Tuesday, May 18, 2004

Opportunities for Artists...
Deadline July 15, 2004.

Rockville Arts Place 2005 Call for Entries. Rockville Arts Place is accepting exhibition proposals for its 2005 schedule.

Thematic and media-based exhibitions will cover all media. Special category for ceramic artist entries for a clay exhibition, February 20 - March 26. Group and individual entries accepted. Work must have been completed in the last three years. The entry fee is $25. Rockville Arts Place is a membership organization that serves artists with exhibition opportunities, professional development programs, and master workshops. Visit www.rockvilleartsplace.org to download a 2005 Call for Entries or contact Shelly Brunner at gallery@rockvilleartsplace.org or call her at (301) 309-6900.


Deadline August 2, 5pm 2004

BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown announces 2005 Call to Artist. Executive director Nancy E. Petrisko recently announced an invitation for artists to submit slides and proposals for artwork to be displayed in BRCA's exhibition gallery in 2005.

The call is open to individual artists or artist groups with original work only and covers exhibits in the gallery from January through December 2005.

A jury of local art experts will select works for approximately 10 exhibits of five weeks each. Most exhibits feature solo artists, but some may include more than one artist, based on the judgment of the jurors.

The application deadline is August 2, 2004 at 5pm. An application fee of $25 is required. To receive an application, call 301.528.2260 or write info@blackrockcenter.org. Artists will be notified and exhibits scheduled in September 2004.

BlackRock's gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10am through 5pm and Saturday from 10am to 2pm. Admission to the gallery is free.

For information about the 2004 gallery exhibits, call BlackRock Center for the Arts at 301.528.2260 or visit BlackRock Center for the Arts' website.

BlackRock Center for the Arts is located at 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown, Maryland, near the intersection of Middlebrook Rd. and Route 118 (Germantown Rd.).


Deadline June 12, 2004

The newly renovated Arlington Arts Center will reopen this summer. They have issued a call for entries for 10 artists for solo exhibitions in the spring or fall of 2005. Artists living or working in Virginia, DC, Maryland, West VA, Delaware, and Pennsylvania are eligible to apply.

Proposals should be made for the exhibition of recent work completed within the last three years which has not previously been exhibited in the Washington area. Entry fee $25 for non-members.

For more info, go to: this website and click on "Solo Exhibitions, 2005, Call for Entries."


Deadline June 15, 2004

Call for Entries for Fall Exhibition, Montpelier Cultural Arts Center – Maryland.

DIALOGUE.art.technology.imagery. Montpelier Cultural Arts Center is located on the beautiful grounds Montpelier Mansion in Laurel.

Submissions are encouraged from artists working in a variety of disciplines: photography, painting, graphic design, printmaking, video, and new media for DIALOGUE.art.technology.imagery on view September 8-Oct. 28 at Montpelier and held in conjunction with the Mid-Atlantic regional conference of the Society for Photographic Education.

Deadline for submissions is June 15, 2004. Call (301) 953-1993 for exhibition prospectus or download PDF versions at this website.