Arts News

Please check out the latest artist opportunity at MPA?  Application Deadline is April 3, 2012 at 5PM.

Elan Magazine has a great opportunity for artists to get their work published.

See this link http://www.elanmagazine.com

The Reston Association, in partnership with the Initiative for Public Art – Reston (IPAR), is seeking an artist to develop an interactive water feature for Dogwood Pool, Reston. This opportunity is open to established professional artists living in the metropolitan Washington, DC area. An artist will be commissioned to work with the design team working on the renovation plans to develop an interactive water feature element that will be installed between the pool area and the picnic pavilion. An artwork at this community facility will strengthen its profile and attractiveness for current and future residents. An interactive artwork will enhance the playful experience that people can have there. Application deadline is April 6, 2012.

Falls Church Arts invites artists to submit work in any “ism.” Can you see references in your work to Georges Braque’s cubism, Georges Rouault’s fauvist paintings, Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s impressionism, or to any other “ism” of any period? Here is your opportunity to declare the links between the artists who have been classified into particular styles or “isms” and their influence on your work. Entries due 5:00 pm, Wednesday, February 22, 2012.

The Reunion Music Society, Inc. and the Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), Annandale campus, are pleased to announce the fifth year of a music scholarship program being offered to Northern Virginia area high school bassists and cellists. The Lafayette Jackson Memorial Scholarship is available to two (2) eligible students during the 2012-2013 academic year. Applications must be received by March 30, 2012.

Falls Church Arts invites artists to submit work in any “ism.” Can you see references in your work to Georges Braque’s cubism, Georges Rouault’s fauvist paintings, Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s impressionism, or to any other “ism” of any period? Here is an opportunity to declare the links between the artists who have been classified into particular styles or “isms” and their influence on your work. Deadline for receipt of entry fee, forms, and digital images of work is Wednesday, February 22. Vist the Falls Church Arts webpage for further information.

We urge all Fairfax County based artists to apply for this year's Trawick Prize. Details can be found here and on their web site. Good luck!

Deadline for application and slides: April 6, 2012
Notification mailed: May 7, 2012 • Exhibition date: September 2012

Call for Entries

Juror and curator : Lilianne Milgrom
Deadline: Feb 6, 2012
Fees: $15 for 3 images

Juried show at established Washington DC gallery located in picturesque Georgetown courtyard. Theme: You, Me and Everybody Else. Artists are encouraged to consider broad contemporary interpretation of the figure.