Call for Artists-BWI 42nd "Time and Memories" 2025

Dive into how art captures memories and the passage of time with pieces that evoke nostalgia or explore historical contexts. "Time and Memories" explores the relationship between the passage of time and the memories that shape our identities, dreams, cultures, and histories. This exhibition invites artists to examine how time impacts memory—how fleeting or monumental moments are remembered, forgotten, or transformed in our minds over time. 

The subjects are open to the artist's interpretation of “Time and Memories.” They can vary from portraits to surreal landscapes through various mediums, including painting, photography, digital art, drawing, and other 2D mediums. "Time and Memories" captures the fluidity of time and its ability to shape our perceptions. Artists are invited to reflect on personal and collective memories, historical events, and how the intersection of time and memory influences our present and future.

Whether it’s childhood nostalgia, the commemoration of historical moments, or the contemplation of lost or forgotten memories, this exhibition seeks to create an emotional connection with viewers, encouraging them to reflect on their own experiences.

The Arts Council of Anne Arundel County invites all Anne Arundel County residents (ages 18 and older) to enter the “Time and Memories” Exhibition.  The jurors will consider any two-dimensional work following the guidelines below.  Works selected will be displayed at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport between concourses C & D (pre-security) departures from March 25-July 13, 2025.

Full Prospectus for Time and Memories

JURORS—The Arts Council Exhibition Committee is pleased to judge the 42nd BWI Exhibition. Members include artist Greta Chapin McGill, artist and creator of Urban Walls Brazil Roberta Pardo, art enthusiast Carole Alexander, and sculptor and AACC professor Wilfredo Valladares-Lara.

ENTRY

Selection: Selections are blind juried through our online system. Create an account and upload your work through our Submittable portal HERE.

Size Limitations: Without exception, outside dimensions may not exceed 40” high by 72” wide and be a minimum of 6” high by 6” wide. Weight cannot exceed 60 pounds.

Entries: A maximum of 3 original works may be entered.

Entry Fees: $10 for each entry. Entry fees are non-refundable.

Entry Process:

1. Submit one image for each piece entered. 
2. Entries will be blind juried.
3. Artists will be notified of acceptance 7- 10 business days after submissions close.

NOTIFICATION

Artists’ notification is emailed, and delivery instructions are included for exhibiting artists.

Schedule for: BWI 42th — “Time and Memories”

Nov. 7, 2024-Open Entry

Jan. 5, 2025-Deadline for Entries 

Feb. 5, 2025-Acceptance Notifications via Email

March 18-19, 2025-Works Delivered to ACAAC – More details in the acceptance email 

March 25, 2025-First Day of Exhibition

TBA Artist Reception 

July 13, 2025-Last Day of Exhibition

July 15, 2025-Works picked up at ACAAC – More details in the acceptance email.

1. Images of accepted works may be used at the sole discretion of the Arts Council for promotional purposes, including but not limited to the invitation, website or on a subsequent year’s prospectus. Image will include attribution wherever possible.

2. No clip frames or taped edges are accepted. Work must be presented in a manner appropriate to the artwork and be able to accommodate a locking device. Works shall NOT BE WIRED for hanging.

**Frames must be a MINIMUM of one-half inch (½’’) wide in order to accommodate the locking device**

Small holes will be drilled in wooden frames and stretched canvases to accommodate the locking device. Metal frames need no drilling - Nielsen-style metal frames are acceptable. Photos printed on metal material MUST be framed unless there is a wooden border on the back to accommodate the locking device.  3. Work CANNOT be withdrawn before the end of the exhibit.

4. Selected artwork must be delivered to the Arts Council Office on the date and time stated in the acceptance notification. Artwork must be picked up at the Arts Council Office on the pick-up date(s) stated below or in the notification email.

5. Any artwork not picked up after 30 days becomes the property of the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County unless other arrangements have been made for pickup.

LIABILITY—Artwork will be handled with all possible care. *Please see the full disclosure in the online Rules of Entry.