The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards is a visual art prize produced by the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District that honors artists from Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Virginia. The annual juried competition awards $14,000 in prize monies to selected artists and features the work of the finalists in a group exhibition.

Apply now for the 2013 competition!

The 2013 exhibition will be held in September at Gallery B, located at 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E, Bethesda, MD 20814.

Congratulations to the 2012 Winners!
Best in Show, $10,000 - Lillian Bayley Hoover, Baltimore, MD
2nd Place, $2,000 - David D’Orio, Mt. Rainier, MD
3rd Place, $1,000 - Dean Kessmann, Washington, D.C.
Young Artist Award, $1,000 - Hannah Walsh, Richmond, VA

2012 Finalists
Lillian Bayley Hoover, Baltimore, MD
David D’Orio, Mt. Rainier, MD
Skye Gilkerson, Baltimore, MD
Dean Kessmann, Washington, D.C.
Nate Larson, Baltimore, MD
Joshua Wade Smith, Baltimore, MD
Diane Szczepaniak, Potomac, MD
Hannah Walsh, Richmond, VA

  Carol Trawick with 2012 Best in Show winner Lillian Bayley Hoover and Catherine Leggett