Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center

MLK Days (2009)

Date:

Jan 16 2009 - Jan 18 2009

Free admission for children!

Join DC artist, Joyce Wellman, as she leads visitors in a collaborative mural project inspired by the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Learn about Dr. King's life and work, and make a collage about his impact on your personal world. Final collage will be arranged in a multimedia installation at Annmarie Garden and other southern Maryland sites.

Also in the gallery, explore Forty Blossoms from the Bouquet, featuring portraits of forty of our area's most prominent African-American women by local artist, Delphine Siggers-Williams. Forty Blossoms will be on display from January 16- February 28.

Some Assembly Required: a participatory art exhibit

Date:

Aug 8 2008 - Nov 16 2008

Some Assembly Required: a participatory art exhibit

This participatory art exhibit explores the seven basic elements of art - line, color, shape, form, value, texture, and space - by inviting visitors to help create four on-site installations and two make and take projects. These works of art will grow and change every day as visitors contribute new elements. Whether you are a confident artist, or a hesitant dabbler, you are invited to participate. It is participation that is sought, not perfection. The ultimate goal is to create art shaped by our diverse community. Help us create something wonderful! Repeat visits are encouraged!

Olga Hirshhorn Recollects: an intimate view at a private collection

Date:

May 30 2008 - Sep 26 2008

Olga Hirshhorn Recollects: an intimate view at a private collection

Annmarie Garden introduces an extraordinary exhibit of modern art, including works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Joan Miro. Made up of works on loan from the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, this exhibition surveys a large donation made by Mrs. Hirshhorn to the Corcoran. Many of the works were created specifically for Mrs. Hirshhorn and her husband, the late Joseph H. Hirshhorn, founder of the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington DC. The show provides an intimate look at the friendships the Hirshhorns enjoyed with some of the greatest artists of the twentieth century.
On loan from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.

re.action: art that will move you!

Date:

May 31 2008 - Aug 31 2008

re.action

re.action: art that will move you!
Viewing art becomes a highly interactive experience in Re.action, an exploration of the language of movement in art. Juried by Mark Ward, Deputy Director of the Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, Re.action includes works that literally move as well as pieces that suggest movement visually. Discover the various media and techniques contemporary artists use to examine the role of movement in their artwork; push a button, turn a crank, spin a pedestal, or experience the optical illusions that seem to wave and pulse as the work is closely examined.