The Museum’s Annual Members’ Exhibition invites artists to submit imaginative, traditional, and experimental works in any medium made between November 2022 and November 2023. Participation in the Members’ Exhibition is not juried. Any adult with a current membership valid through the end of the exhibition may enter one artwork. Each year, the Museum invites a judge to award prizes honoring the participants’ achievements in art. Artists must have a valid membership through November 2023 and register for the exhibition using the online form on the exhibition’s webpage between September 6 – October 15, 2023. Members may choose to offer their artworks for sale during the exhibition.
Juror: Peter Nesbett, Director of the Mitchell Art Museum, St. John’s College, Annapolis
Timeline
Online registration: September 6 – October 15, 2023
Drop off: Tuesday, October 24, 10 am – 6 pm or Wednesday, October 25, 10 am – 2 pm
Reception: Friday, November 3, 5:30 pm
Exhibition closes: Sunday, November 26
Pickup: Tuesday, November 28, 10 am – 4 pm
Wednesday, November 29, 10 am – 2 pm
Please kindly note the following size limitations:
2D artwork may not exceed 32 x 32 inches (including frame)
3D artwork may not exceed 32 x 32 x 32 inches
Please note: D-rings or wires should be installed on the back of all wall-mounted works. All works on paper must be submitted in frames in excellent condition with wire or d-ring hardware attached. Due to safety reasons, the Museum cannot accept frames with sawtooth hangers. Curatorial staff reserves the right to decline submissions on drop-off day if the artwork does not meet these hardware and size requirements. All works must be dropped off and picked up in person. A late fee will be charged for late pick-ups.
Peter Nesbett is an art historian, curator, designer, and editor. He is currently the Director of the Mitchell Art Museum at St. John’s College in Annapolis, which, along with AAM, is one of five nationally accredited art museums in the state of Maryland. Previously, he worked at Christie’s and Gagosian Gallery (New York), the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Washington Project for the Arts. From 2001-2010, he co-directed Triple Candie Gallery. He also published artonpaper magazine, which focused on artists’ editions, multiples, photography, and ephemera. He is the co-author/editor of The Complete Jacob Lawrence (University of Washington, 2000), a two-volume publication, that includes the first catalogue raisonné on the work of an American artist of African descent. He holds an MA in art history from the University of Washington and a BA in Visual Studies from Cornell University.