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CALL for ENTRIES: 2019 Juried Waterloo

Learn more about the 2019 Juried Exhibition from Waterloo Arts!

working for FOOD

And, we’ve returned. I have been working as an artist in residence in Scotland for the past month, so I made the decision to shut us down for a few weeks.  I’ve been back for three days –stuffing my face with all those foods one associates with home.  Yours may be pasta or cheese, and mine is ALL foods, ha, but what I really missed were salads and vegetables and marinades, all the foods that I was too lazy or too time-pressed to enjoy making for myself.  So many red peppers.

We need to talk about residency experiences, but let’s say hello with an exhibit to start.  I have been crafting my resume to serve my current goals, and that includes public and non-profit art galleries, organizations & museums.  Waterloo is one of my favorite non-profits, dedicating its resources to bringing quality programming to Cleveland, Ohio.  This particular exhibit has a low entry fee and offers a small honorarium to all accepted artists ($5 less than the entry fee) while still offering thousands of dollars in awards.  And to top it all off, the show’s run is during an arts festival, offering increased foot-traffic & pubicity. There are a lot of pros.  Lets celebrate the good ones…

Check out this Call for Entries from Waterloo Arts (Cleveland, OH) for the 2019 Juried Exhibition.  This is a unique opportunity for artists to exhibit work in the Waterloo Arts Gallery.  For the third straight year, the Juried Exhibition will take place in three locations in the Waterloo Arts District: Waterloo Arts, Praxis Fiber Workshop and Brick Ceramic + Design.  Artists’ work will also be to the more than 5,000 attendees of The Waterloo Arts Fest that is scheduled during the run of the show.   Take a look…

Learn more about the 2019 Juried Exhibition from Waterloo Arts!CALL for ENTRIES:
2019 Juried Exhibition
from Waterloo Arts

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to 18+ artists residing in the U.S. or Canada.

MEDIA:    Open to all* 2 & 3-D media*Time based, electronic media, performance art, and installations will NOT be accepted.

DEADLINE:  April 7, 2019

NOTIFICATION:  April 30, 2019

ENTRY FEE:  $30 for up to 3

JUROR:  TBA

AWARDS: Best of Show $500, 2nd Best of Show $250, Honorable Mentions: $100, NEOH Artist CAN Journal Prize: Cash Prize $250 and Artist feature article in fall edition of CAN Journal*, Brick Ceramic + Design Prize $150, Praxis Fiber Workshop Prize $150, tap Prize for Wearable Art $150, Waterloo Arts Trustee Prize for Painting/Illustration $150, Zygote Press Prize for Printmaking $150, Outstanding Work in Sculpture $150, Outstanding Work in Paper $150. All accepted artists will receive $25 honorarium. Artists who receive another cash award will not receive an additional honorarium.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from Waterloo Arts!

CALL for ENTRIES: Persistence

Learn more about Persistence A National Exhibition Celebrating Women’s Empowerment from the d’Art Center of Norfolk, VA!

the need for CHEESE

I had emergency ravioli last weekend.  Well, I had emergency oral surgery.  It was every bit as awful as that sounds, but necessary.  Since my husband & son both have Celiac disease, so true Italian pasta deliciousness is an uncommon sight in my house.  But after all the soup and oatmeal I could stand, I was craving comfort food that wouldn’t make me hate life later.  I tried everything in my house, one after the other, foods were too hot, too cold, to crunchy, too crispy, too bland, too sticky.  And then there was delivery cheese ravioli.  It was like the clouds parted. Divine.

If only all such persistence paid dividends, right?  Sometime persistence in art leads to over-working.  I’ve put a lot of holes in a lot of paper, and even a few canvases, over the years. The outcome of political persistence has varied over the years from victory parties to concession speeches, rallies to protests, elections to resignation.  What drives your artist persistence? What is the benchmark you trying to pass or surpass? Is it a resume qualifier?  Is it a sales or publication goal? Is it a signature body of work or finding your voice?  It is all of those things for me, but somewhere tied up in all of those things is belief in my own legitimacy as an artist.  Again, what drives your artist persistence?

Today’s Call celebrates the persistence of women by celebrating female artists.  Take a look to see if this one is right for you. This Call for Entries from the d’Art Center (Norlfolk, VA) for Persistence: A National Exhibition Celebrating Women’s Empowerment.  I’m happy to publish a Call that welcomes both fine art & fine craft. Do you have work for this Call?  

Learn more about Persistence A National Exhibition Celebrating Women’s Empowerment from the d’Art Center of Norfolk, VA!CALL for ENTRIES:
Persistence 
from the d’Art Center

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all female artists residing in the U.S.

MEDIA: Open to functional, non-functional, 2D, 3D, fine art & fine craft in all mediums. 

DEADLINE:  February 7, 2019

NOTIFICATION:  February 19, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $35 up to 3

JUROR:  Lori Pratico is the founder of the Girl Noticed Community Mural Project.  For Lori, her artwork is not only her passion but also her voice. She is driven to inspire people to recognize that no matter what, there is always something about them extraordinary and worth noticing. Girl Noticed reminds us to pause, acknowledge and appreciate others and ourselves. Aside from Girl Noticed, Lori serves on the Broward County Public Art and Design Committee.

AWARD:  1st Place $500, 2nd Place $300 and 3rd Place $150.

SALES:  The d’Art Center retains a 40% commission, not including awards.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the d’Art Center of Norfolk, VA!

CALL for ENTRIES: 2019-20 Solo Exhibits

Learn more about the 2019-20 Solo Exhibition Call from Durham Arts Council!

COCO-nutty

Most of my secret foods are trashy, throw-away garbage foods, but occasionally a decent one sneaks into the mix. I’m not going to lay claim to avocados because they are, when applied to toast, apparently the damnation of an entire generation. It does seem, however, that coconut milk makes into into all my favorite dishes from tom kha gai, Thai coconut soup with chicken, which is in the slower cooker for tonight, to two-ingredient, decadent dark chocolate pudding, mango sticky rice or peanut chicken Buddha bowls.  I use it in everything.  Its presence in my pantry represents opportunity.  

One month from today, I’ll be spending my first full day in residence in Cromarty, Scotland, giving me the time and space to pursue a work direction that I might never otherwise get an opportunity to try.  (I will do my best to post at night when my work days are complete.)  And, by the time I return, my husband will have completed  some portion of the renovation work on my new 10’x20′ storage shed studio.  Again, opportunity.  I am shoving aside the pressure to produce and the expectation of a certain look of success, and I am concentrating solely on appreciating the opportunity.  The rest, I will figure out as I encounter it.

This next Call also represents opportunity on a larger scale.  This is a tiny application fee for a Call from a publicly-funded, non-profit venue for multiple gallery spaces in a range of sizes (diagram provided in Call). They only ask for 5 to 10 images to consider, and the commission rate for sales is very reasonable.  This is an active venue for arts-programming, so you’re assured a certain level of visibility.  The catch?  You have to deliver and install the work in Durham, NC.  So, for many of you, this would be considered a regional call.  I think it is worth the drive, so don’t dismiss the idea until you’ve fully read the Call.  

Check out this Call for Entries from Durham Arts Council (Durham, NC) for Annual Call for Artists 2019-2020.  $15 entry fee & 30% commission. This is a great venue…

Learn more about the 2019-20 Solo Exhibition Call from Durham Arts Council!CALL for ENTRIES:
Annual Call for Artists 2019-2020 
from Durham Arts Council

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+.  Artists from all geographic locations are eligible to apply, however artists are responsible for transporting their work to the DAC and installing it. Work must be dropped off – SHIPPING IS NOT PERMITTED. 

MEDIA: Open to all media 

DEADLINE:  January 31, 2019 (Editor’s Note: Deadline is 9pm EST, not midnight)

ENTRY FEE: $15 application fee

AWARD:  Selected artists will generally receive one entire gallery for a solo exhibition sometime between July 2019-July 2020. Durham Arts Council’s Artist Services Department coordinates and promotes exhibition receptions in our historic downtown Durham facility, produces and distributes media promotion, and creates wall labels and text panels for the galleries.

SALES:  The Durham Arts Council will handle artwork sales on behalf of the artist. DAC’s commission is 30% for any sold works.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Annual Call from the Durham Arts Council!

CALL for ENTRIES: Recycle 2019

 

Learn more about the Recycle 2019 exhbit at BWAC!

BA-NANAnana-nana

How many bananas do you throw out every week?  Back after the wildfire in 2016, I had to clean out my refrigerator after 9 days without power.  When I opened the freezer door, the smell of bananas almost knocked me out.  I’ve always bought bananas, used fewer than I bought, then tossed the remainder in the freezer for banana bread that never materializes.  That ended the day I had to clean banana slime out of my freezer–until last month.  Now I buy 7 or 8 fresh bananas each week; we eat 2 or 3 fresh bananas each week.  With out newly re-discovered love for smoothies, I know throw my extra bananas into the freezer and re-purpose them later for smoothie.  If I lose power again for an extended period of time, I may revisit the banana ban.  We’ll see.

The idea of recycling and re-purposing materials and locations has been on my mind.  My family downsized a year and a half ago; then six months ago, an extra family member moved into our tiny home.  So, the dual use dining room / studio isn’t functioning so well with its view of the couch / bed of my 19 year old.  I’ve turned to my Instagram & Pinterest feeds for inspiration.  I am loving all the reading rooms with garden views and walk out basements with darkrooms, but that isn’t what I have.  My husband found an 10’x20′ abandoned storage shed with a Queen Anne roof line that had once been the workshop of a Native American woodcarver.  He passed away, and his family has declined the option to clean out his belongings.  The building owner is willing to foot the bill for the renovation for the tiniest of rents.  But in the back of my head, I am haunted by images of the big industrial studio spaces of movie and magazine spreads.  This is a running theme, right?  That we all fit in the same box, on the same path.  Where did I leave my smock & beret?

So, 2019 is the year I try to cut that out.  Join me?  I will repurpose the places & things in my life to suit my needs.  I will stop reshaping myself to fit the spaces in which I do not belong.  This next show is all about repurposed, recycled, or reused materials, and feels like a good place to start.  I like this venue, and as I mentioned last week, I am trying to spend the few dollars I have supporting the places & people & businesses that support artists.  This is one.  

Check out this Call for Entries from BWAC (Brooklyn, NY) for Recycle 2019.  Take advantage of a discount for early entry, a distinguished juror & significant cash awards. Take a look…

Learn more about the Recycle 2019 exhibit at BWAC!CALL for ENTRIES:
Recycle 2019 
from BWAC

“Recycle, the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition’s national juried show of art crafted from cast-off, discarded & re-purposed materials, will be a celebration of ingenuity and imagination.” –from bwac.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to U.S. artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media that incorporate at least 50 percent of repurposed, recycled, or reused materials.

ENTRY FEE:  $50 up to 3, $6 ea. add’l (early bird) or $70 up to 3, $6 ea add’l after Feb 4

DEADLINE:  February 4, 2019 (early bird) or February 24, 2019 (final)

NOTIFICATION:  March 18, 2018

JUROR:  John Cloud Kaiser is the Director of Education at Materials for the Arts, one of the largest reuse centers in the U.S and a program of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Through art shows he curates at MFTA Gallery and his work with his art group Free Style Arts Association, he has been championing reuse‐themed art in the museums, streets, and schools of New York City since 2000.  These works have appeared broadly, from The Metropolitan Museum, to the NYC Parks Dept., to The New York Times. Kaiser graduated from New York University and is currently working on a series of temporary sculptures for Storm King Sculpture Center and Socrates Sculpture Park.

AWARDS: Best of Show Gold $1000, Most Innovative Use of Materials $500, People’s Choice $250, Curator’s Choice $250 & ten $100 Certificates of Recognition.

SALES: BWAC will retain a 30% commission on all exhibition sales.

For full details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Recycle show from BWAC!

CALL for ENTRIES: Artists in Action

Learn more about the Artists in Action event at Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center!

CRAVING connections

We had three days of Spring-like weather, but Monday was 15° colder than Sunday.  Tuesday is predicted to be 21° colder than Monday was. So that means SOUP, predictable, I know.  While prepping lunch today I was day dreaming about making my favorite Tom Ka Gai when my eyes scanned a row of go-to cookbooks I keep above my stove.  What did I find?  The Soupmaker’s Kitchen (not an affiliate link, BTW) by Aliza Green.  I don’t know how it ended up in my house, much less on the shelf with my favorites.  No one in my house remembers buying it or ever seeing it.  Bizarre, no?  It contains great advice on stock-making and other best kitchen practices along with some fantastic recipes, and Steve Legato’s photography makes everything look luscious.  I cannot wait to make the Hungarian Woodlands Mushroom soup & the Senegalese Peanut and Yam Puree with Ginger.  Yum.

While eating lunch, I happened to read this next Call from Annmarie Arts Center.  I’ve written about them many times over the years because I am SUCH a fan of this venue.  I applied today.  This is a “living studio” experience.  They split the gallery into 12’x12′ studio spaces for artists for 5 to 14 days, and you work in an open environment with other artists & gallery visitors.  They encourage sales, and the commission rate is super low.  This is a sort of make your own residency for out of town folks, and more like an production art show for locals.  There is some housing available for out-of-towners.  I want to use the two weeks to test out some new content and techniques before I head off to Scotland for a month.  I hope I make the cut.  If you have time & the interest, we may get an opportunity to hang out for a couple of weeks & work together. So exciting.  Fingers crossed –for you AND for me.

Check out this Call for Entries from Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center (Solomons, MD) for Artists in Action. $20 entry & 20% commission.  What would you do with two weeks of nearly uninterrupted creative time? The deadline is just a day or two away.  Here’s your chance…

Learn more about the Artists in Action event at Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center!

CALL for ENTRIES: 
Artist in Action
 from Annmarie

“For a few special weeks, from January 11 to February 26, 2019, Annmarie’s spectacular Main Gallery will be transformed into artist studios, where visitors will have the opportunity to observe and interact with artists as they work. This exciting time at the Garden provides a unique retreat and experimental space for artists to develop new works, display and sell their work, to network with other artists, and to share their creative process. ” –from annmariegarden.org

ELIGIBILITY: All artists 18+ living & working in U.S.

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE:  December 7, 2018

NOTIFICATION: December 14, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $20

AWARDS:  12’x12′ studio space for 5 days to 2 weeks and sales opportunities.  Housing is available for out of town artists on a first-come first-served basis –a sort of build your own short residency.  

SALES: Annmarie will retain a 20% commission of the listed sale price.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center!

CALL for ENTRIES: 56th Annual Masur

 

Learn more about the 56th Annual Juried Exhibit from Masur Museum!

the SMOOTH move

I finally have a use for all those black, frozen bananas cluttering my freezer –the afternoon smoothie.  I live with two high-metabolism guys, so the 4 o’clock afternoon snack is standard here.  I’m not new to the concept of the smoothie, but I am new to making them regularly.  Frozen cantaloupe, whole milk yogurt and a melange of other goodies like vanilla, berries, chia seeds.  I am frequently still NOT hungry when dinner prep time rolls around.  The best part is that they are super fast & have almost no clean up, giving me less distraction and fewer avoidance excuses.

I need fewer reasons to make excuses.  Do you hibernate from responsibility when overwhelmed? Me too. I am a member of a handful of online artistic communities, and I read all the bickering about what shows are worth entering and which aren’t.  No one seems to see different paths.  Everyone seems to have divided up into teams “realism” vs. “abstraction”, “fine art” vs. “applied arts”.  Where are you?  And why can’t your decision be based on where YOU are or where you want to be?  Right now, I am interested mainly in academic and museum shows because this is a period of growth and change.  What shows feel right to you?  Are you concentrating on publication?  Are you testing new work in online venues?  Are you searching for gallery representation or maybe higher volume commercial sales?  All of those paths are valid.  Don’t get sucked into the guilt of not fulfilling the vision someone else has for what being a successful artist means. (Remind me to talk about Insta-worthy studios sometime.)

Check out this Call for Entries for the 56th Annual Juried Exhibition from the Masur Museum of Art (Monroe, LA). $20 Entry & no commission.  This is a stunning museum show with a storied history. The juror has excellent curatorial vision.   I think this is a great opportunity, but is it the right fit for you?  Have a smoothie and get back to me. 🙂

Learn more about the 56th Annual Masur Juried Exhibit!CALL or ENTRIES:
56th Annual Juried
from Masur Museum

 

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all US artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: January 2, 2019 (extended) 

NOTIFICATION:  February 1, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 2, $10 ea. add’l (5 max.)

JUROR:  Catherine Futter is the Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, MO. Futter has curated a number of permanent collection installations of European and American art from medieval to the present, organized exhibitions that highlight living artists, and also has led the museum’s efforts to spark an area conversation about creating a cultural district in midtown Kansas City. Futter’s specialty is with European and American Decorative arts from 1850-present, and she has previously held positions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Yale Center for British Art, and the Chrysler Museum of Art.

AWARDS: Best in Show is $1,000, and total awards are $3,200. The People’s Choice Award is $200.00 and will be voted on by visitors throughout the run of the exhibition. Best Packed: $100 This award will honor for the artist who packs their art in the most professional manner. 

SALES: The Masur Museum of Art does not receive a commission on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the Masur Museum!

CALL for ENTRIES: Create! Winter 2019

Learn more about the Winter 2019 Edition from Create! Magazine

COLD complication

As winter approaches, I am more & more distracted.  I buy a handful of pantry items for single recipes.  For example, I use canned cream-style corn in one indulgent corn pudding recipe and buttermilk only in cornbread.  But, the problem arises because they look like similar items in the cupboard –anything canned or my regular milk.  You only have to put buttermilk on one bowl of cereal to not want to make that mistake again.  My solution? Organization. A simple letter or two scrawled on the container top has stopped me from wasting time and food over and over again.  This next Call wants to see your work for their Winter Edition.  Be organized; enter early…

Check out this Call for Entries from Create! Magazine (print publication) for the Winter 2019.  $30 entry for this gorgeous magazine.  Don’t miss this chance…

Learn more about the Winter 2019 Edition from Create! MagazineCALL for ENTRIES:
Winter 2019
of Create! Magazine

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA:  Open to all media, i.e.: painting, sculpture, digital, printmaking, fiber, mixed media, photography, installation & more.

DEADLINE:  November 30, 2018

NOTIFICATION:  December 20, 2018

ENTRY FEE:  $30 for up to 3, $35 for 5, $40 for 10. *There is also an optional $20 for online review, if selected by curator.

JUROR:  Margaret Winslow currently lives and works in Wilmington, Delaware where she is the Curator of Contemporary Art at the Delaware Art Museum. Winslow has curated for the Neuberger Museum of Art and The Delaware Contemporary and assisted with exhibits for the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Winslow holds a B.A. in Art History from the University of Mary Washington and an M.A. in Modern & Contemporary Art, Theory, and Criticism from SUNY Purchase College.

AWARDS:  Artists selected by the guest juror will receive a 2-page spread including a brief bio, website, and 2 images in print and digital formats. Published artists will receive a complimentary digital issue and will be listed on Create! Magazine’s website/social media & will be listed with images, details and information on their website/social media for life. All featured artists will automatically be considered for any upcoming curatorial projects & exhibitions organized by the Create! team.  

SALES:  The Winter 2019 Edition will be available online, in London, New York, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Wilmington (DE), Philadelphia & more.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from Create! Magazine.

CALL for ENTRIES: Be There. Be Square. 6×6

Learn more about the 6x6 exhibit at Las Laguna Gallery!

boxy BITES

Making pasta used to be a joy.  I enjoyed hand-cutting linguine and stuffing beautiful little half-moon ravioli. But, my husband’s Celiac’s diagnosis put a crimp in my ravioli revelry.  Luckily GF flour has come a long way.  I am making pie crusts and little stuffed ravioli to my hearts content again.  I have dispensed with the round & half-moon shapes, along with my biscuit cutter, but I find the square has its own appeal.  This next Call appreciates the square form as well.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for 6×6 – Be There, Be Square, an exhibit inspired by small, square works. $35 entry & 35% commission. Don’t miss this opportunity…
Learn more about the 6x6 exhibit at Las Laguna Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES:
6×6 – Be There. Be Square.
from Las Laguna Gallery

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media, but work must be 6″x6″, without frame. Frame unnecessary in most cases, but if added should be very minimal. If it looks ‘finished’ it does not need a frame, but paper works should likely be matted or framed.

DEADLINE: November 3, 2018

NOTIFICATION: November 10, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3 

SALES: The gallery will retain 35% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

 

Learn more from Las Laguna Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES: Art of Darkness

Learn more about the Art of Darkness show from Soulard Gallery!

BITE me

The darker my mood, the darker the chocolate needs to be.  The past few days have given me many reasons to eat emotionally, none of them good, but I cannot seem to find a chocolate with a bite dark enough match my roar.  I’m going to have to make art instead, clearly. This next Call wants your darkest art. Send them your best…

Check out this Call for Entries from Soulard Gallery (St. Louis, MO) for Art of Darkness.  Don’t miss the early bird deadline to save on entry fees. This is a great venue…

Learn more about the Art of Darkness show from Soulard Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
Art of Darkness 
from Soulard Gallery

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media 

THEME: Darkness“work that is creepy, macabre morbid, surreal, unnerving, weird, ghastly, grotesque, hideous, grim, eerie, spook, gothic, sinister or disturbing.” — Soulard Art Gallery

DEADLINE:  October 14, 2018 at 5pm

NOTIFICATION: October 15, 2018

ENTRY FEE: No fee to submit (up to 3); however, there is a $30 “operational cost” fee. 

AWARD: Awards of Excellence & Merit will be awarded by guest judge, St. Louis artist Cindy Royal.

SALES:   No commission taken by the gallery. 

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Art of Darkness show from the Soulard Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES: 2019 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition

Learn more about the 2019 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition!

I will travel for FOOD, will you?

If you could have any food you want for your next meal, what would it be?  My favorite foods list is a moving target, but my dream foods list is dwindling. I find that more and more, I just want an authentic meal… dim sum in Hong Kong, ceviche in Peru, pho in Vietnam.  Let’s go.  This next Call is my stateside art dream– the National Portrait Gallery.  Do you have a portrait to submit?  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from National Portrait Gallery (Washington, DC) for 2019 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition.  $50 Entry for a chance to win $25,000 + a commission. Is this show on your bucket list? 

CALL for ENTRIES:
2019 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 
from the National Portrait Gallery

Learn more about the 2019 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition!

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to professional artists, age 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media including but not restricted to painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, textiles, video, performance, and digital or time-based media.

THEME:  Portraiture.  Artists are invited to interpret the concept of portraiture broadly.

DEADLINE:  September 3, 2018

NOTIFICATION:  Semifinalists will be notified of their standing on or before November 12, 2018. Semifinalist work must be available for shipping to Washington, D.C., by March 4, 2019.  On or about May 13, 2019, finalists will be notified of their selection and non-finalists will be contacted to arrange for the return of their works.

ENTRY FEE: $50 per entry

JUROR: The first round of judging will be conducted online by a panel of experts chosen by the National Portrait Gallery. The jury will select approximately 80 semifinalists.

AWARD:  The winner of the Portrait Competition will receive a cash award of $25,000 and will be awarded a separate commission to portray a remarkable living American for the National Portrait Gallery’s collection. The winning artist and the Portrait Gallery will collaborate to select the subject for the commissioned portrait. The second-prize winner will receive $7,500, and the third-prize winner will receive $5,000. Up to four additional artists may be commended for their work and those artists will receive $1,000 each. The winner of the People’s Choice Award during the exhibition at the Portrait Gallery will receive $500. All finalists’ works will form a major exhibition on view at the Portrait Gallery from November 2, 2019, through September 6, 2020 and the subsequent national tour from October 2020 through January 2022. 

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition!