Hill Center Galleries 2026 Regional Juried Show

Juried by Claude Elliott, the Hill Center Galleries 2026 Regional Juried Exhibition features the amazing work of artists from all over DC, Maryland, and Virginia. The selected artists compete for cash prizes and honorable mention awards. First place $1000, Second Place $750, and Third place $500.

Please join us at Hill Center on Wednesday January 21st from 6:30pm-8:30pm for the Opening Reception with the Artists and Juror.

All pieces of art are for sale and will be on display throughout our Galleries and online at HillCenterDC.org.

The exhibition runs from January 21-May 2, 2026

Juror: Claude L. Elliott

Claude L. Elliott is an independent curator, oral historian, and advocate for artists in the DMV. He is former assistant curator at Rhode Island School of Design. He has developed exhibitions in Providence, RI, Atlanta, GA, Philadelphia, PA, Brentwood, MD, and Washington, DC.

Juror Statement

The Hill Center Galleries 2026 Regional Juried Art exhibition is a signature showcase featuring the artistic visions of 121 DMV artists. It was a challenge to review 800 images and curate space for the 124 works selected. The exhibition features a range of interesting aesthetics, artistic techniques, materials, and creative processes.

Prizes are awarded for artistic vision, mastery of techniques, innovative use of materials, and a clear and concise artist statement supporting the work.

I am particularly interested in images which invite the viewer to see differently, to ask questions, to experience a subject, theme, and image from a new perspective.

1st Place – Vugar Guliyev “Astral Drift” 2025, Oil on canvas

2nd Place – Lakshmikant Gupta “Three Sisters” 2023, Color pencil on black paper

3rd Place – Roderick Turner “The New Ferebee/Hope Recreation Center in SE” 2024, Oil on wooden panel

Honorable Mentions

Patricia de Poel Wilberg “For Yayoi Kusama”
Jody Kent Lavy “Freedom”
Soyoung (SuLi) Lee “Soleil on the Bay”
Isabella Martire “Will Prevail”