Calls for Art
Current WCA National and DC Chapter Calls
Ecotones: Water & Thresholds of Change
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Location: Center for the Arts Evergreen is located at 31880 Rocky Village Dr., Evergreen, CO 80439
Application Deadline: March 15, 2026
Exhibition: April 30 – June 6, 2026
Opening Reception: April 30, 2026
We invite women artists, from across the nation, working in all media to explore water in its full breadth and ecotones – the thresholds where transformation occurs. These are spaces where boundaries dissolve, the visible and imagined intertwine, and the familiar gives way to the unknown. Water moves as both force and symbol, shaping landscapes, carrying memory, reflecting emotion, and tracing the fluid paths of ideas, culture, and collective experience.
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Whether approached through its tangible presence in the natural world or its symbolic roles in our inner and collective lives, water offers fertile ground for reflection, tension, and interconnectedness. We welcome work that explores water both as a physical presence and as a symbolic or metaphorical force.
The exhibition is hosted by the Center for the Arts Evergreen (CAE) dedicated to nurturing creativity and community in Colorado’s mountain region.
Entry Fee: $35
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New Beginnings
Location: Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) Gallery, 545 7th St, SE, Washington, DC 20003
Application Deadline: April 11, 2026
Exhibition: June 15 - July 10, 2026
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 20, 5:30 – 7 pm
Upcycled Art Workshop: TBD
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WCADC invites women and non-binary artists based in DC. MD. or VA to submit artwork focused on concepts of rebirth and abundance for "New Beginnings". This exhibition explores the energy of creating space for growth opportunity, reinvention, and reflection- reminding viewers of the human urge to strive for a renaissance. We welcome artwork utilizing upcycled materials or found objects to represent renewal, rejuvenation, metamorphosis, regeneration, etc.
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Juror
Heather Jones (6heatherionesart) is an abstract artist living in Washington, DC, whose creative practice is grounded in intuitive, therapeutic play with acrylic paint and hard-edged shapes. Her work has been exhibited in art fairs in DC, NYC, and LA, and in solo exhibitions at Cabada Contemporary, ArtHub 609, and Homme Gallery.
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Entry Fee: $25​​​
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Future Calls
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Dimension: A Love Letter to Assemblage and Collage
Theme: collage, assemblage, sculpture, 3-D works, mosaics
Exhibition: August 14 - September 26, 2026
Reception: TBD
Location: Howard County Arts Council, Ellicott City, MD
Call for Art: April 8 – May 22, 2026​​
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Free members' invitational
Exhibition: August 5 - 31, 2026
Reception: Friday, August 7, 5 - 7 pm
Location: Artists & Makers Studios, Rockville, MD
Call for Art: June 1 – July 17, 2026