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Subject: The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art AwardsAnd I will apply again next year... because they are right: new panel equals new set of eyes,
Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 09:21:49 -0400
Dear Artist,On behalf of the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District and the 2012 Trawick Prize Jury, I would like to thank you for entering The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards. Our panel of jurors was honored to have the opportunity to review the creative and exciting work from a vast selection of area artists.We received entries from more than 350 artists and the jury spent numerous hours reviewing images before making some very complicated decisions. We truly appreciate your time and talent; however, your work was not selected.As a reminder, the jury consisted of Dawn Gavin, artist and Associate Professor in Drawing and Foundations at the University of Maryland, College Park; B. Kelly Gordon, Associate Curator at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; and N. Elizabeth Schlatter, Deputy Director and Curator of Exhibitions at the university of Richmond Museums.We thank you for your interest and hope you will consider applying to next year’s competition when a different panel of judges will select the finalists and winners of The Trawick Prize. Additionally, if you are a painter, we encourage you to apply to the Bethesda Painting Awards next year, where a distinguished panel of judges will also award $14,000 to select regional painters.We wish you the best of luck in your future artistic endeavors.Sincerely,Catriona FraserChairThe Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards
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