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Artist Alley
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March 12, 2015
Volume 15-7
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Welcome
Welcome to Artist Alley, Washington County Arts Council's electronic newsletter. We hope this publication will engage you with the arts in your community.
WCAC welcomes your ideas and support as it continues to take the lead in bringing together the community's art organizations to strengthen our region's arts culture.
For artist information, arts events, calls for art and more visit WCAC's web page...
www.washingtoncountyarts.com
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Mark Youngblood's
"A Vision and a Smartphone" photography exhibit is now open in the WCAC Main Gallery and his students from Barbara Ingram Class of 2015 Visual Artists are exhibiting in the Hall Gallery. The exhibit continues through Tuesday, March 24, 2015.
The Barbara Ingram School for the Arts Seniors showing in the March exhibit with Mark Youngblood include: Emma G. Andrukat, Dionie Arechiga Ruiz, Daniella Caycedo, Corey A. Householder, Kylie M. Magnis, Julia A. Muller, Skye T. Sanderson, Kylee M. Seymour, Abigail M. Soper, Iris M. Wechsler, and Darrien A. Wilson. |
Benita Keller:
"In a Fragment of a Second: 30 Years of Photography featuring Landscapes of Washington County" in the WCAC Main & Hall Galleries
Opening Reception Special Day/Time:
Saturday, March 28,2015
2pm - 4-pm
The exhibit runs Thursday, March 26,2015 through Tuesday, April 28, 2015. |
Maryland Symphony Orchestra Masterworks at the Maryland Theatre:
Brothers on the Battlefield
Saturday, March 14, 2015 * 8:00pm Sunday, March 15, 2015 * 3:00pm RODNEY MACK & THE PHILADELPHIA BIG BRASS RMPBB includes some of America's top brass musicians. This program is a moving multi-media presentation featuring the music that influenced America from before the Civil War to just after the Civil Rights Movement.
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Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
Walking Tour by Diana Suttenfield of the Exhibition,
Diana C. Suttenfield: The Subject is Light
Sunday, March 15, 2015--2:30 p.m.
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For more information about MDIFF-H or to view a complete film schedule,
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Tim Rowland will give a lecture on Western Maryland's Grand Canyon on Thursday, March 19, 2015. This is a ticketed event - Lecture 7:00 p.m. / General Admission $5.00; Museum members, children under 12, and students with IDs Free. Dinner & Lecture 6:00 p.m.: Members $20.00; Non-members $30.00. Please call the Museum for reservations at 301/739-5727or register on-line at
http://wcmfa.org/concerts-lectures-2/
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Last Auditions for Maryland Entertainment Group's production of ROMEO AND JULIET Wednesday, March 18th from 6-9pm.
Please email us at marylandentertainmentgroup@yahoo.com to schedule an appointment.
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Bridge of Life is Hosting
The Doleman Black Heritage Museum
In celebrating Black History
Saturday, March 14, 2015 from 3-5 PM in the church's sanctuary.
Located in the heart of Hagerstown, Maryland, the Doleman Black Heritage Museum (DBHM) is a non-profit organization focusing on preserving and displaying the legacy of Charles and Marguerite Doleman. Their vision is for a state-of-the-art cultural and historical museum depicting the lives of African-Americans especially those in Washington County and Hagerstown.
The Doleman Black Heritage Museum encourages historical, biographical, genealogical, and archaeological research and inquiry. While publishing and disseminating information, the museum also collects and preserves archival materials and artifacts that document the African-American experience. This museum is unique in in that it is a museum of local culture with artifacts.
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SHAPE Gallery invites you to submit works for: FLOW: Art Inspired by Water scheduled for April 4-24, 2015. For this unique exhibition, SHAPE is collaborating with the Middle Spring Watershed Association and expanding this call into a regional exhibition. Additional events are planned during the month of the exhibition including speakers and an Artist's Rain Barrel Auction to raise money for the Watershed association.
To go directly to the online submission website click this link:
flow.artcall.org
or for more information visit Shape's website:
shapeart.org
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We need your creative voice and would love to see you there.
Sincerely,
Ben Culbertson, SHAPE Board member and show curator 717-491-7936
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Hagerstown Community Concert presents
Mainstreet Brass
at the Maryland Theatre
Thursday, March 19, 2015 * 7:30pm Mainstreet Brass has proven itself on the concert stage as a dedicated ambassador to brass music, original or transcribed. Their experience in the field of concert performance and music education make this a very flexible form of chamber music, versatile in repertoire from Bach to Bernstein. www.mdtheatre.org.
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| Teen Idol 2015 at The Maryland Theatre Saturday, March 21, 2015 * 7:00pm The Washington County Free Library & The Maryland Theatre along with After Five Productions Present Teen Idol 2015. Twenty teens, ages 15-19, will perform for a grand prize of $1000 and second prize of $500. Come out and cheer for your favorite Teen Idol and support Teen Programs @ the Washington County Free Library. Guest Master of Ceremonies, Pieter Bickford (What's NXT) and special performances by Teen Idol 2014 winners, EJ and Jake Boutieller, and the Barbara Ingram School For The Arts Dance Troupe.
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Congratulations to Paige Hilton of Boonsboro High School (Washington County) who placed third at the 2015 Maryland Poetry Out Loud (POL) state final competition on Saturday, March 7 at the Baltimore Museum of Art. According to the Maryland State Arts Council, "More than 16,000 Maryland students in 16 counties and 51 schools participated in POL this year. A panel of judges scored students' performances in categories such as level of difficulty, dramatic appropriateness, voice and articulation and overall performance."
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T
he Washington County Arts Council, Inc. is funded by
a grant from
the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC),
an agency of the
Department of Business & Economic Development.
Supported in part by:
The Washington County Arts Council is a proud member of
County Arts Agencies of Maryland,
Maryland Citizens for the Arts and Americans for the Arts.
Thank you for providing your email address in the past to the Washington County Arts Council. Your information was obtained from at least one of the following methods: signing our guest book, becoming a member, donating, entering a contest or exhibiting with us.
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