Artist Opportunities #565

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

Opportunities

Instructors Wanted at The Art League — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: Until filled   The Art League is looking for skilled instructors in all visual arts disciplines. We’re particularly keen to recruit new hires for our sculpture, stained glass, and watercolor departments. Preferred applicants will have a personable and patient disposition, excellent communication skills, and the ability to teach their medium to groups of beginning, intermediate, and/or advanced level students. Class sizes range, depending on enrollment, from around 5 to 30 students. Experience teaching is helpful but not an absolute requirement. To apply, send a cover letter with statement of intent, resumé, and 6-10 tiffs or jpegs of current work to Ariane D’Souza via email at [email protected].

Call for Submissions, American Craft Made – Baltimore

Deadline: August 23   American Craft Made (formerly American Craft Shows) is a series of marketplace events produced by the American Craft Council, a national nonprofit dedicated to supporting craft and its artists. Now in its 45th year, the Baltimore marketplace is our flagship show and takes place at the impressive Baltimore Convention Center in Maryland, attracting artists, buyers, and craft appreciators from across the United States. For more information, click here.

Call for Proposals, Salisbury University Art Galleries – Salisbury, Maryland

Deadline: August 27   SU Art Galleries seeking proposals for curated exhibits as well as proposals by artists. Solo shows as well as group show proposals will be considered. Special preference will be given to all emerging regional* artists and curators, as well as all unrepresented artists, so if you identify this way please indicate that in your application. If you are not already familiar with us and our spaces, please spend some time getting to know us before submitting your application. Learn more here.

Call for Proposals, Dumbarton House – D.C.

Deadline: August 31   The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA), founded in 1891, is a women’s organization with a mission to actively promote national heritage through historic preservation, patriotic service, and educational projects. In an effort to engage with the local arts community once again, the NSCDA invites artists of the DC region to submit design proposals for a public artwork created for the grounds of Dumbarton House. The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 and 2021 has had a profound effect on many of our lives. We would like to recognize and pay tribute in some small way to this year of difficulty and loss, as well to the many acts of kindness, sacrifice, and humanity witnessed throughout the global community. Artists (emerging and established) who live or work in Washington, DC or within 20 miles of the city are invited to submit a proposal. For more information, click here.

Call for Submissions – A Fence Around the Torah: Safety and Unsafety in Jewish Life — Baltimore

Deadline: September 5   The Jewish Museum of Maryland (JMM) invites submissions of artwork for its upcoming exhibit, A Fence Around the Torah: Safety and Unsafety in Jewish Life, an artist-curated exhibit exploring safety and exclusion in Jewish communities on display in JMM’s Samson, Rossetta and Sadie B. Feldman Gallery from November 21, 2021 to February 13, 2022. Preference will be given to artists who indicate in their submission that they are interested and willing to participate in an artist talk, interview, or lead a community workshop. Learn more here.

Glen Echo Park Partnership Gallery Request for Proposals 2022 – Glenn Echo, Maryland

Deadline: September 6   The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture requests proposals from individuals, groups of artists or curators to present exhibitions in the Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery and Park View Gallery venues at Glen Echo Park for the calendar year 2022. For more information, click here.

Call for Entries, The American Pharmacists Association Art Contests

Deadline: September 30   The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation is hosting an art contest and invites you to submit your entry for consideration. The selected artist will receive a $7,500 commission to capture in a painted art piece pharmacists’ and pharmacy teams’ engagement within various COVID-19 response activities across the health care system and within communities. The final piece will be framed and installed at the APhA Headquarters Building, home of America’s pharmacists, on the national mall in Washington, DC. For more information, click here.

Re-runs: These were previously posted, but it’s not too late to enter!

Call for Entries, Art Howard County 2021 Biennial Exhibition — Howard County, MD

Deadline: August 22   Art Howard County is a multi-media juried exhibit showcasing the impressive depth of artistic talent right here in our community. Visual artists, 18 years and older, who live, work or study in Howard County are eligible to apply. The exhibit will be on display from October 16 – November 27, 2021 and is currently accepting applications. For more information, click here.

Call for Entry, The 2021 Athenaeum Open ART OPTIMISM Focus on Climate Change/Sustainability — Alexandria

Deadline: August 25:  The Athenaeum Gallery invites DC, Virginia, and Maryland artists to explore concepts related to climate change. We are looking for a wide variety of topics and perspectives, but all work accepted into the exhibition will have a common leitmotif: optimism for improving our footprint on the planet. Works will inspire rather than threaten, celebrate rather than scare, and explore new materials and techniques that help present a positive message about climate change and productive ways we can meet the associated challenges.  Click here to learn more.

Call For Entries, Athenaeum Gallery – Alexandria, VA

Deadline: August 25   Artists who live or work in Virginia, Maryland, or the District of Columbia may submit a proposal for a solo show.  A group of artists who live or work in the area may submit a proposal for a group show.  A curator, living or working anywhere, may submit a proposal for a show featuring works by artists living or working in this area. For more information, click here.

Call for Artists, Essex Gateway Sculpture Artwork — Essex, MD

Deadline: August 29  Any and all Maryland artists are invited to submit work for the new Essex Gateway Sculpture, a public outdoor display featured at the entrance to the new Essex Gateway Park. This sculpture will be viewed by over 30,000 people who drive through Essex daily, and it will be the centerpiece to the new public space. The chosen work will be displayed in the four panels of the sculpture. All works submitted will be exhibited in a curated show and press event at the Heritage Society of Essex and Middle River. Click here for more information.

Call for Entry, In Pursuit III: d’Arts Annual Juried Virginia College & University Student Art Exhibition

Deadline: August 29   In Pursuit is an open medium exhibition of original and unique 2D and 3D artworks from Virginia College and University Art Students. This exhibition will feature work in a variety of styles. This exhibition is open to ONLY Virginia College or University art students currently enrolled in the art program at their college or university. For more information, click here. There is also an opportunity for one student to have a solo show. This opportunity is open to seniors needing to fulfill their senior show requirements. Contact [email protected] to submit.

Call for Entries, Watercolor Expressions Juried Exhibit — Martinsburg, WV

Deadline: August 30    The Berkeley Arts Council (BAC) announces Watercolor Expressions, a national juried exhibit, to be displayed at the Berkeley Art Works in Martinsburg, WV from October 13 through November 13, 2021. The exhibit is open to all artists throughout the continental United States, over the age of 18, working in any watercolor medium or technique, in 2- or 3-dimensions. Mixed media where watercolor is the primary medium is also welcome. The theme for the exhibit is open. For more information, click here.

Call for Entry, Made in VA — Virginia Beach, VA

Deadline: August 30   The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) continues its tradition of celebrating regional artists through their annual juried exhibition, Made in VA (formerly New Waves). All artistic mediums made between the years of 2018-2021 are accepted for review. Open to artists residing in Virginia. For more information, click here.

Call for Artists, Predictions for the Buoyant Oracle – Reston, VA

Deadline: August 31   The Buoyant Oracle, a collaboration between artist Sue Wrbican and Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art, is an interactive art project with a goal of bringing attention to other women artists while allowing for deeper community engagement. This open call is specifically for women and female identifying artists living in DC, Maryland, or Virginia. Selected works will be presented in various ways beginning in September 2021 through September 2022. Each artist will be paid $150 to generate an artwork image and prediction. For more information, click here.

Call for Entry, Outdoor Exhibit, Washington Print Foundation — DC

Deadline: September 1   Are you an artist living in the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia? The Washington Print Foundation is seeking works by local artists to be part of an outdoor art exhibit in Georgetown. Selected works will be printed on banners that will compose the exhibition. For more information, click here.

Call for Submissions, Looking Forward Juried Exhibition – New York

Deadline: September 9 This is an open call for artworks that “look forward.” Although selection will not be based on age, we particularly welcome artists over the age of 60 but are happy to accept submissions from any artist over 18 in the USA. Learn more about the exhibit, and how to apply, here.

Call for Entries, 13th Annual Claude Moore Park Photo Expo – Sterling, VA

Deadline: September 10   The Friends of Claude Moore Park (FCMP) invite you to participate in the 13^th Annual FCMP Photography Expo Natural Spaces and Old Places to be held on September 18, 2021. Photographers of all levels and ages are encouraged to enter their favorite photos into the juried competition in seven categories: Roots and Buds, Wild Creatures, A Bug’s Life, Winged Wonders, Natural Landscapes, History and Heritage, and Farm Life. Learn more and enter here.

Call for Submissions, 2021 Fall Salon, Target Gallery – Alexandria, VA

Deadline: September 17   Target Gallery introduces a new art sale this year to support affordable art buying for art lovers and collectors. For this special exhibition, we will have up to 75 original artworks for sale by artists local to greater DC metropolitan region in Target Gallery. Each piece will be priced no more than $1,000. There is no theme to this exhibition, instead Target Gallery will have 3 guest jurors who will curate the selection based on aesthetic quality. The goal for this exhibition is to encourage art buyers to support local art. Seventy-percent of sales proceeds go directly to the artists while the rest will go to support exhibitions and programs at the Torpedo Factory Art Center. Artwork will be displayed salon style in the gallery, to give the feeling of an art fair and allow for more work to be displayed in the space. Link to guidelines and to apply here.

Open Call, Artist’s Multiples — D.C.

Deadline: September 18   But, also, an artist-run business that sells artist-made products, is excited to announce a call for artist’s multiples just in time for the holiday season. We’re looking for anything of which you can make a series of limited edition multiples. Sure, these can be 2D prints but we challenge you to get a little weirder. They can be handmade or they can be commercially printed. For more information and to apply, click here.

Call for Proposals, Howard County Arts Council — Ellicott City, MD

Deadline: October 1   Want your work considered for future exhibits in our galleries? Submit our General Exhibit application today! Artists, ages 18 and older, working in all media and styles including time-based and installation artists, are encouraged to apply either individually or as a group. We also welcome proposals from curators and arts organizations. Learn more here.

Call for Submissions, Reimagining Drawing $100K Challenge – New York

Deadline: October 11   Mental Canvas, Inc. is a software technology company whose unique platform has reimagined drawing for the digital age by enabling creations that can be experienced outside the confines of a page or a single moment in time. Mental Canvas picks up where pen and paper leave off, taking drawing to a place it’s never been. Now, we’re calling on creatives to join us in redefining what it means to draw. With $100K in prizes and 18 winners, we’re looking for the most impressive and imaginative scenes created with Mental Canvas Draw™. The Challenge runs to October 11, 2021. There will be mini challenges for cash prizes throughout the duration of the contest. For more information, click here.

Call for Entry, Portraits Project, The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C. — D.C.

Deadline: November 2   The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC (GMCW) is seeking artwork to be used as part of the PORTRAITS project to be premiered in June 2024. PORTRAITS will represent through visual art, music, and dance, the spectrum of sexual, gender, racial, ethnic, and cultural identities. Paintings, drawings, and photographs are welcome. The artworks may be a portrait, or a scene depicting an aspect of the human experience, including identity expression and historical references specific to the LGBTQ+ community. Selected artworks will be used as projections as part of a live performance, brought to life aurally by music, and visually by GMCW’s 17th Street Dance ensemble to be presented in June 2024. Learn more here.

Ongoing: These opportunities have rolling deadlines.

Call for Art, Links Bridge Vineyards—Thurmont, MD

Links Bridge Vineyards, a small artisan style winery located just outside of Frederick, Maryland, is looking to feature the artwork of various artists on the walls of their tasting barn for two weeks at a time. To learn more, call Joan Cartier 301-602-5733 or email her at [email protected].

Pyramid Atlantic Workshop Proposals – Hyattsville, MD

Pyramid Atlantic offers year-round workshops in printmaking, papermaking, book arts, and hybrids thereof. We offer multi-week, daytime, evening, and weekend intensives for adults in our fully equipped studios. As part of a robust and diverse schedule of offerings, we welcome unsolicited workshop proposals, and hope that you will consider applying! Workshop proposal reviews are ongoing, but for best consideration, submit class proposals by the following dates: 1/15 for Summer Workshops; 4/1 for Fall Workshops; 7/1 for Winter Workshops; 10/1 for Spring Workshops. Questions? Email Gretchen, Artistic Director, [email protected]

Call For Stories About Women in the Arts, Maryland State Arts Council

2020 has been dedicated to the Year of the Woman in Maryland. Do you have an inspiring story about vital contributions of women-identifying people who are artists, arts administrators, or cultural workers? Perhaps an exhibition, performance or project featuring women? Share it with the Maryland State Arts Council for potential use in marketing and communications! Send your ideas to [email protected], and include “Year of the Woman” in the subject line. Satff will contact senders whose stories are selected for inclusion in future newsletters, eblasts, or social media postings. Learn more about Maryland’s year of the Woman here.

Call For Artists, Busboys and Poets

Busboys and Poets is looking for submissions from Maryland and Virginia artists as it expands to new locations in both areas. Submissions can include drawings, painting, photography, sculpture, mixed media, assemblage, fiber, quilts, etc. Art images reflecting life in the city, family, portraits, whimsy, abstraction, social uplift and life experiences within diverse cultures are encouraged for submission. For more information, click here.