Resource Bulletin

The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center has a number of spaces available for mounting exhibitions that support the academic mission of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. This open call is for our King Street Gallery, the largest exhibition space in the Cafritz Arts Center. This light filled, 1050 square foot gallery is in the main atrium of the building. Its prominent location, open design, and extremely high ceilings (30 feet+) make it a great venue for major exhibitions. While much of this gallery space is visible from the main lobby of the building, and through the windows that front onto the street, it does maintain gallery hours and is locked after hours. The gallery hours are Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.– 4 p.m.

Exhibitions are generally scheduled a year in advance to compliment the academic calendar. Exhibitions in the King Street Gallery are 4-5 weeks long, and emphasize two person or small group shows. Single artist applications may be paired with a complimentary artist or artists to better utilize the space. Curated proposals are encouraged.

Deadline: November 25, 2018

For more information, click here. 

Frame & Frequency is an ongoing International Video and Sound Art Exchange program presented concurrently at VisArts in our In(Site) Project Gallery in Rockville, MD and at PLECTO Galeria in Medellín, Colombia, opening December 7, 2018.

Video, sound art (up to 8 channels), film, and new media work will be accepted: experimental, documentary, animation, narrative, non-narrative, multimedia, virtual reality, augmented reality, net art, interactive media, etc.

All foreign language moving image artworks must have English subtitles.

Deadline: November 28, 2018

Submission specifications:

• Video/Sound Art: You may submit up to 3 works. Videos must be in .mp4 file format. Maximum length of 15 minutes. Sound Art files can be either.mp3 or .wav format. Upload files below through our online platform or provide Vimeo links for video previews.
• Resume/CV Artist Bio (100 word max.)
• Artist Statement (100 words max.)
• $5 application fee

For more information, click here

Open call for sculpture work for the upcoming exhibit, Contemporary Sculpture: Off the Wall, Floor and Ceiling at Site:Brooklyn Gallery. 

All types of 3D media accepted. 

Deadline: November 28, 2018 

Application fee: $35 entry fee, $10 per media submited. 

For more information, click here. 

B.J Sspoke Gallery's 38th Annual Competition

The winners will participate in a one month show at the B.J Bespoke Gallery in Huntington, NY in March, 2019. Artists may submit up to 6 images of work. Video artists may submit up to two 10 minutes videos. It will be attempted to select several pieces by each artist where size permits. Competition is limited to artists living in the United States.All fine arts media are acceptable: watercolor, drawing, pastel, painting, sculpture, mixed media, installation art, photography, video, digital art, etchings, monotype, monoprint, silk screen, lithography, collagraph, fiber art, etc. No crafts.

Deadline: November 28, 2018

Application Fee: $35 

For more information, click here. 

The City of Havre de Grace, MD, the Public Arts Committee and partners are seeking a sculpture that will reflect the maritime culture of Havre de Grace and raise awareness about the importance of maintaining a healthy Chesapeake Bay to our ecological system. The sculpture must be designed for outdoor installation on the waterfront. The anticipated footprint for the sculpture is to be no larger than 100 square feet. The installation may include a base, which could incorporate a plinth, slab or inground anchors for the sculpture. The proposed site is on the water front in Concord Point Park. 

The sculpture must be large enough to be visible from the water. The total cost to purchase and install the sculpture is not to exceed $20,000.

Deadline: November 30, 2018.

For more information, click here.

Brentwood Arts Exchange is collaborating with the Washington Sculptors Group members for an exhibition titled Sculpture Now 2019. Begun in 1987, the Sculpture Now series provides an annual snapshot of up-to-the-moment works by artists in the mid-Atlantic region and beyond. The series also includes the Tom Rooney Award of $500. Sculpture today is a rapidly evolving genre that reflects the volatile changes in global conditions. Whether conceptual, political, cultural, environmental or personal in context, the biography of the artist continues to be central to the artwork.

In this spirit, Sculpture Now 2019 does not have a particular theme. It is an open and inclusive platform that invites artists to put forward their latest ideas on conceptual theory and best practices regarding materials used in sculpture. The exhibition is designed to give WSG artists free rein, to propose work to the juror, or to show work produced within the last two years. The exhibition will be installed at the Brentwood Arts Exchange main gallery in Brentwood, MD. This exhibition will take place separately, but in conjunction with the Tom Rooney Remembered Invitational exhibition at the Salve Regina Gallery and the Mullen Library on the campus of the Catholic University of America. 

The juror will consider a maximum of 5 images of 5 different artworks per artist or team of artists. Proposals (for prospective works to be made), pre-existing works, and videos may be entered for the exhibition, plus supporting images of the artist’s previous works should be uploaded to www.entrythingy.com (See instructions for ENTRYTHINGY below) Assistance with submissions is available by email request. 

Deadline: Novemeber 30, 2018.

For more information, click here.

Smithsonian 16th Annual Photo Contest!

What does an award-winning photograph look like? It can range from an captivating portrait of a family member to a moon-drenched landscape to movement captured at just the right time.

Our 16th Annual Photo Contest is now open for submissions, and we're looking for the best of the best.

There are 6 categories. No Entry Fee.

Please submit photographs and requested information online through our website at smithsonian.com/photocontest. You may submit up to 15 photographs per category for a contest total of 90 submissions. In order to be displayed in our online gallery without being stretched or distorted, photographs must be submitted in .jpeg, .jpg or .gif format, edited for web in sRGB color space, at least 2,000 pixels wide and no larger than 10 MB. You must complete a separate form for each photo submitted. 

Photo contest FAQ.

Deadline: November 30, 2018.

For more information, click here.

Stevenson University presents a call for artists to submit to their upcoming exhibition, Unruly Bodies. Applications are open to visual artists working in any medium who wish to have their most recent work considered. Through this open call, Stevenson University aims to present new work by emerging and mid- career artists from the United States and abroad that aligns with the themes of the Unruly Bodies anthology. Interested artists should apply via email by Sunday, December 2, 2018 at 11:59 PM. Send an artist’s statement, biography, CV/résumé, an image list, and up to 10 images of recent work to Aden Weisel, Exhibitions Director & Gallery Curator for Stevenson University, who will be jurying this exhibition. There is no fee to apply. Artists will be notified of their status by Friday, January 25, 2019. Unruly Bodies will be on display Saturday, April 27 through Saturday, September 21, 2019.

Artists are responsible for arranging transportation or shipping, and travel insurance (recommended) for their artwork to and from the exhibition space. Artwork should arrive ready for installation between Monday, April 15 and Thursday, April 18, 2019, and be picked up or shipped out between Monday, September 23 and Friday, October 4, 2019.

Deadline: December 2, 2018

For more information and submission, email aweisel2@stevenson.edu

The Rehoboth Art League has hosted annual juried photography exhibitions in January since 2016. Due to the increasing interest in this field, by both artists and the community, this year we have expanded the scope of the previous exhibitions by inviting all regional artists living in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, and Washington D.C. to participate.

Awards

Delaware Beach Life, First Place Award – Five hundred dollars ($500.00), and the opportunity to have a solo exhibition in 2020, concurrent with the 2020 RAL Regional Juried Photography Exhibition.

Packard-Reath, Second Place Award – Two-hundred fifty dollars ($250.00)

Third Place Award - One-hundred fifty dollars ($150.00)

Registration Fee Twenty Dollars ($20.00)

Submission Requirements (General) Each artist may submit up to three (3) works for review. Only online entries will be reviewed. Original images must have been taken no earlier than November 1, 2016. Works must be available to be on display throughout the entire length of this exhibition. There are not size limitations for works entered into this call. Works must have never been displayed at the Rehohboit League.

Deadline to apply: 12/5 at 5 PM

For more info click here.

VisArts is calling for independent curators or representatives of artist guilds or groups to submit unsolicited curatorial project proposals for exhibitions in the Gibbs Street, Kaplan and/or Common Ground Galleries. The proposal must be a clear, well-written description of the curatorial project including the artists that will be presented in the show. Curators cannot include their own work in the exhibition.

Up to five images are required and may include proposed installation drawings. Submissions will be reviewed every December.

Please keep in mind that submission does not guarantee acceptance. Exhibition plans are made 2 years in advance.

Incomplete submission packages will not be reviewed.

Curators or artist groups/guilds who have organized an exhibition at VisArts within the past two years are not eligible to submit a curatorial proposal.

Deadline: December 12, 2018 

Application fee: $15.00

For more information, click here. 

The Perry Hall/White Marsh Business Association presents Lo Foglio.

Artists offering any of the above media are encouraged to apply. There are size restrictions, listed on the application. We highly recommend offering pieces that would be for sale under $500. Please complete the application and submit at least 3 photos of your work for consideration for inclusion. Non-refundable application fee of $30 will apply. Exhibit space is 10x10, includes a table/chair.

The exhibition fee for space is $75, and a 30% commission on all sales.

Some of the items that we expect to offer for sale are: 

Drawings, Glass, Fibers, Floral, Leather, Metal Art, Mixed Media, and Photography.

Check-out will be handled by PHWMBA Community Foundation staff for your convenience. 

Deadline: December 15, 2018.

For more information, click here

On behalf of the Town of Riverdale Park, the Hyattsville CDC is announcing a Call for Artists for the Riverdale Park Public Art Initiative. The Initiative seeks five (5) sculptures of various styles and sizes to display for a one year-long placement, at pre-determined, publicly-accessible sites within the Town of Riverdale Park. As part of The Town’s plan to create an engaging, publicly accessible outdoor sculpture gallery across its many neighborhoods, we seek site-appropriate sculptural work fitting of each chosen location.  Submittals may be of any durable, easily-maintained, exposure-ready media, and, due to the planned temporary nature of the initiative’s installations should be of existing or nearly completed work. 

Eligibility: Artists across the greater metropolitan region are welcome to apply, especially those who live or have studios within Prince George’s County. Local established and emerging sculptors, woodworkers, metalworkers, and artists of any durable media are welcomed.

ARTIST HONORARIUM At this issuance, the stipend for selection in this Call is $2,000 per selected work, to include all artist fees, costs for installation, documentation of the installed work, transportation, and insurance.

Deadline to apply: 12/17 

For more info click here. 

The Arboretum's twentieth annual Juried Art Show will exhibit in February and March 2019. The theme of the show—Discovering the Native Landscapes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore—celebrates the Arboretum’s mission of conservation. Named in honor of the Arboretum’s first benefactor, the Leon Andrus Awards for first and second places will be awarded. The juried show is open to original two- and three-dimensional fine arts in all mediums, including outdoor sculpture and installations. It will be juried by Julie Wills, assistant professor of studio art and interim director of Kohl Gallery at Washington College, Chestertown.

Digital images of up to three pieces of art by each artist should be sent to art@adkinsarboretum.org. Submissions should include title, medium, dimensions (maximum of 6 feet in any direction, excluding outdoor sculpture), and artist’s name, address, and phone number. Works should reflect or interpret broadly the show’s theme of wild nature and landscapes of the Mid-Atlantic coastal plain region.

Deadline to apply: 12/21

For more info click here. 

National Juried Show Cade Art Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College Sponsored by Anne Arundel Community College Printmaking Club 

JUROR: Jonathan Thomas, Chair, Printmaking Dept., Maryland Institute College of Art

THEME: “Innovations in Printmaking” This show seeks hand-pulled prints and book arts that explore creative approaches and boundary pushing with techniques and / or concepts in printmaking. 

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Submit up to 3 digital files. Include an entry fee of $25 with your application. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

CONDITIONS All accepted work must be ready to hang or display. Two-dimensional work must have a braided picture wire on the back. Fragile media should be under Plexiglas. Installation art must be prepared by the artist or have instructions that are easy to follow. The gallery reserves the right to refuse any piece that is improperly presented. All works are insured against physical damage or loss, from receipt through designated pickup time. If art is shipped to the gallery, the artist is responsible for shipping costs, both to and from the gallery.

Deadline to apply: 1/17 

For more info click here.

The Howard County Arts Council (HCAC) manages two galleries at the Howard County Center for the Arts with over 21,000 square feet of exhibit space. The HCAC gallery program was established to enhance the public's appreciation of the visual arts, provide a venue to exhibit the work of local, regional, and national artists in a professional space, and provide leadership in the arts by presenting a broad spectrum of arts in all media from both emerging and established artists.

HCAC presents 11-12 exhibits per year of national, regional, and local artists, including two-person, small and large group, juried, curated, and community shows. HCAC rarely exhibits solo shows.

Artists ages 18 and older working in all media and styles are encouraged to apply, including time-based and installation artists. Exhibited work must fit through a doorway measuring 54” x 80” and be able to be installed appropriately in the Arts Council gallery.

Deadline: Ongoing

For more information, click here.

Smack Mellon is interested in proposals that consider the unusual architecture of the gallery space and highly encourages site-specific projects. These proposals can be considered for any show at Smack Mellon. We accept applications for Site-Specific Projects twice a year--in the summer and the winter. The next deadline to submit a proposal is July 18, 2018, and the following will be January 16, 2019. We will respond to each group of new applicants by the end of August and the end of February respectively. We are currently reviewing submissions for 2020 or later.

Smack Mellon's Exhibition Program is at the center of the organization. Designed to advance public interest in the visual arts, the program focuses on providing opportunities for artists to create site-specific works that creatively respond to our space, and work that explores innovative uses of both new technologies and traditional materials. The gallery space provides for large, ambitious shows that allow our artists ample room to explore and present their work. Exhibiting artists also have unlimited access to Smack Mellon’s in-house media equipment. On average, Smack Mellon produces five exhibitions a year showcasing the work of more than 50 artists for 20,000 visitors. We also produce on average one exhibit per year by an emerging guest curator. The gallery, which is free to the public, is open five days a week.

Summer deadline: July 18th, 2018

Winter deadline: January 16th, 2019

For more information, click here

The Baltimore Film Office at the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA) is now accepting entries for the 14th annual Baltimore Screenwriters Competition. Applicants can submit screenplays in the feature or shorts categories. The top entries in both categories win cash prizes, and feature winners also receive all access passes to the 2019 Maryland Film Festival and passes to local movie theaters.

Deadline: January 30, 2019 by 5pm.

For more infromation, click here.

During the Summer of 2019, the The Alper Initiative for Washington Art will present a group show of DMV printmakers organized by local curator and printmaker, Matthew McLaughlin. In order to be considered, you must submit a short bio, 200-300 word artist statement and up to 10 images (300 dpi preferred) along with image checklist. The exhibition will focus on works utilizing printmaking techniques; such as, but not limited to, relief, intaglio, lithography, screen print, and monotype. Strictly photographic or digital work will not be accepted, but works that utilize a printmaking process as a process step will be considered.

Deadline: February 1, 2019

For more information, click here.

The SPARK Microgrant is an annual, unrestricted award opportunity for emerging Chicago-based visual artists who identify as ALAANA (Asian, Latinx, Arab, African diaspora, or Native), an artist with a disability, or as a self-taught or informally trained artist who is striving to make their art practice a primary vocation.

This program offers 15, unrestricted awards of $2000 each to recognize exceptional emerging artists working in Chicago and to support the advancement of their artistic careers while acknowledging them as a vital part of the city’s arts ecosystem.

Deadline: February 15, 2019

For more information, click here. 

Our juried, Invitational Fine Arts & Crafts Show is currently seeking artisans with original work, representing a breadth of media including functional and wearable art to participate in this June 14-16, 2019, free outdoor weekend. DON'T MISS this opportunity to showcase your original artwork. 

To be considered for entry you will need to submit a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 images, only the first 5 submissions will be considered. Images should be emailed to arts-crafts@columbiafestival.com in a digital format (JPEG preferred) and must be clearly labeled with your name and artwork name. 

Deadline to apply: March 4, 2019 

For more info, click here.

It can be difficult for artists to get exposure and Baltimore Snapshot, a photo series by Baltimore-based Photographer Nick Hanyok, is trying to change that. Each month, beginning in January 2018, Nick Hanyok will highlight an artist, giving a brief bio and a few examples of their work.

The photographer hopes to show how these Baltimore artists get inspired, the challenges they have overcome and the accomplishments they’ve achieved. “I want other artists to see these snapshots and realize, it may be tough, but that is no reason to give up on their dream. My hope is that any artistic mind sees these snapshots and it motivates them to keep creating!”

The secondary goal of Baltimore Snapshot is to help facilitate the changing image of Charm City. Baltimore is home to a vibrant arts scene made up of so many friendly and creative people, it’s alive with amazing talent in so many different forms. Yet, that’s not what you hear when people talk about Baltimore. It’s time to change that!

These two ideas are the foundations of Baltimore Snapshot: To give local artists a platform while showing the world that Baltimore is home to creative and friendly people. In addition to telling the artist’s story through the Snapshot, the photographer will provide the artist with various headshots, a featured artist directed shoot to help promote themselves and fully edited images for the artist to use how they wish. Each month Nick Hanyok Imaging will run paid ads on Facebook/Instagram to reach a larger audience and bring viewers to the Baltimore Snapshot.

“This ongoing photography project is my way of highlighting and helping Baltimore’s creative landscape and the charming city they live in”, Nick Hanyok.

For more information, click here. 

The Boston Printmakers, Presenting the best in contemporary and traditional printmaking, the North American Print Biennial has long been recognized as one of the most prestigious events in printmaking. Founded in 1947, the mission of the Boston Printmakers is to promote public knowledge of printmaking, encourage and support artists working in printmaking, and promote excellence and innovation within the field of printmaking.

Prizes Over $10,000 is available in juror-designated purchase prizes and materials awards. The Boston Printmakers’ purchase prizes are placed into permanent collections at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA; and the Boston Printmakers Collection at the Boston Public Library. Additionally, this show generates a large number of sales through patron and public purchases.

Deadline: March 15, 2019

Application Fee: $30 for members of Then Boston Printmakers, $40 for non-members

For more information, click here.

Maryland Art Place (MAP), in partnership with Hotel Indigo is pleased to announce an open ‘Call to Artists’. As an extension of MAP’s annual IMPACT public art partnership projects, MAP is working with Hotel Indigo to offer rotating exhibitions in Hotel indigo’s library and Poets Modern Cocktails and Eats. This opportunity is available to visual artists living or working in Maryland. Maryland Art Place will curate four exhibitions a year based on submissions entered through a rolling basis.

Hotel Indigo, Baltimore Downtown is a boutique hotel located in Baltimore, MD. MAP has been working closely with the hotel since it opened, selecting and installing the hotel’s permanent artwork collection including works by Jared Ragland, Gary Kachadourian and Christos Palios. Hotel Indigo and MAP share the same vision of supporting working artists in the region, and both look forward to their continued partnership and the rotation of quarterly exhibitions. For more information, visit www.baltimoreindigohotel.com.

General Guidelines & Information

• Artist agrees that Maryland Art Place/Hotel Indigo may use images of the artwork for press and promotional purposes related to IMPACT.
• All works must be no larger than 60 X 60
• MAP only accepts 2-d works - photography, painting, mixed media or similar welcomed.
• You may apply as an individual artist, or for an artist group on your behalf
• Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year. 

Benefits to the artist: The selected artist(s) will benefit in the following ways:

• Exhibition opening reception at Hotel Indigo

Increased visibility of artist’s name and artwork through:

• Press announcements
• Highlighted on MAP’s website and social media platforms
• Exhibition postcards

For more information on how to apply and to download the full prospectus, click here. Questions? Email naomi@mdartplace.org.

Submit to the General Exhibit application today! Artists, ages 18 and older, working in all media and styles including time-based and installation artists, are encouraged to apply either individually or as a group.  Proposals from curators and arts organizations are welcomed.

General exhibition applications are reviewed on a quarterly basis. The deadlines for submitting materials are January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1.

For more information, click here

Vox Populi is now accepting proposals for performance work on a rolling basis. Performances will take place in our lobby area during select First Friday receptions.

Proposals may take a multitude of forms: experimental music or dance, workshops, discussions, performance art or alternative temporary exhibitions.

Vox Populi is interested in artists, curators, and performers who work in experimental media or employ alternative methodologies in their work, and invites applicants to take advantage of the open ended nature of this call.

Proposals should outline the planned work accurately but succinctly and include images, video or audio files if necessary. Proposals are considered on an as-needed basis and may not receive a timely response. Please wait one year before reapplying with the same work. Performers will receive a $100 honorarium for their work.

Email submissions and any questions to exhibitions@voxpopuligallery.org with the subject line “First Friday Performance” No phone calls please!

To view the call for entry, click here. 

Help build an archive of personal journeys/stories symbolized by images of your shoes.

In this interconnected age of social media, we often forget to stop and meditate on the significance of the little things. While we may share with our close circle of friends and family, rarely do we offer those significant moments to our community at large. When we take the time to share in the subtleties of each other’s journey and experience, we become closer as a community, as a world.

Sole Connection offers that opportunity to share personal experiences stemming from something as simple as the shoes on your feet. Help build this archive to at least 5280 “feet” (entries) so that we can truly walk a mile in each other’s shoes.

Please submit work at http://soleconnection.tumblr.com/submit

To see previous stories visit: http://soleconnection.tumblr.com or follow Sole Connection on Facebook.

Hamilton Arts Collective is looking for motivated folks who would like to volunteer 10 to 15 hours a month to help keep the HAC moving through the coming months. See how things are run first-hand, munch on some complimentary concessions, and see any show you help with for free.

Please contact through email at s-b-t@hushmail.com if you are interested.

Volunteers needed to help conduct audience surveys for the County's Arts and Humanities Economic Impact Study. Volunteers must be willing to attend a short training session and to attend live arts events in Montgomery County. For more information, please e-mail grants@creativemoco.com.