Exhibitions
The Academy Art Museum exhibitions are funded by the Maryland State Arts Council, the Talbot County Arts Council, and Chesapeake Publishing.
Paulette Tavormina: Seizing Beauty
through July 10, 2016
Curator-Led Tour: Wednesday, June 15, 12 noon
Paulette Tavormina’s photographs often recall the sumptuous detail of seventeenth century Old Master still life painters and serve as intensely personal interpretations of timeless, universal stories. Her meticulously orchestrated and beautifully lit photographs are boldly contemporary in their precision, capturing delphiniums, roses, lemons, figs, beetles, and porcelain bowls. Tavormina’s photographs are in museum, corporate, and private collections around the globe. Tavormina’s new book Paulette Tavormina: Seizing Beauty (The Monacelli Press, New York, 2016) features as an essay by Academy Art Museum Senior Curator Anke Van Wagenberg.
Peter Milton: Living Old Master
Through July 18, 2016
Peter Winslow Milton (1930) is a major force in the printmaking world. Milton conveys meaning through a contextual environment of people, places, and moments in time. A creator of black and white etchings and engravings that often display an extraordinary degree of photo-realistic detail placed in the service of a truly visionary aesthetic, his themes include architecture, history, myth, and memory, their intersections and hidden juxtapositions.
Ernie Satchell: A Few of MY Favorite Things
Through August 7, 2016
The exhibition features the ceramics of artist Ernest Satchell, a native of the Eastern Shore and retired professor from UMES. Under the tutelage of his mentor Jimmie Mosely and visiting professor Kenneth Beittel from Pennsylvania State University, he became proficient in throwing large vessels and found his true calling … ceramics.
Selections from the Grover Batts Collection
Through August 7
During his lifetime, Washington resident Grover Batts donated close to 200 works on paper to the Museum, thereby helping the collecting direction the Museum might take. Upon his death in July 2014, Batts left dozens of artworks to the Museum. His magnanimous gift includes works by renowned late 19th and 20th century American and European artists.
Adult Classes
Wine and Watercolors
Instructor: Hillary Parker
Thursday Evening, July 28
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $45 includes all supplies, wine and light snacks
This event is for everyone, including those closet artists wanting a little “liquid courage” to pick up a paint brush for the first time! Join international award-winning botanical watercolor artist Hillary Parker for one of her fun and educational art experiences. With contagious enthusiasm and a mastery of skills, she encourages her guests to experience, explore, and see the world through the eyes of an artist. In a relaxed and social setting, this art event is a great way to enjoy some wine, meet new friends, and have fun learning some basics to creating easy and successful watercolor paintings.
Mosaic Workshop: Picking Up the Pieces
Instructor: Sheryl Southwick
2 days, Wednesday and Thursday, July 6 and 7
Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Cost: $125 Members, $155 Non-members. Materials Fee $10 covers substrate, thinset and grout
Beginning Drawing Workshop
Instructor: Katie Cassidy
3 days, Wednesday – Friday, July 6, 7 and 8
Time: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Cost $120 Members, $155 Non-members
Explorations in Color
Instructor: Sheryl Southwick
3 days, Wednesday – Friday, July 20, 21 and 22
Times: 9:00am – 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $175 Members, $205 Non-members
Art on Tablets and the iPad
Instructor: Scott Kane
2 Days: Wednesdays, July 6 and 13
6 – 8 p.m.
Cost per class: $50 Members, $80 Non-members
Digital Arts Classes
Intro to Photoshop and Digital Illustration
Grades 5-9
Instructor: Garnette Hines
Tuesday-Friday, July 5-July 8
9:45am -12:15 p.m.
Cost: $140 Members; $150 Non-members
Frame by Frame: Stop Motion and Claymation
Grades: 5-9 (upper elementary and middle school) Level: beginner
Instructor: Katy Trice
Monday-Friday July 18-22
10am -12:30 p.m.
Cost: $130 Members; $140 Non-members
Digital Illustration and Animation: People, Places, and Stories
Grades: 8-12 (middle and high school) Level: Intro through Advanced
Instructor: Katy Trice
Monday-Friday July 25-29
10am -12:30 p.m.
Cost: $130 Members; $140 Non-members
Summer Camps
Life on Yoga Mountain: Embodied Awareness Through Art and Yoga©
Ages 6-9
Instructor: Wendy Cohen
Tuesday-Friday, July 5-July 8
9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $130 Members, $140 Non-members
Figure Drawing
Ages 13+
Instructor: Jonathan Crist
Monday-Friday July 11-15
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $115 Members; $125 Non-members
Sumi-e Painting
Ages 8-14
Instructor: Dawn Malosh
Monday-Friday, July 11-15
9:30 a.m. -12:00 noon
Cost: $110 Members, $120 Non-members
The Art Studio 1
Ages 6-9
Instructor: Susan Horsey
Monday-Friday, July 18-22
10:00 a.m. -12:00 noon
Cost: $130 Members, $140 Non-members
The Art Studio 2
Ages 9-13
Instructor: Susan Horsey
Monday-Friday, July 18-22
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $130 Members, $140 Non-members
Play with Clay
Ages 8-13
Instructor: Dawn Malosh
Monday-Friday, July 25-29
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Cost: $120 Members, $130 Non-members
Super Surrealists Art Camp
Ages 10-14
Instructor: Dawn Malosh
Monday – Friday, July 25-29
1:00-3:30 p.m.
Cost: $135 Members, $145 Non-members
Kaleidoscope Summer Arts Camp
Ages 6+
Week #1 Monday-Friday, July 25-29
Instructors: Christy Edwards and Alanna Berman
Week # 2 Monday-Friday, August 1-5
Instructors: Deborah Scales and Maria Sage
12:30 – 3:30 p.m. each week
Cost $100 Members, $110 Non-members per week
Preschool Classes
Mini Master Academy
Registering Students for the 2016 – 2017 School Year
For ages 2 – 5 years
Mini Masters Academy introduces young children to new ideas through a thematic approach to learning that emphasizes relationships and the ability to make meaningful connections. It teaches a basic life skill … how to learn … and focuses on strategies and techniques that can be applied to almost any encounter with the unknown. The rich resources of the Academy Art Museum offer a wonderful venue for teaching these sensory explorations. The resources come in many forms, from artwork to museum professionals.
For further information on any exhibitions, classes, or programs or to register, visit academyartmuseum.org or call 410-822-2787. The Academy Art Museum is a recipient of a TripAdvisor 2016 Certificate of Excellence.
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