Every Tuesday, we gather a variety of artist opportunities around the DC area and beyond. Find one below and enter today — good luck! Click here for recent opportunities posts, and submit your opportunity listing here.
Found objects
Deadline: May 14. MFA (Maryland Federation of Art) invites artists residing in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico to enter its fourth biennial found objects art competition. “The Eye of the Beholder” is held to showcase the works of fine art that have incorporated at least one or more found objects into their presentation. More about the found objects exhibit →
Garden theme
Deadline: June 1. Live An Artful Life® Gallery in The Plains, VA invites artists who create 2 dimensional original artwork to participate in our Garden Party exhibit and sale. Accepted entries will relate to the theme. Think: flowers, gardens, single flowers, arbors, garden tools, anything that can happen in the garden. More about the garden exhibit →
Virginia watercolorists
Deadline: June 6. The Central Virginia Watercolor Guild 2015 Annual Show is scheduled to open on Friday, September 4 at the McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville. This month long juried show is open to Virginia resident artists, 17 years or older. Each artist may submit two original paintings in watercolor or other water media for consideration. More about the watercolor exhibit →
American landscapes
Deadline: June 17. MFA (Maryland Federation of Art) invites all artists residing in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico to enter its 15th annual American Landscapes competition. Any original 2-D or 3-D work depicting a landscape from one of the Americas and following entry guidelines, will be considered. More about the landscape exhibit →
Sustainability art
Deadline: June 30. Art Works For Change is seeking submissions for “Footing the Bill: Art and our Ecological Footprint,” an online exhibition of artwork addressing the urgent need to live sustainably within the Earth’s finite resources. There is no entry fee. More about the sustainability exhibit →
New paintings 2016
Deadline: July 10. The University of Mary Washington Galleries is proud to host the tenth Mid-Atlantic New Painting biennial exhibition! The competition is open to artists 18 years of age and older, living in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Entries must have been completed within two years of the application deadline. More about the painting exhibit →