The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards announced the winners of this year’s juried prize last week — Mia Feuer of Washington was awarded “Best in Show”.

Eleven finalists for the highly-regarded visual art award, The Trawick Prize, were announced today. Among them is D.C.-based performance artist Kathryn Cornelius, represented by Curator’s Office and whose show, The Feeling of What Happens, was on display through last month. Another D.C.-based conceptual artist included in the final list is George Washington University MFA graduate Ding Ren, whose solo show Observations & Interventions at Montpelier Arts Center was on display earlier this year. She…

The work of Baltimore artist René Treviño took home top honors in the 2009 Trawick Prize. On Wednesday, winners of the regional visual art competition, The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards, were announced. The top four awards were given to René Treviño of Baltimore, who won “Best in Show” and a cash prize of $10,000; D.C.’s Molly Springfield was awarded second place and $2,000; Jessie Lehson of Baltimore was bestowed third place and…

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It’s round two of the official opening of the fall art season. If you didn’t get to check out all the openings last week (and who humanly could have?), spend part of your Saturday afternoon perusing the rest — our reviewer particularly enjoyed the show at Flashpoint. But block off your evenings for the parties to celebrate the following openings: >> Up in Bethesda, it’s the big night for the Trawick Prize finalists, as they…

Mid-Atlantic Art News has the scoop on this year’s Trawick Prize winners. The annual award, produced by the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District and funded by long-time regional arts supporter Carol Trawick, is widely known as one of the area’s most highly regarded visual arts prizes. The winners list often comes with a little (sometimes well-founded) griping from the art community, but there’s no doubt that the winners earn some serious respect — as well…

Five years ago, Carol Trawick began funding the highest paying art competition in the area at the time. The Trawick Prize, held at Creative Partners, was open to artists working in all media, with the high cash prizes often won by new media artists working in video, digital technologies and installation. Encouraged by Fraser Gallery owner Catriona Fraser, Trawick began a similar competition open only to painters three years ago: the Bethesda Painting Award. The…