2025 Peggy Doole National Small Works Exhibition

The 27th annual Peggy Doole National Small Works Exhibition is to held at the long established Washington Printmakers Gallery in Washington, DC.  This is a juried national exhibition of contemporary printmaking that includes hand-pulled prints, screen prints, digital prints, photographs, and three-dimensional work with print components.

2025 Juror: Margaret Winslow

Margaret Winslow currently lives and works in Wilmington, Delaware where she is the Chief Curator and Curator of Contemporary Art at the Delaware Art Museum. She has curated for the Neuberger Museum of Art and The Delaware Contemporary and assisted with exhibits for the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Recent exhibitions at the Delaware Art Museum include Afro-American Images 1971: The Vision of Percy Ricks, Black Survival Guide, or How to Live Through a Police Riot, a 2018 commission by Hank Willis Thomas; Truth & Vision: 21st Century Realism; Dream Streets: Art in Wilmington 1970–1990; and Retro-Active: Performance Art from 1964–1987. Margaret has served as an evaluator for the Headlands Center for the Arts, an adjunct faculty member at the University of Delaware, and a radio host for Art Watch on WCHE 1520 AM. Public presentations include talks at the Beijing American Center in China, College Art Association, and the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums. Margaret holds a BA in Art History from the University of Mary Washington and an MA in Modern and Contemporary Art, Theory, and Criticism from SUNY Purchase College.

Prizes:

Grand Prize: $1000

Washington Print Foundation: $750

Other prizes TBD

This exhibit honors Peggy Doole (1934-2021), long-time resident of the metro D.C. area who avidly pursued the field of art history, sharing her love of art by giving lectures, sponsoring art exhibits, and leading tours at the inception of the Hirshhorn, in museums throughout Europe and the U.S. and finally for the school program at the National Gallery of Art for many years. Her post-graduate museum work led her to a focus on and special passion for printmaking that makes this honor a fitting tribute from her family.

Exhibition Schedule:

•          July 6th   Deadline for entries (11:59 PM)

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•          July 13th   All accepted entrants will be notified by email.

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•          July 14 - 28   Shipped and hand-delivered work to arrive in Washington. Please note the gallery hours if 

                             hand delivered.

 •       July 28th Installation of show

•           July  31st  Exhibition Opens.

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•          August 2nd   2-5- pm.   Opening reception & Awards. 

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•          August 31st   Last day of exhibition.

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•          August 31st   After 4:30 PM. Pick up artwork(gallery hours) or mailed out to artists the following week.

  Application  Requirements          

Work sample requirements:

 -Artists must submit 1-3 images for consideration on CAFÉ submission platform.

•          resume/CV

•          brief biography(no more than 1000 words)

•          brief artist statement

We plan to publish a catalog and include entry information.

 Work: 

•          Hand-pulled prints, screen prints, digital prints, fine art photographs, and three-dimensional work with print components.

•          Original, editioned, and archivally printed and framed. (We accept editions of one, that is, 1/1, of monoprints, etc.)

•          For two-dimensional work, image may be NO LARGER THAN 120 square inches, with framed size NO LARGER THAN 250 square inches. (H X W) Three-dimensional work may be no more than 600 cubic inches needing no frame. (H X L X W)

•          All work must be visibly signed by artist (front or back) and include edition numbers and certificate of authenticity for hand-pulled prints and photographs. Works must be priced for sale or marked POR (price on request). List framed price. When setting prices please note that WPG will retain a 40% commission on all sales.

•          Please REVIEW SIZE LIMITATIONS: be sure the work you submit meets the size requirements. 

•          Only one artwork from each applicant will be chosen for exhibit; that is, no entrant will have more than one piece selected and put on display. Accepted pieces are submitted only after the jurying process.

Delivery, Presentation, & Installation:

•          All work delivered to the gallery must have the following information affixed to the non-viewing side of artwork:  Artist Name, Address, phone number and email, Title of the work, medium and price. 

•          Work must arrive or be delivered on scheduled dates.

•          Measure to ensure work meets size limitations before delivery, include outer edges of frames. Work not in compliance will not be exhibited. No exceptions.

•          Two-dimensional work must be suitably framed (clip frames not allowed) and under Plexiglass. Frames should be ready for hanging, using wires -- no saw-tooth hanging tabs.  Work that does not meet these standards will not be included in the exhibition and will be returned at the artist’s expense.

•          Shipped work must be packed in a sturdy, re-usable box. No packing peanuts.  Instructions for repacking work should be included. All shipped work must include a pre-paid return shipping label. Work shipped without pre-paid return receipt and/or acceptable packing material will not be returned.

•          All work will be handled with all possible care, but pieces submitted for exhibition are at the artist’s risk. In the event of damage or theft, Washington Printmakers Gallery will not be held liable. If insurance is desired, the artist must carry it.

•          Work should be shipped to this address: Washington Printmakers Gallery, 3220 N ST. NW , #101 Washington, DC 20007, and any mail service will be acceptable. (FedEx, UPS, USPS,) If hand delivering, WPG 1675 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20007 during business hours.

•          If you have any questions email: washingtonprintfoundation@gmail.com

Eligibility:  

This exhibition is open to artists 18 years of age or older residing in the United States of America with the following exception: Current members of the Washington Printmakers Gallery are not eligible to apply to this exhibit. A maximum of 3 original works created within the past 2 years may be entered.