Prospectus
Virtual Application
UNDER $2500 Benefit Exhibition and Sale:
Friday, November 22 | 6 to 10 pm | Tickets $30
Purchase UNDER $2500 Tickets HERE
Last Chance (physical):
Saturday, November 23 | 12 to 4 pm
Virtual Exhibition & Sale:
Saturday, November 23, 10 am – Black Friday, November 29, 12 am
To view the virtual exhibition, sponsor or donate click HERE
Live on Saturday, November 23 @ 10 am
CALL FOR ENTRY: Have your work purchased by local buyers & collectors, just in time for the holidays! Maryland Art Place (MAP) is seeking artists for UNDER $2500, our upcoming winter benefit exhibition & affordable art sale. The exhibition will include approximately 1-3 works by each selected artist (scale dependent – in the case of smaller works more than 3 pieces may be accepted). Each individual piece must retail for $2,500 or less.
Why UNDER $2500? In the last 2 years inflation has been a huge contributing factor to rising artwork sales prices. Simply put, the cost of goods for artists to create their art is far higher than it used to be. The majority of galleries consider the most important contemporary artwork value segments to be under $5,000–$10,000 according to ARTSY (2023.) It is with that in mind that MAP is presenting UNDER $2500 as affordable.
In our 12th year of the sale, we look forward to showcasing a more diverse and broader range of artworks. Artists are encouraged to submit works retailing in both the UNDER $500 and UNDER $2500 categories to include original works, editioned prints, sculptures and more.
UNDER $2500 is MAP’s winter benefit. Proceeds from the sale of artwork will be split 50/50 between Maryland Art Place and the artist. The event is ticketed ($30) however participating artists are welcomed free of charge.
UNDER $2500 is a hybrid, physical and virtual exhibition event. The physical exhibition opens Friday, November 22 from 6pm-10pm. Artworks may be purchased by patrons and taken off the walls on a first come first served basis that night. All works will be wrapped in brown paper with MAP’s signature holiday bow.
The virtual sale will launch the very next day, Saturday November 23 at 10 am and run through BLACK FRIDAY, November 29, 10pm. The virtual sale will include more artists than the physical sale. *Please note: applications received will be selected for either the virtual sale (featured online) exclusively, or for both the physical (featured in gallery) AND virtual exhibition (featured online). Your acceptance letter will indicate in which capacity your work will be presented.
MAP will maintain gallery hours Saturday, November 23 through Friday, November 29 on Tuesday - Saturday from noon-4pm for any remaining physical works that may be left for purchase. *MAP is closed Sunday & Monday.
Timeline:
October 3 – Call For Entry, 12pm
November 1 – Call For Entry Deadline
Week of November 4 – Artists Notified of Selection
Thursday, November 7 – Tuesday , November 12– Artwork Drop Off – 11am-4pm
Friday, November 22 (6 – 10pm) & Saturday, November 23, 2023 (12 to 4pm)– Under $500
Saturday, November 23, 10am – Friday, November 29, 10pm – Virtual Exhibition & Sale
NOTE: Proposals should be emailed to under500@mdartplace.org no later than Friday November 1, 2024 at Midnight. Subject line: Under $2500 Application.
Submission Guidelines: To apply please submit your materials to under500@mdartplace.org, subject line UNDER $500 Application by Friday, November 1 @ Midnight. There is NO fee to apply. OR fill out this FORM online.
