2025 Exhibition Info

Exhibition - Nov. 22, 2025, through Jan. 10, 2026

Public Opening - Sat., Nov. 22, 2025, 1-3 pm

Prospectus for 2025 Exhibition

Entry Form for 2025 Exhibition

Announcement about the 2025 Exhibition

Exhibit Venue - The Mansion at Strathmore
10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD 20852, 301-581-5109
Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro Stop
Regular mansion hours:  Tues. thru Fri 12-4, Sat. 10-3
The Mansion will be CLOSED between Christmas and New Year's Day.
Check the Mansion website to confirm hours: strathmore.org/mansion

You can still see the 2024 exhibition artworks here,
and the award winning artworks below.
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About the Annual Exhibition

Every fall, we hold an International Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature.

Prospectus:  Our Prospectus is available on this web site by the end of June. You can also request a mailed copy by contacting Nancy Still, miniartsupply@gmail.com, 301-538-3103.  You do not need to be a Society member to enter our exhibition.  Several activities are held in conjunction with the exhibit.

Collectors Opening:  We hold a private, invitation-only Collectors Opening before the show opens to the public.

Public Opening:  The opening is attended by many local artists; often artists from other countries attend as well.  The public is encouraged to come, meet the artists, and purchase the beautiful artworks.

Catalog:  An exhibition catalog is produced which lists the title, medium, and price of each art work. The catalog includes photographs of the award winning works and is available to every participating artist and visitor to the exhibition.

Demonstrations:  MPSGS members present demonstrations of miniature art techniques during the course of the exhibition.

Awards Ceremony/Reception:  We occasionally hold an awards ceremony and/or a reception for the artists.

Awards:  Our awards total about $8,000.

Awards in Memory of:
Best in Show - Gerald Ellison
Best New Artist - Stan and Margaret Hicks
Best Floral - Jane H. Steel
First in Animals - Richard J. Palco
First in Landscape - Narissa Steel
First in Oil - Joan Cornish Willies (style of traditional miniature)
Best Dog - Diane L. Templar
Best Cat - Dorothy Ranhart Berman
Sculpture - Robert H. Menzel
Portraiture - John Thompson
Watermedia - Sylvia Trundle (transparent watercolor, human figure or portrait)

Special Awards:
Miniature Artists of America (MAA) "Award of Excellence"
Cider Painters of America "Americana Award"

Category Awards (First, Second, Third, Honorable Mentions)

Media	Other
Oil	Sculpture
Acrylic	Ivorine
Watermedia	Portraiture
Drawing	Still Life
Pastel	Landscape
Graphic Art	Animal
Collage/Mixed Media	International

Lodging Options:  Below are a few hotels in close proximity to The Mansion at Strathmore, our exhibition venue.

• Hilton Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, 800-445-8667, 301-468-1100
• Bethesda North Marriott Hotel, 5701 Marinelli Rd., North Bethesda, MD 20852, 800-859-8003, 301-822-9200
• Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, 800-859-8003, 301-897-9400
• EVEN Hotel Rockville, 1775 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, 301-881-3836

Narissa Steel
Memorial Award

First Place
93 Degrees, F. - $375 (1031)
Oil on Acid Free Board, 4 x 6
Herbert E. Abbott Jr.

Dorothy Ranhart Berman
Memorial Award
Best in Cats 

Temperance - $200 (2102)
Oil, 1 1/4 x 1
Lily M. Huber

Diane L. Templar
Memorial Award
Best in Dogs

Cuddle Buddies - $500 (1371)
Pastel, 6 1/4 x 5 1/4
Judith A. Burch

 
Richard J. Palco
Memorial Award 

First Place
Hunter and His Reflection - $1,200 (3252)
Acrylic, 6 3/4 x 5 3/4
Akiko Watanabe