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Artina 2026: Ripples of Ten Years
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Jury notificationJul 28, 2026 · 6:59 AM
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Show opensSep 20, 2026
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Show closesNov 8, 2026
Organization:
Washington Sculptors Group
Location
Sandy Spring Museum, MD
Entry Fee
Paid Entry
Deadline
July 14, 2026
Exhibition
Sep 20
- Nov 8, 2026
$500 prize and artist honoraria.
EXHIBITION DATES: Sept 9 - Nov 8, 2026
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, July 14, 2026
The tenth edition of an annual outdoor sculpture exhibition, Artina 2026, Ripples of Ten Years, celebrates that history while looking forward. Artists are invited to create a living, dynamic landscape — ever-changing with sunlight, weather, and the movement of visitors.
Jeff Chyatte Memorial Award: $500 “Best in Show” selected by the juror.
Artist Honoraria: There is a $150 per artist honorarium.
Artists are invited to explore:
Reflection and refraction: how sculpture can mirror, fragment, or distort perception.
Time and transformation: how sculptural materials can create ephemeral, mutable experiences, echoing a decade of evolving practice.
Multiplicity and dialogue: mirrored and refracted surfaces as metaphors for the many voices, artists, and ideas that have shaped the Artina series.
Future-oriented imagination: using sculptural media to bend light and flow to suggest possibilities beyond the present moment.
Self-guiding maps of the exhibition will be available at Sandy Spring Museum and on the websites of WSG and SSM. Exhibition cards will be distributed to WSG, SSM members, and the community. Promotion of the show will be actively pursued.
ABOUT THE JUROR
Maria Gabriela (“Gaby”) Mizes is originally from Argentina. She graduated from the Instituto Argentino de Museología in Buenos Aires and from Columbia University in New York City and has developed an international career working with major museums and art institutions. Her experience includes positions at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires; the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, where she served as Assistant Curator for the traveling exhibition Latin American Artists of the Twentieth Century; and the American Federation of Arts, where she managed traveling exhibitions in the United States and abroad.
In Washington, DC, Gaby runs Latin American ERA / GABY MIZES FINE ART, a private consultancy specializing in exhibitions and collections management for national and international projects and promoting local and Latin American artists. She has collaborated with the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Embassy of Italy, the Embassy of Argentina, Dupont Underground, Studio Gallery, and numerous private collections.
In addition to her consultancy, Ms. Mizes worked at Glenstone Museum in Potomac, Maryland, as Director of Registration, overseeing exhibition installations, the outgoing loans program, and the planning and design of art storage facilities. She now works full-time at the Library of Congress in the Exhibits Office as a Museum Specialist Registrar.
ELIGIBILITY
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 [email protected]
ABOUT THE ARTINA EXHIBITIONS
For the last decade, since 2016, ARTINA has transformed the Sandy Spring Museum’s outdoor spaces into sites of encounter, discovery, and reflection. Past exhibitions include: Upside Down, Inside Out, juried by Zoma Wallace (2025); A Point of View, juried by Nehemiah Dixon III (2024); Queering Nature, juried by Stephanie Mercedes (2023); A Space in Place, juried by Natalie Fulgencio-Turner (2022); Balancing Acts, juried by Twylene Moyer (2021); Light, A Sculptural Solar Dance, juried by María Gabriela Mizes (2020); Introspective, juried by Cecilia Wichmann (2018); (Re)Use and Abuse of the Land, juried by Ursula Achternkamp (2017); and Art in Nature, juried by Martine Van Kampen (2016).
IMPORTANT SITE INFORMATION:
It is recommended artists visit Sandy Spring Museum to get a sense of the surroundings prior to applying. The museum grounds are open seven days a week, from dawn to dusk. Admission is free. Artina 2026’s Exhibit Manager will be on site at the museum to answer artist’s questions on Sunday, June 14, 3036 from 12 - 4 pm.
Your artwork must remain on display for the full duration of the show. Any means of anchoring the sculptures will be removed by the artist during de-installation with the site restored to its natural state. You are responsible to install and deinstall your artwork and provide whatever equipment you need (i.e., tools, ladders).
Artworks may be installed on:
Museum’s front and side lawns and mulched areas
One of two 10’x 10’ concrete pads adjacent to the rear parking lot.
Wooden trellis extending from the museum’s front entry to Route.108.
NOTE: The Center Courtyard and Outdoor Amphitheater are off-limits. See plan here: https://washingtonsculptors.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-6-1024x791.png
Feel free to contact [email protected] if you need help or have any questions.
ARTWORK CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS:
-- Structurally stable and suitable for long-term outdoor exposure
-- Weather-resistant, able to withstand rain, sun, humidity, seasonal temperature changes, and strong winds
-- Works must be entirely self-contained as no connection to water, drainage, or electricity is available onsite
-- Constructed of durable and robust materials appropriate for outdoor public display
-- Fragile materials or materials that may shatter, splinter or otherwise pose a safety hazard are not permitted.
-- Touchable, able to withstand unsupervised public interaction and close viewing
-- Installed safely, with no trip hazards, sharp edges, or pinch points
-- Capable of secure installation, including anchoring or weighting if necessary
-- Non-electrical
-- During the exhibition period, no maintenance required by Museum staff
-- Sensitive to the museum’s natural environment and landscape
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Applicants must make submissions through EntryThingy (www.entrythingy.com). ARTINA 2026: Ripples of Ten Years 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 at least two and 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.
Entries may include images of finished works or written proposals Each written proposal is treated as one piece.
Accepted work must be delivered, installed, and picked up in accord with the schedule in the Exhibition Calendar. All work accepted and exhibited must remain on display for the full duration of the show, even if it has been sold.
All applicants will receive ‘accepted’ or ‘not accepted’ notifications via email.
EXHIBITION CALENDAR
Exhibition Dates: Sunday, September 20 - Sunday November 8, 2026
Exhibit manager on site for applicant visits: Sunday, June 14, 2026 (12-4pm)
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, July 14, 2026 (received by 11:59 pm EST)
Artist Notification: by Monday, July 27, 2026
Drop off & Installation: Sunday, September 13 (Juror on site 12-4pm), and
Monday, Sept 14, and Tuesday, Sept 15, 2026 (12-4pm).
Opening Reception: Sunday, September 20, 2026 (1–4pm)
Deinstallation/Pickup: Sunday, November 8, 2026 (after 4pm),
Monday, Nov 9 – Wed, Nov 11, 2026 (12–4pm)
SANDY SPRING MUSEUM serves as a catalyst for community building by providing opportunities for creative engagement in a range of cultural arts. The museum offers the environment and inspiration for artists and community members to create and host events, performances, activities, and exhibits, which engage, stimulate, and bring people together. The museum is located on more than seven acres of land, three of which are heavily forested. The remainder is naturally landscaped with mature trees. The museum grounds are open daily. Many special events and programs are offered throughout the year, as are private rentals. For more information about the museum please visit www.sandyspringmuseum.org.
WASHINGTON SCULPTORS GROUP is a volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting awareness of sculpture and fostering exchanges among sculptors, sculpture enthusiasts and the public. Organized in 1984, membership has grown to over 400; WSG sponsors frequent public programs and organizes professional sculpture exhibitions juried by prominent curators. Visit www.washingtonsculptors.org to join WSG, to view the Web Gallery of members’ work, and to subscribe to the WSG newsletter.
Photo by m.l. duffy.
EXHIBITION DATES: Sept 9 - Nov 8, 2026
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, July 14, 2026
The tenth edition of an annual outdoor sculpture exhibition, Artina 2026, Ripples of Ten Years, celebrates that history while looking forward. Artists are invited to create a living, dynamic landscape — ever-changing with sunlight, weather, and the movement of visitors.
Jeff Chyatte Memorial Award: $500 “Best in Show” selected by the juror.
Artist Honoraria: There is a $150 per artist honorarium.
Artists are invited to explore:
Reflection and refraction: how sculpture can mirror, fragment, or distort perception.
Time and transformation: how sculptural materials can create ephemeral, mutable experiences, echoing a decade of evolving practice.
Multiplicity and dialogue: mirrored and refracted surfaces as metaphors for the many voices, artists, and ideas that have shaped the Artina series.
Future-oriented imagination: using sculptural media to bend light and flow to suggest possibilities beyond the present moment.
Self-guiding maps of the exhibition will be available at Sandy Spring Museum and on the websites of WSG and SSM. Exhibition cards will be distributed to WSG, SSM members, and the community. Promotion of the show will be actively pursued.
ABOUT THE JUROR
Maria Gabriela (“Gaby”) Mizes is originally from Argentina. She graduated from the Instituto Argentino de Museología in Buenos Aires and from Columbia University in New York City and has developed an international career working with major museums and art institutions. Her experience includes positions at the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires; the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, where she served as Assistant Curator for the traveling exhibition Latin American Artists of the Twentieth Century; and the American Federation of Arts, where she managed traveling exhibitions in the United States and abroad.
In Washington, DC, Gaby runs Latin American ERA / GABY MIZES FINE ART, a private consultancy specializing in exhibitions and collections management for national and international projects and promoting local and Latin American artists. She has collaborated with the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Embassy of Italy, the Embassy of Argentina, Dupont Underground, Studio Gallery, and numerous private collections.
In addition to her consultancy, Ms. Mizes worked at Glenstone Museum in Potomac, Maryland, as Director of Registration, overseeing exhibition installations, the outgoing loans program, and the planning and design of art storage facilities. She now works full-time at the Library of Congress in the Exhibits Office as a Museum Specialist Registrar.
ELIGIBILITY
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 [email protected]
ABOUT THE ARTINA EXHIBITIONS
For the last decade, since 2016, ARTINA has transformed the Sandy Spring Museum’s outdoor spaces into sites of encounter, discovery, and reflection. Past exhibitions include: Upside Down, Inside Out, juried by Zoma Wallace (2025); A Point of View, juried by Nehemiah Dixon III (2024); Queering Nature, juried by Stephanie Mercedes (2023); A Space in Place, juried by Natalie Fulgencio-Turner (2022); Balancing Acts, juried by Twylene Moyer (2021); Light, A Sculptural Solar Dance, juried by María Gabriela Mizes (2020); Introspective, juried by Cecilia Wichmann (2018); (Re)Use and Abuse of the Land, juried by Ursula Achternkamp (2017); and Art in Nature, juried by Martine Van Kampen (2016).
IMPORTANT SITE INFORMATION:
It is recommended artists visit Sandy Spring Museum to get a sense of the surroundings prior to applying. The museum grounds are open seven days a week, from dawn to dusk. Admission is free. Artina 2026’s Exhibit Manager will be on site at the museum to answer artist’s questions on Sunday, June 14, 3036 from 12 - 4 pm.
Your artwork must remain on display for the full duration of the show. Any means of anchoring the sculptures will be removed by the artist during de-installation with the site restored to its natural state. You are responsible to install and deinstall your artwork and provide whatever equipment you need (i.e., tools, ladders).
Artworks may be installed on:
Museum’s front and side lawns and mulched areas
One of two 10’x 10’ concrete pads adjacent to the rear parking lot.
Wooden trellis extending from the museum’s front entry to Route.108.
NOTE: The Center Courtyard and Outdoor Amphitheater are off-limits. See plan here: https://washingtonsculptors.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-6-1024x791.png
Feel free to contact [email protected] if you need help or have any questions.
ARTWORK CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS:
-- Structurally stable and suitable for long-term outdoor exposure
-- Weather-resistant, able to withstand rain, sun, humidity, seasonal temperature changes, and strong winds
-- Works must be entirely self-contained as no connection to water, drainage, or electricity is available onsite
-- Constructed of durable and robust materials appropriate for outdoor public display
-- Fragile materials or materials that may shatter, splinter or otherwise pose a safety hazard are not permitted.
-- Touchable, able to withstand unsupervised public interaction and close viewing
-- Installed safely, with no trip hazards, sharp edges, or pinch points
-- Capable of secure installation, including anchoring or weighting if necessary
-- Non-electrical
-- During the exhibition period, no maintenance required by Museum staff
-- Sensitive to the museum’s natural environment and landscape
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Applicants must make submissions through EntryThingy (www.entrythingy.com). ARTINA 2026: Ripples of Ten Years 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 at least two and 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.
Entries may include images of finished works or written proposals Each written proposal is treated as one piece.
Accepted work must be delivered, installed, and picked up in accord with the schedule in the Exhibition Calendar. All work accepted and exhibited must remain on display for the full duration of the show, even if it has been sold.
All applicants will receive ‘accepted’ or ‘not accepted’ notifications via email.
EXHIBITION CALENDAR
Exhibition Dates: Sunday, September 20 - Sunday November 8, 2026
Exhibit manager on site for applicant visits: Sunday, June 14, 2026 (12-4pm)
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, July 14, 2026 (received by 11:59 pm EST)
Artist Notification: by Monday, July 27, 2026
Drop off & Installation: Sunday, September 13 (Juror on site 12-4pm), and
Monday, Sept 14, and Tuesday, Sept 15, 2026 (12-4pm).
Opening Reception: Sunday, September 20, 2026 (1–4pm)
Deinstallation/Pickup: Sunday, November 8, 2026 (after 4pm),
Monday, Nov 9 – Wed, Nov 11, 2026 (12–4pm)
SANDY SPRING MUSEUM serves as a catalyst for community building by providing opportunities for creative engagement in a range of cultural arts. The museum offers the environment and inspiration for artists and community members to create and host events, performances, activities, and exhibits, which engage, stimulate, and bring people together. The museum is located on more than seven acres of land, three of which are heavily forested. The remainder is naturally landscaped with mature trees. The museum grounds are open daily. Many special events and programs are offered throughout the year, as are private rentals. For more information about the museum please visit www.sandyspringmuseum.org.
WASHINGTON SCULPTORS GROUP is a volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting awareness of sculpture and fostering exchanges among sculptors, sculpture enthusiasts and the public. Organized in 1984, membership has grown to over 400; WSG sponsors frequent public programs and organizes professional sculpture exhibitions juried by prominent curators. Visit www.washingtonsculptors.org to join WSG, to view the Web Gallery of members’ work, and to subscribe to the WSG newsletter.
Photo by m.l. duffy.