Anyone is welcome to participate as a Public Artist for Paint Annapolis 2025.
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– Anyone working in plein air in any physical media can participate, registration is $55.
– Registered artists may participate in and are eligible for awards at all of the following events: Dueling Brushes, Art on the Avenue, and the Nocturne Painting. Works displayed in the Pop Up Gallery will be eligible for over $3,000 in awards.
– Two (2) stamped, framed, wired, and ready to hang artworks and one (1) nocturne may be displayed in the Paint Annapolis Pop Up Gallery (Location TBA) and online in the Paint Annapolis Online Exhibition.
– Your final artwork, including mat and frame, may not exceed 24 inches in any direction.
– Painting starts June 1 and all paintings must be turned in BY Friday, June 6 at noon.
– The exhibition of work is officially on display from June 7 – 21.
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Exhibition of painted work 11:30 AM – 2 PM @ location TBA
Artists must stay within the nocturne map
Come get your canvases stamped from 11 AM – 5 PM
Celebrate the Juried Artists’ works of the Chesapeake Bay with us in Bay Ridge
Show your work of Historic Annapolis off on Maryland Avenue
Ticketed Collector’s Reception 6 – 8 PM at Circle Gallery, Juried Artists’ Awards presented at 7 PM
Join us for the Public and Student Artists’ reception from 5 – 7 PM at the Pop Up Gallery, Awards presented at 6 PM
Join us Sunday morning for Muffins and Mimosas at both galleries
Join us for a Closing Reception from 5 – 7 PM at the Pop Up Gallery, Mayor’s Awards presented at 6 PM
Artists may take their work home at 7 PM
1. All artwork is required to have a Paint Annapolis 2025 stamp visible and accessible to be exhibited. Stamping will occur at the Paint Annapolis Pop Up Gallery. All painting surfaces (panels, paper, canvases, etc.) must be blank before stamping, but may be primed or gessoed in one color. Sketches and underpaintings will not be stamped.
2. All artwork must be painted en plein air during the week of Paint Annapolis within the designated painting boundaries for that day, without the use of photographs. Artists may paint under shelter but may not be in a fully enclosed space.
3. Artwork may not exceed 24 inches in any direction including mat and frame.
a. If you do not already have a frame, we recommend ordering a standard sized frame ahead of time from Dick Blick, Jerry’s Artarama, or Michaels. For custom frames, look at West Annapolis Fine Artworks and Framing, or Wimsey Cove Framing & Fine Art Printing.
1. All artwork submitted for exhibition, awards, and/or sales must be framed, wired, and ready to hang with a visible Paint Annapolis stamp. NO EXCEPTIONS. Artwork that does not comply will not be displayed.
2. Artists may submit two (2) pieces and one (1) nocturne painted during the week in the designated areas. The piece(s) hung in the Pop Up Gallery will be the one(s) juried for awards.
3. Artwork to be submitted for exhibition and jurying must be delivered to the Pop Up Gallery no later than Friday, June 6 at 12 PM. No late, unstamped, or unframed/unwired work will be accepted.
4. Only artworks submitted for exhibition may also be exhibited in MFA’s Online Gallery. It is the artist’s responsibility to upload high quality photos of each work before June 6 at 12 PM using a link MFA staff will share the week of the event. Do not include the frame in the photo of the work you are submitting.
5. Work submitted for exhibition and awards will be officially on display in the Paint Annapolis Pop Up Gallery and MFA’s Online Gallery from June 7 – 21. Work may not be removed early for any reason.
6. Unsold Artwork Pickup:
a. Artists are encouraged to take their unsold work home at the end of the Closing Reception on June 21 at 7 PM.
b. Artists MUST pick up their unsold artwork June 22 – 23 between 12 – 4 PM. Artists who have not picked up their work by June 23 at 4 PM will be charged a $30 late fee. Work not picked up within 14 days will become the property of MFA.
1. Paintings submitted for exhibition must be available for sale.
2. Artists receive 60% of the purchase price for any work sold throughout the Paint Annapolis event and exhibition. MFA will retain 40% commission on all works sold.
3. Only MFA personnel may complete a sale.
4. By participating in Paint Annapolis, artists agree not to conduct sales or presales of their paintings outside the commission structure. Commission proceeds for all sales support current and future Paint Annapolis events and help MFA achieve our mission to create meaningful connections in the community through art.
5. MFA will notify artists if their piece sells during the exhibition.
All work will be handled with all possible care. However, pieces submitted for exhibition are at the artist’s risk. In the event of damage or theft, MFA will not be held liable. If insurance is desired, the artist must carry it.
