Highlights of the 2025 Art Show:
The People’s Choice Awards are as follows:
1st Place – The Culvert under a January Sunset by David Campbell
2nd Place – A Good Friend by Keira Parsons (also Blue Ribbon in Painting, Youth 15-18)
3rd Place – Coral Reef by Ruby Dessiatoun (also Blue Ribbon in Sculpture/3D)
4th Place – Me in My Favorite Lion King Shirt – by Therese Beall
The Cipriano Award for art portraying people at work went to David Campbell for his entry, Roofers. The Cipriano Award is the Art Show’s special connection to Labor Day. It also memorializes one of Greenbelt’s best and distinguished friends and honorary Greenbelter “Pop” Cipriano, who at one time worked as a carpenter for the City of Greenbelt. Cipriano was known in his day for his colorful, flower-covered farm wagon, pulled along in the Labor Day Parade by his donkey.
Pre-registration for Art Show entries for 2026 will open in mid-June.
The Art Show will take place in the Community Center September 5,6 & 7
The traditional Cipriano prize will again be awarded to the best entry portraying “People at Work in America”. See below for categories and rules.
Again this year: Enjoy live acoustic music in the gym during the Shows! Small ensembles from Greenbelt Community Orchestra will perform.
Adult Art Show Categories:
Drawing
Painting/Oil/Acrylic
Painting/Watercolor
Prints/Hand-pulled
Digital
Collage
Fine Crafts
Sculpture/3D
Youth Art Show Categories:
Drawing
Painting
Collages
Digital
Sculpture/3D
Fine Crafts
Age Groups:
Pre-School – 7 years old
8-13 years old
14-18 years old
Adult 18 +
Art Show Rules
- Participating youth must live or go to school in Greenbelt or have a parent or grandparent who works in Greenbelt. Participating adults must be from Greenbelt or the surrounding communities.
- All artists are limited to two entries. Adult two-dimensional artwork must be framed for hanging. Children’s art can be matted or mounted.
Questions? Please contact Lisa Stand at greenbeltartshow@gmail.com
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