Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center is thrilled to present "The Heart of It All," an invitational exhibition that celebrates the people that have so generously shared their time and talent to help make Annmarie what it is today - a place of joy and creativity. The exhibit will bring together works by current and former staff, faculty, members, students, interns, board members, and volunteers.
The exhibition will be on display in the Main Gallery, September 30 – October 22, 2022, with an Annmarie After Hours celebration on Friday, October 14, 2022, 5-7 pm.
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center and juror Anne Hyland are thrilled to present Strange Paradise: A Window into Surrealism which will take place in the Kay Daugherty Gallery. This exhibition will be open to the public from May 27 – Sept 18, 2022, and the Annmarie After Hours opening reception will take place May 27 from 5 - 7 pm.
This exhibition celebrates the works of artists who draw influence from symbols and themes from the Surrealist period of art history. From abstract “automatic” works to realistic scenes inspired by dreams and nightmares, Surrealism’s attraction for artists is revolutionary for creative potential. The works included in Strange Paradise will unite the fantastical with the familiar and link art history with contemporary practice.
Juror's Statement:
Surrealism encompasses a wide breadth of ideas and artistic themes from humor to terror to unearthly beauty. These imagined new worlds and landscapes allow both artist and viewer a way to escape reality through art: the artist through the creative exploration of the unimaginable in their work and the viewer into a new visual dimension.
The artists in Strange Paradise exemplify this exciting exploration of the mind and creation found in classic surrealist works but breathe new life into the movement in their work. Some of the artists turn to classic ideas of dream-like creatures and scenes while others to futuristic potential. It has been a pleasure learning from these artists how to think about art historical movements of the past coming through new work today.
13th Annual Fairies in the Garden Outdoor Exhibit
April 1 - September 5, 2022
Come explore this charming outdoor exhibit of more than 75 handmade houses scattered throughout the trails and woods of the garden. Made by wonderfully creative artists from the community (and beyond), this exhibit features works in all media.
Annmarie After Hours Opening Reception - Friday, April 1, 5-7pm
Join us for an outdoor opening of our most magicalicious exhibit. All the houses will be displayed around the outside of the Arts Building. This is a great opportunity to see them all before they are scattered throughout the sculpture garden! Reservations are not required, just come. There will be a food truck, cash bar, and live music. Admission is free for members; for non-members, we use a "pay what you can" admission system with a suggested donation of $5/person. Masks required.
Save the date! Fairy & Gnome Home Festival - Sunday, April 24, 11am-4pm.
Tickets go on sale soon!
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center and juror Colleen Morith are pleased to present I’ll Be There: An Exhibition about Love which features works by artists who think critically and deeply about the meaning of love in our culture. In the realm of our romantic lives, self-love, in our families, spiritual love, and love between friends, it is obvious that love informs our decisions and can strengthen our understanding of our communities.
This exhibition will take place in our Main Gallery and will be open to the public from June 10 to August 28, 2022. The Annmarie After Hours Opening reception will be on June 10 from 5 - 7 pm.
“Yet when we commit to true love, we are committed to being changed, to being acted upon by the beloved in a way that enables us to be more fully self-actualized. This commitment to change is chosen. It happens by mutual agreement.” – bell hooks
Juror's Statement:
I am not an artist. I love art.
I approached this exhibition by reading artists' statements first. What struck me was the many ways we love. We love passionately. We love chastely. We love family. We love friends. We love ourselves (or not). The artists in this show all expressed what love means to them - desire, happiness, growth of self, grief at the loss of great love, and the joy of love.
It was a real pleasure to ponder this very “big” word while selecting these works. I hope you will feel the intensity of love in all its variations while interacting with each piece.
As someone who in my day job is a fundraiser, I hope my outsider perspective brings together an exhibition that makes you experience something new and memorable. But this show isn’t about me.
Daily Visitor Participation (self-guided fun!)
Community Art Sessions (work with the artist!)
Take a guided walk through the grounds and learn how to identify and sustainably
harvest natural materials for making dyes and ropes.
Using the foraged materials from last week, along with other fun botanicals from the
artist's collection, learn the basics of making dye from plant matter while coloring the
ropes to be used in the final installation.
If you've enjoyed making tassels in the artLAB, come learn how to craft more intricate
tassels using basic macrame techniques and specialty cords/
Wondering what all those tassels are for? Come help put the finishing touches on the
bird sculpture by attaching the tassels to the wings!
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Annie Tull is a compassionate visionary working at the intersection of fine art and permaculture. Annie Tull uses repetition and rhythm to push the boundaries of color and line. Her sustainable site-specific installations are created from organic cotton rope and plant-based dyes. With dual background in interior architecture and fine art, she uses rope as a means of connection toward a goal of closing the gap between people and planet. By exploring the creative potential of an ordinary household material like rope, Tull hopes to create visual experiences that are honest, intentional, and tied back to the land. She is committed to a creative practice with an earth-first ethos.
Art Blooms Floral Design Exhibit - 13th Anniversary!
Friday: 5:00pm-8:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am-4:00pm
Annmarie After Hours Opening Reception - Friday, July 8, 5-8pm, 2022
Art Blooms is a three-day exhibit featuring the work of more than 25 floral designers from across the region. Each floral designer is assigned a work of art in the Main Gallery or the Kay Daugherty 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. 2022 will mark the 13th year for Art Blooms, an exhibit co-hosted by the Calvert Garden Club and Ann's Circle of Annmarie Garden.
Come frolic in the Fairy Lolly and explore our magical village of fairy houses and gnome homes, each lovingly created by children.
About Artists in Action 2022
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center is pleased to announce the return of Artists in Action! From March 7 - May 30, 2022, Annmarie’s Main Gallery will be transformed into temporary artist studios, providing a serene retreat and workspace for artists to create. The 30-acre park, patios, and pavilions will host plein air painters and outdoor artists.
Interested in Applying?
Artists in Action provides visiting artists the opportunity to develop new artwork, network with other artists, display and sell their existing work in a gallery exhibit, and share their creative process with visitors. Through this program, artists are allowed to work in free studio space in a beautiful setting. The sculpture park provides numerous locations for artists to work and find inspiration. Outdoor artists can select days and times that fit their schedule and adjust as the weather dictates. Artists may work on any project they wish using our park as their workspace. The goal of the program is to provide artists with a safe opportunity to create and sell art while sharing the creative process with the public - at a distance. Outdoor artists may move their space freely day to day, utilizing covered areas, patios, forests, paths, etc. Artists are welcome to bring a small tent or patio umbrella for shade/ weather protection.
Questions? t. 410-326-4640 or exhibits@annmariegarden.org
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'Adorned: Inspired by Fabric and Fashion' brings together artists who construct their work through adornment as methods for revealing, or concealing, identities. The goal of the exhibition is to include work rooted in material exploration with an interest in pattern, fabric, and fashion. Adorned features 70 works by 55 exhibiting artists.
Annmarie After Hours - Opening Reception: Friday, February 11, 5-7pm
Scott Andresen is an artist who lives and works in New Orleans, LA. His collage and mixed media-based works explore themes of repair and the joining of the unlikely. He received his MFA from Yale University and BA from Hunter College and has over 50 group and solo exhibitions to his name including the Jack Tilton Gallery, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, Exit Art, Naples Museum of Art and The Bronx Museum. He has attended residencies at Socrates Sculpture Park and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council while also receiving grants from New York Foundation for the Arts, the Pollock Krasner Foundation, and the Jacob Javits Fellowship. Scott is an Assistant Professor at the LSU School of Art where he oversees the Foundations program.
You can find out more about Scott and his work on his website: http://www.scott-andresen.com/
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center welcomes the Charm City Lego Users
Club to exhibit their lego fairy houses in the Main Gallery. This unique exhibit
will take place April 1 -24, 2022.
The Charm City Lego Users Club will be in attendance at the Fairy & Gnome
Home Festival with a special hands-on lego activity. More information about the
event can be found here.
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