Coming up: Open Studio Weekend - A Festival of the Arts

November 7th-8th, 2015 Washington ArtWorks, Montgomery County’s largest visual arts facility, opens its expansive 30,000 square foot visual arts center in Montgomery County to the public for its bi-annual Open Studio Weekend: A Festival of the Arts filled with art, shopping, film screenings, food trucks, live music, and more! 

Over 70 artists occupy studios at Washington ArtWorks where creativity abounds for artists working in sculpture, painting, glass, fibers, jewelry, photography, and more. Each artist not only creates works of art, but also runs their own business from their studios where visitors shop, watch demonstrations, and network with some of Montgomery County’s finest artists. 

During Open Studio Weekend: A Festival of the Arts, food trucks, Holy Crepes, Balkanik Taste, and Curley Q’s BBQ will fill Washington ArtWorks’ free, large parking lot with smells of sweets and savory treats while local bands play live music. 

Films by video artists from Rockville to the Philippines will be screened throughout both days while recycle and reuse sculpture competitions allow adults and children to get creative with found objects and art. 

“This festival is going to be the largest that Washington ArtWorks has seen to date. With 70 artists working across a variety of mediums, delicious food trucks, great, live music, films from across the globe, and art-themed games, Open Studio Weekend: A Festival of the Arts at Washington ArtWorks is going to be an event no one will want to miss” says President and CEO, Missy Loewe.

Open Studio Weekend: A Festival of the Arts will be held from 12:00pm – 5:00pm both Saturday and Sunday, November 7th and 8th. Conveniently located at 12276 Wilkins Ave., Rockville, MD 20852, the arts center offers free parking and easy access from Twinbrook Metro Station.

Washington ArtWorks at 12276 Wilkins Avenue in the Twinbrook area of Rockville, Md, offers workshops, exhibits, and outreach programs to serve the visual arts community and the public in the National Capital Region. Additionally, the organization created “ArtWorks Aid”, to provide charitable services to members and causes of their community.  Please contact Natanya Khashan at 301-654-1998 or Natanya@WashingtonArtWorks.com for more information. 

Opportunities for artists

The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center 2016–2017 EXHIBITION SERIES | Time: Entropy and Change

The concept of entropy is often defined as nature’s tendency to move from order to disorder. Other ideas associated with entropy are: a lack of predictability, change in condition or appearance and gradual decline over time into disintegration or dissolution. In nature, this phenomenon is seen in the slow degradation of elements such as stone or wood, or in a myriad of other possibilities. Time is the key to both entropy and change, whether in nature or in human lives.We invite artists to propose an individual or group exhibit that expresses or relates to these intertwined concepts.  

The Department of Visual and Performing Arts is calling for exhibition proposals for the Open Gallery in The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center that address the theme, “Time: Entropy and  Change”. Four exhibitions will be scheduled for the 2016–2017 academic year. 

Application Process
Eligibility: Applicants must be at least 21 years of age. Current Montgomery College students are not eligible to submit proposals.
Eligible works: The Open Gallery is primarily linear wall space that can accommodate two-dimensional works up to 54” tall. Freestanding, pedestal, and wall hung three-dimensional works up to 75lbs. will also be considered. Video and digital works that can be displayed on monitors will be considered. Video projections are not eligible. A floor plan of the gallery is available on our web site, http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/arts-tpss/exhibitions/opportunities.html 

Deadlines: All proposals must be received by April 8, 2016 to be considered. Applicants will be notified by June 1. 

Submission: Mail or deliver all proposal materials in one envelope to:
Claudia Rousseau, Exhibitions
Committee Montgomery College, TP/
SS Campus7600 Takoma Avenue,
CF-128 Takoma Park, MD 20912 

Application materials can be obtained here.