Rebecca D'Angelo on the book release party

Herewith some terrific photographs of the 100 Artists of Washington, DC book release party by the Washington Post's talented photographer Rebecca D'Angelo.

Alexa Meade and Victoria F. Gaitán

Jeff Spaulding, Andrea Pollan and Leigh Conner

Alexa Meade

Alexa Meade

Victoria and Alberto Gaitán

Academy 2011 at Conner

Erwin Timmers and Carolina Mayorga (in the background)

Erwin Timmers and Carolina Mayorga checking out the book

Leigh Conner

Me

Lida Moser and Dr. Alida Anderson de Campello

Steve Krensky, Lida Moser and Dr. Alida Anderson de Campello

Me again

Robin Rose

Academy 2011

Amy Lin

Amy Lin

Pat Goslee, Victor Ekpuk and Lynn Silvester

Manon Cleary

Renee Kitani and Margarida Kendall-Hull

J.J. McCracken

Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition

Deadline: October 31, 2011

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery seeks entries for the next “Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition.” The juried exhibition is open to artists over the age of 18 who may submit portraits in any visual-art medium, including painting, drawing, sculpture, prints, photography, electronic and digital media.

Works must have been created after January 1, 2010.

Submissions may be submitted online at portraitcompetition.si.edu between September 1 to October 31. The work of finalists will be shown in a major exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, March 22, 2013–January 4, 2014. The grand-prize winner will receive a $25,000 cash award and have the opportunity for a separate commission to portray a remarkable living American for the gallery’s collection. In addition, entrants may be featured on face2face.si.edu, the gallery’s blog, as the competition unfolds. Please visit this website for more information about the submission process.