Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Artists, submit your work to the regional juried visual art competition.
Calling all artists! April 1 is your deadline to submit an application for The Trawick Prize, a juried visual art competition established in 2003 by Bethesda community activist and philanthropist Carol Trawick. Prize money totaling $14,000 will be awarded to the winners, and the work of selected artists will be featured in September in a group exhibition at Bethesda's Gallery B. The deadline to enter is April 1. Notifications will be mailed April 26. Up to 10 finalists will be selected. Of those, the artist named best in show will be awarded with $10,000; $2,000 will go to the second-place winner, and $1,000 to the third-place winner. A young artist may be awarded $1,000. The competition, organized by the Bethesda Urban Partnership and the…
Friday, November 9, 2012
This month's Art Walk will be held in conjunction with the opening reception for the Trawick Prize 10th Anniversary Exhibition.
It’s the second Friday of the month, so that means downtown Bethesda art galleries will keep their doors open late for the Bethesda Art Walk. Participating galleries will showcase local, national and international artwork in a variety of media from 6-9 p.m. This month’s Art Walk will be held in conjunction with an opening reception for the Trawick Prize 10th Anniversary Exhibition at Gallery B. The special group exhibition and competition is underway to showcase the work of the artists who have taken "Best in Show" for the Trawick Prize, an annual contemporary art competition founded in 2003, over the past 10 years. Of the winners, Baltimore artist Jo Smail took home the Sapphire Award and $10,000 after being named the “best of the best." …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Baltimore artist Jo Smail took home the Sapphire Award and $10,000; DC artist Mia Feuer honored as "People's Choice" winner.
Baltimore artist Jo Smail has taken home the Sapphire Award and $10,000 after being named the “best of the best” of Trawick Prize winners over the past 10 years. The Trawick Prize is an annual juried contemporary art competition, founded by Bethesda community activist and philanthropist Carol Trawick in 2003. To celebrate the competition’s 10th anniversary, a special group exhibition is underway at Gallery B to showcase the work of the artists who have taken "Best in Show" for the past 10 years. The Sapphire Award Competition and Exhibition was produced by Trawick and the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District to honor the winners. Of the winning artists, Smail was named Sapphire Award winner at a Friday reception. Jurors who named …
Monday, September 17, 2012
Jury to determine ‘Best of the Best,’ public will weigh in to determine ‘People’s Choice’ winner.
They’ve already won “Best in Show” in the past. Now, a competition is set to determine which Trawick Prize-winning artist is the "Best of the Best" over the last decade. The Trawick Prize, an annual juried contemporary art competition founded by Bethesda community activist and philanthropist Carol Trawick in 2003, is marking its 10th year. To celebrate the anniversary, a special exhibit is planned to show the work of the artists who have taken "Best in Show" for the past 10 years. Thirty jurors who have judged the winning work since the competition’s inception will determine which artist will receive the “Sapphire Award” and $10,000. The public also can also vote online to determine a “People’s Choice” award winner, who will receive $1,…
Friday, September 14, 2012
Catch some great artwork right in your backyard this weekend.
It’s the second Friday of the month, so get ready for Bethesda Art Walk from 6-9 p.m. Downtown Bethesda art galleries will stay open late and showcase the work of local, national and international artists. You can walk to the galleries, or hop on the free Bethesda Circulator. Artforms include painting, photography, sculpture and mixed media. This evening also will mark the opening reception for the Trawick Prize exhibition at Gallery B, which is happening in conjunction with Art Walk. The work of the competition's finalists will be on display. The Trawick Prize, a juried contemporary art competition established in 2003 by Bethesda community activist and philanthropist Carol Trawick, has awarded more than $126,000 and has exhibited the work…
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Winning artists of juried contemporary art competition are announced at a Wednesday evening reception.
The envelope, please. The winners of the annual Trawick Prize juried contemporary art competition are in, and $14,000 in prize money has been awarded to the top District, Maryland and Virginia artists. The four winners were announced during a Wednesday evening reception. “Best in Show” – and $10,000 – was awarded to Baltimore artist Lillian Bayley Hoover. David D’Orio, of Mt. Ranier, took second place and $2,000, and Washington, DC, artist Dean Kessmann won third and $1,000. Richmond, VA, artist Hannah Walsh took the “Young Artist” award and was honored with $1,000. The Trawick Prize “Best in Show” is the latest in a string of accolades for Hoover, who has been honored as best “Young Artist” for the Bethesda Painting Awards and has taken…
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Eight finalists hailing from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC, are in the running for the $10,000 first place prize.
Eight finalists have been announced for the 2012 Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards, a regional visual art competition established in 2003 by Bethesda community activist and philanthropist Carol Trawick. The Bethesda Urban Partnership and the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District will unveil the work of the finalists, hailing from Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC, during a September group exhibition at Gallery B. The winners are set to be announced on Sept. 5. The top prize winner will receive $10,000, with the second place winner receiving $2,000 and the third place winner receiving $1,000. Another $1,000 prize may be awarded to a young artist. And the finalists are: The Trawick Prize has awarded more than $126,000 and…
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Eight Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. painters have been selected as finalists in the juried art competition.
Out of 300 artists who submitted their work, eight have been chosen as finalists in the Bethesda Painting Awards. The juried art competition was established in 2005 by Bethesda philanthropist and community activist Carol Trawick to honor painters in the Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Virginia region. The finalists are: Competition winners will be announced June 6, but you can check out the work of the finalists at Gallery B from June 1 -20. Or, stop by Gallery B for the opening reception from 6 – 9 p.m. Friday, June 9. The reception will be held in conjunction with Bethesda Art Walk. A Best in Show winner will be awarded $10,000, a second place winner will win $2,000 and a third place winner will be honored with $1,000. An additional $1,…
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Four artists receive cash prizes and easel-shaped trophies at the Bethesda Painting Awards ceremony.
The four winners of the Bethesda Painting Awards received a total of $14,000 in prizes last night at the prestigious art competition's award ceremony held at the Artery Plaza Gallery (7200 Wisconsin Ave.), where the finalists' work is displayed through June 25. Alison Hall of Roanoke, Va., was awarded “Best in Show” with a prize of $10,000, James Adkins of Ellicott City received second prize ($2,000), Emma Steinkraus of Washington, D.C., came in third ($1,000) and Lisa Gostev of Reisterstown was awarded a “Young Artist” prize of $1,000. (The "Young Artist" prize is not automatically given.) In addition to the money, each winner received an easel-shaped trophy. The artists were chosen from a pool of eight finalists, including John Aquilino …
Sharon Masciana
5:15 pm on Thursday, June 2, 2011
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