Peters Valley School of Craft is excited to announce The Art of Craftsmanship exhibition, to be displayed in their Sally D. Francisco Gallery. This exciting juried exhibition explores the timeless dialogue between art and craft, showcasing works that blend meticulous craftsmanship with artistic vision. The exhibition features a diverse range of media, including ceramics, fiber, wood, metal, paper, and glass. Join us for the Opening Reception on Sunday, October 6, 2024 from 3:00pm-5:00pm.

This exhibition showcases the work of: Priscilla Roggenkamp, Lauren Selden, Emily Loughlin, Stephen Saracino, Lydia Thompson, Todd Carris, Paul Plumadore, Sophie Glenn, Claude Larson, Sharron Parker, Keith Tompkins, Michael Ferris, Andrea Finch, Abbi Mare, Heather Daveno, Rex Kalehoff, Amanda Seanor, Elizabeth Schweizer, Beth Kane, Benjamin Allen, Steven R. Carty, Linda Aldrich, Lisa G Westheimer, Mychal Vens, Mark Kobasz, Matthew Shewchuk, Jennifer McBrien, Tini Pinto, Dotan Appelbaum, Scott Jones, Derek Bencomo, Linda Ferber, Mizuki Kojima, Peter Albano, 명 무, Andrew McIntyre, Dawna Gillespie, Marcy Chevali, Rebekah Marxen, Lisa Johnson, Ian Hazard-Bill, Cathy Wilkerson, Barbara Fiore, Kim Brook, Tom Neugebauer, Aimee Lally, Glenn Grishkoff, Carrie LaDuke, Nora McGinnis, Karen Ernst, Becky McDonah, Anne Heide, Jae Kazmar, Kathleen Kilanowski, Jason Connell

The exhibition explores ideas of meaning in textile art by exploring how contemporary art quilters express themselves in their work. In addition to juried work by SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) members from the mid-Atlantic area (Delaware, DC, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and North Carolina), the exhibition includes several works by jurors the Pixeladies (@pixeladies) and Deb Cashatt (@debcashatt) that express political and social justice messages.

Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. (SAQA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt: “a creative visual work that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitched layered structure.” Over the past 30 years, SAQA has grown into a dynamic and active community of over 4,000 artists, curators, collectors, and art professionals located around the world. With our exhibitions, resources, publications, and membership opportunities, we seek to increase the public’s appreciation for the art quilt and to support our members in their artistic and professional growth.

www.saqa.com

@saqa_de_md_dc_wv

Organized by the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts. This exhibition is  supported by Hugh and Marty Talton, Conservit Inc., Delaplaine Foundation, and Washington County Arts Council.

Artists

Cathy Abramson of Chevy Chase, Maryland 
Mary Beth Akre Seely of Parkton, Maryland 
John Aquilino of Rockville, Maryland 
Colette Barnett of Hagerstown, Maryland 
Jeffrey Berg of Washington, D.C.
Melanie Berry of Parkton, Maryland 
Patricia Boyst of Hagerstown, Maryland 
Sage Chandler of Lovettsville, Virginia
Colleen Clapp of Frederick, Maryland 
Rick Clement of Sterling, Virginia
Lesa Cook of Burkittsville, Maryland 
Whitney Dahlberg of Hagerstown, Maryland 
Steven Dobbin of Mount Airy, Maryland 
Tracey Donnelly Franklin of Shepherdstown, West Virginia 
Royce Faddis of Hagerstown, Maryland 
Hector Fernandez of Hagerstown, Maryland 
Luc Fiedler of Mount Airy, Maryland 
Andrea Finch of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 
Anne Finucane of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 
Paul Gallo of Middletown, Pennsylvania 
Jayne Gaskins of Reston, Virginia
Annette Gloomis of Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Jamie Hardges of Hagerstown, Maryland 
Sarah Higgins of Frederick, Maryland 
Jerry Johnson of Frederick, Maryland 
Carolyn Leslie King of Frederick, Maryland 
Cathy Leaycraft of: Parkville, Maryland 
Donna Lehman of Hagerstown, Maryland 
Melissa Libertini of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 
Philip Lindsey of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 
Gordon Lyon of Gaithersburg, Pennsylvania 
Donna Mason of Hagerstown, Maryland
Julie Maynard of Middletown, Maryland
Benjamin McAfee of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 
Abigail McBride of Chesapeake City, Maryland
Andrea McCluskey of Frederick, Maryland
Jan McIntyre-Creager of Frederick, Maryland
Keely Neubauer of Williamsport, Maryland
Lee Newman of Adamstown, Maryland
Charles Noland of Hagerstown, Maryland
Terry Pellmar of Silver Spring, Maryland
Hunt Prothro of Keedysville, Maryland
Thomas Renner of Smithsburg, Maryland
James Roberts of Westminster, Maryland
Rebecca Rothey of Laurel, Maryland
Eric Rottcher of Bethesda, MarylandLori Rounds of Frederick, Maryland
Paula Saneaux of Hagerstown, Maryland
Audrey Scanlan Teller of Middletown, Maryland
Sandra Schuster of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania 
Susan Shalowitz of Rockville, Maryland
Jeffrey Shoaf of Hagerstown, Maryland
Rhonda Smith of Keedysville, Maryland
Shannon Thomas of Shepherdstown, West Virginia 
Annette Verna of Charles Town, West Virginia 
Mary Waldhorn of Frederick, Maryland
Brian Walker of New Market, Maryland
Bruce Wilder of Keedysville, Maryland
Cathy Wilkin of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Carol Wilks of Boonsboro, Maryland
Elaine Wolfe of Hedgesville, West Virginia
Douglas Zaruba of: Augusta, West Virginia

Cumberland Valley Artists’ juror is Lise Dubé-Scherr.

Located In beautiful City Park, Hagerstown, Maryland, the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts was founded in 1931, the legacy of Hagerstown native Anna Brugh Singer and her husband, Pittsburgh-born artist William Henry Singer, Jr. Featuring a collection of more than 7.000 objects, the Museum has important holdings of American painting, Old Masters, decorative arts, and sculpture. The museum schedules an ambitious program of exhibitions, lectures, concerts, tours, and talks featuring national and international artists, as well as a yearly showcase of the art of students in Washington County Public Schools. Its free youth art education programs have served four generations of local families.

Washington County Museum of Fine Arts is located at 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown, Maryland. Free parking is available adjacent to the Museum. Hours are 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Tuesday – Friday; 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Saturday; 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday; the museum is closed on Mondays and major holidays.

The 52nd Annual Membership Show will be held from Sunday, June 9-Thursday June 13 at Calvary United Methodist Church located at 150 Norlo Drive, Fayetteville, PA. 

Textures are an integral part of the artistic experience, adding depth, dimension, and sensory engagement to artwork. From the smoothness of polished surfaces to the roughness of raw materials, texture invites viewers to connect with art on a visceral level. 

Tactile Expressions artists include: Esperanza Alzona, Craig Cavin, Richard Christin Jr., James Connors,  Don Coomes, Andrea Finch, Sarah Higgins, Juliet Drake Hossain, Emily Johnson, Victoria Jones, Beckie Laughlin, Sheryl Massaro, Michelle Ramos, Lori Niland Rounds, Ellen Olson Schippert, Cynthia Scott, Janet Seifert, Lisa Sheirer, Kristie Taylor, Behrouz Vatankhah, Richard Weiblinger, and Dylan Zingg. 

About the juror: Alyssa Imes is a sculptor, textile and performance artist who has exhibited work in galleries and public spaces throughout the DMV. Currently, she is teaching sculpture at Towson University. She holds a Bachelors of Fine Arts Concentration in Sculpture from Shepherd University and Master of Fine Arts from University of Maryland, College Park, MD. 

The Delaplaine’s National Juried Exhibition is an annual show featuring works in a variety of media by artists from around the region and nation.
2024 Exhibition Artists, Artwork:

Linda Agar-Hendrix, A River Runs Through It
John Aquilino, Middletown
Mark Armbruster, Carbon dioxide is portrayed as harmful, but there isn’t even one study that can
Patricia Baca, The Tide & The Rain
Mark Barill, Emergent
Pernel Berkeley, Pattern of Thought
Karin Birch, Soft Power
Maria Brito, A Country in Constant Prayer
Marisa Canino, They Contain Multitudes
Valerie Chen, Substation
Jessica Coleman, Dessert Table
Lauren Davis, Morning
Steven Dobbin, Bloom
Felisa Federman, Birds and Women
Abby Fenn, Quilt Pattern: White Dots
Andrea Finch, Echinacea Purpurea VII: Pixie Meadowbrite
Ash Garner, B-e-arcode
Barry Goldstein, White Hibiscus – A FootPrint
M. Alexander Gray, Red Mandy
Dylan Hayes, Noserider
Kevin Hluch, Your Funerary Urn, Maybe
Jo Israelson, Be More Precise
Doug Kinnett, All Creatures Great and Small
David Knopp, Phoenix
Martin Kotler, White Fire Escape
Susan Lapham, Cephalopod Seas 1
Annika Marthinuss, Triad
Julie Maynard, What If the Body Was Made Out of Leaves
Julie Maynard, I Don’t Have Time For This (Train Wreck)
Jan McIntyre-Creager, Creek Bed
Marcella Morgese, Acqua Agitata
Zara Muradyan, The View
Samantha Nachlas, Counterbalance
Dominie Nash, Impressions 2
Lynn Nguyen, Vitality
Natalie Obermaier, Opium
Kristina Penhoet, When We Are They Are Us
Genevieve Phelps, Behold Joseph, the Favorite Son
Charlotte Puttock, Unfurl
Lisa Reed, Endangered
Sherry Rossini, Chi
Sandhi Schimmel Gold, Tosca II
Sam Smart, Dalia
Rhonda Smith, William W. Johnston, Storer College Student
S. Manya Stoumen-Tolino, Picking Up Where We Left Off
Linda Syverson Guild, Time and Talents
Grace Tasel, Thifany
Annette Verna, What Once Was
Chris Wikman, Tony’s Workbench

JURIED BY: Keri Towler, Director of Collections, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center invites emerging and established artists to submit original artworks to ‘POP! Art with Mass Appeal.’ This exhibition seeks to showcase artworks that capture the essence or provide commentary on pop art's evolution in the digital age. Artists are encouraged to delve into the vibrant world of popular media and consumer culture, exploring how it shapes and redefines our views of each other, society, and the world. From traditional pop art aesthetics, to internet memes and viral fame, to music and television references, popular animation and illustration styles, logos and icons,  we invite artists to interpret this theme with creativity, imagination, satire, and/or a sense of humor. This show seeks art that embraces bold colors, dynamic compositions, and a graphic style that defines the heart of pop art. Whether through traditional mediums or digital formats, we are looking for artwork that visually resonates with the energy, intensity--and even the absurdity-- of contemporary popular culture.

This exhibition will be open to the public in the Kay Daugherty Gallery of Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, from May 3, 2024, to September 22, 2024.

This exhibition presents the interpretation of “DREAMS” in the work of 28 independently juried artists.

Almost everyone dreams – happy, sad or scary, representative, abstract or surreal. DISTRICT Arts will be showcasing the translation of the ethereal nature of dreams into tangible works of art. The original creations of 28 artists were selected by independent juror Rhonda Smith.

The exhibition is on view from April 3 through April 28 and is free and open to the public. The opening reception is Saturday, April 6 from 5 to 7 PM.

Sew to Speak: The SAQA Tri-Regional Exhibition

On View: 09 March–21 April

Kay Gallery
BlackRock Center for the Arts
Germantown, Maryland

In conjunction with “Sewing: Mastery and Meaning” at the DAR Museum in Washington, DC, Sew to Speak, will take place at BlackRock Center for the Arts during National Women’s History Month.

The exhibition explores ideas of meaning in textile art by exploring how contemporary art quilters express themselves in their work. In addition to juried work by SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) members from the mid-Atlantic area (Delaware, DC, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and North Carolina), the exhibition includes several works by jurors the Pixeladies (@pixeladies) and Deb Cashatt (@debcashatt) that express political and social justice messages.

Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. (SAQA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt: “a creative visual work that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitched layered structure.” Over the past 30 years, SAQA has grown into a dynamic and active community of over 4,000 artists, curators, collectors, and art professionals located around the world. With our exhibitions, resources, publications, and membership opportunities, we seek to increase the public’s appreciation for the art quilt and to support our members in their artistic and professional growth.

www.saqa.com

@saqa_de_md_dc_wv

Washington County Museum of Fine Arts Announces Winners of Cumberland Valley Artists and Photographers Exhibitions

Washington County Museum of Fine Arts marks the 90th year of the Cumberland Valley Artists and Photographers Exhibitions with an array of new works by Quad-State creators.

An annual tradition since 1933, the Cumberland Valley Artists and Photographers Exhibitions showcase, celebrate, and support artists of the Cumberland Valley region. This juried exhibition accepts work from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C. The exhibitions will be on view from February 11 to April 23, 2023.

This year’s jurors were Dr. Mary Morton, curator and head of the French paintings department at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and Dr. Leo Hsu, executive director of Silver Eye Center for Photography in Pittsburgh and an instructor in the photography program at Carnegie Mellon University.

A total of 65 art entries from 61 artists were accepted from the 320 works entered by 127 artists. While a total of 30 photography entries from 25 photographers were accepted from a total of 223 pieces from 77 photographers.

This event distributes nearly $5,200 in cash awards to artists and photographers. Support for this exhibition has been provided by Conservit Inc., Hugh and Marty Talton, Delaplaine Foundation, Sherry Cramer, and Youngblood Studios. Other funders, acknowledged below have provided some of the awards.

A Cumberland Valley Artists and Photographers opening event, including a panel discussion with the award-winning artists and the exhibition jurors will take place Saturday, February 11, from 2 to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

Reception Sunday, June 4, 2 - 5 p.m.
Awards at 3 p.m.

Closed July 2 – 5

100 Miles showcases the diversity and quality of regional art and celebrate the artistic talent of artists working in a variety of media. One hundred and eight works of art by 101 emerging and established contemporary artists living within 100 miles of Williamsport, Pennsylvania are included.

The exhibition was juried by artist Elizabeth Gourlay. She wrote: "I tried to be as inclusive as possible to show the broad range of media...and to capture some of the wide range of voices coming forward from regional Pennsylvania. I see this exhibition as a microcosm of the art world at large, and of our whole culture."

More information at
https://www.pct.edu/news/article/2023/06/07/regions-artistic-diversity-reflected-in-gallerys-pool-of-talent

Textiles Unleashed

in the Sullivan Gallery

April 29, 2023 – July 9, 2023

This exhibition is a juried exhibition of fiber-based artwork by Pennsylvania regional members of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA). It showcases a wide range of 2D and 3D quilt artworks, and highlights the diverse styles and techniques of an art form that prioritizes aesthetic value over utility. The jurist selected the show from over 100 entries submitted by current members of SAQA-PA (and those that have listed PA as their second region.) Over 60 pieces will be on display ranging from small to large in size.

Play is a pathway to connection, innovation, and renewal. We use play to sustain our creativity, build relationships, and cultivate a love of life. Play can be done in isolation or in groups. It means action in athletics, rehearsal, in music, and in drama; it is the material to be animated. Play works with restrained rules, or it can be the act of breaking rules. It can be formula and pattern, or it can be experimental and adaptive. Play transcends age and species, occurring shortly after birth and is observed in animals of the earth and ocean. We invite artists to “play” both in representation and in abstraction, but most significantly, in an enjoyable form. Strathmore Manison

Reception Thursday March 23 at 7 pm

I Choose, Therefore I am is a public art project created and curated by artist Rachelle LeBlanc. It will give artists working in fiber and textile-based materials, methods, and techniques a place to show their best work by expressing themselves through their perspective on how these changes affect their lives. These rights include the right to choose for herself, to live free from violence, discrimination from skin color, equal pay, reproductive rights, sexual rights, including the LGBTQ community, and exploitation, to name a few. 

Where there is a choice, there is a voice to choose with complete liberty and freedom for oneself. This right is all-encompassing and is the heartbeat of Amnesty International's Women's Rights are Human Rights. What does this mean to you? How is this expressed through your art? This is your opportunity to show your work to the world and shout from the rooftops that women will no longer sit by while their rights get whittled away. 

The piece will be on the website but not in the in-person exhibit.

Carlisle Arts & Learning Center’s Annual Membership Exhibition.

2023 - Botanical

Selected from several hundred submissions this show features stand-out works from artists spanning the globe.
Works in this show feature flowers, trees, leaves, cacti, and succulents.

The variety of mediums nearly matches the many varieties of botanical.

Works in this show include Acrylic, Charcoal, Color Pencil, Collage, Digital Art, Drawings, Encaustic, Fiber Art, Graphite, Illustration, Oil, Painting, Pastel, Photography (Traditional and Digital), Printmaking, and Watercolor.

https://www.laslagunaartgallery.com/2023botanical

The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS is a community of artists, writers and activists who share the belief that ART has the power to heal, inspire, provoke, challenge and offer hope. We believe that ART serves as a positive catalyst for healing individuals, society and the environment. We also believe that artists can be powerful art changers. Our online exhibitions showcase art that reflects our mission and beliefs.

We present exhibitions open to All Artists Worldwide and exhibitions of our Artist Members.

“The Healing Power of ART Inspired by NATURE”
January 1 – March 1, 2023

The historic Wayne Theatre / Ross Performing Arts Center, Waynesboro’s premier live entertainment performance venue in which all of the arts may be appreciated, enjoyed, learned and supported.

The Wayne Theatre Alliance promotes the artistic, cultural, and educational opportunities and the economic vitality of Waynesboro and adjacent region through the operation and preservation of the Ross Performing Arts Center at the historic Wayne Theatre as a performing arts/conference facility.

ART EXHIBIT: WHAT THE BEES SEE - BOTANICAL TEXTILE ART
Exhibit runs Nov 24 - Feb. 19 in our Exhibit Art Gallery at the Wayne Theatre
MEET THE ARTIST RECEPTION: NOVEMBER 28, 5-7PM (PUBLIC INVITED)

Open to the Public: Tuesday & Thursday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Open to Ticketholders: 1 hour before and during all performances

‍521 West Main Street
Waynesboro VA 22980
540-943-9999‍

‍Pay What You Will admission