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28 YEARS AS DC-METRO’S
MOST ATTENDED ART FAIR

Saturday, September 12, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday, September 13, 10:00am - 5:00pm
BETHESDA ROW, MD

Opens: January 15, 2026

Deadline: April 30, 2026

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Every September, over 30,000 affluent art enthusiasts from the Washington, DC Metro Area and its surrounding suburbs, including Bethesda, Chevy Chase, and the Upper Northwest, converge upon the Bethesda Row Arts Festival. The three-mile radius surrounding the Festival boasts an average household income of $196,910, positioning it as one of the nation’s most affluent and educated art marketplaces.

Renowned for its exceptional quality, the Bethesda Row Arts Festival is highly esteemed by artists and is frequently recognized as one of the country’s premier events. The competition is fierce, and the caliber of art presented demands the utmost creativity and skill.

To effectively promote this remarkable event, we have implemented a comprehensive marketing strategy that integrates targeted social media and internet campaigns, print advertisements in magazines and newspapers, postcards, posters, and radio promotions. Additionally, our public relations firm collaborates with the local chamber of commerce and urban district to foster community engagement and expand the festival’s reach.

Do not miss the opportunity to be an integral part of this unforgettable experience.

NOTE: This show is not recommended for anyone who has not shown at similar outdoor fine arts events.

Categories

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.
CERAMICS
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.
DIGITAL ART
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.
DRAWING
DECORATIVE FIBER: Any work created from fiber, including leather and basketry. No machine tooling, machine-screened patterns or other forms of mass productions allowed.
DECORATIVE FIBER
WEARABLE FIBER: Any work created from fiber, including leather. No machine tooling, machine-screened patterns or other forms of mass productions allowed
WEARABLE FIBER
GLASS: Glasswork that has been handcrafted by glass blowing, molding, casting or kiln-forming. No alterations of pre-fabricated glass objects.
GLASS
GRAPHICS: Original works created using traditional printmaking methods including block, lithograph, serigraph, etc.
GRAPHICS
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.
JEWELRY
METAL: Includes all non-sculptural, non-jewelry works crafted from metals. No production studio work is allowed.
METAL
MIXED MEDIA: Two-dimensional work that incorporated more than one type of physical material in their production.
MIXED MEDIA
MIXED MEDIA 3D: Three-dimensional work that incorporates more than one type of physical material in their production.
MIXED MEDIA 3D
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.
OIL/ACRYLIC
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.
PHOTO
SCULPTURE: Three-dimensional work created in any medium.
SCULPTURE
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.
WATERCOLOR
WOOD: Original works in wood that are hand-tooled, machine-worked, turned or carved.
WOOD

2025 Winners

  1. Winner: Best in CategoryGingerly PressLindsey SchmittleGraphics & Printmaking

    I create limited edition letterpress prints with handset vintage metal & wood type and hand-carved wood & MDF printing blocks. I print on 100% recycled paper with my antique printing presses (c.1915).

  2. Winner: Overall Second Prize ($1,250 prize), and Best in CategoryNatalie CondracNatalie CondracSculpture

    I use a wide variety of materials to create my dioramas. All artworks require a high level of detail work. I often replicate textures and forms using paper, resin, paint, metal and wood.

  3. Winner: Best in CategoryMike Sluder MetalworksMike SluderMetalwork

    I create abstract patinas directly on copper using a torch and unique chemical mixtures. The copper's edges are folded at a 90-degree angle, allowing for depth, and can be hung like a canvas.

  4. Winner: Best in CategoryMichael EarleyMichael EarleyWood

    Decorative wood vessels and platters created through a combination of woodturning, pyrography and hand-dying with India ink to create the illusion of a woven basket from Maple wood.

  5. Winner: Best in Show ($2500 prize), and Best in Category Mary Jane CheckOil/Acrylic

    traditional oil painting on wood panel

  6. Winner: Best in CategoryMarjolyn vanderHartMarjolyn van der HartDigital Art

    Imagery created with collage of digitally manipulated found ephemera, acrylic paint/printmaking. Photoshopped images layered together over mixed media base. Every piece is unique and one of a kind.

  7. Winner: Best in CategoryLa Loupe DesignMarco Duenas and Jorgelina LopezMixed Media 3D

    We incorporate wood and textiles to create luminaries and abstract sculptures using traditional woodwork joinery techniques and textile methods such as dyed, screenprinting, and origami.

  8. Winner: Best in CategoryLeif Erik JohansenLeif JohansenMixed Media 2D

    Pop Surrealist working on canvas & paper w/ a variety of mediums: acrylic and oils, Gouache, hand cut paper, pen and ink, copic markers and colored pencil to create vibrant, thought provoking images

  9. Winner: Best in CategoryKatelyn ManskeFiber - Decorative

    I use repurposed fabrics into wall hangings, quilts, and tapestries that honor imperfection; the process of cutting apart, layering, and stitching together mirrors healing and growth.

  10. Winner: Best in CategoryJustine Gabreski StudioJustine GabreskiWatercolor

    I create 2D works on paper using a combination of ink, watercolor, and/or gauche to illustrate botanicals and other elements of the natural world that capture a sense connection and evoke memories.

  11. Winner: Best in CategoryMythos JewelryJoyce SlateJewelry

    Micro mosaics with handmade glass threads, cut into pieces smaller than a grain of rice, and set with a handmade stucco adhesive, made with pulverized marble and linseed oil. Italian lost art form.

  12. Winner: Overall Third Place ($750 prize), and Best in CategoryColorformsEric DoctorsCeramics

    Indvidually designed and crafted ceramic vessels and scultpures which are made by combining and altering thrown and handbuilt forms fired with layers of underglazes and glazes

  13. Winner: David BenyosefDavid BenyosefGlass

    Hand Blown glass, using an array of Venetian techniques with modern flare made in Cambridge, MA.

  14. Winner: Best in CategoryDDimantD DimantPhotography

    Alt-process, darkroom photographer focused on B&W analog imaging and classical techniques, aesthetics. My prints are hand-pulled Cyanotypes narrating personal stories, adventures of life on the road.

  15. Winner: Best in CategoryCollin MargerumDrawing/Pastels

    I create large scale drawings using charcoal, soft pastels, oil stick, and acrylics on wood panel.

  16. Winner: Best in CategoryLaoDesignBounkhong SignavongFiber - Wearable

    My artwork consists of one-of-a-kind textiles, hand-made from silk and cotton, naturally dyed. My products include unique wearables, like jackets, kimonos, shirts, pants as well as shawls and scarves.

Opens: January 15, 2026

Deadline: April 30, 2026

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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 2025 show are exempt from the jury process.

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