Easton – Working Artists Forum has announced its members who have been juried into the exhibit during this year’s upcoming Waterfowl Festival. The exhibit and sale will be held at the Easton Branch of the Talbot County Free Library, located at 100 W Dover Street, Easton. The artists where selected in a jurying process by […]
Continue ReadingEASTON, MD – The Academy Art Museum in Easton, MD held its annual Spring Gala at Canterbury Manor, the beautiful Eastern Shore home of Maxine and James Farrell. Mrs. Farrell serves on the Museum’s Board of Trustees. The Gala welcomed some 230 guests in support of the mission of the Museum to “enhance cultural life […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD—Adam Goodheart, director of Washington College’s Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, will discuss the Revolutionary–era origins of America’s liberal arts colleges on May 23, 2019 at the Talbot Country Club in Easton. Goodheart will present his talk “America Goes to College” at the event, which is open to the public […]
Continue ReadingST MICHAELS, MD – SOS Sink or Swim will again provide free swimming lessons at Talbot County’s two outdoor pools this summer. These lessons are provided free of charge to all children between the ages of 18 months to 18 years, with no questions asked. Free adult lessons are also available, thanks to a special […]
Continue ReadingEaston, MD – Registration for Qiang Huang, First Place Winner of the 2018 Plein Air Easton Quick Draw, workshop, entitled “En Plein Air”, is now open. The workshop will include demonstrations, presentations and individual assistance to the attendees, and is opened to all skill levels. This workshop will be very rewarding and will focus on […]
Continue ReadingEASTON, MD EXHIBITIONS The following Academy Art Museum exhibitions are sponsored by the Talbot County Arts Council, the Maryland State Arts Council, and the Star Democrat. Richard Diebenkorn: Beginnings, 1942–1955 April 26–July 14 Reception: Friday, April 26, 5:30-7:00 p.m. Free Docent Tours: Wednesdays, 11 a.m. The exhibition and its accompanying catalogue aim to present a […]
Continue ReadingEaston, MD – Building African American Minds (BAAM) Inc. is hosting its 5th Annual BAAM Fest on Saturday, May 11, 2019, noon to 4 p.m. at Idlewild Park in Easton, MD. The Fest will celebrate the partners BAAM has collaborated with in helping African American males become productive, confident citizens through positive academic, social, emotional, […]
Continue ReadingEASTON, MD – The Academy Art Museum in Easton recently received a $25,000 grant from the Mid-Shore Community Foundation’s Artistic Insights Fund to help cover the costs associated with its ArtReach Program. ArtReach is the heart and soul of the Museum’s youth programs, and for many children on the Mid Shore, it represents their only […]
Continue ReadingEASTON, MD – Audiences today generally know the career of Richard Diebenkorn (1922–1993) in three periods: the Sausalito, Albuquerque, Urbana, and “early Berkeley” periods of Abstract Expressionism; the Berkeley figurative/representational period; and lastly the famous Ocean Park and Healdsburg series of abstractions. Yet Diebenkorn’s earliest work remains very little known. The exhibition, Richard Diebenkorn: Beginnings, […]
Continue ReadingOn Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. at Christ Church Easton. The spring program, “Songs from the Heart,” will include the 21st-century choral piece, “For A Breath of Ecstasy” by Michael John Trotta, as well as an array of popular love songs. “For A Breath of […]
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