DC Arts Events and Calls for Artists

Open Call To Artists    The Fridge 2011 Season  The Fridge seeks professional quality work for its 2011 season, which will include a variety of group and solo art shows. Please submit resume, artist statement and up to 10 digital images of work for consideration. No greater than 10 MB total. If the project is still conceptual, submit up to 10 digital images of recent work and a vision statement for the proposed project. The Fridge does not offer funding for the completion of projects. Please include your full name at the beginning of the images and in the subject and body of your e-mail. Deadline for submissions is Friday, October 1. Send submissions to me@thefridgedc.com.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2010 FotoWeek DC  International Awards Competition    The 2010FotoWeek DC International Awards Competition will be here in a flash. Deadline for submissions is Monday, September 20th.    Cash prizes total $23,450! Invitation-only Awards Ceremony for winners at the Corcoran Gallery of Art Winning images exhibited at the Corcoran Atrium during FotoWeek festival, November 6-13. Exposure through outdoors/indoor projections and our on-line gallery visited by thousands each month. Exposure to curators, museums, collectors and media. Entries may be made in any of 12 categories, including the Spirit of Washington ($5000 cash prize) which recognizes images that capture the true essence of the Nation's Capital. For more information and to register for the competition, click: www.FotoWeekDCAwards.org.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call To Artists The Community for Creative Non-Violence Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of The CCNV and raise awareness of homelessness by displaying and selling your art at their event on Saturday, September 11. A table will be provided free of charge, but all participating artists must agree to donate a percentage of the proceeds to the shelter. If interested, please contact Andrea Blackstone at 202-709-2331.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 17th StreetScape Art Show Dupont Circle Citizens Association Are you an artist? DCCA is sponsoring the 17th StreetScape Art Show on Saturday, September 25. To secure a place in the Dupont Fine Arts Show, Dupont area artists must apply by Saturday, September 11. For instructions and more information, visit www.dupont-circle.org or contact Debby Hanrahan at debbyhanrahan@yahoo.com.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bill To Protect Artists DC Advocates for the Arts A public hearing has been scheduled for Bill 18-451: Artist Protection Act on Wednesday, September 22 from 11am to 1pm. It's critical that our community offer testimony at the hearing to help policy-makers understand our support for this bill. Under current District law, works of art owned by artists but in the possession of galleries can be seized by creditors of the gallery. The bill would clarify that works of art loaned to galleries are not subject to the galleries' creditors and offer other protections.   Email DC Advocates Chair Rob Bettmann at robert@dcadvocatesforthearts.org for more information or visit the Facebook event page.