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Artist Alley
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June 26, 2015
Volume 15-13
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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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Two exhibits open at the
Washington County Arts Council Friday, June 26, 2015
and run through July 28, 2015.
"Perspective: Photographic Images by John Kuhn" and "Watercolors by Shari Kuhn".
The Washington County Arts Council will host an opening reception at the Gallery at 34 South Potomac Street, in downtown Hagerstown, Friday, June 26, 2015, from 5 pm until 7 pm.
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Congratulations to The Maryland Theatre on the celebration of its first 100 Years!
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| Photo courtesy of Ron Bowers |
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Come watch Maryland's best as they vie for the title of Miss Maryland and Miss Maryland's Outstanding Teen. The Miss Maryland/Miss Maryland Outstanding Teen Pageants are official preliminaries to Miss America and Miss America's Outstanding Teen competitions, the world's largest scholarship organization for woman.
For more Information please visit www.missmd.info
Friday, June 26th at 7:30pm - Buy Tickets
Saturday, June 27th at 7:00pm - Buy Tickets
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The Washington County Arts Council distributes
Maryland State Arts Council Community Arts Development local grants
each year and supports those recipient organizations.
WCAC CAD 2015 End of Year Report is available...CLICK HERE Due date: July 31, 2015
WCAC CAD 2016 Grant Application and Guidelines are available...CLICK HERE
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BISFA SUMMER ARTS ACADEMY
Contact: Mimi Dickinson, Executive Director
BISFA Foundation
7 South Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
240-347-4934
mimid@barbaraingramfoundation.org
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Two exhibits open at the
Washington County Arts Council on
July 31, 2015 and run through August 25, 2015.
"Kate Keely: Natural Apparitions" and
"Tom Harple: Creations in Wood".
The Washington County Arts Council will host an opening reception at the Gallery at 34 South Potomac Street, in downtown Hagerstown on Friday, July 31, 2015 from
5 pm until 7 pm.
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Wind Down Art Market 6/5/2015
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Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Awards Application Deadline is 4:30 pm, July 23, 2015 The Maryland State Arts Council's annual Individual Artist Award (IAA) recognizes the importance of artists and their works of excellence to the cultural vibrancy of Maryland. Each year, awards of $1,000, $3,000 or $6,000 go to Artists from across Maryland who are selected through an anonymous process by an out-of-state jury on the basis of artistic merit alone. The categories are:
- Creative Non-Fiction/Fiction
- Media/Digital/Electronic Arts
- Theater: Solo Performance
- Visual Arts: Painting
- Visual Arts: Works on Paper
To download the guidelines, go to http://midatlanticarts.org/funding/artists_programs/fellowships/md.html. Three webinars are offered to assist with the application process (registration is required before gaining access to the webinars): WEBINAR #3
Wednesday, July 8, 2015, 10:00 - 11:30 am
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1778680326439913473 For more information, visit https://www.msac.org/programs/individual-artist-award, or contact Kimberly Steinle-Super at 410-539-6656, ext. 101, or email kimberly@midatlanticarts.org.
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Join Potomac Playmakers for its 89th Annual Members Meeting at
The Barn at the View, 141111 Pennsylvania Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21742.
Sunday, June 28, 2015
from 2:30pm-4:30pm.
For more information, contact:
Barry Harbaugh
(240) 382-7269 or
potomacplaymakers@gmail.com
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Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
Thomas Pandolfi Piano Recital & Reception
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Reservations Going Fast!
Recital: 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Reception: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Tickets for the Recital & Reception
$25 Non-Members
$20 Members
Reservations: http://wcmfa.org/concerts-lectures-2/ or call the Museum at 301/739-5727.
Seating is limited to the First 100!
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Single Tickets and New Subscriptions are now officially on sale!
Visit the MSO website at tickets.marylandsymphony.org to place your order. Don't forget --
NEW SUBSCRIBERS receive a 50% discount on Masterworks tickets!
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Diana C. Suttenfield: The Subject is Light
Exhibit runs through Sunday, July 5, 2015
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
http://www.wcmfa.org; Event/Entrance Fee: Free
Suttenfield has spent the past thirty years observing the light falling on her surroundings and portraying its effects in pastel and paint. This exhibition is a survey of her work. Gallery talk 2:30 p.m. March 15. She has worked in a variety of mediums and has exhibited in national and international galleries and competitions; and her work is in private and corporate collections throughout the United States. Since the mid 1980s, her paintings and pastels have focused on the regional landscape of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.
For more information, contact: Donna Rastelli, 301.739.5727, info@wcmfa.org
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Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
The Mason Dixon Barbershop Quartet
Sunday, July 12, 2015 at 2:30 p.m.
The concert is free and open to the public. The Hagerstown Barbershop Chorus formed over 50 years ago and is one of over 800 chapters. There is a total membership in excess of 35,000 men making it the world's largest singing society. The chorus, and one or more of the quartets, will sing mainly songs of the early 1900s with some contemporary, comedy and gospel songs. For more information phone (301) 739-5727 or visit www.wcmfa.org.
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Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater and Children's Theater
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK -- Theatre for Young Audiences production, runs through July 18, 2015 Performances are June27, July 11 and 18. Tickets are $15. Doors open at 11:30. Call 301.739.7469 for tickets. For more information, contact: Laura Martin, 3017397469, wcplaura@gmail.com
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Summer School Focuses on
Heritage Areas
The theme of Preservation Maryland's summer school this year is "Stimulating Investment and Creating Jobs in Maryland's Main Streets and Heritage Areas." Economic development directors, business owners, planners, tourism professionals and preservationists are invited to participate in the workshop in Baltimore on Wednesday, July 22.
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Lend Me A Tenor
Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater and Children's Theater Through July 25, 2015 http://www.washingtoncountyplayhouse.com
Lend Me A Tenor is set in September 1934. Saunders, the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, is primed to welcome world famous, Tito Morelli, Il Stupdendo, the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as Otello. The star arrives late, and through a hilarious series of mishaps, is given a double dose of tranquilizers and passes out. What follows is a madcap farce that only author Ken Ludwig can deliver! Tickets to the show, which includes a salad bar, hot buffet and dessert cost $39.00 for adults and $19.00 for children ages 5 through 12.
Call 301.739.7469 for tickets! Visit www.washingtoncountyplayhouse.com for more information.
For more information, contact: Laura Martin, 3017397469, wcplaura@gmail.com.
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Authentic Community Theatre's
2015 Performing Arts Academy at
The Maryland Theatre
Saturday, July 25, 2015 * 2:00 pm
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"There's No business Like Show business".
The authentic community Theatre's artistic team will bring the amazing world of entertainment and the joy of creating performance art to its students. The 2015 theme will celebrate cinema, music, the theatre stage, and more with pieces form Broadway shows, award-winning artists, and famous movie scores.
http://www.mdtheatre.org/
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Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
JOB POSTING
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
401 Museum Drive, City Park
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Invites candidates for: Museum Education/Marketing Associate position.
Full time, long-term temporary position, with potential for permanent.
Work schedule: Tuesday-Friday; 9-5, some after-hours.
Application Deadline: July 1, 2015
Send inquiries to info@wcmfa.org.
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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.
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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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34 South Potomac Street, Suite 100
Hagerstown, MD 21740
301.791.3132
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