The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards is now
accepting applications for the annual juried art exhibition and awards. $14,000 in
prize money is awarded annually to the top four artists and a group exhibition
of the finalists’ work will take place in September 2013 at Gallery B in
downtown Bethesda.
With a top prize of $10,000, The Trawick Prize is one of the largest and most
prestigious contemporary art awards in the region.
The 2013 competition will be juried by
Cynthia Connelly, Visual Arts Curator at Artisphere in Arlington, VA; Alexander
Heilner, Associate Dean of Design and Media Studies at Maryland Institute
College of Art in Baltimore; and Vesela Sretenović, Senior Curator of Modern
and Contemporary Art at The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.
Artists must be 18 years of age or
older and residents of Maryland, Virginia or Washington,
D.C. Original painting,
drawing, photography, sculpture, fiber art, digital, mixed media and video are
accepted. The maximum dimension should not exceed 96 inches in any
direction. No reproductions. Selected artists must deliver artwork to the
exhibit site in Bethesda, MD. All works on paper must be framed to
full conservation standards. Each artist must submit five images (10 for 3-D
work), application and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.
Artists may apply online or download
an application at http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/trawick-application.
I have also attached a PDF version of the application.
The deadline for applications is
April 1, 2013. Notifications will be mailed April 26, 2013.
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