Curiosities: a collection of natural wonders
A little bit creepy, a little bit curious, visitors will enjoy perusing the assorted collection of jars, bottles, and boxes, full of bones, skulls, insect carcasses, eggs, furs, feathers, and various preserved specimens. It’s a delightful mix of oddities perfect for the Halloween season!
For those who like to sketch, bring a sketch pad!
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In conjunction with the Cardboard Day of Play, to be held Sunday, October 15, 2017, enjoy a Cardboard Art Show in the Main Gallery at Annmarie. This exhibit is open to all ages and abilities. Each work of art has to be at least 75% cardboard.
Want to create a work of art for this exhibit? Fill out the easy ONLINE ENTRY FORM or CLICK HERE to download the entry form. All ages and abilities are welcome!
8th Annual Fairies in the Garden, April 7-September 4, 2017
A magical fairy house and gnome home exhibit
Annmarie After Hours - Opening Reception: Friday, April 7, 2017 (family-friendly)
Enjoy a magicalious exhibit of more than 50 handmade fairy and gnome homes scattered through the sculpture garden. Visit the Gift Shop for fun costumes, grab a guide, and start your journey!
NEW this year! The exhibit will have two components:
Fairies in the Garden, April 7-September 4 - a five month exhibit of fantastical creations!
Children's Fairy Garden, April 7-May 29 - a short-term exhibit featuring creations by children!
Interested in building a house? CLICK HERE!
Annmarie After Hours - Opening Reception: Friday, May 26, 2017 5-8pm
Taking a holiday, a long weekend, or just a little R&R can be the key to renewing your soul and refreshing your spirit. Whether an artist’s retreat, or a family getaway -- traveling to a new place often generates feelings of wonder, joy and inspiration. What do you create while on vacation? Do you partake in a specialized local craft or take time to polish and hone your own work? Do you document your travels in an art journal or photograph your way through a country? Where do you go to get a little R&R? Join us as we vacate daily life, find our happy place, and take art on a holiday!
Exhibit Juror:
Marybeth Kelley, Director of Programs
Smithsonian Associates
“For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.”
-Vincent Van Gogh
The sight of the sky stirs within us a sense of wonder and a desire to dream. From one moment to the next, our perception of the sky is changing. In the course of a day, the shifting sky can transform from severe to serene. Vicious storms become vibrant vistas in mere minutes. Blushing sunsets give way to tranquil starlight and the mysterious moon. Spectacular Skies celebrates artwork that captures the vast expanses of the celestial sphere. Works explore the sky, stars, clouds and atmospheric phenomena that evoke a thoughtful, expressive, and visually monumental presence.
Exhibit Juror: Allie Snyder Dattilio, Amaryllis Truth Studio, Hagerstown, Maryland
Juror's Statement: It was an honor (and quite the challenge) to be tasked with selecting such a small fraction of works out of the hundreds of incredibly talented entries. Throughout the selection process, I kept returning to two words from the show’s prospectus: wonder and mystery. Along with the overall technique each artist demonstrated, I focused on the piece’s overall mood and success in conveying those crucial emotions -- works that contained a dichotomy between pure power and awesomeness against the subtlety and quietness that surrounds us. This delicate push and pull of forces anchors each piece selected, and ties this show together as a whole.
Congratulations to our Spectacular Skies Juror's Award Winners!
Caitlin Clifford Sky Crumple
Stephen Delaney Sky Reflection
Bernard Mangiracina Vibration V
Art Blooms Floral Design Exhibit
Saturday & Sunday, July 15 & 16, 2017, 10am-5pm both days; free admission
Art Blooms is a weekend exhibit featuring the work of more than 35 floral designers from across the region. Each floral designer is assigned a work of art in the Main Gallery or the Mezzanine Gallery and asked to create an arrangement inspired by that work of art. The results are surprising, beautiful, and provocative - and not to be missed. 2017 will mark the 8th year for Art Blooms, an exhibit co-hosted by the Calvert Garden Club and Ann's Circle of Annmarie Garden. Admission is FREE!
Love Art Blooms?
Join us for the Art Blooms Gala Reception, Friday, July 14, 2017, 7-10pm. Purchase Tickets
Children's Fairy Garden Outdoor Exhibit
April 7 - May 29, 2017 in the Fairy Lolly
Come frolic in the Fairy Lolly and explore our magical village of fairy houses and gnome homes, each lovingly created by children.
Find your wings at Annmarie!
A talented team of Annmarie staff and friends have created ten sets of wings to send your imagination soaring.
Choose the perfect winged backdrop for your photo op and share it with others #wingedthings #annmariearts.
Winged Things include:
Luna Moth
Monarch Butterfly
Crow
Dragon
Blue Fairy
Pink Fairy
Hummingbird
Dragonfly
Peacock
Blue Jay
Join us as we host the Southern Maryland Carousel Group for The Merry Menagerie!
The Southern Maryland Carousel Group's focus is to construct a full scale working carousel in Southern Maryland. The facility will house a carousel, woodcarving museum with artifacts and pictures of Marshall Hall, a gift shop, and a woodcarving learning center for both children and adults alike.
The Southern Maryland Carousel Group, Inc. consists of volunteers who have donated their time and talents to bringing the vast array of animals to life. Without them, this art project would not be possible.
Annmarie After Hours will be held in conjunction with Fairies in the Garden: April 7, 2017
for more information on the Southern Maryland Carousel Group, visit www.somdcarousel.com
Join us March 10-26, 2017 as we host Color & Light Society for a Show and Sale!
Annmarie After Hours - Opening Reception: Friday, March 10, 2017 5-8pm
The Color & Light Society began as an informal group of artists taking an advanced oil painting classes with Elizabeth Bygler of Leonardtown, Maryland. The group developed a passion for painting fueled by the belief that exhibiting one's art encouraged learning, development, and pride of original work. They began exhibiting their work in the Annmarie Garden Community Gallery in the early 2000's. After formalizing their organization in 2004, many more art students and other local artists joined the group. Today, there are 24 active artist members. The group has exploded into an artists' haven, showing an impressive variety of oils, watercolors, sculpture, photography and more multi-media. They have exhibited their work at a variety of venues across the region and can often be found volunteering at Artsfest, Annmarie’s annual fine arts festival held every September.
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