Harmony Hall Arts Center (HHAC), a facility of the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission, is now accepting solo and group visual art exhibition proposals for the 2026 – 2027 season, to be featured in our Main or Community Gallery. Harmony Hall Arts Center’s season runs from September to July and this call for entry is open to all Visual Artists living, working or maintaining a studio in the greater Washington D.C. Metropolitan area.      Deadline for submissions is 11:59 PM, Sunday, February 1, 2026. There is no entry fee for submissions. The following submission guidelines apply:  

• All proposals must be submitted electronically through: 

 https://m-ncppc.submittable.com/submit.   · Artwork submitted cannot have been exhibited in any of Harmony Hall Art Center’s galleries within the last 2 years.   

• The submission should include a cohesive body of work and must be original compositions by the artist(s). 

• The HHAC Arts Advisory Board will determine which appropriate body of works will be selected and exhibited. 

• All submitted work must be ready to be installed with appropriate, professional hardware (wires, D-rings, French Cleats, NO SAWTOOTH hooks). Three-dimensional artwork with unstable bases, or unstable frames or hanging materials, will not be accepted. 

• Solo Show submissions must contain 5-10 high-quality images representative of the work with dimensions (height x width x depth). Each image is to be clear, well-lit and with a minimum resolution of 300 DPI. 

• Group Show submissions must contain images representative of work that will be in the Group Show. Dimensions, as mentioned directly above, must also be given. 

• For Solo Show, a short (250 words maximum) biography of the artist as well as an Artist’s Statement in MS Word format must be included with the submission. 

• For Group Shows an overall artist statement of the group is required, along with individual biographies of each participating artist. 

• All exhibited work (even if sold) must remain in the gallery for the entire duration of the exhibition. 

• Each solo artist/group will be required to participate in the Artist Talk at their Opening Reception.  

• Artists are encouraged to market their Exhibition, Opening Reception, and selected Events of their choosing alongside Harmony Hall Arts Center. Any Marketing materials MUST be approved and will be provided by Harmony Hall Arts Center staff. 

 Gallery Programs 

Opening Reception: Typically, a Saturday or Sunday public event from 2-4 pm that debuts new exhibitions in both galleries featuring the artist’s/group’s body of work. Light refreshments will be provided.   · Artist Talk/Panel: During the Opening Reception, there will be a 10-to-20-minute talk given by the exhibiting artist/group panel about their works, its inspiration and their artistic process in the Main Gallery or John Addison Concert Hall. It is followed by a Q&A Session from those in attendance.   

Media 

The Main Gallery has 205’ linear wall space with varying ceiling height from 8.5 feet to 10 feet, and a collection of covered and uncovered display cases of various sizes. Six stepped and permanent ledges, in two groups of three, are also part of the main gallery space. 

Our Community Gallery can accomodate approximately 20 works of art of average size and some smaller pedestals.

 LCD Projectors 

The Main Gallery also has available two fixed, ceiling mounted LCD projectors. 

Digital Files (excluding Video(s) 

Digital files must be submitted in JPEG format. Please label all digital files, “Last Name, First Name, Title of Work.jpg.” Please make sure each image is 300 DPI as images will be used for printing if selected to exhibit. 

Stipend 

Selected artists in the Main Gallery, who provide the service of loaning their art for an exhibition, will receive a stipend commensurate with the amount of loaned artwork. 

Artwork Drop Off  

If selected, all artworks must be delivered, at an agreed upon time, to Harmony Hall Arts Center at 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, MD 20744. The Artist must complete the Artist Agreement Form(s) upon delivery. 

Sales, Insurance, and Policies 

· Harmony Hall Arts Center (HHAC) staff will install the exhibit and the work must remain for the duration of the exhibit even if it has been sold. 

· HHAC reserves the right to reject any work that is not suitably presented at delivery. 

· Work not for sale should be clearly marked NFS by the artist(s) in advance of the exhibition. 

· Each work will be insured by the Maryland – National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Department of Parks and Recreation (M-NCPPC), for 75% of its sale value, only from the agreed upon date of delivery to the date of pick-up. 

· 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. 

· M-NCPPC reserves the right to photograph works for archival and publicity purposes. 

Beginning of Proposal Selection Notification Date: Monday, February 24, 2025. 

For questions, please contact Amanda.Bohn@pgparks.com or call us at 301-203-6070. E-Mail communication is preferred. 

International Dance Experience

The International Dance Experience invites choreographers, dance companies, and independent artists to submit culturally rooted and traditional dance works that celebrate heritage, history, and global movement traditions.The performance will be held at the Publick Playhouse in Cheverly, Maryland on Sunday, May 17, 2025, 4 pm. Visit here for ticket info: https://www.pgparks.com/event_list/international-dance-experience 

DEADLINE for Submission: Friday, February 6, 2026, at 11:59 pm.  

Eligibility Requirements:

• This Call is open for all cultural dance artists ages 18 years old, residing in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC. 
• Each group can submit 1-2 dances
• Performance time: 3 minutes (minimum) - 10 minutes (maximum)
• Content of the work traditional dance 
• Any music track must be credited in the application
• Nudity and/or violence may not be depicted. Such content will disqualify the submission.

For Video Auditions:

• Videos can be recorded in any location, indoors or outdoors, provided local requirements of safety are maintained. 
• Video MUST BE GOOD QUALITY with the camera positioned to see movement clearly. Video can be filmed by another person. 
• Each video should contain only one dance performance and the file should be named with the name of the choreographer and the performance 
• The following video file formats are acceptable: MP4, MOV + download on Vimeo video platform 
• Trouble Uploading your video? You can add a video link in the comments section.  

Compensation:

Each selected dancer(s) will be compensated for their time. Enter your group's payment rate on the form for consideration.

Questions? If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact Megan Merchant at megan.merchant@pgparks.com  or 301-446-3238.

The 2026 International Dance Experience is a program of The Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission, Department of Parks & Recreation, Prince George’s County, Arts and Cultural Heritage Division.