This spectacular exhibit of "art on wheels" features photographs of hot rods taken by race car driver and photographer Peter Harholdt. In his career as a photographer, Harholdt has photographed countless works of art for museums across the United States. Using a specially constructed mobile studio, he has developed equipment and techniques for photographing large format objects, including race cars. Whether photographing a painting for the Museum of Modern Art, or a 1932 Ford Roadster, Harholdt's skill and talent reveal the breath-taking beauty of each object. The Art of the Hot Rod exhibit at Annmarie Garden highlights Harholdt's photographs from the book, The Art of the Hot Rod, written by Ken Gross (2008, published by MBI Publishing Company and Motorbooks).
Annmarie After Hours Opening Reception-- Friday, October 8th, 6pm - 9pm
Jurors:
Ms. Bryna M. Freyer, Curator of Collections, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Dr. Margaret A. Palmer, Director, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Annmarie After Hours - Opening Reception - July 16, 6-9pm
GREEN TOO, a complementary component of GREEN, showcases small to large scale installations that confront ecological issues on a local, regional, national, and/or global level. The exhibition creates an experience that physically immerses the audience in environmental issues.
Did you know that five million people die every year from water-related diseases? This question and other related environmental issues are examined in this compelling exhibit that includes small to large scale installations. The works confront ecological issues on a local, regional, national, and global level creating an experience that physically immerses the audience in environmental issues.
Contributing Artists:
Krisanne Baker
Oreen Cohen
Mary Ellen Croteau with Aviva Alter & Mary Buczyk
Christine Destrempes
Beverly Jackson
William Malatesta
von Schmidt
Julie Whitney Barnes
Jurors:
Ms. Bryna M. Freyer, Curator of Collections, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution
Dr. Margaret A. Palmer, Director, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
GREEN showcases works of art that confront ecological issues on a local, regional, national, and/or global level. The exhibition presents a collection that reveals the complex nature of environmental issues and generates a productive dialogue about the natural world. The exhibition contains visually stunning and philosophically compelling creations that educate, enlighten, and inspire stewardship of the earth.
A woolie is a hand-stitched portrait of a ship created by British seamen between the 1830s and 1880s. Long hours at sea, coupled with the on-the-job knowledge of sewing, gave sailors the time and talent to create these exceptional works of art. This unusual collection is on loan from Donald Berezoski.
The Nature of Pastel
April 10 - June 20, 2011
Mezzanine Gallery
Explore the richness and subtleties of the pastel medium and enjoy artwork by the Signature Members of the Maryland Pastel Society.
Annmarie After Hours - Opening Reception - April 10, 6-9pm
Juror: Megan Rook-Koepsel, Graduate Assistant Coordinator, Stamp Gallery, Adele H. Stamp Student Union Center for Campus Like, University of Maryland, College Park.
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Annmarie After Hours - Opening Reception - March 20, 6-9pm
Juror's Talk: Sunday, April 25, 2pm
Best of Show Award: Meaghan Harrison for her mixed media performance Trust.
Interact and immerse yourself in the created spaces, built places, and imagined environments designed and sculpted by members of the Washington Sculptors Group. The exhibit includes indoor and outdoor works that explore the contemporary relationships between viewer and artwork while also connecting with the present sculpture and environment at Annmarie.
Celebrate African-American History Month at Annmarie with southern Maryland artist Delphine Siggers Williams' collection, Forty Blossoms from the Bouquet, a celebration of prominent African-American women in our community. Also on view, don't miss Delphine's newest series, Portraits of the Pastors and Brothers.
Let there be light! During the darkening months of the year, light artists will set the Arts Building aglow with their work.
GLOW Opening Reception - Sunday, December 6, 5-7pm
Just as plants need light for photosynthesis to occur, humanity has thrived and evolved as a result of our relationship with light. Our bodies and minds crave daylight to function properly; a shortage of it and we are affected physically and emotionally. Symbolically, light often represents the good, the spiritual, the mystic, the enlightened, and life itself. Artists have long been fascinated with capturing the qualities of light.
Opening Reception - Friday, October 2, 2009, 6-9pm
What happens when one element of art is duplicated in various forms? Echo answers that question with large installations, free standing works and dramatic exhibits. This exhibition highlights the subtleties and sophistication that can be achieved through the persistent exploration of a single subject, medium, or process. Nine returning artists represented in this show work in different mediums, resulting in artwork complimentary of each other through the use of repetitive elements.
Visitors are invited to explore complementary art activities that embody order, structure and chaos in the variation of pattern. Create patterns that vary in shape, size and contours or create a collage by building layers of shapes. Observe the work as it takes form overlapping and weaving, thus producing movement, rhythm and depth in dimension. On your next visit notice your artwork displayed. Take an opportunity to echo your thoughts, observations, and creativity with our unique art activities, as well stimulate conversation.
We are proud to feature these nine regional artists and their works during Echo:
Ray Bogle - ceramic; Heather Brammeier - painting, Sara Deane – painting, Scott Galczynski – painting, Jerry Hovanec - glass, Elizabeth Kendall - ceramics, John Schaffner - wood , Nancy Weisser- glass, Alice Yutzy- ceramic.
EXHIBIT PROGRAM click here
Proximity Award Winners:
Christina Allen, Farmer's Cathedral
Scott Galczysnki, Color Field
Ed Rupard, Swims Through a Ring
This exhibit showcases artists working in the southern Maryland region—Calvert, Charles, St. Mary’s, Prince Georges, and Anne Arundel counties. Artists were asked to explore the theme, proximity, in an artwork created for the show. What does it mean to be an artist living and working in an area with changing tides, seasons, populations and rapid growth? Where do artists find sources of inspiration in this area?