Baltimore Open Studios

On Saturday, December 1, 2007, from 4-7 PM and again on Sunday, December 2, 2007 from 2-5 PM, Mid Atlantic Art News Daily Campello Art News contributor Rosetta DeBerardinis will be taking part in the open studios at School 33 Art Center (she's in Studio #201) in Baltimore.

Go visit her!

Call for Artists

Deadline: Wednesday, December 10, 2007

Yours truly is honored to be the juror for Alexandria's Target Gallery for an upcoming juried exhibition titled The Five Senses.

The Five Senses will be an all media exhibition that features artwork which must incorporate two or more senses (touch, taste, see, smell, hear). The physicality of this exhibition aims to engage and stimulate the viewer through works that address all aspects of human sensation. The exhibition is open to all artists nationally and internationally.

Show dates: March 6 – April 6, 2008
Deadline: Wednesday,December 10, 2007
Reception and Gallery Talk: Thursday, March 13, 6-8pm

Download details and entry forms here or phone 703.838.4565 ext 4, or email them at targetgallery@torpedofactory.org.

Jackson Art Center Open Studios

Be sure to mark the date in your calendar and check out the open studios of around 35 artists at the Jackson Art Center on Sunday, December 2, 2007 from noon to 5PM.

Jackson Art Center
3048 1/2 R Street NW
Washington, DC 20007

Wanna tour the DC City Hall Art Collection?

At 12 p.m. on Wednesday November 28, the public is invited to the Wilson Building for a guided tour through the City Hall public collection of art on permanent display on floors 1-5 of the Wilson building. The tour will be lead by the talented Denee Barr, whose work is included in the collection.

This is a unique chance to meet with local artists featured in the collection and have a discussion on being an artist in the Nation's capital and to see a rich cross section of local artists (both established and emerging). This will be a bi-monthly occurrence.

The tour is free; however space is limited. Please RSVP to beth.baldwin@dc.gov with the number in your party. Meet at the Pennsylvania Avenue entrance — the building is located at 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW. ID is required to enter the building.

Opportunity for Virginia Artists

Deadline: February 1, 2008

The Contemporary Art Center of Virginia (CAC) invites artists from across the Commonwealth to submit works in all media for their annual, juried New Waves exhibition. New Waves 2008 is an opportunity for CAC to support the work of Virginia artists by promoting recognition from the public and nationally recognized galleries and collectors, as well as providing an opportunity for these artists to sell their work.

New Waves 2008 will be on view April 11-June 15, 2008 in Virginia Beach. The exhibition will be seen during the Museum's nationally recognized and award-winning Boardwalk Art Show & Festival, which draws 350,000 tourists annually.

Prizes: 1st $3,500, 2nd $2,000, 3rd $1,000, and two Honorable mentions at $500 each.

Jurors: Heather Darcy Bhandari, curator and artist manager at Mixed Greens in NYC and Anne Surak, director of Project 4 in Washington, D.C.

Download application here.