special note: there will be no Artists In Action Feb. 24-March 1. It will resume March 2-8.
Meet - Observe – Create
Join us for something NEW at Annmarie! From January 18 through March 8, nineteen artists from across the region will set up temporary studios in the Murray Arts Building at Annmarie. Guests of all ages are invited to meet, observe, and work with the artists! Each artist has developed a hands-on project appropriate for guests of all ages.
Tour the gallery to observe the artists at work, and then join in the creative process as you use their materials, tools, and techniques!
Artsist Schedule (artist hours may vary)
Sharron Parker, Wake Forest, NC | felted wool | Jan. 20-28 |
Colleen Lochausen | sculpture | Jan. 18-24 |
Carole Thieme, Solomons, MD |
painting | Jan. 18-25, Feb.1-9 |
Erica Daley, Lexington Park, MD | fabric/weaving | Jan. 18-25, Feb.1-7 |
Gwyneth Wilson, Lusby, MD | watercolor, digital painting | Jan. 25-Feb 1 |
Carol Waite, Fredericksburg, VA | oriental brush painting | Jan. 20-27 |
Liz Printz, Lusby, MD | sea glass | Jan. 26-Feb. 8 |
Rob Brownlee-Tomasso, Denton, MD | large-scale painting | Feb. 3-10 |
Ann Preston, Hollywood, MD | water color | Jan. 25-31, Feb. 10-16 |
Suzanne Shelden, Prince Frederick, MD | painting | Feb. 10-24 |
Karen Chambers, St. Leonard, MD | painting | Feb. 10-24 |
Alice Yutzy, Hughesville, MD | ceramics | Feb. 15-21 |
Devin Mack, Baltimore, MD | wire sculpture | Feb. 15-23 |
Kathleen Carlson, St. Leonard, MD | ceramics | Feb 17-23 |
Mickey Kunkle, Solomons, MD | jewelry | March 2-8 |
Kay Collins, Lusby, MD | fiber | March 2-8 |
Diana Manchak, Fort Washington, MD | ceramics | March 2-8 |
Barbara Rushworth, Dowell, MD | woven sculpture | March 2-8 |
Judy Larsen, Lusby, MD | painting | March 2-8 |
Annmarie After Hours Reception - Friday, October 18, 2013
If laughter is the best medicine, then this exhibit might be just what the doctor ordered. This exhibit will make you chuckle, snort, guffaw, and laugh out loud - and decrease stress and boost your immune system!
Exhibit Juror: Andrew Wodzianski, Professor of Art, College of Southern Maryland
Annmarie After Hours Reception - Friday, August 16, 2013, 6-9pm
The 6th Annual Ornament Show & Sale
November 16, 2013 - January 5, 2014
(closed Nov. 28 & Dec. 24, 25 & Jan. 2)
Open Noon-5pm most days - FREE admission during the day
Open until 9:00pm on Garden In Lights evenings - must pay light show admission in evenings
Presented by the Annmarie Gift Shop, the Ornament Show & Sale is a juried show that features hand-crafted ornaments by 20 regional artists. This is the perfect place to find unique and affordable gift for friends and family. The ornaments are beautifully displayed in the Main Gallery of the Arts Building. Visitors shop off the trees and take their purchases to the Gift Shop. The show kicks off before Thanksgiving and runs through early January. During Garden In Lights, the show is open late!
4th Annual Fairies in the Garden
A magical fairy house and gnome home exhibit
Enjoy a magicalious exhibit of more than 50 handmade fairy and gnome homes scattered through the sculpture garden. Visit the Arts Building to borrow a costume (or purchase one in the Gift Shop), grab a guide, and start your journey!
Annmarie After Hours Reception - FAMILY FRIENDLY - Friday, May 3, 2013
For true fairy and gnome home fans, 3rd Annual Fairy & Gnome Home Festival & Tour on Saturday, May 18, 9am-2pm!
Home Tweet Home: art for the birds
April 1- September 1, 2013
Annmarie After Hours Opening - Friday, April 5, 6-9pm
An exhibit of artistically decorated birdhouses and homes! Please note that the houses on are display in the Main Gallery and will soon be moved outside!
*unless a bird takes up residence!
Painterly Polka Dots - Summer Public Art Project
2013 Summer Public Art Project
Collaborative Summer Project for All Ages
June 16 - August 25, 2013, 10am-4pm daily
Included with price of site admission
Stop by Annmarie Garden and make your mark on the ever-growing public art project, Painterly Polka Dots. Inspired by the colorfully painted satellite dishes installed on an apartment building in Germany, these circular canvases will decorate the fence along the soon-to-be Children’s Discovery Garden. Each dot contains a design inspired by Chesapeake plants and animals. Garden visitors are encouraged to paint or color segments of the designs. Visitors may contribute to this project daily through August 25th. FREE with admission.
Annmarie After Hours Reception - Friday, June 7, 6-9pm
Inspired by the ancient belief that all life if composed of four elements - earth, air, fire, and water - Elements in Balance features works that reveal how artists imagine and understand life on Earth. The exhibit includes indoor and outdoor work, small to large scale,
Jurors:
Rebecca Head Trautmann, Curatorial Researcher, Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
Andrew Baxter, President, Bronze et al, Richmond, Virginia
Adam Long Garrett Zopfi Duncan MacDiarmid
TEXT/MESSAGE: a teen art exhibit (2013)
Facebook Exhibition: January 22 - February 10, 2013
Gallery Exhibition: March 15 - July 28, 2013
Jordan Satow, text/message exhibit of 2010-11
TEXT/MESSAGE is a teen art exhibit that showcases the talent, creativity, and perspective of today's teen culture. Through visual artwork, creative writing, performing arts, the exhibit features works that communicate what it means to be a teen in the world today. All artwork includes a text or a message in the body of the work.
Annmarie After Hours Opening of TEXT/MESSAGE, Friday, March 15, 2013, 5-8pm
Jury Award Recipients:
Erin Rothback for Unknown Stranger, Leonardtown High School
Victoria Wold for Pumped UP Kicks, Calvert High School
St. Mary's Ryken Dance Ensemble for Text No Evil, St. Mary's Ryken High School
Merit Awards:
Meghan Webster for Just Listen, Great Mills High School
Erin Nordquist for I am, Patuxent High School
Samantha Scott for Broken Winged Bird, Great Mills High School
Jury Panel:
Nancy Proctor, PhD, Head of Mobile Strategies & Initiatives, Smithsonian Institution
Joe Ruff, PhD, Public Services Librarian, Calvert Library
Tim Scheirer, Exhibits Technician, Calvert Marine Museum
Ben Paskoff, Teen Representative & TEXT/MESSAGE 2010 award winner
Art Blooms is a weekend exhibit featuring the work of more than 30 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. 2013 will mark the fourth year for Art Blooms, an exhibit co-hosted by the Calvert Garden Club and Ann's Circle of Annmarie Garden.
Art Blooms 2013 Photo Gallery of Arrangements
NEW this year!
Floral Design Demonstration, Saturday, July 20, 10:30am-Noon - public welcome!
Art Blooms Gala Reception - Friday, July 19, 6-10pm (tickets required)