Tickets are now on sale for Affair of the Heart on May 8. $30 per individual, or $50 per couple. Have a chance to go home with one or more pieces of art from talented local artists.

 Many thanks to the following talented and generous artists whose art will be auctioned at the event:

The Sykesville Main Street Association is now accepting applications for their juried art festival.

For more information and instructions for artists visit the Sykesville Fine Art & Wine Festival page.

Nature's ARTcade
  A Regional Art Exhibit

inspired by the natural world of Southern Maryland

at Flag Ponds Nature Park, 1525 Flag Ponds Parkway, Lusby, MD 20657

Exhibit Fridays and Weekends - June 7-29

CALL FOR ARTISTS - Deadline May 1

Battle Creek Nature Education Society, in support of the Calvert County Division of Natural Resources, is pleased to issue a Call for Artists to submit artworks highlighting the natural world of Southern Maryland.

Artists are invited to submit up to 3 original artworks inspired by nature (wildlife, flora, fauna, or nature scapes) typical of the Southern Maryland Region. Artwork may be any aesthetic, size, and year of completion.

$2000 in prize money will be awarded. For more information on the Jurors and guidelines for submission, please visit:

www.calvertparks.org/callforartists

Have questions? Call Anne Sundermann (Executive Director, Battle Creek Nature Education Society) at 301-204-4730.

Elementary and Middle School Teachers and Administrators:

 Maryland Artist/Teacher Institute  

administered by Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance (AEMS)

College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center - Adelphi, MD

July 7-11, 2014

Application Deadline April 11

Working in partnership with the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC), Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance (AEMS) administers the Maryland Artist/Teacher Institute (MATI).

Celebrating its 20th year in 2014, MATI is an intensive professional development summer program for elementary and middle school teachers and administrators that is conducted by master teachers, artists, and artist-educators in a residential university setting, with follow-up throughout the academic year.

Through lectures, seminars, and workshops, teachers are provided with opportunities to enhance their knowledge of the relationships among content areas and of ways that the arts can be used to integrate curriculum, content, processes, and skills. Cross-disciplinary teams examine various models for integrating the arts into the school curriculum. The teams participate in hands-on workshops to become more familiar with creative processes and to develop an understanding of the continuous interaction that occurs among the arts and other content areas. Participants begin the planning process for integrating the arts into instruction at their sites and sharing their work with colleagues. 

Space is limited so be sure to register early. For registration/information, call 301-662-3160 or email [email protected]

  Gallery 322

322 North Market Street | Frederick, MD 21701

240-529-7743

www.gallery-322.com

"Red Roof Encore", oil

Ann Schaefer - "Cityshapes"

April 5-27

Opening Reception, Saturday, April 5, 5-8pm

Open Saturdays 12-6pm, Sundays 1-5pm

Open Studio Demonstrations by Ann on April 11 & 25 11am-5pm

The Artists' Gallery

4 East Church Street

Open Fri-Sun Noon-5pm

"Say So" by Chris Noel

April 4-27

Opening Reception, Saturday, April 5, 5-9pm   

This series of paintings celebrates human likenesses and the timeless expressions that can be found in simple abstract forms.

"We are hot-wired to recognize the human face wherever it may appear- in the clouds, in a stone veneer, or in a stain on the carpet," says Noel. "Sometimes these likenesses can appear strikingly realistic, but most often a little imagination is needed to make the leap."

Using broad strokes of acrylic paint, Noel brings to life moments of time that are universally recognized expressions of the human experience.  The images evolve as detail is added to reveal more clearly what, he says, "is already there."

These are the faces of Time Travelers- those who have been somewhere else... those who can cause us to pause for an introspective moment and recognize ourselves in someone else's emotion.

Noel's show, plus a show of work by all twenty-two members of the gallery, opens on Friday, April 4, with a reception from 5 to 9pm during First Saturday on April 5.

Learn more at www.postconsumerrealism.com or www.the-artists-gallery.org  

Opening Reception

Saturday, April 5, 5-8pm

Artist Talk - Friday, April 4, 7-9pm

Gallery Open

Friday 5-8pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am-8pm

First Saturday at the Guild and "Garden Party" Show 

Potters' Guild of Frederick - Gallery Store

Gallery Hours:

The Lieutenant of Inishmore

by Martin McDonagh

directed by Tad Janes

April 11-May 4

Thursday through Saturday, 8pm

Sundays 4/13 & 5/4, 7pm

4/27, 2pm

Preview April 10, 8pm - $5 (cash only/no reservations)

Tickets: Adults $25.50, Students/Seniors $21.50, Thursdays $16.50

(includes $1.50 ticketing fee) 

On a lonely road on the island of Inishmore, someone killed an Irish Liberation Army enforcer's cat. He'll want to know who when he gets back from a stint of torture and chip-shop bombing in Northern Ireland. He loves his cat more than life itself, and someone is going to pay. McDonagh's "blackest, funniest, most violent, most absurd play to date." (Financial Times)

Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy (2003)

For Mature Audiences

11 West Patrick Street, Suite 201  

Frederick, MD  21701

301-662-4190