Celebrate our planet and sustainability on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the 8th Annual Earth Day Festival in Downtown Chestertown’s Memorial Plaza from 9 am to 1 pm. This family friendly event, co-sponsored by the Town of Chestertown and Washington College Center for Environment and Society, features an array of eco-friendly goods, services, solar energy […]
Continue ReadingMembers of Working Artists Forum will exhibit their art at Chestertown RiverArts Gallery in Chestertown Maryland from May 2nd through May 27th, 2018. The art work of WAF will be on display in the Main Gallery. Since 1979, Working Artists Forum has been a juried organization of working professional artists from diverse professions and geographic […]
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The RiverArts community invites the public to attend their 8th Annual Empty Bowls on Wednesday, April 11 at the First United Methodist Church, 105 North Mill Street in downtown Chestertown. This popular community event raises funds for the Kent County Food Pantry. For the price of a $25 ticket, $10 for students with ID, guests […]
Continue ReadingRiverArts Reclaimed Runway designers are in various stages of finishing their creative designs made from recycled and repurposed materials for this Saturday’s event. Emceed by John Schratwieser and judged by Marjorie Adams Marcy Ramsey, and Leslie Raimond, this is sure to be a fabulous, fun-filled event that will highlight the talent in this community. Designer […]
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Designers are at work creating beautiful and/or outrageous fashions to strut down the runway for the fashion event of the season, RiverArts’ Reclaimed Runway at the Chesapeake Room of the Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Department on March 24, 2018. In addition, RiverArts members have donated some extraordinary items for the silent auction. Among the exciting […]
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(Chestertown Riverarts) Although we are amid this cold wintery season, it is not too early to be thinking about Spring. To usher in this delightful season, The RiverArts Galleries will be hosting an eclectic and unique show, Birds and Bees, and their Houses in March. We invite you to exhibit your creative works that exemplify […]
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RiverArts, a dynamic, regional arts center whose mission is to be the place where the arts meet the community, has launched a Film Society that focuses on film as a visual art form and forum for social commentary. A screening of The Butler will kick off the 2018 season with a talkback by Wil Haygood […]
Continue Reading(Chestertown RiverArts) Medieval art can feel very distant from the beliefs and concerns of today’s world, but when we move beyond the most familiar works to explore the Middle Ages more broadly, we can find insights onto many of today’s most pressing concerns. How do humans relate to the natural world? What do we have […]
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(RiverArts 9th Annual “Paint the Town”: A Plein Air Festival) After a brutally cold winter, what better way to savor the warmth and beauty of early spring than to come to RiverArts 9th Annual “Paint the Town”, April 26-29, 2018 where more than fifty talented artists will paint Chestertown and the surrounding countryside and waterways. […]
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(Chestertown RiverArts) The RiverArts galleries offer two exceptional exhibits for the month of February. Opening reception is First Friday, February 2, 2018 5 to 8 pm. In the main gallery, ‘Colorblind: The Art of Black and White,” artists invite viewers to discover the power and beauty of an image reduced to its essential black and […]
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