The Bethesda Painting Awards is downtown Bethesda's annual juried art competition that exclusively honors painters from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

$10,000 Best in Show
$2,000 Second Prize
$1,000 Third Prize
$1,000 Young Artist Award


The application for the 2010 Bethesda Painting Awards is available. The deadline to apply is Feb. 26, 2010. Download.

2009 Winners
Best in Show - Camilo Sanin, Jessup MD
Second Place - Heidi Fowler, Reston, VA
Third Place - Magnolia Laurie, Baltimore, MD
Young Artist - Lillian Bayley Hoover, Baltimore, MD