Annmarie After Hours - Opening Reception, Friday, October 14, 6-9pm.
John Lennon's song "Imagine" expresses a shared passion of these artists. They too have a story to tell about a world where food is plenty, animals and their habitats are respected, where personal histories are art, and where people love the communities in which they live.
Mimi Little, intrigued by the traditions and culture of food, has produced paintings that tell the story of family traditions and community gatherings with the common thread being the cooking and partaking of food.
Abbey Griffin has a passion for preserving natural habitats and the creatures we love /or not (e.g. the turkey vulture). She also imagines a world with her father alive and sailing in the boats he built.
Suzanne Shelden is well known for her vivid depictions of local scenery, but plans, for this event, to see where her imagination might take her.
Color and narrative drive each artist to create series of work that are at once personal and universal. This is a show of stories they have to tell. Annmarie is a special place, a magical place. The artists are honored and grateful to the board and staff for all they do to give art a great place to thrive in Calvert County.
Located in the Mezzanine Gallery, the artists will be on site during the following events:
Annmarie After Hours - Opening Reception - Friday, October 14, 6-9pm
Sunday, November 6, from 1-4 pm. Mimi, Abbey and Suzanne will host a second reception for "imagine a..."
December (visit again for update on date and time) coinciding with Annmarie's award-winning "Garden In Lights"
Annmarie After Hours Reception for Living Gallery - Friday, March 16, 6-9pm
Annmarie's Main Gallery will be transformed into artist studio space from January 9 through February 25, 2012, during The Living Gallery. For the next seven weeks, eighteen artists, including painters, sculptors, ceramicists, and others, will set up their studios and work in the gallery. Guests are invited to observe the artistic process, and if desired, talk with the artists about their work. Questions about any aspect of the artistic process - techniques, tools, materials, subject, and inspiration – are highly encouraged.
As a complement to the studio portion of The Living Gallery program, an exhibit of works by the eighteen Living Gallery artists will open March 2 and run through April 29 in the Main Gallery at Annmarie. Guests are invited to attend the Annmarie After Hours Reception for the exhibition and sale on Friday, March 16, 2012, from 6-9pm. The exhibit and sale will include works created during The Living Gallery, as well as works created in the artists private studios. The Living Gallery Exhibition & Sale is your opportunity to return to Annmarie to see the artists completed works and to purchase a work of art that you observed being created.
LIVING GALLERY - Studio Schedule:
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Artist |
Home Town |
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January 9-22 |
Painting |
Suzanne Shelden |
Prince Frederick, MD |
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January 16-22 |
Painting |
Rachel Castle Herzer |
Portland, ME |
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January 16-22 |
Painting |
Inja Cho |
Kalamazoo, MI |
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January 19-22 |
Fiber, Recycled Rag Rugs |
Beverly Jackson |
California, MD |
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January 20-27 |
Oriental Brush Painting |
Carol Waite |
Fredericksburg, VA |
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January 22-27 |
Mixed Media |
Norma LeVally |
Lusby, MD |
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January 23-29 |
Ceramics |
Tamar Assaf |
Cupertino, CA |
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Jan. 30-Feb.5 |
Painting |
Allie Snyder |
Leonardtown, MD |
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Jan. 30-Feb.12 |
Beadwork, Polymer Clay |
Liz Printz |
Lusby, MD |
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February 1-12 |
Painting |
David Berry |
Morgantown, WV |
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February 6-12 |
Painting, Sculpture |
Jacqui Crocetta |
Rockville, MD |
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February 10-18 |
Equine Sculpture |
Colleen Lochausen |
Hollywood, MD |
| February 13-18 | Watercolors | Mary Blumberg | |
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February 16-25 |
Encaustic w/mixed media |
Candace Law |
Berkley, MI |
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February 19-25 |
Painting |
Anna Showers Cruser |
Baltimore, MD |
| February 19-25 | Jewelry | Jimmy Cintron | |
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February 19-25 |
Fiber |
Kay Collins |
Lusby, MD |
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February 19-25 |
Life Mask Collaboration |
Mickey Kunkle |
Solomons, MD |
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Diana Manchak |
Solomons< MD |
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Ann Crain |
Solomons, MD |
Juror: Andrew Wodzianski, Professor of Art, College of Southern Maryland
Annmarie After Hours Opening - Friday, Oct. 14, 6-9pm
We all hold fond memories of beloved toys that yielded hours of entertainment and joy, toys that we treasured and kept years beyond our childhood. For these reasons and more, toys can be a powerful art medium, conjuring up a myriad of memories of childhood, past friendships, and other recollections. From the utterly outrageous to the sappy and sentimental, the exhibit includes works that are created from toys, inspired by toys, or are toys themselves. With the holidays in mind, Annmarie invites guests of all ages to immerse themselves in the playful spirit that these artists have evoked!
To DOWNLOAD a copy of Juror Statement & Price List, CLICK here!
Eve Hoyt, Toys I Loved Merri Ellen Kase, Tomato, Tomatto - Potato, Potatto
Juror Statement - Andrew Wodzianski
The artists in this exhibit are breathing time machines. While their chronological age may be mature, their artworks’ envelopment of toy iconography suggests an age much younger. Yet, these toy images are not immature. Instead, they reflect the skill set of an artist, the imagination of a child, and the perspective of a time traveler. This ability to shift time in particular is nothing short of kung-fu grip awesome.
Experiences in childhood leave lasting impressions. While many early experiences are traumatic, others are resplendent with joy. Happiness associated with familial nurture, delight revealed with confectionaries, and specifically for this group – enchantment discovered with toys. Adult access to these memories can often be challenging. The grown-up world of responsibility can quickly obscure recollections of play. But these artists adeptly preserve that journey from youth. For them, it is not a one way path. While pulling from a reservoir of nostalgia, they also embrace their present. Powerful and fantastic toy images of gender, sport, warfare, or the future influence their practice. But these bits of plastic, metal and wood once marketed as tools for socialization, role modeling, or stewardship are now totems for metaphor and allegory. The results are sometimes provocative, sometimes challenging, and sometimes just pure whimsy.
This exhibit cradles an adults’ mastery of craftsmanship with a child’s sensibility of play. They keep one foot in the studio, and the other in the sandbox. Meanwhile, they’ve left their watch on the kitchen counter and mom keeps calling them for dinner. Pablo Picasso said, ““Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” These artists have uniquely answered his query.
Richard Moore, Carnival Pull Toy Matthew Olson, Whirl-Y-Bird
Evelyn Davis, Real Estate Housing Market Jennifer Hecker, Mother Barbie 2
Exhibition Jurors:
Carolyn Egeli, artist
Lynn Heidelbaugh, Curator, National Postal Museum
About Face explores the artist as storyteller. How does an artist develop and arrange the elements of a good story—character, setting, plot, conflict, climax, and resolution—through the format of a portrait? Though we all have a story to tell, what is gained or lost when we are rendered through an artist’s point of view? Do the completed works represent the person we are, the person we strive to be, or the character the artist sees? How do traditional and new media types affect the impact of a portrait? This exhibition highlights portraits that tell a compelling story in a visually interesting way.
Annmarie After Hours Reception - Friday, April 15, 2011, 6-9pm
Emily White, American Bison Model, oak, bronze, felt, 2011 Michelle Carollo, Wastetube, mixed media, 2011
Exhibition Jurors:
Nancy Davis, Curator, Division of Home and Community Life,
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
James F. Langley, Curator of Exhibitions,
Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, Maryland
About SUPERSIZE: Bigger Is Better?
What fuels our fascination with obscene quantities and obsessive amounts? From supersized to overstuffed, from bulk to buy-one-get-one, we are in a constant quest for more, yet we decry the after-effects of over-consumption. SUPERSIZEexplores the art of the supersized; art that tackles the absurdity of life on a grand scale. Many of these outrageous works will make you smile and laugh out loud, but take time to explore the entire exhibit – both indoors and outside - and to read the artist statements. Taken as a whole, the diverse works included in SUPERSIZE contain important messages about our relationships with our stuff, and how we consume the Earth’s resources. This complex and entertaining exhibit is a celebration and critical commentary, full of beauty, humor, and some really big stuff.
Annmarie After Hours Opening - Friday, June 10, 2011, 6-9pm
Images from the 2010 Friday Night Opening Reception for Art Blooms
Art Blooms is a three day show featuring the work of floral designers from across the region. Each floral designer is assigned a work of art in the Main Gallery and asked to create an arrangement inspired by the art. The results are surprising, beautiful, and provocative - and not to be missed. 2011 will mark the second year for Art Blooms, an event co-hosted by the Calvert Garden Club and Annmarie. Proceeds from the Friday night opening reception will benefit a project at Annmarie. Tickets for this year's event will go on sale later in the spring.
Opening Reception for Art Blooms, Friday, July 29, 2011, 7-10pm; tickets required.
CLICK here to enjoy photos from Art Blooms 2010.
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center is pleased to host an exhibit and sale featuring the work of more than thirty plein air artists from May 15-29, 2011. The exhibit will include spectacular landscape scenes of the Solomons area, including harbor life, flora and fauna of the island, the bridge, street life, and more. Don’t miss the opportunity to purchase an image of your favorite Solomons scene.
Proceeds from the sale af artwork will benefit the Solomons July 4th Fireworks Fund.
Francis Borchardt Suzanne Shelden
The Living Gallery Exhibition & Sale will feature the work of the seventeen artists who participated in the Living Gallery studio program during January and February. Fiber, jewelry, sculpture, painting and more - the exhibit will include works created during the Living Gallery, as well as works created in the artists private studios. The Living Gallery program is intended to give visitors the opportunity to observe the creative process and talk with the artists about their work. This follow-up exhibition and sale is your opportunity to return to Annmarie to see their completed works. Many of the works will be available for purchase.
Annmarie After Hours Reception - Friday, March 18, 2011, 6-9pm
Khara Koffel Paul Rhymer
Detail of We Are Not Robots, digital photograph, 2010 by Jordan Satow, text/message
text/message: a teen art exhibit
Facebook Exhibition: October 1, 2010 - January 30, 2011 EXTENDED to March 13, 2011
Annmarie Exhibition: November 13, 2010 - January 30, 2011 EXTENDED to March 13, 2011
Awards Reception: December 5, 2010, 5-7pm, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
This exhibit is funded in part by the Seahorses by the Bay Project, Sue Apple, Chair
text/message showcases the talent, creativity, and perspectives of today's teen culture communicated through photography, painting, sculpture, music, poetry, watercolor, mixed media, and more. Seventy works of art were chosen for this thought-provoking and engaging exhibit. Annmarie visitors will be asked to cast their vote for People's Choice Awards and Teen Choice Awards.
Infallible, steel structure with spray paint
The Choice, photograph
Caraline Jeffrey, Where Do You Stand?, acrylic, paper, matte medium, charcoal
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS--Your vote counts!
Visit the text/message Facebook page to tour the online gallery and to "like" your favorite works for different categories. Every two weeks, beteeen Nov. 13 - Jan. 30, visitors to the Facebook gallery will be asked to vote for their favorite works in various mini-contests.
TEEN CHOICE AWARDS
Hey teens--This one's for you! Visit the Annmarie Arts building to view the show and cast your vote for your favorite work.
Jury Panel:
Shelby Hacker, Calvert High School
Nancy Proctor, PhD, Head of Mobile Strategy & Initiatives, Smithsonian Institution
Nick Garrett, Founder & Dean of Students, Garrett Music Academy
Joe Ruff, PhD., Public Services Librarian, Calvert Public Library
Tim Scheirer, Exhibits Technician, Calvert Marine Museum
Dona Baker, 1981
A mixed media exhibit in honor of Black History Month, featuring the work of southern Maryland artists Doug Reynolds, Dona Baker, Elaine Wallace, and Stephanie Garrison. This exhibit will be on display through February 28.
Annmarie After Hours Reception - Friday, February 11, 2011, 6-9pm
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