Juried Art Competition
This call for entries is open to all 2D and 3D artists residing or working in Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware and Pennsylvania. Submitted artworks must be on paper, with paper or of paper.
Artists may submit watercolor, oil, ink, gouache, acrylic, encaustic, sculpture, photography, fiber and mixed media . Work must be original and completed in the past 5 years . All applicants must be 18 years or older.
The Juror this year is Glen Kessler, an internationally collected and awarded artist, and founder of The Compass Atelier in Rockville, MD. Kessler has a MFA from New York Academy of Art and a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. His works have graced the cover of ‘Professional Artist Magazine’ and in ‘The Artists' Magazine’ among other publications. He has work in the public collections of Prince Charles, Amazon Web Services, Ford's Theater, Capital One Bank, Dominion Bank, as well as hundreds of private collections around the world. He is a 2-time recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Grant for Outstanding Figurative Art, a Prince of Wales Fellow, and a Maryland State Arts Council Grant awardee. He is also a life-long teacher, having taught at Maryland Institute College of Art, George Washington University, George Mason University, and others. In 2013 he founded The Compass Atelier in Rockville, MD in order to teach a cohesive curriculum of artistic study of his own design. The school and its unique curriculum are proving to be a game-changer taking students, many of whom had little to no prior experience, to a professional practice in just 3 years of part-time study. Recent graduates have gone on to earn top prizes, regularly sell their work, and gain gallery representation.
Juror Awards:
Best in Show $750
Second Place $500
Third place $250 Gift Card to FrameMasters of Merrifield, Virginia
People’s Choice $100
Honorable Mention Certificates Awarded by Juror
For more information about this juried exhibition art competition, please visit the Event Website
