Open Most Days & Open late on Garden In Lights evenings
Admission to the show & sale is free during the day; in the evening, Garden In Lights admission fees will apply.
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 gifts for friends and family. The ornaments are beautifully hung on trees 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!
Information for Artists
The Gift Shop at Annmarie Garden invites artists and craftspeople to apply to the Annual Ornament Show & Sale to take place during the holiday season. Artists and craftspeople working in any medium are invited to apply - fine arts, folk art, and craft media, toys, etc. Individuals as well as groups may apply to share a tree and sell their creations. The beautiful Main Gallery of the Arts Building at Annmarie Sculpture Garden will be the setting for the show. All sales will run through the Gift Shop, so artists need not be on site every day. Applications are reviewed on a first come, first served basis. Artists will be notified of acceptance into the show within one week of application submission. Modest booth fees apply.
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
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Friday,Nov29th,2024
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