Washington Sculptors Group

Hi Friends! Simply sharing this awesome opportunity if you are interested or know someone who might be:

*FREE WEBINAR at 11am on Wednesday, 4
September to learn more. To receive a link to the virtual webinar, email [email protected]**

The 275th Commemorative Intentional Program Grant is funded through a National Endowment for the Arts and the City of Alexandria, VA. The Grant is available to eligible nonprofit organizations. Selected projects will complement the Office of the Arts 275th Commemorative Programs.

The intention is to have a S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics), based engagements that demonstrates the intersection of creativity and technology where visitors can view, learn, and interact with the project. Projects will take place at the Maker Faire NOVA event scheduled for October 20, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Chinquapin Park. Rain location will be at the Chinquapin Recreation Center and Aquatics Facility, 3210 King Street, Alexandria, and Alexandria City High School, 3330 King Street, Alexandria, VA.
The projects will occur on October 20. Grants will range from $1,000 - $5,000 per award. NO cash match requirement.

The Intentional Program Grant webinar is scheduled for September 4, 11 a.m. To receive a link to the virtual webinar, email [email protected].

Online applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 25, 2024. Funding decisions by October 4, 2024. Should you have any questions about the 275th Commemorative Intentional Program Grant email [email protected]. {Posted by Asma}

Survey for Virginia Artists 👉

Your voice matters! ArtsFairfax partners with Macerich to feature Northern Virginia artists through temporary art installations at Tysons Corner Center.

Next on our featured WSG artists is:

Frederic A. Crist Waynesboro, VA

Forging metal has always been my choice of material as an artist. I was first introduced to as a student at Philadelphia College of Art(presently University of the Arts) in 1974. I was captivated by it’s potential as a sculptural medium. Upon graduation with a BFA in sculpture, I began working at Samuel Yellin Metalworkers in Philadelphia in 1977. This studio renowned for its excellence in hand forged metalworks dating back to 1906, was my training ground for the next eleven years. I began as an apprentice and worked my way up to Head Smith of the forging dept. While at the Yellin studios, I assisted and led on many major projects, as Gate and railing for the Washington Cathedral in DC, Display Case for the Book of Kells at the University of Pittsburgh, the estate of Frederick Koch in Butler PA and numerous private commissions around the United States. In 1987 I received a 1% for the Arts Commission from the City of Philadelphia.

After eleven years at the Yellin Studios, I moved to Virginia to set up a studio with my business partner David Munn. Over 18 years we completed numerous commissions for private and corporate entities. In 1999-2000 I received a Virginia Museum Fellowship in Sculpture . During that time I spent a week at Rose Industries an industrial forge shop in Cleveland ,Ohio, forging larger scale works.

In 2007 I set up a new studio. Over 16 years I have completed 7 major residential commissions. Exhibitions have included a 2 person show at Page Bond Gallery in Richmond, VA; a group exhibition at the American University Art Museum, Washington DC in; a group exhibition at the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington DC in and a group exhibition at the Historical Society in Washington, DC. In 2012 I went to Ukraine to an international blacksmithing conference to make a sculpture . Recent Publications include a portfolio in The Metal Design International 2014 and Beauty in the Shadows, ironwork in the Washington Cathedral by Nol Putnam & BABA magazine.

Affiliations
ABANA (Artist BlacksmithAssoc. of North America), McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville,VA.

copyright: Frederic A. Crist reposted with permission of the artist

copyright: Frederic A. Crist reposted with permission of the artist

FUNDING OPP ✨ | AHCMC's FY25 Artists & Scholars Project Grants are OPEN for applications! Apply for the chance to receive funding for projects in a wide array of arts and humanities disciplines. See link in comments for more details and to apply!
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🌟 Open to individual artists and scholars who reside in Montgomery County, MD.

📅 Application deadline: September 27, 2024.

💵 Award amounts range from $1,000 up to $5,000.

💫 Funding supports projects in performing arts, media arts, visual arts, literary arts, folk and traditional arts, history, and philosophy.

It’s not too late to apply!

Apply now for an FY25 Arts Grant! Applications are due via Slideroom by August 15. The Arlington Arts Grants Program is a competitive program that supports individual artists and arts organizations with financial grants for operating support (organizations) and activities/projects (individual artists).

Please note that one of the Arts Commission’s priorities is to fund organizations and projects that have a strong dedication to equity and/or youth well-being; it is with that in mind that the review panelists will be looking for projects that meet that goal.

More info: https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Programs/Arts

Today is the Day! Final deadline to submit your work to Sculpture NOW 2024 at McLean Project for the Arts, on view September 12 - October 26, 2024, Juried by Nancy Sausser, Curator and Artistic Director of the McLean Project for the Arts (MPA).

Sculpture NOW 2024 is a non-thematic exhibition of new works, finished within the last two years. Three-dimensional freestanding sculpture, wall-hung and ceiling-hung sculpture, and installations as well as multimedia and performance-based works are welcome. Basic technical support will be provided by MPA. The artist must provide any video and sound equipment. The art may be finished or in the form of a proposal. We highly recommend that artists visit the space if they wish to submit installations, site-specific work, or a proposal. The Rooney Prize: an honorarium of $500 will be given to an artist/artist team selected by the juror whose work reflects the best qualities for the overall WSG Sculpture NOW 2024 show.

ELIGIBILITY The exhibition is open to members of the Washington Sculptors Group only. Artists who are not already members may join WSG by paying annual dues of $45 ($15 for full-time students). Prospective members may download a membership form from the WSG website (www.washingtonsculptors.org), and send checks, along with the membership form, to the WSG address, or may join online through PayPal on the WSG website. Existing WSG members must renew their dues for 2024 to be eligible for this exhibition.

View the call for entries: https://washingtonsculptors.org/call-for-entry/sculpture-now-2024/

Sculpture NOW 2024 Call for Entries – Washington Sculptors Group Sculpture NOW 2024 is a non-thematic exhibition of new works, finished within the last two years. Three-dimensional freestanding sculpture, wall-hung and ceiling-hung sculpture, and installations as well as multimedia and performance-based works are welcome. Basic technical support will be provided....

Hello Sculptors - you have not one, but two opportunities to show your work: Sculpture NOW 2024 at McLean Project for the Arts, and ARTINA 2024: A Point of View at Sandy Spring Museum. Sculpture NOW 2024 is a non-thematic exhibition of recent works completed within the last two years, and ARTINA 2024 is WSG's annual outdoor exhibition. Both Calls for Entry are published on the Washington Sculptors Group website www.washingtonsculptors.org. If you are not yet a WSG member, now is the time to join! Submissions for both calls are due August 4th at 11:59pm, submissions via entrythingy, application fee $5 for current members.

Sculpture NOW 2024
Juried by Nancy Sausser
McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA

ARTINA 2024: A Point of View
Juried by Nehemiah Dixon, III
Sandy Spring Museum, Sandy Spring, MD
September 18 - November 10, 2024

Washington Sculptors Group Washington Sculptors Group (WSG) is dedicated to promoting awareness of sculpture. Founded in 1984.

Esperanza Alzona is a members that we’re showcasing today. Her work focused on humanity and it’s joys and sorrows

Huge opportunity at - you still have time to apply unto July 26

Our next member shout-out is to whose work in clay refers to the body and the possibilities of clay

Next on our reviews of members sites is whose work resides between sculpture, photography, history and architecture

Calls for entry! Maryland Art Place (MAP), in partnership with Lumina Solar, is excited to announce an open call for reGenerate.

seeking art that explores ideas surrounding energy and energy conservation

submissions are open until August 12th
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMieY7aoQc9JPYUNWoZjO1PjdDqZoNoKW1MjqXEL0MU8ctww/viewform

art is of colorful female figures who are moving gracefully,often with a snake, like a Jungian archetype- her work can be seen in shows in the area and at website

One of two current Calls For Entry:

ARTINA 2024: A Point of View
Washington Sculptors Group & Sandy Spring Museum

Exhibit dates: September 18 – November 10, 2024

Submission Deadline: August 11, 2024 (New Deadline!)

About the Exhibition: The phrase ‘a point of view’ can have multiple meanings. It can be defined as a position or perspective from which physical objects, mental concepts, issues, etc are considered or evaluated. It can also be used to refer to one’s opinion or perspective on things, their personal view of the world. In art, perspective is the process of translating the 3-dimensional world onto a 2-dimensional canvas. It is the skill of using line, mathematics, color, and any number of techniques to trick the eye into seeing through a plane into another world. In modern parlance, the initialization POV has become ubiquitous, whether in the world of gaming or social media, to reference scenes and videos from the perspective of the person looking out at the world. Borrowing this language, this exhibition asks artists to ponder the nature of perspective. Each of us has a unique lens through which we view, navigate, and react to the world. While we can never fully inhabit another’s viewpoint, as artists, we have the power to offer glimpses of our own ways of seeing the world, made manifest through our work and the discourse around it.

Artists are invited to explore POV as a concept or technique for sculpting illusion, presenting your view of reality, commenting on the fallibility of perception, offering multiple viewpoints of a concept, providing a historical perspective on a topic of choice, or any other way that best presents your point of view.

-- Nehemiah Dixon, III

Artists are invited to submit existing or new sculptures, and site-specific installations that fit the theme. You are welcome to take the theme and explore any metaphors in nature, society, politics, etc. Go wild! But provide a point of reference for your viewer/participant. Artists are especially encouraged to engage with the museum’s history and current mission in any way they see fit, including through the digitized collection available here. All mediums are welcome, but all works must be suitable for outdoors with little to no maintenance.

Juried by Nehemiah Dixon, III

Entry Fee: $5 through EntryThingy

https://washingtonsculptors.org/call-for-entry/artina-2024-a-point-of-view/

Call for Entries:
Sculpture NOW 2024
Deadline: August 4, 2024

Presented by Washington Sculptors Group & McLean Project for the Arts
September 12 – October 26, 2024

Sculpture NOW 2024 is a non-thematic exhibition of new works, finished within the last two years. Three-dimensional freestanding sculpture, wall-hung and ceiling-hung sculpture, and installations as well as multimedia and performance-based works are welcome. Basic technical support will be provided by MPA. The artist must provide any video and sound equipment. The art may be finished or in the form of a proposal. We highly recommend that artists visit the space if they wish to submit installations, site-specific work, or a proposal.

Rooney Prize: an honorarium of $500 will be given to an artist/artist team selected by the juror whose work reflects the best qualities for the overall WSG Sculpture NOW 2024 show.

Juried by Nancy Sausser.

Entry Fee: $5 through EntryThingy

https://washingtonsculptors.org/call-for-entry/sculpture-now-2024/

Happy Fourth of July! Three Flags was painted by Jasper Johns in 1958 on three canvases creating a 3 dimensional shape.

We’re reviewing and sharing WSG members who have set up a webpage on the WSG website, here is who works in clay. The forms and finishes feel like they have come out of the earth like stones exposed in a riverbed

Local sculptor Mimi Herbert will be giving a talk tonight from 6- 7:30

Calling all Makers & Enthusiasts! We need YOU! Showcase your amazing hobbies, experiments, or projects at our marvelous 7th Maker Faire NoVa. Apply today! https://nova.makerfaire.com/cfm/

When: Sunday, 20 October 2024
10 AM to 4 PM | Indoors & Outdoors

Where: Alexandria City High School
3330 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302

Questions? We’re happy to help!
[email protected]

Happy Juneteenth! Let us celebrate the originally enslaved Black Washingtonian sculptor and skilled foundry worker Philip Reid who made it possible to cast the sculpture Freedom that’s on the top of Congress. It’s ironic that the sculpture Freedom was cast by an ensued man, but that’s the United States history

Really enjoying the Windows onWisconsin installation photos by great photos and makes one wonder what it will look like at the end

is an intriguing sculptor who looks at the landscape of real estate and it’s accoutrements. You can see his work and others at the website

CALL FOR ARTIST!!! B24 AT ARTSCAPE APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSING SOON!!

B24 is Artscape’s new signature in-door exhibition featuring the work of the best artists based in Baltimore City and the surrounding region.

Artists can be at any stage of their career post-university and can work in any discipline of art including painting, drawing, video, film, glass, textile, photography, light, sound, sculpture, and performance. Artists will be able to submit 5-7 works for consideration.

The exhibition will be open to the public during Artscape.

https://bopafestivals.submittable.com/submit/289261/artscape-2024-b24-exhibition

Looks like a great open studios with several members and friends