Calls for Artists
Calling All Local Artists!
ArtsFairfax posts opportunities to apply for various art performance or exhibition opportunities and projects on an ongoing basis. Explore below to discover open calls as well as opportunities hosted by ArtsFairfax.
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| Opportunity | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Create—Inspire—Empower (If you make art, you are an artist) mosaicARTs and Celebrate Fairfax invite all local artists and DMV artists, regardless of their experience, who make 2D or 3D art to share and to showcase different art forms at the PARC Gallery. Submit your work directly to gallery@mosaicarts.site. | September 24, 2024 |
| Artificial or Intelligence? This show invites artists to explore what the future might look like with AI, what we gain and lose, and whether or not machine learning feels artificial or intelligent at the present moment. | September 22, 2024 |
| Call for Art – Council Chamber Portraits The City of Falls Church (City) is soliciting proposals from qualified artists to provide a portfolio for their Call for Art. | October 11, 2024 |
| Sculpture Garden The Providence District Supervisor’s Office has teamed up with mosaicARTs to call for local DMV artists to submit sculptures and installations for the new Sculpture Garden at the Jim Scott (Providence) Community Center. The panel will select artworks based on how well they fit the space and add to a cohesive exhibition. The theme is open to all subjects and forms of self-expression related to nature and the garden. | October 15, 2024 |
| Workhouse Open Call For Exhibitions 2025 This open call for proposals facilitates submissions from parties interested in having a solo or group exhibition at Workhouse in Building W-16. Applications are reviewed by a jury panel every six months in January and June of each calendar year. | TBD |
| Paint it, Fairfax! The Paint It, Fairfax! Murals program is open to established professional artists living in the Mid-Atlantic region. Artists residing in the DC Metropolitan Area and particularly in Fairfax County are encouraged to apply. | Ongoing |
Community Arts Use at Capital One Hall
Capital One Hall opened in October 2021 with a 1500-seat performance hall, The Vault – a 250 seat black box theatre, and classrooms available for community use at specially negotiated rates for Fairfax County-based non-profit art groups, and arts-related programming by Fairfax County agencies and Fairfax County Public Schools.
Exhibit at Tysons Corner Center
ArtsFairfax has partnered with Macerich, the owners and developers of Tysons Corner Center, to showcase local artists, artist teams, and arts organizations in Fairfax County. This unique collaboration will enable the more than 20 million yearly visitors who explore Tysons Corner Center’s retail and entertainment offerings to discover the diversity, creativity, and quality of visual artists from the Fairfax region.