Covering local exhibitions, artists, galleries, and museums
Unique Views of Delmarva
Heron Point Art Gallery, Chestertown. Through August 28th
Now through August 28th, seven talented artists of the Eastern Shore Photographers Collective will be on display, providing a captivating glimpse into the beauty and charm of our Eastern Shore. Mike Morris, Libby Morris, Kenneth Jones, Tony Burton, Latoya Drummond, Samuel Everett, and Seldon Dix were honored and spoke out about their creative process at a reception on July 14. The collection of works shows the diverse landscapes, vibrant communities, and rich cultural heritage of the region. For more information, call 410-778-7300.
Imprint
August 22nd through September 25th, 2024. Maryland Hall, Annapolis.
Printmaking is an art form where an image is transferred to another surface, and is unique in its ability to create multiple copies of the same piece of art. It requires strong technical skills and sometimes even chemistry to transform an undecorated surface into a new piece of art. Printmaking as a process is first recorded in China’s Han Dynasty, but is suspected to have even earlier origins. This Maryland Federation of Art organized exhibition, Imprint, explores all the possibilities of modern printmaking, and shows off the artists’ technical skills and endless creativity. Pictured is Two x Two, a block print by Nancy Keene Fishel. This exhibition was juried by Elizabeth Rudy, the Carl A. Weyerhaeuser Curator of Prints at Harvard University, and will be on display at Maryland Hall.
Art Blooms Floral Design Exhibit–15th Anniversary!
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons. August 2nd through 4th.
The gorgeous three-day exhibit at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center is back for its 15th Anniversary. The exhibit will feature more than 25 floral designers from across the region. Each floral designer was asked to make a work of art inspired by a piece in the Main Gallery or the Kay Daughter Gallery. The results are surprising, beautiful, and provocative and not to be missed.
Image credit: Antoinette Bouzonnet-Stella, Plate 25 from The Entrance of the Emperor Sigismond into Mantua, 1675; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Chris Petteys; Photo by Lee Stalsworth.
Impressive: Antoinette Bouzonnet-Stella
Through October 20th, 2024. National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
The National Museum of Women in the Art’s Impressive: Antoinette Bouzonnet-Stella is an ambitious series of 25 prints, “The Entrance of the Emperor Sigismond into Mantua.” This collection reproduces an Italian Renaissance stucco frieze designed by Giulio Romano. This series of work promotes a French Style based in classical art. The exhibit is only here through mid-October so be sure to check it out soon!
Image Credit: Amy Boone-McCreesh, Objects of Desire (installation view), 2018, custom wall painting, works on paper, custom linoleum flooring; Hellen Ascoli, We Shaped Soft Gods Here (collaboration with Karl Williamson), 2022, brick molds made of wood, digitally printed components, hand woven bands; Sam Mack, yellow safety cone, 2021, earthenware, porcelain, majolica, glaze, underglaze. All artwork © the artists.
The Janet & Walter Sondheim Art Prize Finalists Exhibition
Through September 8th, 2024. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
Now through September 8th, The 2024 Janet & Walter Sondheim Art Prize will be open with a finalists’ exhibition at the Walters Art Museum. This prize awards $30,000 fellowship to assist in furthering the career of a visual artist or visual artist collaborators living and working in the greater Baltimore region. There will be three finalists on display: weaver Hellen Ascoli, mixed-media artist Amy Boone-McCreesh, and ceramicist Sam Mack. The winner will be announced at a special reception and award ceremony on August 22nd.
