Digital Explorations

About the Open Call

Computer software and technology have forever expanded the ways artists capture and produce their work. Artists can weave together scenes in photoshop, produce paintings through a screen, create videos, animations, and projections that transport us to new worlds, and sculpt with a 3D printer. Maryland Federation of Art (MFA) invites all artists residing in any of the states or territories of the US, Canada, or Mexico to enter our 4th annual exhibition dedicated to digitally-produced art. Any original 2D or 3D image based work created and/or produced through digital software and following exhibition guidelines will be considered. This includes, but is not limited to digitally produced photography, digital painting, illustration, graphic design, digital video and projection. Works selected will be exhibited in MFA’s Circle Gallery from January 28 – February 28, 2026. Exhibition co-chairs: Emil Petruncio and Erica Krieger. Juror: Andy Holtin: Professor of Extended Media at American University. His work uses technological systems to create performative objects and interactive installations, incorporating an exploratory range of materials and processes. Holtin currently works as half of the collaborative duo CausalityLabs, pursuing projects that explore mechanism as a metaphor for human experience and perception. His work has been exhibited internationally at locations including Galerie35, Berlin, Germany; Museo Antropologico y de Arte Contemporaneo, Ecuador; Museo Universitario Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City; Planetario Alfa Science and Culture Museum, Mexico; and nationally at museums, galleries, and universities from New York to Portland to Florida. Holtin teaches all levels of Sculpture, addressing traditional media as well as installation formats, kinetic and interactive systems, and digital audio and video. Awards designated by the juror total $1,000.

What is Offered

Awards totaling $1,000 will be designated by the juror. Artists will retain 70% from sales (75% for MFA Members).

Requirements

Entry is open to artists residing in any of the states or territories of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Any original 2D or 3D image based work created and/or produced through digital software and following exhibition guidelines will be considered. Work previously exhibited at MFA Circle Gallery is not eligible for re-entry. A maximum of 6 original works created within the past 3 years may be entered. Maximum size of work, including edges of artwork or frame, cannot exceed 72″ in any direction. Work must be for sale. File size may be no more than 10 MB.

How to Apply

All work must be uploaded through artcall.org. You will need to create a free account to enter your work. You will be asked to pay for the number of artworks you’ll be uploading in advance. The word “application” means artwork, so one application is one work of art. “Attachments” means images of the artwork, you can upload up to 2 images. For video submissions: you must put the link to the video in the Linked Web Resource field, and then upload a still frame from the video. For accepted video submissions, you will be expected to deliver the file to MFA on a thumbdrive.