Call For Artists

The Maryland Federation of Art invites all artists residing in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico to enter its 13th annual American Landscapes competition. Any 2-D or 2-D work depicting scenes from one of the Americas (North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean) and following entry guidelines will be considered. The selected works will be on display from August 23 through September 15, 2013 at MFA's Circle Gallery.

• Exhibit Dates: August 23 to September 15

• Show Chair: Phyllis Dixon

• Submission Deadline: June 5

• Notification Date: July 3

• Juror: Denise Carvalho, professor, Institute for Doctoral Studies in Visual Arts, New York City

• Dowloand printable prospectus (pdf).

Terms of Entry For Exhibitions

All work and entries must comply with MFA Exhibition Guidelines.  Detailed Exhibition and Presentation Guidelines can be accessed HERE, and also during the online entry process.

Eligibility

• Only residents of the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Canada are eligible to enter.

Work

• A maximum of 6 original works created within the past 3 years may be entered.
• Works previously exhibited in a juried show at Circle Gallery are not eligible.
• Works may not exceed 72 inches in width, height or depth, including the frame, unless otherwise specified for a particular exhibit.

Entries and Submission Fees

• Entries must be submitted online.
• Entry fees are $35 (MFA members, $20) for one or two entries and $5 each for up to four additional entries. Entry fees are non-refundable.
• To enter online, you will need an MFA account that includes an email address and a password.  There is no charge to create an MFA account
• Images must be in JPEG files less than 2MB with the recommended longest pixel dimension between 1600 and 2000 pixels (maximum).
• Images of accepted works may be used at the sole discretion of MFA for promotional purposes including but not limited to the invitation, catalog, web site or on a subsequent year's prospectus. Image will include attribution whenever possible.

The Maryland Federation of Art (MFA) invites all artists residing in Anne Arundel County and all MFA members to enter its fine arts juried competition for artists working in two- and three-dimensional formats. Submissions following the exhibition guidelines will be considered. The selected works will be on display at The Galleries at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis.

• Exhibition Dates: August 21 to October 13, 2013

• Show Chair: David Diaz

• Submission Deadline: June 19

• Notification Date: July 17

• Juror: John Shipman, Director of The Art Gallery at University of Maryland College Park

• Download printable prospectus (PDF).

Terms of Entry For Exhibitions

All work and entries must comply with MFA Exhibition Guidelines.  Detailed Exhibition and Presentation Guidelines can be accessed HERE, and also during the online entry process.

Eligibility

• All Anne Arundel County members are eligible to enter.
• All MFA members living in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada are eligible to enter.

Work

• A maximum of 6 original works created within the past 3 years may be entered.
• Works previously exhibited in a juried show at Circle Gallery are not eligible.
• Two-dimensional work may not exceed 7 feet in any one direction. Three-dimensional work may not exceed 8' in height nor 6' in width or depth and may not exceed 150 lbs in weight.

Entries and Submission Fees

• Entries must be submitted online.
• Entry fees are $35 (MFA members, $20) for one or two entries and $5 each for up to four additional entries. Entry fees are non-refundable.
• To enter online, you will need an MFA account that includes an email address and a password.  There is no charge to create an MFA account
• Images must be in JPEG files less than 2MB with the recommended longest pixel dimension between 1600 and 2000 pixels (maximum).
• Images of accepted works may be used at the sole discretion of MFA for promotional purposes including but not limited to the invitation, catalog, web site or on a subsequent year's prospectus. Image will include attribution whenever possible.

The Maryland Federation of Art (MFA) invites artists residing in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada to enter its third found art competition. The Eye of the Beholder is held to showcase the works of fine art that have incorporated at least one or more found objects into their presentation. Any two- or three-dimensional work following exhibition guidelines will be considered. The selected works will be exhibited at MFA’s Circle Gallery.

• Exhibit Dates: May 31 to June 22
• Show Chair: Angela Petruncio.
• Submission Deadline: March 20
• Notification Date: April 17
• Juror: Adah Rose Bitterbaum, Adah Rose Gallery, Kensington MD
• Download printable prospectus (pdf)

The Maryland Federation of Art (MFA) invites all artists in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico to enter its open-juried all photography competition. Any original work created in any form of photography, following exhibition guidelines, will be considered. Exhibiting concurrently is the juried work of the Chesapeake Woodturners. Works selected will be on exhibit in the MFA's Circle Gallery, 18 State Circle, Annapolis, MD from February 1 to February 24, 2013. The exhibition chair is John Coder.

• Exhibition Dates: February 1 - 24, 2013

• Submission Deadline: November 14, 2012

• Notification Date: December 19, 2012

• Juror: Alex Castro, artist and architect, founding partner and Creative Director of Urbanite Magazine in Baltimore.

• Download printable prospectus (pdf)

The Maryland Federation of Art invites all artists residing in Maryland and all artist members of MFA to enter its fine art juried competition. Any two- or three-dimensional work in any medium following the exhibition guidelines will be considered. The selected works will be on display at The Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, by invitation to MFA.

• Exhibition Dates: June 14 to August 2
• Show Chair: David Diaz
• Submission Deadline: April 18
• Notification Date: May 18
• Juror: Dan Mills, director Bates College Museum of Art
• Download printable prospectus (pdf)

The Maryland Federation of Art invites all artists 35 and under residing in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico to enter its Cool+2 emerging artist competition. All forms of 2-D and 3-D artwork, installation and video will be considered. Ten artists will be selected to exhibit a cohesive body or work or a signature piece of work at MFA’s Circle Gallery.

• Exhibit Dates: June 28 to July 21
• Show Chair: June 28 to July 21
• Submission Deadline: April 24
• Notification Date: May 24
• Juror: David Page, Resident Sculptor at American University and Senior Adjunct Faculty at Corcoran College of Art + Design
• Download printable prospectus (pdf)