Art Calls Inked: The Art of Tattoo
Opportunity Description
International Deadline: August 31, 2026 – Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center invites emerging and established artists to submit original artworks to “Inked: The Art of Tattoo.”
This exhibition will celebrate the rich artistic traditions, cultural significance, and evolving creative language of tattooing. Long regarded as both a personal form of expression and a powerful visual art, tattoos tell stories of identity, memory, heritage, transformation, and belonging. Through this exhibition, artists are invited to explore the imagery, symbolism, techniques, and aesthetics inspired by tattoos and tattoo culture.
We envision the gallery installed with tattoo flash paintings, artistic photographs of tattoos/tattooed people, and artworks presenting tattooed individuals or directly related to tattoo sub-culture. Works may also celebrate the craft itself, examine the cultural significance of tattooing across societies, or explore themes of permanence, resilience, transformation, memory, and self-expression. All work should relate aesthetically to tattoos or tattoo culture.
On display October 9–January 17, 2027.
ELIGIBILITY
This exhibition is open to all materials and media. 2-D and 3-D artwork will be considered for this exhibition. All work must be completed within the last four years. Artists must be 18 years or older. Artists must be living and working in the United States or Canada.
ENTRY FEE
Our exhibit application will allow you to submit up to 4 works for a $25.00 non-refundable fee.
SALES
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center takes a 40% commission on all gallery sales.
About:
An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, Annmarie is a thirty-acre sculpture garden and arts center located in scenic Solomons, Maryland, on the Chesapeake Bay. The sculpture garden features a walking path that meanders through the forest, past permanent and loaned sculpture, including more than forty works on loan from the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art.
The garden also presents a variety of special events, gallery shows, and engaging public art programs throughout the year. The Studio School offers creative classes taught by a talented faculty. The award-winning Arts Building is a 15,000 sq.ft. museum-grade exhibition space that includes two large galleries, a gift shop, the artLAB, and a sunny patio that offers lovely views of the outdoor sculpture.
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
In Association with the Smithsonian Institution
P.O. Box 99, 13480 Dowell Road
Dowell (Solomons), MD 20629
t. 410-326-4640
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