27 Years as DC-Metro’s
Most-Attended Arts Fair
BRAF allows submission in multiple categories. If invited into the show, you may only exhibit and sell items in the accepted category. You will be asked to remove non-compliant works.
CERAMICS: Original clay and porcelain work other than jewelry. If multiple pieces of the same design are displayed, each must be signed.
DIGITAL ART: Includes any original work in which the original image, or the manipulation of other source material, was executed by the artist using the computer. Work must be in editions, signed and numbered, on archival papers, inks and emulsions.
DRAWING: Work created using dry medium including pencil, chalk, pastel or charcoal, etc. or from fluid mediums like inks and washes applied by pen or brush. A minimum of 75% of work for sale (hanging and in bins) must be originals. Hand-colored reproductions are not considered originals. All work must be clearly labeled as original or reproduction.
DECORATIVE FIBER: Any work created from fiber, including leather and basketry. No machine tooling, machine-screened patterns or other forms of mass productions allowed.
WEARABLE FIBER: Any work created from fiber, including leather. No machine tooling, machine-screened patterns or other forms of mass productions allowed
GLASS: Glasswork that has been handcrafted by glass blowing, molding, casting or kiln-forming. No alterations of pre-fabricated glass objects.
GRAPHICS: Original works created using traditional printmaking methods including block, lithograph, serigraph, etc.
JEWELRY: All jewelry must be entered into this category. NO STRUNG PEARLS OR BEADS. You may only display jewelry if you have been accepted in this category.
METAL: Includes all non-sculptural, non-jewelry works crafted from metals. No production studio work is allowed.
MIXED MEDIA: Two-dimensional work that incorporated more than one type of physical material in their production.
MIXED MEDIA 3D: Three-dimensional work that incorporates more than one type of physical material in their production.
OIL/ACRYLIC: Two-dimensional work created in oils / acrylics. A minimum of 75% of work for sale (hanging and in bins) must be originals. Hand-colored reproductions are not considered originals. All work must be clearly labeled as original or reproduction.
PHOTO: Prints created from the artist's original negative processed by the artist. Prints must be framed to hang on the walls. If prints are in a bin, they must be matted and signed.
SCULPTURE: Three-dimensional work created in any medium.
WATERCOLOR: Creation of a still life, portrait, landscape, abstract or other image on a flat surface with watercolors. A minimum of 75% of work for sale (hanging and in bins) must be originals. Hand-colored reproductions are not considered originals. All work must be clearly labeled as original or reproduction.
WOOD: Original works in wood that are hand-tooled, machine-worked, turned or carved.
Age-old leatherworking techniques with various hand tools include saddle-stitching, tooling, wet-molding, and hand-skiving. Machines: kickpress, cylinder bed, clicker press, creasing iron & more.
My work revolves around the use of handmade watercolor paints on specialty primed canvas. This technique provides a stark yet ethereal quality that allows for larger scale paintings.
techniques include casting, metal fabrication, metalsmithing, hand-carved wax and cadsmithing. The materials used are 18k gold, platinum, fine gemstone and diamonds
I use an assortment of rescued discarded parts and materials as a building block for my characters.
I design and create custom furniture pieces using locally sourced wood combined with the strong elegant lines of steel, using both classic and modern tools to achieve the highest level of refinement.
I sketch ideas directly on bisque-ware, then trace the design on sticky paper which is cut by hand and applied to the pot. I then add pops of bold colored glazes that are separated by raw clay lines.
Acrylic paint pencil charcoal & ink on wood. Images made by etching through layers of paint w/nail
My process begins with ink drawings that I translate with free motion and hand embroidery, appliqué, overlaying threads, and fabric. I create new narratives with my bird women, birds and plants on wall pieces, decor pillows and handbags.
Anthropomorphic imagery created by combining historic portraits with my own animal photography. Prints are created on metal using a proprietary process that creates a look similar to that of tintypes
I create original oil paintings on canvas. The whimsical themes and characters are based on my own stories which I would like to put into the pages of children's books one day soon.
Hand Blown Glass. Venetian inspired
Individually hand-pulled alt-process Cyanotypes from analog photographic film. My images are personal essays, an eight year ongoing narrative of life on the road. No two prints are ever alike.
Cory O'Rourke creates modern abstract sculpture in Rochester, NY utilizing traditional and modern metal working techniques.
Original pieces are and handmade from domestic wood using both modern and traditional techniques. Clean, straight lines are often juxtaposed with bright color, texture, pattern or a diagonal detail.
I create limited edition letterpress prints from carved linoleum blocks, hand-set wood and metal type, as well as other experimental techniques.
I create hyperrealistic graphite drawings on cotton paper. I work entirely freehand, without tracing or using stencils. All of my work is professionally framed with UV protective and anti-glare glass.
Opens: January 15, 2025
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Applications are accepted via ZAPP only. No slides, CD’s of images, or other envelopes, packages or boxes will be reviewed or returned. Award winners from the 2024 show are exempt from the jury process.
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