Behavioral Health Awareness Art Show: Destigmatizing Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder
First Lady Art Reception 5pm, April 24, 2017
Art Display April 24 to 28, 2017
The Behavioral Health Awareness Art Show is one of two exhibitions in Spring 2017 hosted by Maryland’s First Lady Yumi Hogan as part of a statewide multi-government agency and community partnership to increase public awareness of the need to de-stigmatize mental illness and addiction. The committee for the exhibition is made up of representatives of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Behavioral Health Administration, the Maryland Department of Disabilities, the Maryland State Arts Council, the New Day Campaign, the Mental Health Association of Maryland, and the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-Maryland.
By putting the spotlight on artists who through their art and activism raise awareness on issues surrounding mental illness and substance use, the Behavioral Health Awareness Art will elevate the public’s awareness of de-stigmatization in regard to mental illness and substance use. An exhibition of select artists from across the State of Maryland illuminates and celebrates the power of narrative art as a tool in the toolbox for challenging stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness and addiction. The exhibition itself will be populated with art works that carry compelling narrative, and the event will celebrate the select artists engaged in anti-stigma work through their art and activism.
Call for Submissions_Behavioral Health Awareness
The 2017-2019 Hamiltonian Fellowship Application is now open! Artists across all media, who have not had prior gallery representation, are welcome to apply!! Deadline: COB March 1, 2017.
Exchange residencies are dedicated to exploring emerging local ecologies of contemporary art production in key metropolis. 2015 highlighted Chicago, 2016 focused on Miami and for 2017 we are looking to Baltimore.
The program offers six fellowships (room/board/travel/$1000 honorarium) to artists based in the chosen city to participate in an Elsewhere Residency, creating site-specific projects in or around Elsewhere’s 100-year-old building.
The program also serves as an incubator for collaborative creation and critical, experimental artwork, while building networks among a common field of alternative artists and arts organizations.
UPCOMING: BALTIMORE GOES ELSEWHERE | 8.8 – 9.5.2017
Elsewhere seeks to curate a dynamic, interdisciplinary artist experience that will generate collaborative formations among local artists from Baltimore and build connectivity between our two cities. The program offers six fellowships to Baltimore artists to participate in the month-long Elsewhere residency happening 8.8 – 9.5.2017.
The Hagerstown Cultural Trail has released two fast track calls at the links below:
http://www.washingtoncountyarts.com/hct-s — interactive sculpture project, Submission deadline is one month away on 2/15/17 and we hope to have sculptures in place by June; open to artists who work or live within 75 miles of Hagerstown; this includes Baltimore and Washington DC and much of Maryland.
http://www.washingtoncountyarts.com/hct-foh — a photography project, Submission Deadline is 4/1/17, and the winners will have their photos on the Trail when it opens officially in June, open to all photographers anywhere (novice to pro), but the subjects must be people who live or work in Hagerstown and the photos must be taken in Hagerstown.
The information meeting is only a week away — Thursday, January 19 at Hagerstown City Hall. It looks like the meeting will be streamed live (Facebook and on the local cable channel) for those who can’t make the trip, and a video of the meeting will be posted on YouTube the next day. That said, for many artists it is usually preferable to be in the room.
2017 Rubys Artist Project Grants
Grants are offered in four broad discipline categories—Performing Arts, Media Arts, Visual Arts, Literary Arts—and applications in each discipline category are accepted once per year. Artists may apply for grants of up to $10,000 to support the creation of new artwork over a 12-month period.
The next grant cycle will open for applications on January 1, 2017 and will focus on the disciplines of performing art and media arts.
The deadline to submit an application is February 28, 2017 11:59pm EST. The grant guidelines and information on attending a grant workshops have been posted below.
Grant Workshops: Attend a grant workshop to learn about the application process for a Rubys Artist Project Grant as well as about general grantwriting tips and strategies. RSVP to attend any of these workshops here.
Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 6pm Motor House (120 W. North Ave., Baltimore 21201)
Thursday, February 2, 2017 @ 6:30pm Towson University, Center for the Arts, Lecture Hall 2032 (7700 Osler Dr, Towson 21204)
Monday, February 20, 2017 @ 6pm Motor House (120 W. North Ave., Baltimore 21201)
Drop-In Application Review Session: Thursday, February 23, 2017 10am to 4pm @ Motor House (120 W. North Ave., Baltimore 21201) Stop by with a draft of your application and receive feedback prior to submitting. First come, first serve. No RSVP necessary. Free.
Eligibility: To be eligible for a grant, an artist must be: A resident of Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, Carroll County, Harford County, or Howard County both at the time of application and when the grant is awarded; A U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident; At least 21 years old; An active practicing artist who has pursued their profession in their chosen discipline for more than three years.
Apply: The application platform will open for submission on January 1, 2017. Applications must be submitted via here. (The link will go live on January 1.)
The Bethesda Painting Awards was established by Carol Trawick in 2005. In this exhbition, the Jurors will select up to 10 finalists who will be invited to display their work in a group exhibition at Gallery B in downtown Bethesda in June 2017.
Ms. Trawick has served as a community activist for more than 25 years in downtown Bethesda. She is past Chair of the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District, past Chair of the Bethesda Urban Partnership, Inc. and Founder of The Trawick Prize. Additionally, the Jim and Carol Trawick Foundation was established in 2007 after the Trawicks sold their successful information technology company.
Eligibility: Must be 18 or older and permanent, full-time resident of Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C.
Artwork Requirements: All original 2-D painting including oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, encaustic and mixed media will be accepted. The maximum dimensions should not exceed 60 inches in width. No reproductions. Artwork must have been completed within the last two years and must be available for the duration of the exhibition. Artwork does not have to be for sale at the exhibition. All works on paper must be framed to full conservation standards.
Fees: $25 entry fee 5 slides or cd with 5 images
Deadline: February 17, 2017
Notification Mailed: March 10, 2017
Exhibition Date: June 2017
Awards: Best in Show – $10,000, Second Place – $2,000, Third Place – $1,000, Young Artist – $1,000
If you have any questions, contact Valerie Hillman at vhillman@bethesda.org.
Click here for more information on this opportunity.