The McLean Project for the Arts announces a call for entries for "Strictly Painting 4". This juried exhibition is open to professional and graduate level painters. Exhibition dates are June 5 - July 19, 2003. Submission deadline is March 3. Jurors are Sarah Finlay of Fusebox Gallery in Washington, D.C. and Deborah McLeod, Director of Exhibitions at MPA. Prospectus can be accessed on the MPA website at www.mcleanart.org under "applying for an exhibition."

Conner Contemporary Art is pleased to announce Academy 2002, an exhibition of works by students and recent graduates of academic art programs in the Washington-Baltimore area. The exhibition, curated by art history professor Jamie L. Smith, marks the second year of this annual invitational which celebrates the rich tradition of academic art in our region.

The artists, who hale from American University, Catholic University, The Corcoran College of Art + Design, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Howard University, Maryland Institute College of Art + Design and The University of Maryland, College Park are: Chul Hyun Ahn, Haelim Allen, Dave Beers, Nina Chung Dwyer, Earl Gadberry, Karin Horlbeck, Ju Yeon Kang, Jenny Lescure, Jared Miller, Rachael Dolezal Moore, Sarah Oldenburg, Paul Reuther, Youngmi Song, Julie Stovall, Andrea Tese and Holly White. Media include painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and video.

The exhibition opens Friday, August 2nd with a reception for the artist's from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Conner Contemporary Art is located at 1730 Connecticut Avenue, NW-2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20009 and is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. For further information and visuals contact Jamie Smith or Leigh Conner at 202-588-8750 or info@connercontemporary.com.