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MARKET401 CALL FOR ARTISTS

Market401 is a pop up gallery exhibiting the work of emerging artist living and working in Baltimore. Our mission is to create an inviting and comfortable environment for Baltimorians to purchase affordable art while providing the complete gallery experience to emerging artists. Exhibitions are open for one night only!

SUBMISSIONS Market401 is seeking artists in all media – painting, sculpture, and multimedia in 2012.

To participate in the market401 exhibition please complete application online http://market401.com/ and email submissions@freeagencycom. The first Market401 event will be held in March. Deadline for Applications is February 10, 2012. Exhibiting artist will be notified by February 24, 2012 via email with further information.

Deadline: February 10, 2012

Rotating History Project: Call for proposals!

The Rotating History Project, in cooperation with the EMP Collective, is taking proposals for its forthcoming exhibition, Down Through the Needle’s Eye. The 6-week show is scheduled to open on July 13th 2012, at the EMP Collective Space, located at 306 West Redwood Street, Baltimore MD.

This multimedia exhibition will serve as a case study of Baltimore’s Garment District, now commonly known as the Loft District—an area loosely falling between Fayette Street, Greene Street, Pratt Street and Hanover Street. Following the Civil War, needle industries—largely centered in the Garment District—became the largest generators of capital in Baltimore. It was here that umbrellas were first manufactured in the US and the largest and second largest men’s clothing factories in the world once operated. The city’s labor movement and many of its early union struggles happened here as well.

The rise and decline of the Garment District as a flourishing industrial center for Baltimore’s manufactured products, as well as the people who worked and struggled to maintain their livelihoods through the decades, speak to events and societal practices that are not alien to our own time and highlight the finite nature of our society’s industries in general.

The goal of the exhibition is to invite artists to create site/theme specific works that draw on any relevant themes or ideas that may resonate and inspire art. All mediums are welcomed, including 2D and 3D, film, music, installation, performances, lectures and all other forms of writing/dialogue, such as oral histories. Proposals should be sent via email and include a description of the intended project in 250 words or less. Please include the proposal description in the body of the email, rather than as an attachment. Sending a resume is optional. Preference will be given to proposed artwork and projects that best contribute to the overall vision of the theme.

Artists may choose to include attachments of jpeg or PDF images of proposed work OR jpegs/PDFs of up to 5 previous work. Images should be under 2 megabits in size. For proposed projects based in the written medium, please submit a writing sample of up to five pages. Art related to performance or video may be submitted via mail on a DVD.

All proposals and jpeg/PDFs should be emailed to rotatinghistoryartproject@gmail.com

All DVDs must be postmarked by Monday February 27 and mailed to Attn: Teddy Johnson/Heather Rounds, 717 Homestead St, Baltimore, MD 21218.

Deadline: Thursday, March 1, 2012

Call for Entries for ArtPark 2012 – Columbia Festival of the Arts

Our juried, invitational show returns in June 2012 and is seeking artisans with original work, representing a breadth of media including functional and wearable art. ArtPark is part of LakeFest, a three-day celebration of the arts at the Columbia lakefront which is free to the public and runs in conjunction with the 2012 Columbia Festival of the Arts.

http://columbiafestival.com/2012ArtParkForm.aspx

Deadline: Friday, March 2, 2012

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: FEAST at VisArts 2012

FEAST at VisArts (Funding Emerging Art with Sustainable Tactics) hopes to develop a bridge between artists and the community. FEAST is a public dinner designed to use community-driven financial support to democratically fund new and emerging art makers. The first FEAST at VisArts will take place on March 24, 2012 in the Gibbs Street Gallery in Rockville, Maryland. Patrons will give a $30 donation for which they receive supper and a ballot. Diners spend the evening reviewing a series of project proposals and conversing with the artists behind each idea. Attendees cast a vote for their favorite proposal, and by the end of the night, the artist who garners the most votes is awarded a grant comprised of that evening’s door money.

FEAST at VisArts invites artists, thinkers, and organizations to submit proposals for funding for up to $1,000. Project proposals will address the theme of Sustainability

FEAST at VisArts is based on FEAST Brooklyn’s (www.feastinbklyn.org) model for sustaining artist projects directly through community participation. If you are not familiar with FEAST — please read FEAST Brooklyn’s about page. Another great resource: sundaysoup.org

EMAIL APPLICATIONS ONLY- E-mail your proposal to: smain@visartscenter.org
Subject: FEAST PROPOSAL

Please read complete proposal requirements ›

Deadline: Friday, March 9, 2012

10th annual Trawick Prize

The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District invites local artists to submit work to the 10th annual Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards. This juried art competition awards $14,000 in prizes to four selected winners. The deadline for submissions is Friday, April 6, 2012. Up to 10 finalists will be chosen to display their work at Bethesda’s Gallery B in September.

The competition will be juried by Dawn Gavin, Assistant Professor in the Department of Art, College of Arts and Humanities, University of Maryland; Kelly Gordon, Associate Curator at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and N. Elizabeth Schlatter, Director and Curator of Exhibitions at the University of Richmond Museums, Virginia.

The first place winner will be awarded $10,000; second place will be honored with $2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000. A “young” artist whose birth date is after April 6, 1982 may also be awarded $1,000.

Apply online or download an application at http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/trawick-application

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 exhibit site in Bethesda, MD. All works on paper must be framed to full conservation standards. Each artist must submit five images, application and a non-refundable entry fee of $25.

Deadline: Friday, April 6, 2012

RRUUC call for art-exhibit proposals

River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation (RRUUC) in Bethesda, Maryland invites proposals for exhibits to be displayed in the gallery of its Fellowship Hall. The gallery is 42 by 43 feet, with one full wall of windows. Two walls are available for hanging art with approximately 60 feet of wall space. Exhibits are usually a month in duration. Proposals are welcome year round from individuals or groups, with rolling acceptances. There is no entry fee. RRUUC charges a commission of 20% on work sold. Further details and instructions for applications are available at www.rruuc.org/finearts. Please read “Becoming an Exhibitor” carefully.

ART In Embassies Program - DC

Established by the United States Department of State in 1964, the ART In Embassies Program is a global museum that exhibits original works of art by U.S. citizens in the public rooms of approximately 180 American diplomatic residences worldwide. To submit images to ART staff for consideration in upcoming exhibitions please e-mail .jpg or .gif images of your works no larger than 50k in size, to: artinembassies@state.gov. Website: http://aiep.state.gov

EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES AT HOWARD COUNTY CENTER FOR THE ARTS

The Howard County Center for the Arts, a 27,000 square foot facility located in Ellicott City, Maryland, is seeking proposals from artists and curators nationwide for solo and group exhibits for the 2009-2010 gallery season. All original artwork in any media, including installations, will be considered for the general review. Qualifications: Work previously shown at the Howard County Center for the Arts will not be accepted for review, nor will work previously submitted to the gallery program in the past year. There is no fee to apply. Artists must be at least 18 years old. Artists and curators should submit 10 to 20 slides or jpgs on a cd with an accompanying slide list, an artist/curator statement, resume and application to exhibit, along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope with sufficient postage for the return of application materials. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Call 410.313.2787 or visit www.hocoarts.org for an application. Submissions are accepted on an ongoing basis. For more info please visit www.hocoarts.org

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS:

OPEN FIGURE DRAWING

Wednesdays 6:30pm-9:30pm
Towson ARTS Collective, 406 York Rd., Lower Level, Towson, MD 21204 Come join us to paint or draw from a live nude model. All levels and walk-ins welcome.$10 per session; $80 for 9 sessions. Any questions please email owsonframinggallery@earthlink.net

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES:

The Art Connection in the Capital Region is Seeking Artwork

The Art Connection in the Capital Region (ACCR) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization originated in 2004 to expand community access to art in the greater metropolitan area of Washington DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia.

Modeled after The Art Connection in Boston, which was founded by painter and sculptor Fay Chandler in 1995, ACCR facilitates the placement of original works of art donated by artists and art collectors within not-for-profit social service organizations to encourage healing and provide inspiration.

Organizations benefiting from this unique partnership often serve individuals faced with the most vulnerable circumstances and include: shelters, children's centers, and treatment facilities, amongst others.

The criterion for placement stipulates that a partnering organization must reside within the Capital Region and have no funding for art. Artwork that is donated to the not-for-profit is considered a permanent donation, cannot be sold, and must be exhibited in a secure public area where clients served by the organization have direct access to it.

To learn more about The Art Connection in the Capital Region, the communities it empowers, and the art donation process, please visit: www.artconnection-cr.org. or call 202-536-2607.

Baltimore Site is Looking For Artists

Baltidome.com is a new Baltimore Green Guide & Insider Site published to the web in January 2009. Among other things, the Baltidome aims to promote artists who are working (or have completed projects) with used goods and remnant materials. No application fee is required. This service is free to artists living in Baltimore City. The artist’s work does not have to be about “the environment” and no membership is required. This is an effort not only to promote local artists, but also to encourage viewers to look at how things are made in a new way. Baltidome reserves the right to reject an applicant that does not fit the criteria or does not fit the standards of the site. To see examples of artists on the site, go to http://www.baltidome.com/ and click on the toad. If interested, please email a brief description of your work and images and/or link (Etsy, etc.) to Tina at info@baltidome.com.

GBCA IS ESTABLISHING "THE LAB." VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

The Lab will offer support for individual artists and GBCA cultural organization members in creating and preparing digital audio, video and photographic representation of their work for optimal posting on the web. In order to get The Lab going we need volunteers with these skills! GBCA invites professional and student volunteers with expertise in these areas to contact us about joining The Lab. We will begin offering hours in September after Labor Day. Students interested in internships are welcome to apply. To learn more, email us at:
gbca@baltimoreculture.org

Free Legal Advice for Artists - HOTLINE

University of Baltimore ARTS HELP LINE: Free legal assistance to artists and arts organizations. 410-545-0463

ACTION IN MATURITY QUILTING CLUB

The AIM quilters include a diverse group of noble women who consistently serve their community doing what they love to do - sewing quilts. Many of the quilters who make up this group are part of Tom Brokaw’s “Greatest Generation” and have been members of AIM since its inception. Despite their age in years, these wonderful women use their nimble fingers to create lovely works of art and offer care and warmth to those in need. In addition to working on personal projects, the quilters unite their skills to make baby quilts for the Well Baby Clinic at the GBMC Foundation and are currently making quilts that are sent to the Walter Reed Hospital for our wounded service men and women. The quilters would love to have new members join the club. Please join. Call 410.889.7915 to register. Visit http://www.actioninmaturity.org

HAMILTON ARTS COLLECTIVE SEEKS VOLUNTEERS

We're looking for motivated folks who would like to volunteer maybe 10 to 15 hours a month to help keep the HAC moving through the coming months. See how things are run first-hand, munch on some complimentary concessions, and see any show you help with for FREE! Email me at s-b-t@hushmail.com if you are interested.

ART WITH A HEART SEEKS VOLUNTEERS

Art with a Heart (AWAH) leads interactive visual art experiences to underserved and disadvantaged Baltimore area residents. AWAH provides the inspiration and motivation that leads to creativity, self-satisfaction, personal growth, and success. Art with a Heart encourages its participants to imagine and explore, to understand other places and other people, and to use the power of art to change their lives. Volunteers are needed on a part-time basis to assist with art classes in community centers, shelters, group homes, senior centers, and schools in and around Baltimore. For more information, call 410.366.8886

The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County is seeking volunteers

Volunteers needed to help conduct audience surveys for the County's Arts and Humanities Economic Impact Study. Volunteers must be willing to attend a short training session and to attend live arts events in Montgomery County. For more information, please e-mail grants@creativemoco.com.