Opportunity for Artists: Art Calendar 2011 Cover Contest

Theme: Portraits Entry fee: FREE Awards & Prizes: First Place – $500 Blick Art Materials Gift Certificate. Artwork featured on the cover the March issue of Art Calendar and a one-page profile inside the magazine. Second Place – $150 Blick Art Materials Gift Certificate. Half-page profile inside the March issue of Art Calendar with an […]

Artist Talk: Robert Keating

Join photographer Robert Keating this Thursday, December 2 at 7:00 pm as he discusses his Solo Exhibit The C&O Canal: Places and Stories, featured this month in the Art League Gallery.

Holiday Ornament Collection

The Art League’s Holiday Ornament Collection features handmade ornaments made by Art League members. Beautiful handpainted Christmas balls, fused glass, fiber, wood-carved, and metal ornaments adorn the 2010 tree. These unique pieces make great little stocking stuffers, and are the perfect way to start your own heirloom ornament collection for your family.    On sale […]

Exhibit Opportunities

Courtesy of FindArtInfoBank.com National Geographic Photography Contest – DCDeadline: November 30, 2010. As a leader in capturing our world through brilliant imagery, National Geographic sets the standard for photographic excellence. Now you can share your vision of the world. Enter to win $10,000 and have your photo published in National Geographic magazine! Photos will be […]

December 3-5: ArtFest and the Holiday Ceramics and Jewelry Sale

ArtFest 2010 – Our Lively Open House and Holiday Party!Friday, December 3, 6:00-9:00pm at The Madison Annex (305 Madison Street) Join us as we open up our 3D instructional space for our annual holiday party. Check out where our most hands-on classes are taught while enjoying artist demos, 2D/3D exhibits, our very popular holiday ceramic […]

Falls Church Arts Holiday Market

Saturdays, November 20 through December 18. Calling member artists to exhibit and sell their holiday season “giftable goods” at the Falls Church Farmers’ Market – recently named #1 in the country. Sign up to market your note cards, jewelry, fabric arts, paintings, and other works at the FCA-sponsored spaces outside City Hall, 300 Park Avenue, […]

Hamiltonian Artists Present: Taxes for Artists

Hamiltonian Artists Professional Development Speaker Series Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 7pm, at Hamiltonian GalleryTaxes for Artists Guess what? That time of year will be here again faster than you know!One of the biggest hurdles artists have to wrestle with every single year is filing their taxes. Between choosing which Schedule to fill out, how many […]

“Transition to Digital” at The Art League

David Applegate (Conservator, National Gallery of Art) and Jim Steele (Photographer, Torpedo Factory Resident Artist) will present “Transition to Digital” on Thursday, November 18, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in the Art League Gallery.This informal talk will focus on the transition from traditional film processes to the current state-of-the-art digital processing. Both technical and esthetic […]

Art In City Hall

Join participating artists and Mayor William D. Euille at the opening reception for the biannual exhibit, Art In City Hall. Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 5:00 – 6:30 pm.

Glen Echo Park: Available Studio Space

The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture is seeking a visual artist to join the Park’s Resident Artists and to lease one of our small yurt studio spaces. Located in Glen Echo Park, a National Park site, the available yurt is a unique circular studio in a high visibility area of the Park. […]

Teresa Oaxaca at the Carnegie Institution for Charity

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Teresa Oaxaca, 22, of Arlington, Virginia will show new paintings in the Rotunda of the Carnegie Institution in Washington, D.C. in connection with the Esperanza Education Fund Benefit Concert on December 6, 2010, 7:30-9:00 PM. The evening will begin with a performance in the ballroom by the internationally renowned Classical/Flamenco Guitarist Grigory Goryachev. […]

Cyanotype Workshop at the Target Gallery

Where: The Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center When: Sunday, November 13, 10 am – 6 pm, part of Fotoweek DC programming! Price: $75 ($60 class fee + $15 material fee) Registrationemail – [email protected] – 703.838.4565 x4 DescriptionThe cyanotype is often the first process you will encounter in alternative/non-silver process photography. The reason for this […]

Inside Outside at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts

GoggleWorks Center for the Arts presents its 2011 Juried Show  Inside Outside: A broad interpretation of space and place on the edge and in between. May 13 – June 19, 2011.  Awards: A Juror’s Award for Best in Show will be presented. The award winner will receive a cash prize and a solo show in the Cohen […]

Contain, Maintain, Sustain at Artisphere

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Contain, Maintain, Sustain Curated by Welmoed Laanstra, Sara Reisman, and Ernesto Santalla Exhibition dates: Thursday, May 19 – Sunday, July 17, 2011Exhibition location: Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Monday, December 20, 2010, 5 pmArtists must be members of the arlingtonarts.org directory, Washington Sculptors Group, or Washington Project […]

Exhibit Opportunities

Courtesy of FindArtInfoBank.comNow get your art out there! “Commercial” Art Video Call – NYDeadline: October 31, 10. Open call for video submissions with an opportunity to win $2,000 and have your work shown on a public screen in Manhattan. Artists are invited to submit a video of up to 60 seconds in length using a […]

Legal Issues for Creative Entrepreneurs

Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts Legal Issues for Creative EntrepreneursMondays, October 25 – November 22, 2010, 6 – 8 pm Dome @ Artisphere, 1101 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22209 | 703-875-1100 http://www.thewala.org Click here for more info

8th Annual Bethesda Fine Arts Festival – MD

The Bethesda Arts and Entertainment District is currently accepting applications for the “8th Annual Bethesda Fine Arts Festival” scheduled for Saturday, May 14, 10am – 6pm and Sunday, May 15, 10am – 5pm. 150 booth spaces are available. All fine art and fine crafts are eligible. To apply online, visit www.bethesda.org/bethesda/bethesda-fine-arts-festival

“Got Art?” Individual Artists Opportunities

Sculptors and 3-D artists sought for immediate and future exhibitions of their works in Foyer of the Charles Beatley Library. No entry fees required.  For information on applying for one of the six-month exhibits, contact Gwen Lockhart via email at [email protected]. Artists who create mixed media 2-D works are invited to submit proposals for exhibition in […]

Earrings, Rings, & Things: Jewelry with Felt and Metal

Renate Maile-Moskowtiz Felting

Join Art League instructors Lisa Vershbow and Renate Maile-Moskowitz on November 6, 2010 as they trade techniques and materials to create fanciful jewelry. Felt Earrings by Lisa Vershbow & Renate Maile-Moskowitz This one-day workshop invites participants to join in the process of making original, fun, colorful projects or even special holiday gifts. Several innovative projects […]

Thought About Taking an Art Class, But Don’t Know Where to Start?

We hear many people say that they are interested in trying an art class. They want to start a new hobby, see if that childhood interest in art is still there, meet new people, or uncover their creative side…. But, they find signing up for a class to be daunting. Or maybe you don’t know […]