Athenaeum Solo or Group Show 2024-2025

The Athenaeum Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia invites artists and curators to submit proposals for solo shows, group shows, or curator-proposed exhibitions. Artists who live or work in Virginia, Maryland, or the District of Columbia may submit proposals for solo or group shows. Curators living or working anywhere may submit proposals for shows featuring works by artists in this region.

Proposals will be evaluated by Athenaeum Gallery Director Twig Murray based on selection criteria including: what the artist is trying to achieve or communicate through the work, what makes it unique or interesting, whether the work is technically excellent, and whether the works or artist have been displayed in the area recently. All visual media is welcome, but every work must be wall-mounted and less than 9 inches deep. Paintings, drawings, collages, and similar works must be framed or fully finished, wired, and ready to hang. Sculpture must be less than 9 inches deep and lighter than 30 pounds. No floor-mounted, free-standing, or electricity-requiring work will be considered.

The entry fee is $40.00. Applicants may submit 6-12 images. The Athenaeum Gallery will retain a 40% commission on works sold and issue a check for 60% of the sales price to the artist no longer than thirty days after the show closes. For curator-proposed shows, the commission structure can be adjusted with full agreement of the gallery and curator. All works will be insured by the Athenaeum Gallery for 100% of the retail price during the show. Artists are responsible for delivery and pickup of unsold works.