Every Tuesday, we gather a variety of artist opportunities around the DC area. Find one below and enter today — good luck! Click here for recent opportunities posts, and submit your opportunity listing here.

“A daydream is a meal at which images are eaten. Some of us are gourmets, some gourmands, and a good many take their images precooked out of a can and swallow them down whole, absent-mindedly and with little relish.” — W.H. Auden

3-D artwork

Deadline: February 11, 4:00 pm. Artful Dimensions Gallery in Fredericksburg, VA invites artists to submit to their April show, “Dimensional Expressions.” All 3-D media are eligible. More about the exhibit →

Waverly Street

The Waverly Street Gallery, a cooperative gallery in downtown Bethesda since 1993, is accepting applications for membership from artists in various media. A gallery committee will be interviewing for prospective new members in the beginning of March.
For information and instructions on how to apply, please visit their website.

Summer exhibit at Target Gallery

Deadline: March 9. This call is open to all artists from North America working in all visual media. The selected artist or group will receive a solo exhibition at the Target Gallery from July 25 – August 30, 2015, as well as a stipend and an exhibition catalog. A panel of independent arts professionals will review submissions and select the final proposal. Our jurors this year are John James Anderson, Amy Boone-McCreesh, and Alex Goldstein. More about exhibiting at Target Gallery →

2016 Solo Exhibits

Deadline: March 25. VisArts in Rockville, MD invites artists working in all media to apply for 2016 Solo Exhibitions in the Gibbs Street Gallery and Common Ground Gallery. More about exhibiting at VisArts →

Art @ the Park

Deadline: April 10 (early bird April 4). Art @ the Park 2015 is a regional festival (Mid-Atlantic Region) located in Annapolis MD in the magnificent setting of Quiet Waters Park. It features original art work from exhibitors throughout the region and includes musical performances, children’s activities, eclectic food, wine and beer. More about exhibiting at the festival →

Smithfield Arts Festival

Deadline: April 10. The Smithfield (Virginia) Fall Festival of the Arts is a juried outdoor fine art show featuring accomplished travelling artists from throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. There will be live entertainment throughout the day on an adjacent stage. The show has openings for more than 80 artists in the first year, and room for expansion in the future. We welcome artists working in Ceramics, Drawing, Fiber/Leather, Glass, Jewelry, Metal, Painting, Photography, Wood, and other media. Prizes include $1,000 for Best in Show, and $200 prizes for first place in each category. More about the festival →

Bethany Beach Boardwalk

Deadline: May 1. The 37th Bethany Beach Boardwalk Arts Festival will be held Saturday, September 12. Entry is open to artists 18 and over. More about the festival →