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“Imperfectly Perfect” Exhibition
Award winning acrylic painter, Maureen S. Farrell, is Main Street Gallery’s guest artist for September/October. Her show, “Imperfectly Perfect” highlights a collection of the artist’s figurative and abstract paintings that she created both in her home studio in Cambridge and her studio at the Davis Art Center in Easton.
Garfield Center’s 2023 Season Announced
From modern cult comedy to the classically familiar to the pomp and pageantry of a beloved Disney classic, the Garfield Center’s exciting 2023 season will provide audiences with all the feels we expect from live theatre. The new season opens February 10, 2023, with “Psycho Beach Party,” by Charles...
Environmental Themes Prominent at Film Festival
Many of our nation’s waterways are much cleaner than they were 50 years ago thanks, in part, to the Clean Water Act of 1972. Yet today, nearly half of U.S. streams, lakes and underwater aquifers are so polluted that they are not safe for fishing, swimming, or aquatic life, including some in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
CFF Announces Woman of Impact Award
On Sunday, October 2 the Chesapeake Film Festival will honor producer Catherine Wyler with a Woman of Impact Award as she honors her father, the legendary Hollywood director William Wyler. Catherine Wyler is an independent producer of film and television, and a former executive at Columbia Pictures, PBS and the...
“Shore As I See It” Exhibit
On First Friday, September 2, The Artists’ Gallery will feature original compositions in pastel, oil, and silverpoint by Evie Baskin. Each image in this show has been inspired by the varying degrees of light and color found along the water and the richly textured landscapes and abundance of life surrounding us on the Eastern Shore.
Waterfowl Festival’s Featured Artwork: ‘November Morning-Pintails’
When artist Richard Clifton began planning the featured piece of art for Waterfowl Festival 2022, he wanted to capture not only the beauty of waterfowl, but wanted his creation to appeal to art collectors, waterfowl enthusiasts, hunters, and conservationists alike. He settled on Pintails as his subject and created “November Morning-Pintails.”
Studio B Art Gallery Celebrates Plein Air Artists
On the First Friday of every month, downtown Easton shops and galleries are open late and live music is performed throughout the district. Studio B Art Gallery invites the public to make it a stop during the festivities for a special opening exhibit celebrating the gallery’s featured artists that have participated in previous Plein Air Easton competitions. Come explore new artwork and enjoy great conversation during the “Art Salon” reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on August 5.
Local Artists Exhibit in National Show
Two local artists are currently participating in a national art show through September 11 at www.herstoryinamerica.org. While the exhibit, “Her Story in America, An Art Show Celebrating Influential Women in American History,” is based in Sausalito, California, it is also a virtual exhibit for all to enjoy. Nancy...
Dave Harp Retrospective
Forty years of images by documentary photographer David W. Harp will be on display August 5 through September 25 at the Dorchester Center for the Arts in Cambridge. “Where Land and Water Meet: The Chesapeake Bay Photography of David W. Harp” is on loan from the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum where the exhibition premiered in 2020 as well as in a virtual format. The virtual format can be accessed at https://wherelandandwatermeet.org/home.
The Artist’s Gallery Presents “Places and Races II”
The Artists’ Gallery in Chestertown welcomes back Fred Sprock as its featured artist for August. He has titled this show “Races and Places II” because it is a continuation of his exploration of horse racing and landscapes of the Eastern Shore. A native of Charlotte, North Carolina,...
Fickle Mirror: Dialogues in Self-Portraiture
On August 2, the Academy Art Museum (AAM) in Easton opens an exciting exhibition, Fickle Mirror: Dialogues in Self-Portraiture. From the first staged photograph to the present day’s unceasing flow of selfies in social media, self-portraiture has expanded the possibilities of artistic production, enhancing the ability of artists to take control of their own representation, reinterpret truthfulness, and experiment with their chosen medium.
Artist-in-Residence Presents “Vestige”
The Academy Art Museum (AAM) is pleased to announce its 2022 Artist-in-Residence Jackie Milad and her concurrent exhibition, Vestige, which runs from August 2 through November 13. On August 6, she will also teach a free Multi-Media Collage Workshop at AAM. Jackie Milad: Vestige. August 2 – November 13.
Talbot Arts Distributes Record Funds
Talbot Arts, the county arts agency in Talbot County, will award $125,000 in grants to Talbot County arts organizations and programs beginning July 1. These grants are made available through three funding opportunities: community arts development grants, special project grants, and mini-grants. These funds are made possible through the Maryland State Arts Council, which serves as the funding source for the 24 county-based- arts agencies and Baltimore City in the State of Maryland. As the Maryland State Arts Council requires, local grant awards must be matched on at least a one-for-one basis in cash by the requesting organization. Applicants must be organized as Maryland non-profit corporations with IRS tax-exempt status or be government-related entities such as libraries or parks and recreation departments.
Auditions for Neil Simon’s “The Good Doctor”
The Garfield Center for the Arts has announced audition dates for their upcoming production of the Neil Simon comedy The Good Doctor. Auditions are set for Tuesday and Thursday, July 12th and 14th, both starting at 5:30 PM, and Saturday, July 16th, starting at 1:30 PM. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Needed are at least 2 female and 3 male actors, but flexible casting involving a larger cast size is likely. Familiarity with the script is helpful but not necessary,
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