Call for Artists: Trawick Prize

by

The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards was established by Carol Trawick in 2003. Ms. Trawick has served as a community activist for more than 25 years in downtown Bethesda. She is past Chair of the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District, past Chair of the Bethesda Urban Partnership, Inc. and Founder of The Trawick Prize. Additionally, the Jim and Carol Trawick Foundation was established in 2007 after the Trawicks sold their successful information technology company.

Catriona Fraser, award-winning photographer, curator and juror is the nonvoting Chair of the The Trawick Prize. Ms. Fraser is the owner of the Fraser Gallery.

Awards
Best in Show – $10,000
Second Place – $2,000
Third Place – $1,000
Young Artists* – $1,000
*Young Artist whose birthday is after April 7, 1985 may be awarded this prize. 

The Jurors will select up to 10 finalists who will be invited to display their work in a group exhibition at Gallery B in downtown Bethesda in September 2015.

Eligibility
The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District invites eligible artists to enter The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards. Artists must be 18 years of age or older and permanent, full-time residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. The selected artwork will be on exhibit in September 2015 at Gallery B in downtown Bethesda, MD.

All original 2-D and 3-D fine art including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, fiber art, digital, mixed media and video will be accepted. The maximum dimensions should not exceed 96 inches in any direction. No reproductions. Artwork must have been completed within the last two years and must be available for the duration of the exhibition. Artwork does not have to be for sale at the exhibition. Selected artists must deliver and pick up artwork to and from Gallery B. All works on paper must be framed to full conservation standards.

Jury

Stefanie Fedor, Executive Director, Arlington Arts Center

John Ruppert, sculptor, Professor and Chair of the University of Maryland’s Department of Art

Richard Waller, Executive Director of University Museums, University of Richmond

Call for Artists: MD Art @ College Park

by

The Maryland Federation of Art (MFA) invites all artists residing in Maryland and all artist members of MFA to enter its fine art juried competition for artists working in two- and three-dimensional formats. Submissions following exhibition guidelines will be considered by the juror. The selected artworks will be on exhibit at The Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, by invitation to MFA.

  • Exhibition Chair: Stephen Borko
  • Exhibition Dates: June 19 – Aug 1
  • Submissions Deadline: April 23
  • Juror: Yumi Hogan, Adjunct Professor, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore MD.
  • Download printable prospectus (pdf)
Terms of Entry For Exhibitions

Exhibition and Presentation Guidelines are detailed in the prospectus. Additional information will be included in the acceptance letter.

Eligibility

  • All Maryland residents are eligible to enter.
  • All MFA members living in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico are eligible to enter.

Work

  • A maximum of 6 original works created in the past 3 years may be entered.
  • Works previously exhibited in a juried show at University of MD’s The Art Gallery are not eligible.
  • Two-dimensional works may not exceed 8 feet in height or width. Three-dimensional works may not exceed 10 feet in height nor 6 feet in width and depth.

Entries and Submission Fees

  • Entries must be submitted online.
  • Entry fees are $35 (MFA members, $20) for one or two entries and $5 each for up to four additional entries. Entry fees are non-refundable.
  • To enter online, you will need an MFA account that includes an email address and a password.  There is no charge to create an MFA account
  • Images must be in JPEG files less than 2MB with the recommended longest pixel dimension between 1600 and 2000 pixels (maximum).
  • Images of accepted works may be used at the sole discretion of MFA for promotional purposes including but not limited to the invitation, catalog, web site or on a subsequent year’s prospectus. Image will include attribution whenever possible.

Call for Artists: San Diego Airport Public Art Project

by

PUBLIC ART PROJECT OPPORTUNITY: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority

Request for Qualifications (RFQ): Parking Plaza Public Art Opportunity:

Artists are invited to collaborate with the Authority’s design-build team to create an integral, visually dynamic, and experiential artwork within the new Parking Plaza. The Parking Plaza is expected to be a 3-story post-tensioned concrete structure of approximately 1,000,000 square feet with 3,000 parking spaces and will be located on the current footprint of the Terminal 2 East parking lot.

This opportunity will serve as the introductory Airport experience for passengers utilizing the Parking Plaza, and should therefore create a sense of place and support intuitive way-finding within the structure. The artwork should respond to and reflect the building’s smart technology, which senses vehicle occupancy and uses real-time data to simplify the user experience. This may be accomplished through the use of responsive or participatory features, by utilizing data generated from the structure to enhance interactive elements, or by integrating renewable energy devices into the artist’s design.

Budget: $900,000

Eligibility: RFQ is open to all professional designers, artists and teams legally qualified to work in the US; artists must have successfully completed at least one large-scale permanent public art commission with a project budget of at least $500,000 within the past ten years. Additional requirements are listed in the RFQ.

Application Deadline:  Applications must be received by March 27, 2015

For full guidelines, information, and to apply for the opportunity, all artists must register in the Authority’s Vendor Database:

To register visit: http://www.san.org/businessand complete the Vendor Registration.
What you need to register:
1. You will be asked to create a user name and password, please write them down and save for reference,
2. Have your federal tax ID # or your SSN available, and
3. Select your Business Category. For this opportunity use the following Business Category: 711510 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers

Once you’ve successfully completed the registration process you will receive an e-mail from the Authority confirming your successful registration.
Then, you can login to our website to view and/or print the opportunity

Wide Angle Youth Media – Emergency Donations Needed

by

From the Wide Angle Youth Media Facebook page:

“In the wake of exciting distribution and programming accomplishments here at Wide Angle recently, we regret to share some unfortunate news. Over the weekend, the main Wide Angle Youth Media office was broken into. Although the intruder made quite a mess of things, we were very fortunate that no one was harmed, our media lab was untouched, and many of our cameras are still safe and in working order. Programming will be back in action today at all of our sites, including Miller’s Court, but the robbery has created a direct impact in our cash flow and we are reaching out with an immediate call for donations. Please share, and thank you for your support during this emotional turn of events. www.wideanglemedia.org/donate“

Arts Advocacy Day

by

Arts Advocacy Day is your opportunity to receive crucial advocacy training from experts in the field and then put that training into practice. Hosted by Americans for the Arts and cosponsored by 85+ national arts organizations, National Arts Advocacy Day is the largest gathering of its kind, bringing together a broad cross section of America’s cultural and civic organizations. Grassroots advocates from across the country come to Washington DC to meet with their members of Congress in support of issues like arts education policy, the charitable tax deduction, and funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.

On Monday, join hundreds of your colleagues from across the country for interactive advocacy training and peer-to-peer learning and networking. That night, get inspired by our Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts & Public Policy at the Kennedy Center.

Then, on Tuesday, after the Congressional Arts Kick Off, you’ll meet with your congressional representatives to share your story about the impact and transformative power that the arts have in your community.

Why should I register?

At Arts Advocacy Day, you get three things you can’t get anywhere else.

  1. Networking with your fellow arts advocates from across the country and go on congressional visits led by State Captains.
  2. Learning the latest research facts and figures on the arts to help make your case.
  3. Strategizing with experienced advocates during an interactive role play session on how to make the case for the arts and arts education to your members of Congress.

Learn about Registration

Still not convinced? Check out highlights from the 2014 Arts Advocacy Day!

Join us on Facebook for the latest updates, and use hashtag #AAD15 to spread the word!

Call for Artists: Storefronts DC 2015

by

CulturalDC, in collaboration with Atlas Performing Arts Center, the National Endowment for the Arts Our Town Project, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and community organizations, is pleased to announce the Storefronts DC competition to commission a series of temporary art installations, pop-up events and short-term art projects in Wards 5, 6, 7 and 8 in Washington, DC. The program is intended to be a transformative initiative that activates vacant spaces and increases foot-traffic through an infusion of arts and cultural projects.

The call can be found here:

http://www.culturaldc.org/2015/03/storefronts-dc-2015-call-for-proposals/

Call for Artists: Public Art Project (Chattanooga, TN)

by

Request for proposals (RFP): Bringing Tap Back Public Art Project in Chattanooga, TN

 

Public Art Chattanooga (PAC) and the Tennessee Clean Water Network (TCWN) are seeking proposals for original, two-dimensional designs for Bringing Tap Back.Bringing Tap Back is a state-wide initiative that raises awareness of the importance of drinking water by providing free and publically accessible water bottle refill stations in public spaces. We are seeking original artwork that will be printed and installed on eight new outdoor water bottle refill stations in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Three designs will be selected for production and installed in summer 2015. The selected artists/designers will receive a $2,500 honorarium for their design. Winning designs will be on view for up to three years. Artwork should be visually compelling to encourage users and stand alone as public artwork.

Eligibility: This RFP is open to all professional designers, artists and teams over the age of 18, who currently reside in the United States.

 

Application Deadline:  Applications must be received by April 30, 2015 4:00 pm. EST. No exceptions.

 

For full guidelines and information:   http://www.chattanooga.gov/public-art/about/calls-to-artists