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title: Athenaeum Solo or Group Show 2025-2026
description: Solo, group or curator-proposed exhibition at the Athenaeum Gallery in Alexandria, VA, for artists living or working in DC, Maryland or Virginia. All wall-mounted visual media.
url: https://www.artsume.com/programs/2c1b4e15-4e01-4658-ba74-91f28fb7ce85
type: program
status: closed
createdAt: "2026-09-04"
updatedAt: "2026-10-01"
programType: Exhibition
organization: Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association
organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/northern-virginia-fine-arts
deadline: "2026-09-30"
entryFee: 40 USD
location: Athenaeum Gallery, Alexandria, VA, United States
isOnline: false
compensationRange: No artist fee stated; 60% of sales price to the artist (gallery retains 40% commission), works insured at 100% of retail price during the show.
disciplines:
  - painting
  - drawing
  - collage
  - sculpture
---

# Athenaeum Solo or Group Show 2025-2026

**Hosted by:** Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association

**Type:** Exhibition | **Location:** Athenaeum Gallery, Alexandria, VA, United States | **Deadline:** September 30, 2026 | **Entry fee:** $40

## About This Program

The Athenaeum Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia exhibits visual arts created solely by artists living or working in the region and strives to present visitors with a wide variety of excellent art and unique experiences. In addition to the shows curated by the Gallery Director, the Athenaeum Gallery invites artists and curators to submit show proposals. All visual media is welcome, but every work must be wall-mounted.

Work must be less than 9 inches deep. Painting, drawing, collage, etc. must be framed or fully finished, wired, and ready to hang on picture hooks. Sculpture must be less than 9 inches deep and lighter than 30 pounds. No floor mounted or free-standing work will be considered. Work that requires electricity will not be considered.

The artist/artists or curator is responsible for getting, or arranging to have their work delivered, to the Athenaeum Gallery and having unsold works picked up form the gallery at the close of the show. The Athenaeum Gallery will retain a 40% commission on works sold, and will issue a check for 60% of the sales price to the artist no longer than thirty days after the show has closed. For a curator-proposed show, the commission structure can be adjusted with the full agreement of the gallery and the curator.

Sold work remains in the gallery until the last day of the show. Work does not have to be for sale to be included in a show. All works in the show will be insured by the Athenaeum Gallery for 100% of the retail price during the run of the show.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** Regional
- **Disciplines:** painting, drawing, collage, sculpture
- **Note:** Requirement Overview

Location Eligibility Type: Regional
Eligible Applicant Types: Artist
Submission Limit: 3

General Information

Artists who live or work in Virginia, Maryland, or the District of Columbia may submit a proposal for a solo show.  A group of artists who live or work in the area may submit a proposal for a group show.  A curator, living or working anywhere, may submit a proposal for a show featuring works by artists living or working in this area.

Eligibility Criteria

Each application needs to represent work created by artists in DC,MD, VA.

### Additional Requirements

Submit a show proposal with 6-12 images of work (no audio or video). Each application needs to meet the Media/Artwork Specifications:

- all visual media is welcome, but every work must be wall-mounted and less than 9 inches deep
- painting, drawing, collage, etc. must be framed or fully finished, wired, and ready to hang on picture hooks
- sculpture must be less than 9 inches deep and lighter than 30 pounds
- no floor mounted or free-standing work
- work that requires electricity will not be considered.

Submission limit: 3.

## Compensation & Benefits

No artist fee stated; 60% of sales price to the artist (gallery retains 40% commission), works insured at 100% of retail price during the show.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** September 21, 2025
- **Deadline:** September 30, 2026

## Contact

**Contact:** Twig Murray

**Email:** twig@twigweb.com

**Phone:** 703-548-0035

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=16160