Opportunities!
Sara Becker would like to thank all those who expressed interest in exhibiting at MAA’s show at the Tables and Chairs store in White Flint Mall. Store owner, Melvin Bazensky said, "It's always amazing to me how every time a new show is hung, it seems to be the best one yet.!” Well, that may not be an exact quote, but he is always happy to see our new artwork up on his walls and enthusiastically compliments us every time. And we are just as happy to have this venue to get our artwork out there to as many Montgomery County areas of shopping traffic as possible.
If you would like to be on the email list to get the first notification of our next show please email Sara at thebeckers6400@verizon.net This is a popular venue and is filled on a first come first served basis. Early sign-up is a must and helps with determining the number of pieces each artist can contribute. The show length aims to be about 4 months for each exhibit. There are so many great things going on with MAA, we wanted to make sure everyone is aware of the various opportunities available to them for shows, networking and meeting your newest fellow artist members.
Feel free to stop by and see the Bazensky's and our current show and the beautiful tables and chairs they have for sale!
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The Laurel Art Guild has issued a Call for Entries for their 43rd Annual Open Juried Exhibition to be held March 4 through April 1, 2012 at the Montpelier Arts Center. The show is open to any artist residing in Maryland, Virginia, or the District of Columbia who is over 18 years old. Each artist may submit two entries. There will be six cash prizes: 1st Place/$250; 2nd Place/$200; 3rd Place/$150; plus three Merit Award of $75 each. All entries will be reviewed by CD only. Images must be 300 dpi in jpeg format and no larger than 5 x 7. Entries must be postmarked no later than January 30, 2012. The entry form along with your CD should be mailed to Laurel Art Guild, c/o Diane Shipley, 3600 Dunnington Road, Beltsville, MD 20705. A list of accepted entries will be posted at http://www.laurelartguild.org/12-annual-show-accepted.htm after February 19, 2012. A $20 hanging fee is due upon delivery of accepted works. Delivery will be Tuesday, February 28, 2012 between 12-2 PM and 6-8 PM. All accepted works must be hand delivered. For further information and secure an entry form, contact Diane Shipley, Exhibit Coordinator at lagopen@laurelartguild.org. The prospectus is available online at www.laurelartbuild.org.
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Christina Haslinger is participating in a four-artist Exhibit as the Kentlands Mansion in Gaithersburg. The Mansion is located at 320 Kent Square Road. The Exhibit began in December and runs through January 16. Check with the Mansion for hours for viewing the artwork at 301-258-6425.
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Lois Levitan’s sculpture entitled “In Perpetuity” won first place in the sculpture category of the Rockville Art League’s Juried Show at the Glenview Mansion. Also, Elizabeth Steel was awarded an Honorable Mention for her alabaster pedestal sculpture, which is entitled “Whispering Secrets”. The exhibit concludes on January 3, 2012.
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Moira Ratchford had her painting entitled “The Resilience of Hope” juried into the 2012 Friends of the Yellow Barn Art Show. The show is held annually and is open to all 600+ Friends of the Yellow Barn.
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Julie Smith, Debra Halprin, Michael Shibley, Marian MacKerer, Mizi Kiper, Pat Mulvenna, and Carol Bouville who are members of the “Pate Painters” have a group show at the Brookside Gardens Visitor’s Center that will run through February 6, 2012. The show encompasses all of the display space in the Visitors Center including the Library and includes over 70 paintings in oil, acrylic, pastel and watercolor.
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The Yellow Barn Gallery Studio at Glen Echo Park
The Yellow Barn Studio is now accepting requests for individual or group shows for 2012. You must be a member of the Friends of the Yellow Barn to request a show date. By joining the Friends, you are entitled to a show in the Gallery. A number of MAA members have had very successful shows in the Gallery and encourage you to give it a try. To sign up, call Robyn Bartman at 1-301-371-5593.
Chesapeake Framing in Kensington
In support of local artists, Chesapeake Framing will be hosting Second Saturday-Open Gallery. Take this opportunity to share your artwork with the community by displaying your art in this new gallery in Kensington.
If you would like to be considered, send visuals and biography information to:
Email: jpegs and a bio to: theChesapeakeFramingCo@gmail.com
or
Mail to: The Chesapeake Framing Company, 10507 Metropolitan Avenue, Kensington, MD 20895
Attn: Kelly Ryan - New Works
They will review submissions and set up appointments to view your portfolio.
Members Shows!
MAA Treasurer Barrie Ripin continues his exhibition of pastels at the Barnes and Noble at Rio through December 15.
MAA member and watercolorist Jim Haynes is displaying over twenty of his watercolor paintings at the Christ Congressional Church at 9525 Colesville Road in Silver Spring through the end of the year.
MAA member Sue Moses will be showing her work at the Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum from December 1-26. The show is an exhibit of recent works by seven women. The Museum is located at 10001 Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda. The opening reception is Sunday, December 4 from 1:30 – 3:30 PM.
MAA member Debbie Miller has a solo show of her work at Kensington Framing and Design located at 10805 Connecticut Avenue in Kensington, MD through the end of the year.
The Takoma Watercolor Group whose members include MAA members Jim Burks, Jim Haynes and Michael Shibley will be featured in a display of their watercolors in the Atrium of the Takoma Park Community Center located at Maple Avenue and East West Highway in Takoma Park during the month of December. An artist’s reception will be held Friday evening, December 2 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. The public is invited.
The following eight MAA members have their work on display at the 78th Annual Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature at the Strathmore Mansion through December 30: Elizabeth Stecher, Sara Becker, Gale Bell, Anne Carroll, Carole Celler, Nar Steel, Michelle Zugrav and Connie Woolard. The show is presented by the Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington, D.C., of which Nar Steel is the current president. Don’t miss this unique annual display of art in miniature. If you have never been—treat yourself during the holidays with a trip to Strathmore.
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