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

 

Call for Entries, Strokes of Genius | The Best of Drawing

Deadline: May 16   We are pleased to announce the call for entries for Strokes of Genius | The Best of Drawing! Win prizes and publication by entering this exciting drawing competition, brought to you by Artists Network and Artists Magazine. Strokes of Genius 15 | The Best of Drawing is our only drawing-specific competition and your opportunity to be recognized as the best of the best in contemporary drawing! For more information, click here.

 

The Hopper Prize

Deadline: May 16   The Hopper Prize is accepting entries for Spring 2023 artist grants. We are offering 2 grants of $3,500 and 4 grants of $1,000. Jurors: Emily Edwards, Assistant Curator, Dallas Contemporary and Inês Costa, Curator, Focal Point Gallery, Southend-on-Sea. 30 artists will be selected for a shortlist. Additional exposure available through online publication and Instagram reaching an audience over 75k.

 

Call for Art, Masters of Wildlife Art 2023

Deadline: May 20   Submit your best artwork of wild animals. All species of wild animals are welcome from the jungle to savanna to city. We’re looking for art of the wild open sea, sky, and land. Surprise and amaze us! CATEGORIES:Digital Art, Drawing and Pastels, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture. For more information, click here.

 

Call for Entries, Art Club of Washington 2024 Exhibits — D.C.

Deadlines: June 2 (Early Bird); June 16 (Application fee increases $10)    The Arts Club of Washington is pleased to announce our continued support for the visual arts with the Call for Entries for 2024. Exhibitions are scheduled monthly, providing opportunities for artists to display their works, allowing the Arts Club to present a variety of art and artists to gallery visitors. For more information, click here.

 

Call for Submissions, MPAArtfest — McLean , Virginia

Deadline: June 17 (early-bird discount for entries received before May 20)   McLean Project for the Arts currently seeks submissions for the 17^th Annual MPAartfest, a one-day juried fine art and craft show and sale featuring the work of more than 40 local and regional visual artists. This year’s festival will take place on Sunday, October 1, from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm in McLean Central Park. Artists retain 100 percent of in-park sales. For more information, click here.

 

Call for Entry, Strokes of Genius | The Best of Drawing

Deadline: June 20   We are pleased to announce the call for entries for Strokes of Genius | The Best of Drawing! Win prizes and publication by entering this exciting drawing competition, brought to you by Artists Network and Artists Magazine. Strokes of Genius 15 | The Best of Drawing is our only drawing-specific competition and your opportunity to be recognized as the best of the best in contemporary drawing! For more information, click here.

 

Teaching Artists Wanted, Howard County Arts Council — Howard County, MD

Deadline: July 1    Howard County Arts Council is seeking applicants for teaching artist positions for the Fall 2023 class session, which will run from September 16 to November 17. Qualified individuals are invited to submit proposals for youth and/or adult classes or workshops in any performing or visual arts discipline. For more information, click here.

 

Call for Entry, July 2023 Open Exhibit, The Art League — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: June 1   Exhibiting Artist membership to The Art League gallery provides artists with the continual opportunity to have their work judged by esteemed local arts professionals, and to compete to exhibit their work in one of Washington’s largest art galleries. Open Exhibits at the League are not limited by theme, medium, process, or content. July’s exhibit will be juried by Sarah Mari Shaboyan. For more information, click here.

 

Call for Entry, Table Top 2023, The Art League — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: June 1   Open to both Art League exhibiting members and non-members.  This exhibit will showcase the artistry of various functional wares associated with the table. Mediums that will be accepted include ceramic, metal, fiber, wood, and glass. For more information, click here.

 

Call for Entry, emBody Exhibit 2023, The Art League — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: July 1   Exhibiting Artist membership to The Art League gallery provides artists with the continual opportunity to have their work judged by esteemed local arts professionals, and to compete to exhibit their work in one of Washington’s largest art galleries. emBODY, our themed exhibit for August, seeks artwork with an emphasis on the body, face, and gesture. Works may be a traditional or unexpected interpretation of the portrait genre, from self-portraits to abstract figurative work. For more information, click here.

 

Call for Entry, Artists Magazine 40th Annual Art Competition

Deadline: July 18   The Artists Magazine 40th Annual Art Competition honors work from outstanding artists working in a variety of art media. Enter to win more than $20,000 in cash prizes. This year’s Grand Prize Award is $3,000 and the winning artwork will be featured on the cover of the Jan/Feb 2024 issue Artists Magazine! For more information, click here.

 

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

 

Call for Entry, 2nd Annual Artists to Watch Competition, Artists Magazine

Deadline: May 2    Announcing the call for entries to the 2nd Annual Artists to Watch competition. Whether you are a student, a recent graduate or an older artist newly focused on your art-making, this competition is an opportunity to shine a spotlight on your work! For more information, click here.

 

Call for Editorial Photography, Metalsmith Magazine 

Deadline: May 15    Metalsmith magazine invites submissions to a juried call for photography. We are seeking creatively styled images of artist-made jewelry, adornment, and metalsmithing in all forms and materials that tell a story and present works outside of the typical white background. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entries, The Hopper Prize 

Deadline: May 23   The Hopper Prize is accepting entries for Spring 2023 artist grants. We are offering 2 grants of $3,500 and 4 grants of $1,000 ($11,000 USD total prize money). 30 artists will be selected for a shortlist. Additional exposure is available via our online Journal and Instagram feed reaching 74k. For more information, click here. 

 

Call to Paper Artist, Paperworks 2023 International Juried Competition (Virtual) 

Deadline: May 24    B.J. Spoke Gallery in Huntington, New York, invites artists who use paper as their primary medium to enter the Paperworks 2023 competition. Works made on paper, of paper or about paper: cut paper, folded paper, woven paper, glued paper, drawings, paintings, pastels, printmaking, photographs, paper sculpture, 3D, bound books, collage, mixed media, video, and installation are eligible. For more information, click here. 

 

Call to artists, $1,000 Evolution Grant, Art Fluent

Deadline: June 2     Art Fluent’s grant cycle is now open to individual artists through an international open call. The Evolution Grant will provide unrestricted funding to an individual artist with recognized artistic excellence in fine art media and a demonstrated commitment to their art. $1,000 to one visual artist each grant cycle. Unrestricted funds applied toward any expense to enhance the artist’s ability to create work. For more information, click here. 

 

Glen Echo Park Partnership 2024 Call for Exhibition Proposals — Glen Echo, MD 

Deadline: June 5    The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture requests exhibition proposals from artists for the Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery, and Park View Gallery at Glen Echo Park for the calendar year 2024. The mission of the Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries is to showcase the work of diverse artists, including resident artists at Glen Echo Park and artists from the greater Washington, D.C. area. We aim to exhibit quality art by artists who represent a broad spectrum of our region, with diverse backgrounds, and working in a wide range of artistic media. Our exhibitions attract visitors from across the region and bring new audiences to Glen Echo Park. For more information, click here. 

 

Call to Artists, The Art League July 2023 Open Exhibit – Alexandria, VA

Deadline: July 1    Exhibiting Artist membership to The Art League gallery provides artists with the continual opportunity to have their work judged by esteemed local arts professionals, and to compete to exhibit their work in one of Washington’s largest art galleries. Open exhibits are not limited by theme, medium, process, or content. Exhibiting artist members may enter current work made within the last five years. For more information, click here.

 

Foundation Arts Festival 2023 — Loveladies, NJ 

Deadline: July 8   The Foundation Art Festival (FAF 2023) is a juried Makers retail show, curated by our Arts & Exhibition Committee. We are looking for artists who create handmade, original work. Seasoned or new artisans that create unique, high quality handmade products are encouraged to apply. However, we are open to products that are designed by the artist & produced in small quantities within the continental U.S. All mediums are welcome. For more information, click here.  

 

Call to Artists, F. Scott Fitzgerald Art Poster Contest 2023 — Rockville, MD 

Deadline: June 24    Maryland, D.C., and Virginia artists are invited to submit a poster design for the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival Poster Contest. An exhibition will be held for the winner and finalists at the F. Scott Literary Festival to be held in Rockville on Saturday, October 21, 2023. An honorarium/award of $1000 will be awarded to the winner; 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded $100 each. Each winner will receive a free ticket to the festival. NFor more information, click here. 

 

Prince George’s Arts & Humanities Council Announces Grants for Maryland Artists — Prince George’s County, MD 

Deadline: June 30    The Grants for Artists program provides financial support accompanied by recommended, MSAC-supported professional development offerings tailored to meet the needs of artists working in various genres and media. For more information, click here. 

 

Black Art Today Scholarship for Graduating High School Students 

Deadline: June 30    The Black Art Today Foundation will award two $1,000 scholarships to two graduating high school students. Applicants must be residents of Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Montgomery County, or Prince George’s County. Applicants must be pursuing an undergraduate degree in the visual, performing, or literary arts including music, dance, theatre, or other performing arts at an accredited college and/or university in the United States. For more information and to apply, click here. 

 

Call for Entry, Athenaeum Solo or Group Show: 2022-2023 — 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.  

 

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

 

Call for Artists, Beyond the Horizon Landscape Exhibit, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts — Solomons, MD

Deadline: April 30    Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center (Solomons, MD), invites emerging and established artists to submit original artworks to ‘Beyond the Horizon: Explorations of Landscape’, to be on exhibit June 9-August 27, 2023. All media welcome; indoor & outdoor works; cash awards. For more information, click here.

 

Call for Entry, Global Meltdown III, SlowArt Productions — Hudson, NY

Deadline: April 30    We are living in an age of global crisis – of catastrophic MELTDOWN, an environmental, economic, medical, political, and social crisis the proportions of which have never before been seen. Historically, artists have foreseen, described and been inspired by crisis. The subject of this exhibition is every aspect of the GLOBAL MELTDOWN crisis. Entry is open to all artists working in any media. For more information, click here.

 

Call to Artists, Dimensions 2023, The Art League — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: May 1    The Art League’s Dimensions exhibit, June 7 – July 2, seeks to showcase three dimensional work from a variety of media: ceramic, stone, wood, glass, metal, mixed media and beyond. (Ceramic works are not required to be functional.) You don’t have to be a member of the League to enter. For more information click here.

 

Call to Artists, The Art League June 2023 Landscape Exhibit — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: May 1    An exhibiting Artist membership to The Art League gallery provides artists with the continual opportunity to have their work judged by esteemed local arts professionals, and to compete to exhibit their work in one of Washington’s largest art galleries. For our annual Landscape Exhibit we invite League artists to submit works that capture a sense of place. The resulting exhibit is always a diverse and interesting mix of scapes—pastoral scenes, urban vistas, maritime views—in a variety of mediums. Exhibit dates are June 7 – July 2. For more information, click here.

 

Call for Entry, 2nd Annual Artists to Watch Competition, Artists Magazine

Deadline: May 2    Announcing the call for entries to the 2nd Annual Artists to Watch competition. Whether you are a student, a recent graduate or an older artist newly focused on your art-making, this competition is an opportunity to shine a spotlight on your work! For more information, click here.

 

Call to Artists, The Art League July 2023 Open Exhibit – Alexandria, VA

Deadline: July 1    Exhibiting Artist membership to The Art League gallery provides artists with the continual opportunity to have their work judged by esteemed local arts professionals, and to compete to exhibit their work in one of Washington’s largest art galleries. Open exhibits are not limited by theme, medium, process, or content. Exhibiting artist members may enter current work made within the last five years. For more information, click here.

 

 

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

 

Call to Artists, P.L.A.C.E. Grant — Arlington, VA 

Deadline: April 28    This is a competitive grant program that will support community-initiated projects related to Arlington’s history, built environment, and/or cultural heritage that will reinforce the goals of the Arts Commission and enhance Arlington’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.  This grant seeks proposals that are at the intersection of arts, culture and heritage with the goal to provide arts opportunities to communities that have had less access to arts programming, education, and other art services.   Arlington’s historic communities are a critical priority for this funding. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Artists, Trawick Prize 2024 Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards — Bethesda, MD 

Deadline: April 28    The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District invites local artists to submit work to the annual Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards! This juried art competition awards $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in September 2023. For more information, click here.  

 

Call to Artists, National Children’s Museum Artist-in-Residence Program — D.C. 

Deadline: April 30    National Children’s Museum, a Congressionally designated institution with a mission to inspire children to care about and change the world through science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) initiatives, is now accepting applications from emerging and professional artists interested in continuing the institution’s Artist-in-Residence program. Generously funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the program will take place over one year, from June 2023 to June 2024. The Museum seeks to partner with a Washington, DC-based artist to facilitate arts programming for children, families, and educators and create a collaborative community-sourced art project for the Museum. For more information, click here. 

 

Call to Artists, S&R Evermay Foundation Washington Award — D.C. 

Deadline: April 30    Since its inception in 2001, S&R Evermay Foundation has supported the work of 80 artists through the Washington Award. The annual Washington Award comprises of two prize categories. The Cash Prize awards four unrestricted grants of $15,000 in each artistic category, providing support to artists at critical moments in their careers to freely develop and pursue their creative ideas. The Fillmore Studios Prize provides twelve months of free studio space usage at The Fillmore School in Georgetown. The Fillmore Studios Prize is available to multiple DC-based artists from August‒July each year. In addition to studio space, artists are provided with opportunities to exhibit, hold open studios, and mentor students. For more information, click here. 

 

Events & Venue Assistant Manager Wanted, Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture — Glen Echo, MD 

Deadline: April 30    Bethesda area arts organization seeks a full-time Events & Venue Assistant Manager. The ideal candidate will have an interest in event management and venue operations, is self-driven, a team player and can work evenings and weekends as event needs dictate. For more information and to apply, click here. 

 

Summer Program and Exhibition Intern (Paid) Wanted, Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture — Glen Echo, MD 

Deadline: April 30    Bethesda-based arts organization seeks a part-time, paid Summer Program and Exhibition Intern. We are looking for a detail-oriented individual to become part of our programs and exhibitions team in support of our annual Labor Day Art Show and other events, public programs and exhibitions. For more information and to apply, click here. 

 

Marketing Assistant Wanted, Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture — Glen Echo, MD 

Deadline: April 30    Bethesda area arts organization seeks a full-time Marketing Assistant to become part of our dynamic and growing team. We are looking for an energetic, talented individual to work closely with the Marketing and Communications Director on all aspects of the organization’s day-to-day promotional and administrative activities and support Park events on site and off site. For more information and to apply, click here. 

 

Call for Editorial Photography, Metalsmith Magazine 

Deadline: May 15    Metalsmith magazine invites submissions to a juried call for photography. We are seeking creatively styled images of artist-made jewelry, adornment, and metalsmithing in all forms and materials that tell a story and present works outside of the typical white background. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entries, The Hopper Prize 

Deadline: May 23   The Hopper Prize is accepting entries for Spring 2023 artist grants. We are offering 2 grants of $3,500 and 4 grants of $1,000 ($11,000 USD total prize money). 30 artists will be selected for a shortlist. Additional exposure is available via our online Journal and Instagram feed reaching 74k. For more information, click here. 

 

Call to Paper Artist, Paperworks 2023 International Juried Competition (Virtual) 

Deadline: May 24    B.J. Spoke Gallery in Huntington, New York, invites artists who use paper as their primary medium to enter the Paperworks 2023 competition. Works made on paper, of paper or about paper: cut paper, folded paper, woven paper, glued paper, drawings, paintings, pastels, printmaking, photographs, paper sculpture, 3D, bound books, collage, mixed media, video, and installation are eligible. For more information, click here. 

 

Call to artists, $1,000 Evolution Grant, Art Fluent

Deadline: June 2     Art Fluent’s grant cycle is now open to individual artists through an international open call. The Evolution Grant will provide unrestricted funding to an individual artist with recognized artistic excellence in fine art media and a demonstrated commitment to their art. $1,000 to one visual artist each grant cycle. Unrestricted funds applied toward any expense to enhance the artist’s ability to create work. For more information, click here. 

 

Glen Echo Park Partnership 2024 Call for Exhibition Proposals — Glen Echo, MD 

Deadline: June 5    The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture requests exhibition proposals from artists for the Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery, and Park View Gallery at Glen Echo Park for the calendar year 2024. The mission of the Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries is to showcase the work of diverse artists, including resident artists at Glen Echo Park and artists from the greater Washington, D.C. area. We aim to exhibit quality art by artists who represent a broad spectrum of our region, with diverse backgrounds, and working in a wide range of artistic media. Our exhibitions attract visitors from across the region and bring new audiences to Glen Echo Park. For more information, click here. 

 

Foundation Arts Festival 2023 — Loveladies, NJ 

Deadline: July 8   The Foundation Art Festival (FAF 2023) is a juried Makers retail show, curated by our Arts & Exhibition Committee. We are looking for artists who create handmade, original work. Seasoned or new artisans that create unique, high quality handmade products are encouraged to apply. However, we are open to products that are designed by the artist & produced in small quantities within the continental U.S. All mediums are welcome. For more information, click here.  

 

Call to Artists, F. Scott Fitzgerald Art Poster Contest 2023 — Rockville, MD 

Deadline: June 24    Maryland, D.C., and Virginia artists are invited to submit a poster design for the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival Poster Contest. An exhibition will be held for the winner and finalists at the F. Scott Literary Festival to be held in Rockville on Saturday, October 21, 2023. An honorarium/award of $1000 will be awarded to the winner; 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded $100 each. Each winner will receive a free ticket to the festival. NFor more information, click here. 

 

Prince George’s Arts & Humanities Council Announces Grants for Maryland Artists — Prince George’s County, MD 

Deadline: June 30    The Grants for Artists program provides financial support accompanied by recommended, MSAC-supported professional development offerings tailored to meet the needs of artists working in various genres and media. For more information, click here. 

 

Black Art Today Scholarship for Graduating High School Students 

Deadline: June 30    The Black Art Today Foundation will award two $1,000 scholarships to two graduating high school students. Applicants must be residents of Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Montgomery County, or Prince George’s County. Applicants must be pursuing an undergraduate degree in the visual, performing, or literary arts including music, dance, theatre, or other performing arts at an accredited college and/or university in the United States. For more information and to apply, click here. 

 

Call for Entry, Athenaeum Solo or Group Show: 2022-2023 — 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.  

 

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

 

Call to Artists, National Children’s Museum Artist-in-Residence Program — D.C. 

Deadline: April 30    National Children’s Museum, a Congressionally designated institution with a mission to inspire children to care about and change the world through science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) initiatives, is now accepting applications from emerging and professional artists interested in continuing the institution’s Artist-in-Residence program. Generously funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the program will take place over one year, from June 2023 to June 2024. The Museum seeks to partner with a Washington, DC-based artist to facilitate arts programming for children, families, and educators and create a collaborative community-sourced art project for the Museum. For more information, click here. 

 

Call to Artists, S&R Evermay Foundation Washington Award — D.C. 

Deadline: April 30    Since its inception in 2001, S&R Evermay Foundation has supported the work of 80 artists through the Washington Award. The annual Washington Award comprises of two prize categories. The Cash Prize awards four unrestricted grants of $15,000 in each artistic category, providing support to artists at critical moments in their careers to freely develop and pursue their creative ideas. The Fillmore Studios Prize provides twelve months of free studio space usage at The Fillmore School in Georgetown. The Fillmore Studios Prize is available to multiple DC-based artists from August‒July each year. In addition to studio space, artists are provided with opportunities to exhibit, hold open studios, and mentor students. For more information, click here. 

 

Events & Venue Assistant Manager Wanted, Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture — Glen Echo, MD 

Deadline: April 30    Bethesda area arts organization seeks a full-time Events & Venue Assistant Manager. The ideal candidate will have an interest in event management and venue operations, is self-driven, a team player and can work evenings and weekends as event needs dictate. For more information and to apply, click here. 

 

Summer Program and Exhibition Intern (Paid) Wanted, Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture — Glen Echo, MD 

Deadline: April 30    Bethesda-based arts organization seeks a part-time, paid Summer Program and Exhibition Intern. We are looking for a detail-oriented individual to become part of our programs and exhibitions team in support of our annual Labor Day Art Show and other events, public programs and exhibitions. For more information and to apply, click here. 

 

Marketing Assistant Wanted, Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture — Glen Echo, MD 

Deadline: April 30    Bethesda area arts organization seeks a full-time Marketing Assistant to become part of our dynamic and growing team. We are looking for an energetic, talented individual to work closely with the Marketing and Communications Director on all aspects of the organization’s day-to-day promotional and administrative activities and support Park events on site and off site. For more information and to apply, click here. 

 

Call for Editorial Photography, Metalsmith Magazine 

Deadline: May 15    Metalsmith magazine invites submissions to a juried call for photography. We are seeking creatively styled images of artist-made jewelry, adornment, and metalsmithing in all forms and materials that tell a story and present works outside of the typical white background. For more information, click here. 

 

Call to Paper Artist, Paperworks 2023 International Juried Competition (Virtual) 

Deadline: May 24    B.J. Spoke Gallery in Huntington, New York, invites artists who use paper as their primary medium to enter the Paperworks 2023 competition. Works made on paper, of paper or about paper: cut paper, folded paper, woven paper, glued paper, drawings, paintings, pastels, printmaking, photographs, paper sculpture, 3D, bound books, collage, mixed media, video, and installation are eligible. For more information, click here. 

 

Call to Artists, F. Scott Fitzgerald Art Poster Contest 2023 — Rockville, MD 

Deadline: June 24    Maryland, D.C., and Virginia artists are invited to submit a poster design for the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival Poster Contest. An exhibition will be held for the winner and finalists at the F. Scott Literary Festival to be held in Rockville on Saturday, October 21, 2023. An honorarium/award of $1000 will be awarded to the winner; 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded $100 each. Each winner will receive a free ticket to the festival. NFor more information, click here. 

 

Black Art Today Scholarship for Graduating High School Students 

Deadline: June 30    The Black Art Today Foundation will award two $1,000 scholarships to two graduating high school students. Applicants must be residents of Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Montgomery County, or Prince George’s County. Applicants must be pursuing an undergraduate degree in the visual, performing, or literary arts including music, dance, theatre, or other performing arts at an accredited college and/or university in the United States. For more information and to apply, click here. 

 

 

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

 

Call to Artists, P.L.A.C.E. Grant — Arlington, VA 

Deadline: April 28    This is a competitive grant program that will support community-initiated projects related to Arlington’s history, built environment, and/or cultural heritage that will reinforce the goals of the Arts Commission and enhance Arlington’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.  This grant seeks proposals that are at the intersection of arts, culture and heritage with the goal to provide arts opportunities to communities that have had less access to arts programming, education, and other art services.   Arlington’s historic communities are a critical priority for this funding. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Artists, Trawick Prize 2024 Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards — Bethesda, MD 

Deadline: April 28    The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District invites local artists to submit work to the annual Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards! This juried art competition awards $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in September 2023. For more information, click here.  

 

Call for Entries, The Hopper Prize 

Deadline: May 23   The Hopper Prize is accepting entries for Spring 2023 artist grants. We are offering 2 grants of $3,500 and 4 grants of $1,000 ($11,000 USD total prize money). 30 artists will be selected for a shortlist. Additional exposure is available via our online Journal and Instagram feed reaching 74k. For more information, click here. 

 

Call to artists, $1,000 Evolution Grant, Art Fluent

Deadline: June 2     Art Fluent’s grant cycle is now open to individual artists through an international open call. The Evolution Grant will provide unrestricted funding to an individual artist with recognized artistic excellence in fine art media and a demonstrated commitment to their art. $1,000 to one visual artist each grant cycle. Unrestricted funds applied toward any expense to enhance the artist’s ability to create work. For more information, click here. 

 

Glen Echo Park Partnership 2024 Call for Exhibition Proposals — Glen Echo, MD 

Deadline: June 5    The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture requests exhibition proposals from artists for the Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery, and Park View Gallery at Glen Echo Park for the calendar year 2024. The mission of the Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries is to showcase the work of diverse artists, including resident artists at Glen Echo Park and artists from the greater Washington, D.C. area. We aim to exhibit quality art by artists who represent a broad spectrum of our region, with diverse backgrounds, and working in a wide range of artistic media. Our exhibitions attract visitors from across the region and bring new audiences to Glen Echo Park. For more information, click here. 

 

Foundation Arts Festival 2023 — Loveladies, NJ 

Deadline: July 8   The Foundation Art Festival (FAF 2023) is a juried Makers retail show, curated by our Arts & Exhibition Committee. We are looking for artists who create handmade, original work. Seasoned or new artisans that create unique, high quality handmade products are encouraged to apply. However, we are open to products that are designed by the artist & produced in small quantities within the continental U.S. All mediums are welcome. For more information, click here.  

 

Prince George’s Arts & Humanities Council Announces Grants for Maryland Artists — Prince George’s County, MD 

Deadline: June 30    The Grants for Artists program provides financial support accompanied by recommended, MSAC-supported professional development offerings tailored to meet the needs of artists working in various genres and media. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entry, Athenaeum Solo or Group Show: 2022-2023 — 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.  

 

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

 

Call to Artists, 2024 Annual Arts Program Grant Application — Alexandria, VA

Deadline: April 14   For over 30 years, the City of Alexandria has provided arts grants to numerous arts organizations, artists, and service providers to ensure that all residents of Alexandria have access to quality arts experiences in their community. Submissions are now being accepted for the 2024 grant cycle. Learn more here.

 

2023 WJA Cindy Edelstein Jewelry Design Scholarship

Deadline: April 30    The Women’s Jewelry Association established the Cindy Edelstein Jewelry Design Scholarship in memory of one of the jewelry industry’s most beloved and respected members who died suddenly in 2016 of cardiac arrest. Edelstein was a champion of the jewelry design community and especially understood the unique challenges that newcomers to the field faced. For that reason, the scholarship is targeted to emerging fine jewelry designers or artisans, and memorializes her tireless pursuit of educating, mentoring, and coaching these entrepreneurs. For more information, click here.

 

2023 The Radiant Minds Technology Scholarship

Deadline: April 30    To honor our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Women’s Jewelry Association Foundation, Jewelers Mutual(r) Group, and Black in Jewelry Coalition are joining together to offer a business technology scholarship with the goal of attracting new talent and strengthen the industry’s talent pool in technology and business operations roles. The Radiant Minds Technology Scholarship is available to women of color inside and outside the industry who are interested in serving in organizational roles in the jewelry industry that require technological skill sets related to front and back-end development, user experience design and coding. For more information, click here.

 

Call for Entry, New Painting, Site: Brooklyn —Online

Deadline: May 15    New Painting is looking to represent a wide variety of styles and movements, united by unique and unexpected investigations of surface, depth, color, and form. Whether belonging to a distinct tradition, intermingling genres and techniques to create a work that reinvents the old in light of the new, or striving to form a new visual language altogether, Site:Brooklyn aims to bring together the most exciting work in contemporary painting. Learn more here.

 

Call to Artists, The Art of Collage, Second Street Gallery — Charlottesville, VA

Deadline: June 1    Second Street Gallery is currently accepting submissions for a group exhibition, The Art of Collage, to be held in the Main Gallery of Second Street Gallery from June 7 to July 19, 2024. The exhibition will be curated by Second Street Gallery’s Executive Director and Chief Curator, Kristen Chiacchia. For more information, click here.

 

Call to Artists, The Grand Exhibition: An open art competition: Embodying Masonic Values-2023 — Philadelphia

Deadline: August 10    An open art competition is sponsored by the Masonic Library & Museum of Pennsylvania. All artwork entries must display a visual interpretation of some aspect of Freemasonry in Pennsylvania, whether it be philosopohical, historical, scientific, social, fraternal, charitable, architectural, etc. Selected artwork will be exhibited in the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia. For more information, click here.

 

 

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

 

Call for Entry, Works on Paper 2023 — Loveladies, NJ 

Deadline: March 31    Works on Paper 2023 is the 25th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Works on Paper can include but is not limited to Drawing, Painting on Paper, hand pulled Prints, Photographic Prints, Digital Works on Paper, and Paper constructions that can be wall hung. The Juror will select 65 artworks to be on display in our spacious Gallery. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entries, “I Voted” Sticker Contest for Youth City of Hyattsville — Hyattsville, MD 

Deadline: April 1    Get your art on a sticker and win a gift card by giving us your best “I Voted” sticker design! One winner each will be chosen for the elementary, middle, and high school age ranges. Winning stickers will be handed out to voters on Election Day and winners will also receive a $100 gift card to Target! For more information, click here. 

 

Opening for Chief Executive Officer, International Arts & Artists — Washington, D.C. 

Deadline: April 1    International Arts & Artist’s Board of Trustees is immediately seeking a dynamic, skilled, experienced leader to become IA&A’s next President and Chief Executive Officer. For more information, click here.  

 

Call to Artists, Denbo Fellowship Summer 2023 — Hyattsville, MD 

Deadline: April 7    The Denbo Fellowship is designed to offer artists, from a range of artistic disciplines, an environment conducive to individual and collaborative creative practice. This Fellowship will provide a unique opportunity to complete a new body of work at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center. Two artists will be selected for the Summer fellowship (July-September). Learn more here.  

 

Call to Photographers, Unbound 12!, Candella Gallery — Richmond, VA 

Deadline: April 7    This annual summer group exhibition, held in Richmond, VA, is typically the only open call we hold each year. It is dedicated to featuring a wide range of photographic artworks, fine art photography, and artists’ books from 40-50 fine art photographers. UnBound! generates opportunities and exposure beyond the traditional group or juried show by providing a collection opportunity for artists. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Artists, Dulaney Plaza Mural Project — Towson, MD 

Deadline: April 7    Dulaney Valley Plaza is inviting artists to submit proposals for a public mural. The Dulaney Plaza branded logo must feature into the mural in a notable capacity, but incorporation and presentation is left to artist discretion. For more information, click here.  

 

Call for Artists, Fairfax County Public Art Project Covid-19 Memorial — Fairfax, VA 

Deadline: April 12    ArtsFairfax is accepting qualifications from artists or artist teams for a public art project in Fairfax County, VA. The selected artist/team will design, fabricate, and install a permanent work of art that will commemorate the suffering of people in the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the heroism of the people who responded to the emergency. An existing memorial plaza will be utilized for the placement of a central artwork that commemorates the experience of COVID-19 in Fairfax County. For more information, click here.  

 

Open Call for Artists, Torpedo Factory Art Center — Alexandria, VA 

Deadline: April 18    Torpedo Factory Art Center is accepting applications for Resident Artists — individuals or groups of up to four — who will earn three-year studio leases and Artists Pro Tem — individuals who will earn the ability to sublease and participate in the Art Center programming. Applicants accepted as Resident Artists shall receive a three (3)-year studio lease with publicly subsidized rent of $17.39 per square foot per year. Learn more here. 

 

Call to Artists, P.L.A.C.E. Grant — Arlington, VA 

Deadline: April 28    This is a competitive grant program that will support community-initiated projects related to Arlington’s history, built environment, and/or cultural heritage that will reinforce the goals of the Arts Commission and enhance Arlington’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.  This grant seeks proposals that are at the intersection of arts, culture and heritage with the goal to provide arts opportunities to communities that have had less access to arts programming, education, and other art services.   Arlington’s historic communities are a critical priority for this funding. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Artists, Trawick Prize 2024 Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards — Bethesda, MD 

Deadline: April 28    The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District invites local artists to submit work to the annual Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards! This juried art competition awards $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in September 2023. For more information, click here.  

 

Call for Entries, The Hopper Prize 

Deadline: May 23   The Hopper Prize is accepting entries for Spring 2023 artist grants. We are offering 2 grants of $3,500 and 4 grants of $1,000 ($11,000 USD total prize money). 30 artists will be selected for a shortlist. Additional exposure is available via our online Journal and Instagram feed reaching 74k. For more information, click here. 

 

Call to artists, $1,000 Evolution Grant, Art Fluent

Deadline: June 2     Art Fluent’s grant cycle is now open to individual artists through an international open call. The Evolution Grant will provide unrestricted funding to an individual artist with recognized artistic excellence in fine art media and a demonstrated commitment to their art. $1,000 to one visual artist each grant cycle. Unrestricted funds applied toward any expense to enhance the artist’s ability to create work. For more information, click here. 

 

Glen Echo Park Partnership 2024 Call for Exhibition Proposals — Glen Echo, MD 

Deadline: June 5    The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture requests exhibition proposals from artists for the Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery, and Park View Gallery at Glen Echo Park for the calendar year 2024. The mission of the Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries is to showcase the work of diverse artists, including resident artists at Glen Echo Park and artists from the greater Washington, D.C. area. We aim to exhibit quality art by artists who represent a broad spectrum of our region, with diverse backgrounds, and working in a wide range of artistic media. Our exhibitions attract visitors from across the region and bring new audiences to Glen Echo Park. For more information, click here. 

 

Foundation Arts Festival 2023 — Loveladies, NJ 

Deadline: July 8   The Foundation Art Festival (FAF 2023) is a juried Makers retail show, curated by our Arts & Exhibition Committee. We are looking for artists who create handmade, original work. Seasoned or new artisans that create unique, high quality handmade products are encouraged to apply. However, we are open to products that are designed by the artist & produced in small quantities within the continental U.S. All mediums are welcome. For more information, click here.  

 

Prince George’s Arts & Humanities Council Announces Grants for Maryland Artists — Prince George’s County, MD 

Deadline: June 30    The Grants for Artists program provides financial support accompanied by recommended, MSAC-supported professional development offerings tailored to meet the needs of artists working in various genres and media. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entry, Athenaeum Solo or Group Show: 2022-2023 — 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.  

 

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

 

Call for Artists, Dulaney Plaza Mural Project — Towson, MD 

Deadline: April 7    Dulaney Valley Plaza is inviting artists to submit proposals for a public mural. The Dulaney Plaza branded logo must feature into the mural in a notable capacity, but incorporation and presentation is left to artist discretion. For more information, click here.  

 

Call for Artists, Fairfax County Public Art Project Covid-19 Memorial — Fairfax, VA 

Deadline: April 12    ArtsFairfax is accepting qualifications from artists or artist teams for a public art project in Fairfax County, VA. The selected artist/team will design, fabricate, and install a permanent work of art that will commemorate the suffering of people in the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the heroism of the people who responded to the emergency. An existing memorial plaza will be utilized for the placement of a central artwork that commemorates the experience of COVID-19 in Fairfax County. For more information, click here.  

 

Open Call for Artists, Torpedo Factory Art Center — Alexandria, VA 

Deadline: April 18    Torpedo Factory Art Center is accepting applications for Resident Artists — individuals or groups of up to four — who will earn three-year studio leases and Artists Pro Tem — individuals who will earn the ability to sublease and participate in the Art Center programming. Applicants accepted as Resident Artists shall receive a three (3)-year studio lease with publicly subsidized rent of $17.39 per square foot per year. Learn more here. 

 

Call for Artists, Trawick Prize 2024 Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards — Bethesda, MD 

Deadline: April 28    The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District invites local artists to submit work to the annual Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards! This juried art competition awards $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. Up to eight finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in September 2023. For more information, click here.  

 

Glen Echo Park Partnership 2024 Call for Exhibition Proposals — Glen Echo, MD 

Deadline: June 5 The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture requests exhibition proposals from artists for the Popcorn Gallery, Stone Tower Gallery, and Park View Gallery at Glen Echo Park for the calendar year 2024. The mission of the Glen Echo Park Partnership Galleries is to showcase the work of diverse artists, including resident artists at Glen Echo Park and artists from the greater Washington, D.C. area. We aim to exhibit quality art by artists who represent a broad spectrum of our region, with diverse backgrounds, and working in a wide range of artistic media. Our exhibitions attract visitors from across the region and bring new audiences to Glen Echo Park. For more information, click here. 

 

Prince George’s Arts & Humanities Council Announces Grants for Maryland Artists — Prince George’s County, MD 

Deadline: June 30    The Grants for Artists program provides financial support accompanied by recommended, MSAC-supported professional development offerings tailored to meet the needs of artists working in various genres and media. For more information, click here. 

 

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

 

Call to Artists, Laurel Traffic Box Art Wrap Project — Laurel, MD 

Deadline: March 24    The City of Laurel and the Laurel Arts Council announces a Call for Artists’ designs to transform select traffic signal cabinets into public artworks. This call is open to all artists, graphic designers, illustrators, and photographers who currently live or work within the State of Maryland. (Preference is for those living in or near the City of Laurel.) For more information, click here.  

 

 

Call for Entry, LEVEL UP: A Juried Exhibition for Graduate Students — Brentwood, MD 

Deadline: March 26    This exhibition opportunity is open to graduate and postgraduate art students in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Artists, Montpelier Arts Center Short Term One Year Studio Jury Competition 2023 — Laurel, MD 

Deadline: March 26    Join a thriving community of professional artists in the Montpelier Resident Artist Program for a short-term lease. There is one studio available for an artist to work alongside others working in a diverse variety of media and styles, maintain studio hours for the public to visit, and participate in community events. Artists are selected by an annual jury panel and exhibit their work in the Montpelier Arts Center’s Resident Artist Gallery on a revolving basis. Interested artists are encouraged to visit the Arts Center, located on the beautiful grounds of Montpelier Mansion in Laurel, MD. Learn more here. 

 

Call for Entries, 2023 The Photo Review International Photography Competition 

Deadline: March 27    The Photo Review, a highly acclaimed critical journal of photography, is sponsoring its 38th annual photography competition, one of the oldest continuous photography competitions in the world. The Photo Review will reproduce accepted entries in its 2023 competition issue and on its website. Thus, the accepted photographs will be seen by thousands of people all across the world and entrants will have a tangible benefit from the competition. Also, the prizewinning photographers will be chosen for an exhibition at Philadelphia’s noted Woodmere Art Museum. Plus numerous Editor’s Selections will be exhibited in several Photo Review web galleries. Deborah Willis, Ph.D., University Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, is this year’s juror. Learn more here. 

 

Call for Entry, Works on Paper 2023 — Loveladies, NJ 

Deadline: March 31    Works on Paper 2023 is the 25th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Works on Paper can include but is not limited to Drawing, Painting on Paper, hand pulled Prints, Photographic Prints, Digital Works on Paper, and Paper constructions that can be wall hung. The Juror will select 65 artworks to be on display in our spacious Gallery. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entries, “I Voted” Sticker Contest for Youth City of Hyattsville — Hyattsville, MD 

Deadline: April 1    Get your art on a sticker and win a gift card by giving us your best “I Voted” sticker design! One winner each will be chosen for the elementary, middle, and high school age ranges. Winning stickers will be handed out to voters on Election Day and winners will also receive a $100 gift card to Target! For more information, click here. 

 

Opening for Chief Executive Officer, International Arts & Artists — Washington, D.C. 

Deadline: April 1    International Arts & Artist’s Board of Trustees is immediately seeking a dynamic, skilled, experienced leader to become IA&A’s next President and Chief Executive Officer. For more information, click here.  

 

Call to Artists, Denbo Fellowship Summer 2023 — Hyattsville, MD 

Deadline: April 7    The Denbo Fellowship is designed to offer artists, from a range of artistic disciplines, an environment conducive to individual and collaborative creative practice. This Fellowship will provide a unique opportunity to complete a new body of work at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center. Two artists will be selected for the Summer fellowship (July-September). Learn more here.  

 

Call to Photographers, Unbound 12!, Candella Gallery — Richmond, VA 

Deadline: April 7    This annual summer group exhibition, held in Richmond, VA, is typically the only open call we hold each year. It is dedicated to featuring a wide range of photographic artworks, fine art photography, and artists’ books from 40-50 fine art photographers. UnBound! generates opportunities and exposure beyond the traditional group or juried show by providing a collection opportunity for artists. For more information, click here. 

 

Call to Artists, P.L.A.C.E. Grant — Arlington, VA 

Deadline: April 28    This is a competitive grant program that will support community-initiated projects related to Arlington’s history, built environment, and/or cultural heritage that will reinforce the goals of the Arts Commission and enhance Arlington’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.  This grant seeks proposals that are at the intersection of arts, culture and heritage with the goal to provide arts opportunities to communities that have had less access to arts programming, education, and other art services.   Arlington’s historic communities are a critical priority for this funding. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entries, The Hopper Prize 

Deadline: May 23   The Hopper Prize is accepting entries for Spring 2023 artist grants. We are offering 2 grants of $3,500 and 4 grants of $1,000 ($11,000 USD total prize money). 30 artists will be selected for a shortlist. Additional exposure is available via our online Journal and Instagram feed reaching 74k. For more information, click here. 

 

Call to artists, $1,000 Evolution Grant, Art Fluent

Deadline: June 2     Art Fluent’s grant cycle is now open to individual artists through an international open call. The Evolution Grant will provide unrestricted funding to an individual artist with recognized artistic excellence in fine art media and a demonstrated commitment to their art. $1,000 to one visual artist each grant cycle. Unrestricted funds applied toward any expense to enhance the artist’s ability to create work. For more information, click here. 

 

Foundation Arts Festival 2023 — Loveladies, NJ 

Deadline: July 8   The Foundation Art Festival (FAF 2023) is a juried Makers retail show, curated by our Arts & Exhibition Committee. We are looking for artists who create handmade, original work. Seasoned or new artisans that create unique, high quality handmade products are encouraged to apply. However, we are open to products that are designed by the artist & produced in small quantities within the continental U.S. All mediums are welcome. For more information, click here.  

 

Call for Entry, Athenaeum Solo or Group Show: 2022-2023 — 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.  

 

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

 

Call to Artists, Laurel Traffic Box Art Wrap Project — Laurel, MD 

Deadline: March 24    The City of Laurel and the Laurel Arts Council announces a Call for Artists’ designs to transform select traffic signal cabinets into public artworks. This call is open to all artists, graphic designers, illustrators, and photographers who currently live or work within the State of Maryland. (Preference is for those living in or near the City of Laurel.) For more information, click here.  

 

Call for Entry, LEVEL UP: A Juried Exhibition for Graduate Students — Brentwood, MD 

Deadline: March 26    This exhibition opportunity is open to graduate and postgraduate art students in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Artists, Montpelier Arts Center Short Term One Year Studio Jury Competition 2023 — Laurel, MD 

Deadline: March 26    Join a thriving community of professional artists in the Montpelier Resident Artist Program for a short-term lease. There is one studio available for an artist to work alongside others working in a diverse variety of media and styles, maintain studio hours for the public to visit, and participate in community events. Artists are selected by an annual jury panel and exhibit their work in the Montpelier Arts Center’s Resident Artist Gallery on a revolving basis. Interested artists are encouraged to visit the Arts Center, located on the beautiful grounds of Montpelier Mansion in Laurel, MD. Learn more here. 

 

Montpelier Arts Center Call: Annual Studio Jury Competition 2023 — Laurel, MD 

Deadline: March 26    Join a thriving community of professional artists in the Montpelier Resident Artist Program. These artists work in a diverse variety of media and styles, maintain studio hours for the public to visit, and participate in community events. These artists are selected by an annual jury panel and exhibit their work in the Montpelier Arts Center’s Resident Artist Gallery on a revolving basis. Interested artists are encouraged to visit the Arts Center, located on the beautiful grounds of Montpelier Mansion in Laurel, MD. Learn more here. 

 

Opening for Chief Executive Officer, International Arts & Artists — Washington, D.C. 

Deadline: April 1    International Arts & Artist’s Board of Trustees is immediately seeking a dynamic, skilled, experienced leader to become IA&A’s next President and Chief Executive Officer. For more information, click here.  

 

Summer 2023 Denbo Fellowship, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center — Hyattsville, MD 

Deadline: April 7    The Denbo Fellowship is designed to offer artists, from a range of artistic disciplines, an environment conducive to individual and collaborative creative practice. This Fellowship will provide a unique opportunity to complete a new body of work at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center. Two artists will be selected for the Summer fellowship (July-September). For more information, click here.  

 

 

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

 

 

Call for Submissions, Paper Works — Online Exhibition 

Deadline: March 20    The modern world is, if not made, then at least recorded on a piece of paper. From the intricate constructions of Islamic bookmakers and the Cubist papier collé, to the work of contemporary artists, such as Ed Ruscha to Dorothea Rockburne, paper has itself been central to the development of art. Site:Brooklyn invites artists to exhibit work that focuses on paper, as physical substance and/or subject matter. For more information, click here. 

 

 

Call for Entries, 2023 The Photo Review International Photography Competition 

Deadline: March 27    The Photo Review, a highly acclaimed critical journal of photography, is sponsoring its 38th annual photography competition, one of the oldest continuous photography competitions in the world. The Photo Review will reproduce accepted entries in its 2023 competition issue and on its website. Thus, the accepted photographs will be seen by thousands of people all across the world and entrants will have a tangible benefit from the competition. Also, the prizewinning photographers will be chosen for an exhibition at Philadelphia’s noted Woodmere Art Museum. Plus numerous Editor’s Selections will be exhibited in several Photo Review web galleries. Deborah Willis, Ph.D., University Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, is this year’s juror. Learn more here. 

 

Call for Entry, Works on Paper 2023 — Loveladies, NJ 

Deadline: March 31    Works on Paper 2023 is the 25th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Works on Paper can include but is not limited to Drawing, Painting on Paper, hand pulled Prints, Photographic Prints, Digital Works on Paper, and Paper constructions that can be wall hung. The Juror will select 65 artworks to be on display in our spacious Gallery. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entries, “I Voted” Sticker Contest for Youth City of Hyattsville — Hyattsville, MD 

Deadline: April 1    Get your art on a sticker and win a gift card by giving us your best “I Voted” sticker design! One winner each will be chosen for the elementary, middle, and high school age ranges. Winning stickers will be handed out to voters on Election Day and winners will also receive a $100 gift card to Target! For more information, click here. 

 

Call to Artists, Denbo Fellowship Summer 2023 — Hyattsville, MD 

Deadline: April 7    The Denbo Fellowship is designed to offer artists, from a range of artistic disciplines, an environment conducive to individual and collaborative creative practice. This Fellowship will provide a unique opportunity to complete a new body of work at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center. Two artists will be selected for the Summer fellowship (July-September). Learn more here.  

 

Call to Photographers, Unbound 12!, Candella Gallery — Richmond, VA 

Deadline: April 7    This annual summer group exhibition, held in Richmond, VA, is typically the only open call we hold each year. It is dedicated to featuring a wide range of photographic artworks, fine art photography, and artists’ books from 40-50 fine art photographers. UnBound! generates opportunities and exposure beyond the traditional group or juried show by providing a collection opportunity for artists. For more information, click here. 

 

Call to Artists, P.L.A.C.E. Grant — Arlington, VA 

Deadline: April 28    This is a competitive grant program that will support community-initiated projects related to Arlington’s history, built environment, and/or cultural heritage that will reinforce the goals of the Arts Commission and enhance Arlington’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.  This grant seeks proposals that are at the intersection of arts, culture and heritage with the goal to provide arts opportunities to communities that have had less access to arts programming, education, and other art services.   Arlington’s historic communities are a critical priority for this funding. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entries, The Hopper Prize 

Deadline: May 23   The Hopper Prize is accepting entries for Spring 2023 artist grants. We are offering 2 grants of $3,500 and 4 grants of $1,000 ($11,000 USD total prize money). 30 artists will be selected for a shortlist. Additional exposure is available via our online Journal and Instagram feed reaching 74k. For more information, click here. 

 

Call to artists, $1,000 Evolution Grant, Art Fluent

Deadline: June 2     Art Fluent’s grant cycle is now open to individual artists through an international open call. The Evolution Grant will provide unrestricted funding to an individual artist with recognized artistic excellence in fine art media and a demonstrated commitment to their art. $1,000 to one visual artist each grant cycle. Unrestricted funds applied toward any expense to enhance the artist’s ability to create work. For more information, click here. 

 

Foundation Arts Festival 2023 — Loveladies, NJ 

Deadline: July 8   The Foundation Art Festival (FAF 2023) is a juried Makers retail show, curated by our Arts & Exhibition Committee. We are looking for artists who create handmade, original work. Seasoned or new artisans that create unique, high quality handmade products are encouraged to apply. However, we are open to products that are designed by the artist & produced in small quantities within the continental U.S. All mediums are welcome. For more information, click here.  

 

Call for Entry, Athenaeum Solo or Group Show: 2022-2023 — 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.  

 

 

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

 

Call for Entry, Art From Detritus, Veridian Artists — New York

Deadline: March 3    Creating art from discarded materials is a crucial and responsible way that artists can reduce environmental harm. Art From Detritus serves to enrich the dialogue between art and the lives of ordinary people because we all have too much trash. By focusing on recycling or “upcycling” as their method and source for creating, these artists will have made their artmaking serve as both a message and inspiration. This exhibit will reach beyond the art world, serving as a message not only about art, but also about recycling for the good of the environment. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entry, 2023 International Portfolio Competition — New York 

Deadline: March 24    Located in lower Manhattan Soho Photo, New York City’s longest-running photography gallery, is awarding solo shows to three winning photographers. The panel of jurors will be composed of members of Soho Photo’s Portfolio Review Committee. They will make their initial selections based on digital submissions. Final selections will be based on prints. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Artists, Joshua Johnson Council Artist in Residence, Maryland Institute College of Art — Baltimore 

Deadline: March 30    The Joshua Johnson Council (JJC) Artist in Residence (AIR) program is a collaboration between the JJC, the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA), and the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). The JJC AIR program seeks applications to select two (2) Black artists living and working in Baltimore City for the summer residency. Applicants are not required to be alumni of MICA. For more information, click here.  

 

Call for Artists, Baltimore Clayworks Residencies — Baltimore 

Deadline: April 1    Our long-term residencies offer early to mid-career artists the opportunity to develop their work in a dynamic community environment for one to three years. The selection of residents is highly competitive and based on artistic excellence, potential for growth, strength of proposal, and a commitment to building a clay-oriented community. For more information, click here. 

 

Open Call For Artists, Torpedo Factory Art Center Resident Artists & Artists Pro Tem — Alexandria, VA 

Deadline: April 18    Torpedo Factory Art Center is accepting applications for Resident Artists — individuals or groups of up to four — who will earn three-year studio leases and Artists Pro Tem — individuals who will earn the ability to sublease and participate in the Art Center programming. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entry, Plein Air Plus 2023 Eighth Annual National Juried Competition Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts — Long Beach Island, NJ

Deadline: May 17    The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the seventh Plein Air Plus Competition and Exhibition on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. We welcome artists to apply to a unique Plein Air Event!  Our Paint Out is over a two-month period, allowing artists to visit and paint the scenic, seashore environment of Long Beach Island (LBI) New Jersey on their own schedule, any time between July 1st through August 31st. Artists can choose the time of day, weather, and varied locations to paint. Finished paintings will be shown in the exhibition “Island Life” in September. Learn more here. 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Open Call for Sculptors, W. E. B. Du Bois Sculpture Project – Great Barrington, MA 

Deadline: March 1    The W. E. B. Du Bois Sculpture Project is commissioning a life-size bronze statue of W. E. B. Du Bois for a public plaza in his hometown of Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Submissions sought from qualified sculptors; juried process. RFP details online. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entries, Rockefeller Center x City Harvest – The Flag Project 2023 — New York 

Deadline: March 2   Participants and artists of all skill levels can submit art inspired by their New York City food memories for the chance to have their work displayed on one of the flagpoles in Rockefeller Center’s plaza. For more information, click here. 

 

2023 Summer Residency on Governors Island 

Deadline: March 12    The Institute for Public Architecture (IPA) welcomes applications for the Summer Independent Projects Residency, based at the historic Block House on Governors Island. The 11-week residency begins June 1st and concludes August 18th, 2023. Emerging and mid-career architects, urbanists, policymakers, artists, and those committed to the public realm in all disciplines are invited to apply. Applicants will bring their own interests and projects to the program and will receive opportunities to present their work to the public on Governors Island over the course of the Residency. Each Fellow also receives invaluable project support through access to subject matter experts and resources relevant to their project. Learn more here. 

 

 

Call for Submissions, Paper Works — Online Exhibition 

Deadline: March 20    The modern world is, if not made, then at least recorded on a piece of paper. From the intricate constructions of Islamic bookmakers and the Cubist papier collé, to the work of contemporary artists, such as Ed Ruscha to Dorothea Rockburne, paper has itself been central to the development of art. Site:Brooklyn invites artists to exhibit work that focuses on paper, as physical substance and/or subject matter. For more information, click here. 

 

 

Call for Entries, 2023 The Photo Review International Photography Competition 

Deadline: March 27    The Photo Review, a highly acclaimed critical journal of photography, is sponsoring its 38th annual photography competition, one of the oldest continuous photography competitions in the world. The Photo Review will reproduce accepted entries in its 2023 competition issue and on its website. Thus, the accepted photographs will be seen by thousands of people all across the world and entrants will have a tangible benefit from the competition. Also, the prizewinning photographers will be chosen for an exhibition at Philadelphia’s noted Woodmere Art Museum. Plus numerous Editor’s Selections will be exhibited in several Photo Review web galleries. Deborah Willis, Ph.D., University Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, is this year’s juror. Learn more here. 

 

Call for Entry, Works on Paper 2023 — Loveladies, NJ 

Deadline: March 31    Works on Paper 2023 is the 25th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Works on Paper can include but is not limited to Drawing, Painting on Paper, hand pulled Prints, Photographic Prints, Digital Works on Paper, and Paper constructions that can be wall hung. The Juror will select 65 artworks to be on display in our spacious Gallery. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entries, “I Voted” Sticker Contest for Youth City of Hyattsville — Hyattsville, MD 

Deadline: April 1    Get your art on a sticker and win a gift card by giving us your best “I Voted” sticker design! One winner each will be chosen for the elementary, middle, and high school age ranges. Winning stickers will be handed out to voters on Election Day and winners will also receive a $100 gift card to Target! For more information, click here. 

 

Call to Artists, Denbo Fellowship Summer 2023 — Hyattsville, MD 

Deadline: April 7    The Denbo Fellowship is designed to offer artists, from a range of artistic disciplines, an environment conducive to individual and collaborative creative practice. This Fellowship will provide a unique opportunity to complete a new body of work at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center. Two artists will be selected for the Summer fellowship (July-September). Learn more here.  

 

Call to Photographers, Unbound 12!, Candella Gallery — Richmond, VA 

Deadline: April 7    This annual summer group exhibition, held in Richmond, VA, is typically the only open call we hold each year. It is dedicated to featuring a wide range of photographic artworks, fine art photography, and artists’ books from 40-50 fine art photographers. UnBound! generates opportunities and exposure beyond the traditional group or juried show by providing a collection opportunity for artists. For more information, click here. 

 

Call to Artists, P.L.A.C.E. Grant — Arlington, VA 

Deadline: April 28    This is a competitive grant program that will support community-initiated projects related to Arlington’s history, built environment, and/or cultural heritage that will reinforce the goals of the Arts Commission and enhance Arlington’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.  This grant seeks proposals that are at the intersection of arts, culture and heritage with the goal to provide arts opportunities to communities that have had less access to arts programming, education, and other art services.   Arlington’s historic communities are a critical priority for this funding. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entries, The Hopper Prize 

Deadline: May 23   The Hopper Prize is accepting entries for Spring 2023 artist grants. We are offering 2 grants of $3,500 and 4 grants of $1,000 ($11,000 USD total prize money). 30 artists will be selected for a shortlist. Additional exposure is available via our online Journal and Instagram feed reaching 74k. For more information, click here. 

 

Call to artists, $1,000 Evolution Grant, Art Fluent

Deadline: June 2     Art Fluent’s grant cycle is now open to individual artists through an international open call. The Evolution Grant will provide unrestricted funding to an individual artist with recognized artistic excellence in fine art media and a demonstrated commitment to their art. $1,000 to one visual artist each grant cycle. Unrestricted funds applied toward any expense to enhance the artist’s ability to create work. For more information, click here. 

 

Foundation Arts Festival 2023 — Loveladies, NJ 

Deadline: July 8   The Foundation Art Festival (FAF 2023) is a juried Makers retail show, curated by our Arts & Exhibition Committee. We are looking for artists who create handmade, original work. Seasoned or new artisans that create unique, high quality handmade products are encouraged to apply. However, we are open to products that are designed by the artist & produced in small quantities within the continental U.S. All mediums are welcome. For more information, click here.  

 

Call for Entry, Athenaeum Solo or Group Show: 2022-2023 — 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.  

 

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

 

Call to Artists, Flowers, Juried Exhibition, UPWARD Gallery — Online 

Deadline: February 28    Flowers and the symbols attributed to them are one of those themes that permeate art from ancient times to modern painting. For this exhibition, artists 18 and older are encouraged to submit their work in any medium, style, and genre. All accepted pieces will be displayed in our online gallery at upwardgallery.com.
The winners (1st place) are interviewed by the UPWARD Gallery editors for publication in the printed edition UPWARD’s Quarterly and on our site. For more information, click here. 

 

2023 Summer Residency on Governors Island 

Deadline: March 12    The Institute for Public Architecture (IPA) welcomes applications for the Summer Independent Projects Residency, based at the historic Block House on Governors Island. The 11-week residency begins June 1st and concludes August 18th, 2023. Emerging and mid-career architects, urbanists, policymakers, artists, and those committed to the public realm in all disciplines are invited to apply. Applicants will bring their own interests and projects to the program and will receive opportunities to present their work to the public on Governors Island over the course of the Residency. Each Fellow also receives invaluable project support through access to subject matter experts and resources relevant to their project. Learn more here. 

  

Call for Submissions, Paper Works — Online Exhibition 

Deadline: March 20    The modern world is, if not made, then at least recorded on a piece of paper. From the intricate constructions of Islamic bookmakers and the Cubist papier collé, to the work of contemporary artists, such as Ed Ruscha to Dorothea Rockburne, paper has itself been central to the development of art. Site:Brooklyn invites artists to exhibit work that focuses on paper, as physical substance and/or subject matter. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entries, 2023 The Photo Review International Photography Competition 

Deadline: March 27    The Photo Review, a highly acclaimed critical journal of photography, is sponsoring its 38th annual photography competition, one of the oldest continuous photography competitions in the world. The Photo Review will reproduce accepted entries in its 2023 competition issue and on its website. Thus, the accepted photographs will be seen by thousands of people all across the world and entrants will have a tangible benefit from the competition. Also, the prizewinning photographers will be chosen for an exhibition at Philadelphia’s noted Woodmere Art Museum. Plus numerous Editor’s Selections will be exhibited in several Photo Review web galleries. Deborah Willis, Ph.D., University Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, is this year’s juror. Learn more here. 

 

Call to Artists, P.L.A.C.E. Grant — Arlington, VA 

Deadline: April 28    This is a competitive grant program that will support community-initiated projects related to Arlington’s history, built environment, and/or cultural heritage that will reinforce the goals of the Arts Commission and enhance Arlington’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.  This grant seeks proposals that are at the intersection of arts, culture and heritage with the goal to provide arts opportunities to communities that have had less access to arts programming, education, and other art services.   Arlington’s historic communities are a critical priority for this funding. For more information, click here. 

 

Call to artists, $1,000 Evolution Grant, Art Fluent

Deadline: June 2     Art Fluent’s grant cycle is now open to individual artists through an international open call. The Evolution Grant will provide unrestricted funding to an individual artist with recognized artistic excellence in fine art media and a demonstrated commitment to their art. $1,000 to one visual artist each grant cycle. Unrestricted funds applied toward any expense to enhance the artist’s ability to create work. For more information, click here. 

 

 

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

 

 

15th Annual Wayne Art Center Plein Air Festival — Wayne, PA 

Deadline: February 23   The 15th Annual Wayne Art Center Plein Air Festival kicks off on May 7, 2023 with the arrival of 32 juried, nationally recognized and emerging artists who have come to Wayne, Pennsylvania to capture the cool atmosphere and ephemeral, lush greens of spring in the Delaware Valley. As one of the premier plein air events in the country, Wayne offers the unique opportunity to showcase work created during the festival in spacious, light-filled and state-of-the-art galleries during an exhibition that hangs until June 24, 2023. Learn more here.  

 

Call to artists, 13th Annual March 150 at Target Gallery — Alexandria, VA 

Deadline: February 24    March 150, Torpedo Factory Art Center’s 13th annual special exhibition and art sale returns to Target Gallery with all proceeds going to support new exhibitions and programs. Enjoy a wide variety of art from local artists who donated the work on the gallery provided 10×10 panels. The size and price make the works ideal for collecting. Artists of all backgrounds are welcome to participate. You may come in-person to Target Gallery to purchase a blank panel or call 703-746-4590 to purchase over the phone. We will ship panels upon request. Learn more here. 

 

Open Call for Sculptors, W. E. B. Du Bois Sculpture Project – Great Barrington, MA 

Deadline: March 1    The W. E. B. Du Bois Sculpture Project is commissioning a life-size bronze statue of W. E. B. Du Bois for a public plaza in his hometown of Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Submissions sought from qualified sculptors; juried process. RFP details online. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entries, Rockefeller Center x City Harvest – The Flag Project 2023 — New York 

Deadline: March 2   Participants and artists of all skill levels can submit art inspired by their New York City food memories for the chance to have their work displayed on one of the flagpoles in Rockefeller Center’s plaza. For more information, click here. 

 

 

 

Call for Entry, Works on Paper 2023 — Loveladies, NJ 

Deadline: March 31    Works on Paper 2023 is the 25th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Works on Paper can include but is not limited to Drawing, Painting on Paper, hand pulled Prints, Photographic Prints, Digital Works on Paper, and Paper constructions that can be wall hung. The Juror will select 65 artworks to be on display in our spacious Gallery. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entries, “I Voted” Sticker Contest for Youth City of Hyattsville — Hyattsville, MD 

Deadline: April 1    Get your art on a sticker and win a gift card by giving us your best “I Voted” sticker design! One winner each will be chosen for the elementary, middle, and high school age ranges. Winning stickers will be handed out to voters on Election Day and winners will also receive a $100 gift card to Target! For more information, click here. 

 

Call to Artists, Denbo Fellowship Summer 2023 — Hyattsville, MD 

Deadline: April 7    The Denbo Fellowship is designed to offer artists, from a range of artistic disciplines, an environment conducive to individual and collaborative creative practice. This Fellowship will provide a unique opportunity to complete a new body of work at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center. Two artists will be selected for the Summer fellowship (July-September). Learn more here.  

 

Call to Photographers, Unbound 12!, Candella Gallery — Richmond, VA 

Deadline: April 7    This annual summer group exhibition, held in Richmond, VA, is typically the only open call we hold each year. It is dedicated to featuring a wide range of photographic artworks, fine art photography, and artists’ books from 40-50 fine art photographers. UnBound! generates opportunities and exposure beyond the traditional group or juried show by providing a collection opportunity for artists. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entries, The Hopper Prize 

Deadline: May 23   The Hopper Prize is accepting entries for Spring 2023 artist grants. We are offering 2 grants of $3,500 and 4 grants of $1,000 ($11,000 USD total prize money). 30 artists will be selected for a shortlist. Additional exposure is available via our online Journal and Instagram feed reaching 74k. For more information, click here. 

 

Foundation Arts Festival 2023 — Loveladies, NJ 

Deadline: July 8   The Foundation Art Festival (FAF 2023) is a juried Makers retail show, curated by our Arts & Exhibition Committee. We are looking for artists who create handmade, original work. Seasoned or new artisans that create unique, high quality handmade products are encouraged to apply. However, we are open to products that are designed by the artist & produced in small quantities within the continental U.S. All mediums are welcome. For more information, click here.  

 

Call for Entry, Athenaeum Solo or Group Show: 2022-2023 — 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.  

 

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

 

Open Call for Sculptors, W. E. B. Du Bois Sculpture Project – Great Barrington, MA 

Deadline: March 1    The W. E. B. Du Bois Sculpture Project is commissioning a life-size bronze statue of W. E. B. Du Bois for a public plaza in his hometown of Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Submissions sought from qualified sculptors; juried process. RFP details online. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entries, Rockefeller Center x City Harvest – The Flag Project 2023 — New York 

Deadline: March 2   Participants and artists of all skill levels can submit art inspired by their New York City food memories for the chance to have their work displayed on one of the flagpoles in Rockefeller Center’s plaza. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entries, “I Voted” Sticker Contest for Youth City of Hyattsville — Hyattsville, MD 

Deadline: April 1    Get your art on a sticker and win a gift card by giving us your best “I Voted” sticker design! One winner each will be chosen for the elementary, middle, and high school age ranges. Winning stickers will be handed out to voters on Election Day and winners will also receive a $100 gift card to Target! For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Proposals, Fairfax County Public Art Project Covid-19 Memorial — Fairfax, VA 

Deadline: April 12     ArtsFairfax is accepting qualifications from artists or artist teams for a public art project in Fairfax County, VA. The selected artist/team will design, fabricate, and install a permanent work of art that will commemorate the suffering of people in the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the heroism of the people who responded to the emergency. An existing memorial plaza will be utilized for the placement of a central artwork that commemorates the experience of COVID-19 in Fairfax County. Learn more here.  

 

Call to Photographers, Unbound 12!, Candella Gallery — Richmond, VA 

Deadline: April 7    This annual summer group exhibition, held in Richmond, VA, is typically the only open call we hold each year. It is dedicated to featuring a wide range of photographic artworks, fine art photography, and artists’ books from 40-50 fine art photographers. UnBound! generates opportunities and exposure beyond the traditional group or juried show by providing a collection opportunity for artists. For more information, click here. 

 

Call for Entries, The Hopper Prize 

Deadline: May 23   The Hopper Prize is accepting entries for Spring 2023 artist grants. We are offering 2 grants of $3,500 and 4 grants of $1,000 ($11,000 USD total prize money). 30 artists will be selected for a shortlist. Additional exposure is available via our online Journal and Instagram feed reaching 74k. For more information, click here. 

 

 

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

 

 

15th Annual Wayne Art Center Plein Air Festival — Wayne, PA 

Deadline: February 23   The 15th Annual Wayne Art Center Plein Air Festival kicks off on May 7, 2023 with the arrival of 32 juried, nationally recognized and emerging artists who have come to Wayne, Pennsylvania to capture the cool atmosphere and ephemeral, lush greens of spring in the Delaware Valley. As one of the premier plein air events in the country, Wayne offers the unique opportunity to showcase work created during the festival in spacious, light-filled and state-of-the-art galleries during an exhibition that hangs until June 24, 2023. Learn more here.  

 

Call to artists, 13th Annual March 150 at Target Gallery — Alexandria, VA 

Deadline: February 24    March 150, Torpedo Factory Art Center’s 13th annual special exhibition and art sale returns to Target Gallery with all proceeds going to support new exhibitions and programs. Enjoy a wide variety of art from local artists who donated the work on the gallery provided 10×10 panels. The size and price make the works ideal for collecting. Artists of all backgrounds are welcome to participate. You may come in-person to Target Gallery to purchase a blank panel or call 703-746-4590 to purchase over the phone. We will ship panels upon request. Learn more here. 

 

 

 

Call for Entry, Works on Paper 2023 — Loveladies, NJ 

Deadline: March 31    Works on Paper 2023 is the 25th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. Works on Paper can include but is not limited to Drawing, Painting on Paper, hand pulled Prints, Photographic Prints, Digital Works on Paper, and Paper constructions that can be wall hung. The Juror will select 65 artworks to be on display in our spacious Gallery. For more information, click here. 

 

Call to Artists, Denbo Fellowship Summer 2023 — Hyattsville, MD 

Deadline: April 7    The Denbo Fellowship is designed to offer artists, from a range of artistic disciplines, an environment conducive to individual and collaborative creative practice. This Fellowship will provide a unique opportunity to complete a new body of work at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center. Two artists will be selected for the Summer fellowship (July-September). Learn more here.  

 

Foundation Arts Festival 2023 — Loveladies, NJ 

Deadline: July 8   The Foundation Art Festival (FAF 2023) is a juried Makers retail show, curated by our Arts & Exhibition Committee. We are looking for artists who create handmade, original work. Seasoned or new artisans that create unique, high quality handmade products are encouraged to apply. However, we are open to products that are designed by the artist & produced in small quantities within the continental U.S. All mediums are welcome. For more information, click here.  

 

Call for Entry, Athenaeum Solo or Group Show: 2022-2023 — 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.