Presented by Washington Sculptors Group and Harmony Hall Arts Center.

Exhibit dates: July 27 - Sept 5, 2026

Call for Entries: Sculpture NOW 2026

Harmony Hall Arts Center, Ft. Washington, MD

EXHIBITION DATES: July 27 - Sept 5, 2026
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (11:59pm EST)
JUROR: Beth Bright

This is a non-thematic exhibition of new works, finished within the last two years.

Three-dimensional, free-standing sculpture, wall-hung and ceiling-hung sculpture, and installations as well as multimedia and performance-based works are welcome. Basic technical support will be provided by Harmony Hall Arts Center (HHAC). The artist must provide any video and sound equipment. The art may be finished or in the form of a proposal. We highly recommend that artists visit the space if they wish to submit installations, site-specific work, or a proposal.

Rooney Prize: an honorarium of $500 by WSG will be given to an artist/artist team selected by the juror whose work reflects the best qualities for the overall WSG Sculpture NOW 2026 show.

Artist Honoraria: There is a $100 per artist honorarium. In order to receive the honorarium, each artist must be a vendor registered with the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Accepted artists will be given instructions on how to become a vendor if they are not already one.

SALES AND COMMISSIONS: A 25% commission will be retained by M-NCPPC from the sale of works during the exhibition. The buyer pays 100% of any sales plus a 6% sales tax to M-NCPPC. A check for 75% of the value will then be issued by M-NCPPC to the Artist within 30 days of the exhibition’s closing date.

INSURANCE: MNCPPC will insure work while on site, from July 23 until [pick up date] but NOT during transportation to or from the venue. Onsite insurance value will be computed as 75% of retail price, but does not guarantee that the insurer will agree with the value assigned by the artist. Selected artists must sign a loan agreement provided by MNCPPC to be insured.

ENTRY FEE: $5 per entry

ARTIST AGREEMENT: To participate in the exhibit, artists must sign an artist agreement provided by HHAC.

Gallery View, Harmony Hall Arts Center

Beth Bright

Beth Bright is a collections management professional with over 15 years of experience supporting exhibitions and stewarding museum collections. Since 2022, she has served as Museum Registrar at the American University Museum, where she collaborates with artists and curators to bring exhibitions to the public. Previously, she was Director of the Archive and Research Center at the Chevy Chase Historical Society in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and Curator of Books and Manuscripts at the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History in New York. She has also served as a panelist for the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities. Beth holds a master’s degree in Museum Studies from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in Art History from the University of Virginia.

The exhibition is open to members of the Washington Sculptors Group only. Artists who are not already members may join WSG by paying annual dues of $45 ($15 for full-time students). Prospective members may download a membership form from the WSG website (www.washingtonsculptors.org), and send checks, along with the membership form, to the WSG address, or may join online through PayPal on the WSG website. Artists who are already WSG members must be current on their dues through 2026.

Question about your membership? Contact membership@washingtonsculptors.org

Applicants must make submissions through EntryThingy (www.entrythingy.com). Sculpture NOW 2026 will be juried from digital images submitted through the EntryThingy site. There is a $5 processing fee for each entry. No entries will be accepted by mail or email.

  • Artists may submit an application individually and as part of a team.  Artists or teams may submit up to three (3) works or proposals, with up to four images per work (maximum of 12 images) Not all work has to be for sale.
  • Submissions MUST be anonymous. All identifying labels from titles, file names, images, etc. must be removed.  Submissions that are not anonymous will be disqualified.
  • Accepted work must be delivered to HHAC in person on Thursday, July 23 (10am – 8 pm). HHAC will not receive shipments of artwork. Artists are responsible for assuring that their work is picked up on the pick-up date. All work accepted and exhibited must remain on display for the full duration of the show, even if it has been sold.
  • Entries may include images of finished works or written proposals Each written proposal is treated as one piece.  We highly recommend that artists visit the space if they wish to submit installations, site-specific work, or a proposal.
  • All sculptures must fit through the front entrance 78” high x 35” wide doorway. Wall hung  artwork may weigh no more than 40 lbs. Work to be hung from the ceiling must weigh no more than 20 lbs. All work will be exhibited indoors.
  • All applicants will receive ‘accepted’ or ‘not accepted’ notifications via email.
  • HHAC staff will install the exhibit. HHAC reserves the right to reject any work that is not suitably presented at delivery.
  • HHAC serves a wide public, including children and families; so it may reject work that is not suitable for display in such a setting. HHAC reserves the right to photograph works for archival and publicity purposes.

Image/Attachment Guidelines

  • Submit all images with a resolution of 300 dpi and a maximum of 4MB each. Video files must be smaller than 50MB each (maximum running time: 5 minutes).
  • To submit several views of a piece and detail shots, use the “add views” option. Note that the “add views” option does not appear until after you have entered the primary image of your artwork and other information.  After you click “save details”, you will see the image of your piece with a link to “add views” below it.
  • Files should be named with only the title of the work (no first or last names). Use the actual title for each work. Example:
    • Title 1.jpeg
    • Title 1 (detail).jpeg
    • Title 2.jpeg
    • Title 3.jpeg
  • If you are submitting a proposal for an installation, describe it in a one page (250 words maximum) pdf document and upload that in the same way that you would upload an image. DO NOT state your name or the names of your team in the written proposal. You will need to answer the same questions for the proposal as you would for an image (e.g., dimensions, material, price and year) before the portal will let you upload the file.

Apply through Entrythingy.com.

 

Please contact exhibits@washingtonsculptors.org with any questions.

EXHIBITION CALENDAR

Exhibition Dates: Monday July 27, 2026 – September 5, 2026.

Submission Deadline: Tuesday June 23 (received by 11:59pm EST)

Artist Notification: by Wednesday July 10, 2026

Drop off & Installation: Tuesday July 23, 2026

Opening Reception: Saturday August 1, 2026 (2-4 pm)

Artist & Juror Talk: TBD

Deinstallation/Pickup: TBD

 

Please contact exhibits@washingtonsculptors.org with any questions.

Submission Deadline: June 23, 2026

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