Every Tuesday, we gather a variety of artist opportunities around the DC area. Find one below and enter today — good luck! Click here for past opportunities posts, and submit your opportunity listing here.
“Challenges are simply opportunities with the wrapping still on.” — Robert Marble
Exhibit: January 11 – February 8. artdc is once again organizing an exhibit of artwork by artists who are on Twitter. Entry is open to all DC-area artists. More about WeTweetArt →
Seminar: January 22. The Art League’s Kevin McCarthy is giving a free seminar on how to write your artist statement and artist bio, and the differences between the two. RSVP is required! More about the seminar →
Deadline: January 31. The 26th National Drawing and Print Exhibition at Notre Dame of Maryland University: Drawings and prints (not photography) in any medium are eligible. All drawings and prints must be original works of art. Each artist may submit up to 3 works, online only. More about the competition →
Deadline: February 20. “Visions of Courage, Impressions of Service” at Lorton’s Workhouse Arts Center will express, through art, the values of the first responders and interpretations of police, fire and first responders from around the world. The exhibit coincides with the World Police and Fire Games in Fairfax. Entries are limited to 2-D art. More about the exhibit →
Re-runs: The announcements below have appeared here before, but it’s not too late to apply.
Deadline: January 14, 2015. The Arts Council of Fairfax County awards Strauss Artist Grants to support and encourage Fairfax County’s finest creative artists in all disciplines. More information about the Strauss Artist Grants →
Deadline: January 15, 2015. The City of Manassas, Virginia hangs banners on all the light poles in the historic downtown section. This year the banners will be directly from the work of artists from DC, MD, and VA. Each one different and unique. The winning 50 pieces of art work will be printed on individual street banners and on display in Historic Downtown Manassas, the spring through summer 2015 season. All art must be 2 dimensional media, no photography. More about the competition →
Deadline: January 17. Hothouse Video at Washington Project for the Arts is open to all single-channel video work. If selected, artists must provide all videos in an mp4 format. Six HD monitors are provided in a pre-set layout. Monitors are set at a low volume because of daily use, if needed headphones can be attached to TVs for better audio. More about Hothouse Video →
Deadline: January 18. Women’s Works is a juried fine art exhibit, celebrating women artists and is presented annually by the Northwest Area Arts Council in Woodstock, Illinois. More about Women’s Works →
Deadline: January 21. All visual arts media will be considered for this exhibition at Washington ArtWorks. “Aviary” will be juried by Washington Post’s Science Graphics Editor and artist, Patterson Clark. More about “Aviary” →
Deadline: January 23. Vivid Solutions Gallery seeks submissions to a group photography exhibition highlighting the Anacostia River, to be on view March 13 – May 1, 2015. The exhibit coincides with Celebrate the River, a celebration of the Anacostia River that will serve as the closing day festivities of The National Cherry Blossom Festival, taking place near the gallery in Anacostia Park on April 12. More about the photography exhibit →
Deadline: January 28. All artists working in fine arts and fine crafts can apply to become members of the Torpedo Factory Artists Association, the first step to having a Torpedo Factory studio. The application process begins with online submissions by January 28. More about the jury process →
For details about another opportunity at the Torpedo Factory, the Visiting Artist Program, click here.
Deadline: February 13. The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District invites eligible artists to enter the Bethesda Painting Awards. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and permanent, full-time residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, DC. More about the painting awards →
Deadline: February 22. Paint Annapolis is a five-day juried plein air painting competition held June 8-14, 2015, that brings to Annapolis plein air painters from around the world. Artists are juried in to participate, and a judge awards prizes at the competition. More about Paint Annapolis →
Deadline: March 31. This is an open call for artists to design and execute a mural to cover the exterior of the Torpedo Factory Art Center loading dock. More about the mural →
Deadline: March 2, 2015. The 8th annual open call to the Hamiltonian Artists Fellowship is now open. Advancing the professional development of emerging visual artists, the two-year program serves as a steppingstone for the next generation of contemporary artists in Washington, DC. More about the Hamiltonian Fellowship →
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