4th Annual Mountain Maryland Plein Air -- call for entries
The Allegany Arts Council announces a call to artists for a plein air painting juried exhibition and art competition, May 29 - June 10, 2012 at The Saville Gallery in Cumberland, Maryland. Awards: $5,000 ($1,500 Best of Show). Juror: Steve Doherty, Editor, PleinAir magazine. Open to all Plein Air painters over the age of 18. $30 entry fee. Deadline: March 2, 2012. Visit website at http://www.alleganyartscouncil.org/event.php?eventid=4424 for more info, or send SASE to: Allegany Arts Council, 9 N. Center St., Cumberland, MD 21502. Questions? Contact Emily Thomas at ethomas@allconet.org or call 301-777-ARTS (2787). 

35th Annual Art on Paper - Maryland Federation of Art invites artists to enter its annual Art on Paper National Juried Exhibition. Juror: Susan Badder adjunct professor Maryland Institute College of Art and former Senior Curator the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Any 2D/3D original work created on or of paper will be considered. Deadline: January 11, 2012. Works selected will be exhibited at the MFA's Circle Gallery in Annapolis, MD, March 23 - April 22, 2012. Visit website at http://www.mdfedart.com/pages/call_for_artists.php for prospectus. Questions? Send an email to info@mdfedart.org

23rd National Drawing and Print Competitive Exhibition Awards: A minimum of $1,500 available in purchase prize money. Juror: Sue Spaid Executive Director, Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD
Eligibility and media: Drawings and prints (not photography) in any medium are eligible with no limitations as to color, surface or materials. All drawings and prints must be original works of art. Each artist may submit up to 3 works on online only. No mailed or emailed entries will be accepted.
Enter online at: https://artndm.slideroom.com Entry fee: $35 for three entries.
www.ndm.edu/gormleygallery Deadline: January 31, 2012

The Appalachian Film Festival is accepting submissions for its 2012 festival to be held Feb. 25-26 at the historic Keith Albee Theater in Huntington. Deadline: January 1, 2012. For entry forms and submission guidelines, visit www.appyfilmfest.com, or enter your work at https://www.withoutabox.com. Questions? Contact festival director, Christopher Lusher, at cdlusher@gmail.com or 304-690-2500.

Small Wonders Opp at MFA

7/27/11

 

SMALL WONDERS NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION

December 1 - December 28, 2011

 

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Prospectus Now Available at www.mfedart.org

 

Submit online today at:

http://www.mdfedart.com/pages/online_entry.php

 

Juror: Georgia Deal, Professor and Printmaking Chair at

Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington DC

 

Entry Fees: 1 or 2 entries=$30, MFA members $20

$5 for each additional entry up to 6

 

Awards total $1500 inclusive of a $500 Caruso Award for Painting designated for an MFA artist member.

 

Small Wonders Size Limitations

2D measurements must include the outside edges of the frame,

or work if unframed, and cannot exceed 11" on any one side. 

3D measurements cannot exceed 7" in any one direction.

Buggin' for Some New Opps?

7/7/11

"Masks" @ Torpedo Factory Art Center's Target Gallery

Show dates: October 1-30, 2011

Juror: Brittany Yam, Director Project 4 Gallery, Washington DC. Masks is an all media exhibition that is open to all artists, nationally and internationally. Masks have long served as a symbol and a tool for concealment, protection, amusement and performance. Artists are being asked to create work based on the theme of masks, literally and conceptually. Deadline: August 1, 2011. $35 entry fee. Prospectus>>

 

Eye of the Beholder: The Fine Art of the Found Object -- The Maryland Federation of Art invites all artists residing in the US and Canada to enter any two or three dimensional work that includes at least one or more found objects. The selected work will be on exhibit at the MFA Circle Gallery in Annapolis, MD from Oct. 30 - Nov. 26, 2011. $1000 in awards. Juror: Janet Maher, Associate Professor of Art at Loyola University Maryland. 1 or 2 entries = $35 ($20 for MFA members); $5 each for any additional up to 6. Artists can submit online or send CD to Attn. Found Objects, MFA, 18 State Circle, Annapolis MD 21401. Deadline: August 28, 2011.

Utrecht Art Supplies Third Annual Art Competition 2011

Deadline September 1, 2011. No fee. Enter at www.utrecht.com/contest, where complete entry instructions are posted. Entries will consist of one (1) digital file of each original work of art, no larger than 800 pixels tall or wide and not to exceed 4 MB, that is being entered in the Competition. There is a limit of 3 total entries per entrant, 1 per category. Winner Selection : On or about November 1, 2011. 

Utopias at Anne Arundel Community College's Cade Art Gallery - new visions and better places in contemporary art, an all-media show juried by Jeffrey Cudlin, Professor of Curatorial Studies at Md. Institute, College of Art, and freelance writer for the Washington Post and the Washington City Paper. All artists working with themes in the show title are invited to submit up to six jpegs on CD and the entry form available at www.aacc.edu/cadegallery (click on "national juried show") along with a $20 entry fee by the postmark deadline of October 6, 2011.

Show Your Stuff Opps

4/5/11

NY Gallery owner to jury National Small Works at WPG 
Washington Printmakers Gallery seeks entries for a juried printmaking exhibition, August 3-28, 2011 in Silver Spring, MD. First Prize: Solo exhibition, 2012, Second Prize: $200 Purchase Award from Graphic Chemical & Ink Co., other prizes awarded. Juror: Robert K. Newman, owner, Old Print Shop, New York, NY.

Open to artists nationwide age 18 years+ who are creating traditional, hand-pulled prints (no digital or photographic processes accepted). Work must be no larger than 170 square inches.

Early bird online special: $20/4 images. Regular Online: $30/4 images. CD: $40/4 images. Deadline: April 15 for reduced fee; May 15 for all entries. Visit http://washingtonprintmakers.com/programs/small-works-exhibition for prospectus, or send a SASE to: WPG, Attn: NSW, 8230 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Questions? Please contact Annie Turner at info@washingtonprintmakers.com or call 301.273.3660.

Call for Exhibition Proposals: “Intersections: Where Art Meets Science”
In collaboration with a college-wide initiative to celebrate the intersection of arts and science, the Department of Visual Arts and Design is calling for exhibition proposals for the Annex Gallery in The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center that address this theme. These exhibitions will be scheduled for the 2011–2012 academic year. Proposals are welcomed from individual artists, artist groups, and curators. Eligibility: Applicants must be at least 21 years of age. Current Montgomery College students are not eligible to submit proposals. Eligible works: The Annex Gallery is primarily linear wall space that can accommodate two-dimensional works up to 54” tall. Freestanding, pedestal, and wall hung three-dimensional works up to 75lbs. will also be considered. Video projections are not eligible.

Application procedure: Visit http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/artstp/exhibitions for proposal form and instructions. Submit the completed proposal form along with the requested materials to the Department of Visual Arts on the Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus. Mail or deliver all proposal materials in one envelope to: Lincoln Mudd Montgomery College, TP/SS Campus 7600 Takoma Avenue, CF-134 Takoma Park, MD 20912 Deadline: April 15, 2011

Strokes of Genius: A Fine Art Painting National Juried Exhibition: The Maryland Federation of Art invites all artists residing in the US and Canada to enter its all painting competition. Awards total $1500, inclusive of a $500 Caruso Painting Award for MFA members only. Juror: Daniel Shay, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.

Exhibit will be on view July 14 - August 7, 2011 at MFA Circle Gallery in Annapolis, MD. Any original work created through any painting media (inc. oil, acrylic, watercolor, encaustic, etc) will be considered. 1 or 2 entries: $35 (MFA members $20); additional entries $5 each. Up to 6 max. Deadline: May 4, 2011. Visit http://www.mdfedart.com/ for prospectus, or send a SASE to: MFA Circle Gallery, 18 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401. Questions? Please contact Tiffany Jordan at info@mdfedart.org or call 410-268-4566.

Strictly Painting 8: McLean Project for the Arts

Due April 11, 2011, 5pm; Juror: Jayme McLellan is an artist and curator living and working in Washington, DC. She is the founding director of Civilian Art Projects, a gallery representing emerging and established artists located in downtown Washington just north of Chinatown.

Exhibition Dates:  Jun 16 - Jul 30, 2011
Rules and entry form here

Don't Miss...

1/23/11

Jacqui Crocetta, Rachel Rotenberg, and Sonya Lawyer are up at BlackRock Center for the Arts until Saturday, January 29th. It's a wonderful show of wood sculpture, paintings, and fiber collage in a gorgeous space out here in Germantown, MD.

BlackRock is also looking for Montgomery County artists for solos of two months in duration in their upstairs space -- the new Terrace Gallery -- with a deadline of 2/1//11. This new space features one large wall and lots of natural light right off their lounge. It's perfect for two very large paintings. Details here.

Also stopped by Bound last night at Hamiltonian featuring Katherine Mann and Selin Balchi.  Beautiful, lush work not to be missed.

A Cornucopia of Opportunities

11/21/10

A [horn of] plenty of opps are open for your submitting pleasure...

Cartoon Cult
The Soundry in Vienna, Virginia
Celebrating contemporary cartoons, cartoon characters,comic strips, digital animation, illustration, anime, and videogames (emphasis on original characters)
Due 11/25/10
Show dates: December 4 - January 4, 2011
Fee $25 for up to 5 pieces
Full deets

The Living Gallery
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center in Solomons, MD
Annmarie seeks artists working in any media to submit proposals to set up a working studio space in the Main Gallery for 1-2 week periods. Through this exhibition, artists gain exposure, sell artwork, and work in a free studio space in a beautiful setting. This is a nice occasion for a serene retreat to immerse yourself in your artwork. Future group or solo show opportunities may also be awarded.
Due 12/16/10
Fee $20
Full deets

Art on Paper National Juried Exhibition
Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis
Juror: Johanna Halford-MacLeod. Any 2D or 3D work on or of paper will be considered.
Fee: 1 or 2 entries: $35 (MFA members $20); additional 4 entries $5 each. Up to 6 max.
Due 1/14/11
Show dates: March 18 - April 17, 2011
Full deets

Flashpoint RFPs  
Flashpoint, a Cultural Development Corporation (CuDC) project, Washington DC
Artists interested in exhibiting their work at the Flashpoint Gallery in the 2011–12 season can download the RFP, which includes information about the program, guidelines and an application form. Each artist/project selected for funding will be awarded up to $2,500. 
Fee $30
Due 1/1/10
Full deets

The Bethesda Fine Arts Festival

Ranked #78 on the 200 Best Shows by Sunshine Artist Magazine in 2008, making it the highest ranked fine art show in Maryland! All original fine art and fine craft are eligible to apply, including but not limited to jewelry, painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture, wood, furniture and drawing. 150 booth spaces are available. The show boasts 20,000 visitors over the course of the two-day show. Artist amenities include free breakfast, lunch and parking; as well as $2,500 in artist awards.
Festival dates: May 14, 10am-6pm and May 15, 10am-5pm
Due 12/10/10

Application fee $30

Full deets

 

10th Annual International Photography Competition

The Fraser Gallery in Bethesda, MD

An international photography competition; $950 in awards.
Show dates: February 11 - March 5, 2011

Fee: $25 for 3 entries

Due 1/4/11
Full deets

22nd National Drawing and Print Competitive Exhibition 

College of Notre Dame of Maryland Gormley Gallery, Baltimore, MD

Exhibit Dates: March 28 - April 29, 2011

Due 1/31/10

Fees: $30 for 3 entries 
Full deets 

Academy of Fine Arts National Juried Show
Lynchburg, Virginia
Over $3000 in awards, with $1000 Best In Show Award. Juror: George Billis. Open to U.S. residents, 18 years or older, working in the following disciplines; painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, fiber, glass, ceramics, wood, metal and mixed media. No photography accepted.
Show dates: April 1-30, 2011.
Due 2/4/11
Fee: $35 (for 3 entries)
Full deets

October Opp-o-rama

9/29/10

Don't be afraid to enter these great opportunities...

BlackRock Center for the Arts: Proposals for 2011 Shows
Germantown, MD
Fee = $35
Due 10/30/10
Full deets

Greater Reston Art Center: Proposals for 2012 Shows
Reston, VA
Fee = $25 ($10 if you are a member)
Due 10/17/10
Full deets

The Soundry: TechnoPunk 1801-2099
Unjuried visual & performing arts
Vienna, VA
Fee = $25 for up to 5 pieces
Commit to submit using this link by 10/13/10
Artwork due to The Soundry by 10/16/10

Artists Wanted: Art Takes Miami
Your own feature at SCOPE 2010, $10K and a trip to Miami
Fee = $10 per image
Due 10/27/10
Full deets

July Opps Round-Up

7/6/10

CITY Gallery's First Annual Juried Exhibit - Due 7/12/10
Open to artists 18 years of age or older working in oil, pastels, watercolor, glass, ceramic, sculpture, photography and mixed media. Full details

The District of Columbia Arts Center's 1460 Wall Mountables - Install 7/21/10

On Wednesday, July 21 DCAC will open its doors at 3pm, beginning a three-day installation process during which artists can purchase up to four 2' x 2' spaces at $15 each (max 4 spaces) to hang their work. Full details

Washington School of Photography Permanent Exhibit

Due 7/30/10 Full details

Interesting installation opp

5/25/10

Eastern State Penitentiary - Philadelphia, PA
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site seeks proposals for its 2011 tour season and beyond. Full details are available on the website at www.easternstate.org/exhibits/guidelines.php. Here are some projects that have been done there.

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, but stands today in ruin, a haunting world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers. Known for its grand architecture and strict discipline, this was the world's first true "penitentiary," a prison designed to inspire penitence, or true regret, in the hearts of convicts. Its vaulted, sky-lit cells once held many of America's most notorious criminals, including bank robber Willie Sutton and Al Capone. Tours today include the cellblocks, solitary punishment cells, Al Capone's Cell, and Death Row. A critically-acclaimed series of artists' installations is free with admission.

Deadline for proposals: Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130

Opps Round-Up: Due in June

Posted 4/21/10
Conner: gogo emerging art projects for 2011/2012
1358 Florida Ave NE, DC
Seeking proposals from emerging artists (individual or collaborative groups) for a new project, a new performance, or an exhibition of new work in any medium, which utilizes the gallery's outdoor area, or media room, or gallery B space. Duration of the show may range from a one night event up to an 8-week exhibition.
Due 6/1/10
Full deets

Art Institute & Gallery 19th Annual National Juried Exhibition
Salisbury, MD
Open to 2-D and 3-D. Juror: Edward Evans, Director of Gallery 705, Stroudsberg, PA http://edwardevansart.com/
Due 6/1/10
$35 entry fee, cash awards
Get prospectus

10th Annual American Landscapes
Open to all artists residing in the USA. Any two or three dimensional artwork in any medium depicting or interpreting the American landscape.
Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
Due 6/10/10
$30 entry fee, cash awards
Show dates: 8/20 - 9/19/10
Get prospectus

Systems Failure: All-media Juried Exhibition
Torpedo Factory's Target Gallery
All media juried show open to all artists examining the current crises facing our country/world like collapse of world wide financial systems, the mortgage crisis, failing health systems, and the plight of the people who most suffer from these failures.
Due 6/21/10
Entry fee $35
Show dates: 8/21 - 9/26/10
Get prospectus

Academy of Fine Arts National Juried Photography Exhibition
Lynchburg, VA
Due 6/25/10
Show dates: 9/3-24/10
Entry fee $30, cash awards
Get prospectus

Time's Almost Up: Local Opps

4/9/10

Juried Summer Group Show
The Adam Lister Gallery
Fairfax
Exhibit Dates: 6/4 - 7/18/10
Fee $10
Due 5/1/10
Drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, photography, installation, and anything else you work with is acceptable... as long as it'll fit through the door (70"x82").
Submit here

Eye of the Beholder: The Fine Art of the Found Object
Maryland Federation of Art Circle Gallery
Postmark Deadline: 5/3/10
Exhibit Dates: 7/15 - 8/15/10
Awards: $1000
Any two or three dimensional artwork incorporating at least one or more found objects.
Fees: 1 or 2 entries $25 (MFA members $15); Additional entries $5 each totaling 6 entries
Full details here

Cool & Unusual - New Opps

3/21/10

Looking for something a little different? Check these out:

Fantastic Journeys
Juried show for Mid-Atlantic artists @ McLean Project for the Arts (MPA)
Due 4/12/10
Works inspired by the spirit of adventure, exploration or utopian visions are sought
2 or 3-D, installation, or video. Cash awards of $1500
$25 entry fee (waived for current members); Fee includes one-year MPA membership
Full details here

Everything Must Go
Twenty artist-modified shopping carts at Anne Arundel Community College’s Cade Art Gallery
Due 5/15/10
Find an abandoned shopping cart and physically alter, modify or incorporate it into an artpiece. Artpieces/shopping carts by all participating artists will be shown in the Cade Art Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Md., Nov. 8 – Dec. 8, 2010. To participate, call Chris Mona (410) 777-7028 or e-mail: cpmona@aacc.edu Cade Art Gallery, AACC, 101 College Pky., Arnold, MD 21012

Transforming Baltimore's Vacant Alleys
Due 3/30/10
Axis Alley seeks to turn vacant properties and vacant lots into creative works to transform Baltimore’s back alleys and "provide a fascinating possibility of urban intervention and creative gesture."
Full deets at http://www.axisalley.wordpress.com, or email axisalley@hotmail.com

Outdoor Art Festival Opps

2/28/10

There's still mounds of snow in my backyard, but it's never too early to start dusting off the ol' tent and planning for outdoor art fairs if that's your thing...

Artsfest ’10 Fine Arts Festival
Annmarie Garden in Solomons, Maryland.
Note: "Loyal crowds, well-run"... Cash awards, Emerging Artist Opp as well
Event date: September 18 & 19 10am-5pm
$25 entry fee; space fees vary
Due March 31, 2010
Full details here

Towson ARTS Collective's Arts in the Park Spring
Cromwell Vally Park in Towson MD
Note: "to show and sell high caliber artistic creations in a beautiful setting"
Event date: April 18, 2010 from 10am-5pm
$35 entry fee (non-member); 15% of sales due to the park
Due March 27, 2010
Full details here

Rockville Art & Craft Festival
Rockville MD
May 29 & 30, 2010 from 1-8 pm
Due March 12, 2010
Request application from hhaliniewski@rockvillemd.gov

Art and Wine Festival
Main Street in Sykesville MD and in Baldwin's Station Restaurant
Event date: May 23rd 12-5pm
Fee: $40 booth fee upon acceptance.
Note: Looks like an actual photo submission
"no mass produced items allowed"
Full details here
Due May 1, 2010

Eco Opps

2/16/10

Sorry, Kermit. I think you got it wrong... it is easy being green. Especially right now for artists in the Metro DC area. If you make art with ecological advocacy in mind, check these out:

GREEN: art with the earth in mind
Annmarie Garden Sculpture Park & Arts Center, Dowell MD
Due 3/31/10
Fees: $20 for up to 4 entries
Seeking: visually stunning and philosophically compelling creations that educate, enlighten, and inspire stewardship of the earth. All media welcome.
Full details here

GREEN TOO: installation with the earth in mind
Annmarie Garden Sculpture Park & Arts Center, Dowell MD
Due 3/31/10
Fees: $20 for up to 4 entries
Looking for: small to large scale installations that confront ecological issues on a local, regional, national, and/or global level. The jury is interested in installations that physically immerse the audience in environmental issues. Indoor works only will be considered for this exhibit.
Full details here

Thumbprint
Red Caboose Gallery, Vienna VA
Due 3/10/10
Fees: $25 for 1-2 entries, $35 for 3-4 entries, and $5 for each additional entry
Artworks should address the issue of environmental consciousness.
Full details here

Social Change Exhibit
Towson ARTS Collective
406 York Road, Lower Level, Towson, MD
Due 3/1/10
Fees: $10
The exhibit is a part of Baltimore Green Week... Do you create artwork that promotes social change? Is your artwork made with recycled goods? Does your work encourage community activism? Protest? Advocacy? Imagery may be created in any mode or media.
Full details here

The Art of Stewardship: Earth, Water & Sky
The Howard County Conservancy Juried Art Show and Auction
10520 Old Frederick Road, Woodstock, MD
Due 3/15/10 - drop-off for jurying
Fees: $10
Open to all original 2-dimensional art media, from traditional to contemporary work, using a variety of techniques and imaginative interpretations.
Full details here

Opportunity Round-up - February 2010

I often post opps at the artdc.org forum and see things others have shared. I thought I'd round up selected ones here periodically...

Gallery Opp: Touchstone
901 NY Avenue NW, Washington DC
Due 2/20/10 - see link for full details as there are 2 submission options
Fees: I didn't see one listed
Full details here

Show Opp: Washington Project for the Arts Coup D'espace
2023 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC
WPA members only
Take over their space with a show or event
Fees: I don't see a fee listed
Due 2/15/10
Full details here

Show Opp: Delaplaine Visual Art Education Center
Frederick, Maryland
"seeking proposals featuring regional emerging and under-represented artists for solo and small group shows" - there's also a photo show opp
Fees: $30, but appears this is waived for photo entries rec'd before 4/15
Full details at bottom of this page

Juried Show Opp: WomanMade @ Torpedo Factory
Target Gallery/TFAC, 105 North Union Street, Alexandria, VA
All media... Sorry fellas, ladies only as the name implies
Fees: $35
Due 3/16/10
Full details here

Fellowship Opp: Hamiltonian Artists
1353 U Street, NW, Washington DC
Awesome sounding 2-year program for those who have never had gallery representation
Fees: $25
Due 2/28/20
Full details here

Award Opp: Bethesda Painting Awards
Open to MD/DC/VA artists 18+
Fee: $25
Due 2/26/10
Full details here

Artist Opportunity - Zip Code Show

7/19/09
Here's an opp MD/VA/DC artists may want to check out. No fee unless you're accepted. And if you are, it's only $30 to participate. Registration ends July 31, 2009.

So, what about space?

The ZIP Code Show is about artists and their relationships with their surroundings. This dog days of summer offering from artdc.org and Art Outlet is presented in partnership with Halstead Arlington and the Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization.

Check out Art Outlet for more details or to register. The artdc.org forum has info as well.

I had some ideas but am waffling about registering. I've got a lot on my plate right now... Then again, who doesn't these days? :)