Artist Opportunities #581

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 Artists, (GSA) Art in Architecture Program — D.C.

Deadline: December 17  The General Services Administration (GSA) Art in Architecture Program commissions American artists (citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents or Permanent Workers of the United States) to create publicly scaled and permanently installed artworks for Federal buildings nationwide. GSA announces an opportunity for a federal art commission in conjunction with the new construction of the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) headquarters building in Washington, D.C. at the St Elizabeths – West Campus located in SE Washington, DC. Learn more on how to apply, as well as joining the National Artist Registry, click here.

Graphic Design Coordinator Wanted, Brentwood Arts Exchange — Brentwood, MD

Deadline: December 17   Brentwood Arts Exchange is seeking a graphic design candidate to join our unique and creative workplace. This position is primarily responsible for designing digital and printed marketing materials such as exhibition promo cards, music flyers, newsletter images, social media images, and other collateral designated by the marketing team. The graphic designer will also serve as front desk staff, providing customer service and administrative support to management, and performing other duties as assigned. Click here for more information.

Call for Artists, Large Scale Art Reproduction for Showplace Arena — Upper Marlboro, MD

Deadline: December 31    We are seeking artwork entries from artists that will be re-printed to a 4 x 6-foot full color reproduction to be displayed at The Showplace Arena for a period of 1 year. This call is open to all artists in the District/Maryland/Virginia Area who are 18 years of age or older. All art media is welcome for submission; however, the selected works must be ones that a large-scale re-sizing would be most beneficial for. For more information, click here.

Screen Printing Associate Wanted, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center — Hyattsville, MD

Deadline: January 3  In exchange for volunteering 12 hours a month for Pyramid Atlantic (10 onsite, 2 offsite), the screen print associate will have 24-hour access to studios and equipment and receive a 40% discount on most workshops. The screen print associate also has the opportunity to teach classes, collaborate with resident artists, and sell artwork in the Pyramid Atlantic shop. For more information, click here.

Call for Entries, Fourth LaGrange Southeast Regional — LaGrange, Georgia

Deadline: January 6   The LaGrange Art Museum and the Lamar Dodd Art Center of LaGrange College announce a call to artists for the Fourth LaGrange Southeast Regional – a biannual juried competition open to artists over 18 years of age who live in the Southeastern United States.  The categories are painting, prints, drawings, ceramics, sculpture, photography, and mixed media.  Learn more and apply here.

Request for Qualifications for Public Art, 11th Street Bridge Park Commissions — D.C.

Deadline: January 6    Artists or artist teams are invited to submit qualifications to be considered to participate in the design phase for the four public art opportunities described below. Artists will be asked in the application for which opportunity they are applying. Artists may apply to more than one opportunity, but it is not required. If you would like to apply to multiple opportunities, you will need to submit a separate application for each. Artists/artist teams applying for any of these opportunities can be located anywhere in the country but must have a team member with a connection to the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) area. For more information, click here.

Call for Entry, McLean Project for the Arts Spring 2022 Exhibitions — McLean, VA

Deadline: January 7  McLean Project for the Arts is seeking solo exhibition proposals for the Spring of 2022. Contemporary living artists working in the Mid-Atlantic Region are invited to submit exhibition or project proposals to be on display in the Emerson and Atrium Galleries. The dates for the exhibitions will be from April 14 – June 11, 2022. For more information, Click here.

Call for Entries, Near and Far Photography Exhibit, Falls Church Arts — Falls Church, VA

Deadline: January 9   Some photographers find inspiration from people and places in their far-away travels, and others find it in their own backyards. Macro photography, with its close-up, minute details, calls to some photographers, while others delight in distant, expansive vistas. And some find depth of expression through determining depth of field. Wherever you fall on the Near and Far photography spectrum, this show is for you. For details, click here.

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

Keyholder Residency Spring/Summer 2022, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center — Hyattsville, MD

Deadline: December 18   Pyramid Atlantic Art Center’s Keyholder Residency is a competitive opportunity for emerging to mid-career artists who want to have unlimited access to the studios in exchange for working 4 hours a week for Pyramid Atlantic. The residency is awarded to artists who hope to gain more knowledge and improve their skills in the printmaking, papermaking, or book arts studios. Two artists are selected twice a year by the Pyramid Atlantic artistic staff. Keyholders work in a productive community atmosphere alongside other artists and are expected to abide by all studio policies. Learn more here.

Call for Entry, New Photography III: National Juried Exhibition – Easton, MD

Deadline: January 2   The Academy Art Museum’s open call invites photographers at any stage of their career to submit a cohesive body of work comprising of five images, made between 2019 and 2021. The exhibition seeks to showcase the most compelling and relevant work made by photographers all over the US. The juror will select between 13 – 15 artists for the exhibition. Click here for more information.

Call for Art, Adorned: Inspired by Fabric and Fashion, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center – Salmons, MD

Deadline: January 2   Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center invites emerging and established artists to submit original artworks to the juried exhibition ‘Adorned: Inspired by Fabric and Fashion’. This is a national juried exhibition. All media and performance welcome; small to large-scale works; cash awards. For more information, click here.

2022 Open Call for Solo Exhibition, Target Gallery – Alexandria, VA

Deadline: January 2   Target Gallery invites regional artists living in the D.C., Maryland, or Virginia to apply for an open call for proposals for a solo exhibition for the summer of 2022. The individual with the chosen proposal will receive an exhibition at Target Gallery from April 23 – July 17, 2022, as well as a virtual online catalog. The artist will also receive a $2000 stipend as well as $100 for an artist talk and additional programming throughout the exhibition. For more information, click here.

Open Call for Exhibition Proposals, Second Street Gallery – Charlottesville, VA

Deadline: January 3, 2022   Second Street Gallery is now accepting proposals for solo/group exhibitions for Season 49 (2022-2023). The gallery welcomes proposals for consideration in works of all media – drawings, prints, photography, paintings, sculptures, installations, videos, sound, performance, and interdisciplinary projects. Exhibition proposals must represent living artists, who may be of both emerging and established reputations. For more information, click here.

New Photography III: National Juried Exhibition – Easton, MD

Deadline: January 5   The Academy Museum’s acclaimed national juried photography exhibition returns in its third year with artist, publisher and editor Kris Graves as juror. The open call invites photographers at any stage of their career to submit a cohesive body of work comprising of five images, made between 2019 and 2021. The exhibition seeks to showcase the most compelling and relevant work made by photographers all over the US. For more information, click here.

New Photography III: National Juried Exhibition, Academy Art Museum – Eaton, Maryland

Deadline: January 5 The Academy Art Museum’s acclaimed national juried photography exhibition returns in its third year with artist, publisher, and editor Kris Graves as juror. The open call invites photographers at any stage of their career to submit a cohesive body of work comprising of five images, made between 2019 and 2021. The exhibition seeks to showcase the most compelling and relevant work made by photographers all over the US. The juror will select between 13 – 15 artists for the exhibition. Click here for more information.

Call for Proposals, Spring Solos 2022, McLean Project for the Arts – McLean, VA

Deadline: January 7   McLean Project for the Arts is seeking solo exhibition proposals for the Spring of 2022. Contemporary living artists working in the Mid-Atlantic Region are invited to submit exhibition or project proposals to be on display in the Emerson and Atrium Galleries. The dates for the exhibitions will be from April 14 – June 11, 2022. For more information, Click here.

2022 International Krappy Kamera Competition – New York

Deadline: January 10   Soho Photo Gallery (SPG) is pleased to announce the 24th Annual International Krappy Kamera Competition.  SPG is New York City’s longest running co-operative photography gallery. All selected photographs will be exhibited from March 2 – 20, 2022 in the gallery and permanently on the SPG website. Learn more here.

Call for Entries, 33rd National Drawing & Print Competitive Exhibition – Baltimore

Deadline: January 14   Gormley Gallery invites entries for the annual National Drawing & Print Competitive Exhibition, juried this year by Joy Davis, Director and Curator of Waller Gallery in Baltimore. A minimum of $1,500 is available in purchase prize money. Drawings and prints (not photography) in any medium up to 60 inches high (with frame) are eligible with no limitations as to color, surface, or materials. To enter, click here.

Call for Entry, Contemporary Color, Site:Brooklyn – New York

Deadline: January 24   Color is among the most significant phenomena of both the natural and human world: it bears on our biology and survival, shapes our attitudes towards what we eat and drink, suffuses religious and political movements, and not least, goes to the very core of our artistic sensibilities. Color generates attraction and opposition, it marks, classifies, and symbolizes. It is an integral part of our shared visual language, extending to the beginning of art history. Site:Brooklyn invites artists, working across all mediums and methods, to submit work that centers, questions, analyzes, or makes use of color in their practice. For more information, click here.

Call for Entry, Self-Expression and Speech/Language Disorders Virtual Art Exhibition – College Park, MD

Deadline: January 24   This exhibit encourages those who identify with having speech, language, or related disorders to submit artworks that express what their disorder means to them. Co-survivors may also contribute or submit artwork. What do you want others to know about your speech/language disorder? How does it impact your everyday life? If you have the choice to completely get rid of your disorder, would you? You may consider the topic from several different lenses: personal, social, realistic, abstract, and more. This is a virtual exhibition, only photographs of artwork will be necessary. This exhibition will be part of University of Maryland’s Arts Fest. Website will be available from May 2022 onwards for anyone who wants to visit it. Learn more here.

Call for Entry, Wharton Esherick Museum 28th Annual Juried Woodworking Exhibition – Malvern, PA

Deadline: February 4   As the Wharton Esherick Museum celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2022, we’re reflecting on how we’ve shared and interpreted Esherick’s remarkable self-portrait for thousands of people over half a century. In turn, we invite you to share innovative works of art, craft, and design that represent a self-portrait; wood must be part of your entry, but it doesn’t have to be the only material used. For more information, click here.

The Chelsea International Photography Competition – NYC

Deadline: February 15   The Competition is an ideal way to exhibit your talent to a wider international audience. With a distinguished panel of jurors and more than $55,000 in valuable prizes, it is open to photographers from around the world at any stage of their careers. To learn more and enter, click here.

Studio Internship Summer 2022, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center — Hyattsville, MD

Deadline: February 18, 2022   Pyramid Atlantic offers internship opportunities for enthusiastic, engaged, and serious-minded college or post-college artists. Our interns assist resident artists, renters, artistic staff, with printmaking, papermaking, and book arts projects, and in outreach education programs. In addition to hands-on experience with artistic projects, interns gain an understanding of the day-to-day operation of a non-profit art center and gallery. For the Summer 2022 season, Pyramid will accept two interns for this program. Click here to apply.

Call for Artists, The Delaware Contemporary’s Artist Registry – Wilmington, DE

Deadline: August 1, 2022   The Delaware Contemporary’s Artist Registry promotes working artists of our region through exhibitions, residencies, and commissioned projects. The Artist Registry is available to artists within a 250 mile radius of Wilmington, DE and will be the tool by which The Delaware Contemporary will collect, review and select artists for juried and curated exhibitions and projects. By submitting an application for the Artist’s Registry, The Delaware Contemporary will have access to an artist portfolio for the 2021 – 2022 season. During each season, artist portfolios will be regularly reviewed for upcoming opportunities including exhibitions, programs, and special events, as well as selected to be highlighted on the museum’s social media platforms. 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.