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, Gallery 44 — D.C. Deadline: April 14   GALLERY 44 invites artists to delve into the multifaceted nature of play and its significance in our lives. Artists are encouraged to reflect on how playfulness intersects with themes such as identity, politics, social justice, technology, environment, and the human condition ..read more

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 Plein Air Artists, Paint It! Ellicott City — Ellicott City, MD Deadline: April 15    Paint It! Ellicott City returns June 6-9 this year. This annual event brings artists and spectators interested in the plein air tradition to Historic Ellicott City. We are seeking artists to apply for the juried portion of the event, which ..read more

Welcome to Artful Weekend -our listing of area art exhibits and events- This weekend: March 2024 Open Exhibit and Lines in Color by Alyse Radenovic at the League; Sydney Vernon at Phillips@THEARC; Nando Alvarez: Transmutación at the American Poetry Museum; and Revolutions at the Hirshhorn.     March 2024 Open Exhibit Silk Scarf by Deron DeCesare; Mixed media Diverse artworks by member artists are the feature of Open Exhibits at The Art League. This month, 99 artworks—painting, drawing, photography, fiber art, ceramics, and mixed media ..read more

Welcome to Artful Weekend -our listing of area art exhibits and events- This weekend: March 2024 Open Exhibit and Lines in Color by Alyse Radenovic at the League; The Fabulous Staigers at Nepenthe Gallery; Vantage Points: Women Artists and the Landscape at Willow Street Gallery; and Living Colors at Pazo Fine Art.     March 2024 Open Exhibit A Quiet Exuberance by Caitlin Garvey; Photography Diverse artworks by member artists are the feature of Open Exhibits at The Art League. This month, 99 artworks—painting, drawing, photography, fiber art, ce ..read more

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, City of Rockville Swim and Fitness Center — Rockville, MD Deadline: March 24    As part of the City’s Art in Public Architecture program, an art installation is proposed for inclusion in the renovations of the outdoor pool at the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center. The project aims to bring a unique and vibrant art ..read more

Welcome to Artful Weekend -our listing of area art exhibits and events- This weekend: 2024 Student/Faculty Show at the League; Metamorphic Reverie by Zofie King at Fred Schnider Gallery; Irresistible: The Global Patterns of Ikat at The Textile Museum; and Newly Selected Artists: Elaine Qiu, Kim Richards, and Alexandra Chiou at IA&A at Hillyer.     The Art League 2024 Student/Faculty Show Where Do We Go From Here, by Sabine Arndt, received the Dennis Davis Award for Excellence in Ceramics in our 2024 Student/Faculty Show. Our annual Student/Faculty Show gives adults and youth ..read more

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, Arte Natura at Limner Gallery — Hudson, NY Deadline: February 29    SlowArt Productions presents the group thematic exhibition, Arte Natura. This exhibition will focus on art inspired by the natural world and will be held at the Limner Gallery from May 9 – June 1, 2024.  Eligible are all art forms relating to ..read more

By Julia Chance   The pickings are anything but slim when selecting award winning artworks for our annual Patrons’ Show. This year there were over 400 submissions eligible for Best-in-Show, Torpedo Factory Artist, Faculty, Marian Van Landingham, and Brenda Kollman 3D Awards, giving juror Rachel Kizielewicz lots and lots to choose from.  “It is impressive that hundreds of pieces were donated to make the Patrons’ Show happen,” says Kizielewicz, an artist herself and the interim president and CEO of Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia. “I was taken with the generosity of The Art L ..read more

Welcome to Artful Weekend -our listing of area art exhibits and events- This weekend: 2024 Student/Faculty Show at the League; David Driskell & Friends at David C. Driskell Center; Made From Scratch by Marcus Beauregard at Printmakers Inc.; and Geometrix: Encoded Abstraction at Pazo Fine Art D.C.     The Art League 2024 Student/Faculty Show Lots to see at our 2024 Student/Faculty Show! Our annual Student/Faculty Show gives adults and youth who take classes at The Art League, and the artists who teach them, an opportunity to shine. This year’s exhibition features over 200 wor ..read more

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, World Illustration Awards 2023 Deadline: February 22    Presented by the Association of Illustrators (AOI), in partnership with the USA-based Directory of Illustration, the World Illustration Awards 2024 are now open for submissions. Professional and New Talent Illustrators, commissioners, agents and tutors are in ..read more