What’s going on at the Academy Art Museum in September 2016? There are exhibitions, classes and workshops for children and adults, and special events as well. The following is a listing of what’s to come. For additional information, visit academyartmuseum.org or call the Museum at 410-822-2787.
EXHBITIONS
Installation view of the 2015 Annual Members’ Exhibition Atrium Gallery
Annual Members’ Exhibition
August 20 – October 9, 2016
Members’ Reception and Judge’s Awards: Friday, August 19, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
The Museum is pleased to present its Annual Members’ Exhibition. This exceptional tradition represents the best of the region’s artists and offers an opportunity to view the creative talents of colleagues and friends. Each member has the opportunity to show one piece.
DANCE
Adult Ballroom & Latin Dance
Amanda Showell (302)-377-3088 www.dancingontheshore.com
Lessons offered in West Coast Swing, American Tango, Beginner Country Two Step, Night Club Two Step, Beginner Salsa, Argentine Tango, Beginner Merengue, East Coast Swing, Beginner Foxtrot, Samba, Beginner Waltz, and Rumba.
ARTS EXPRESS BUS TRIPS
Day in DC at the National Gallery of Art – In Celebration of Paul Mellon
September 7, 2016
Cost: $55 Members, $66 Non-members
The exhibition features 80 of the finest pastels, watercolors, drawings, prints, and illustrated books selected from Paul Melon’s donations, celebrating both his wonderful generosity and his distinctive approach to collecting.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Art After Dark: Cocktails and Canvas
Wednesday, September 28, 6 – 8pm and Thursday, December 1, 6 – 8pm
Cost: $45 (Includes two cocktails and all painting material)
Experience a fun and creative evening where you don’t need an artistic bone in your body. You bring your energy and creativity and we provide everything else.
ADULT WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
Seasonal Botanicals
Instructor: Hillary Parker
Two-day graphite and watercolors workshop: September 24 and 25, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Cost: $150 Museum members/$180 Non-Museum members
Hillaryparkerwatercolors.com
Printmaking Workshop: More Monoprint
Instructor: Rosemary Cooley
September 9, 10 and 11, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $150 Museum members/$180 Non-Museum members
Materials Fee, payable to instructor at first class: $35.00 (includes inks, paper, one archival mat, and use of PETG plates as well as many tools: applicators, brushes, stamps and stencils for creating different effects)
In addition, a variety of adult classes and workshops are offered this fall in plein air painting, basic drawing, figure drawing, drawing using negative space, pastel painting, head painting, oil painting, mentored painting session, watercolor, pottery, garden photography, introduction to digital photography, iPhone/Android Smartphones, Movies, Music and TV on iPhones, organizing, storing and sharing photos with Your Smart Phone, Art on Tablets and the iPad, and YOGA for Creativity.
CHILDRENS’ PROGRAMS/CLASSES
Mini Masters Academy
Mini Masters Academy, an Early Enrichment Program for children ages 2 to 4 in partnership with the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center, 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. We are now accepting deposits for the 2016 – 2017 school year. Complete information packets are available at the Museum. For additional information, contact Janet Hendricks 410-822-2787 or [email protected].
Home School Art Classes
Early Fall Session: September 9 – October 14, Ages 6 to 9 years/Late Fall Session: October 21 – December 9 (Note that there are NO classes on November 11 or November 25) Ages 6 to 9 years
Fridays, 1-2:30 p.m.
Cost (per session): $90 Museum members/$108 Non-Museum members. Siblings attend for $60 Museum members/$72 Non-Museum members
Preregistration is advised as space is limited in each group.
After-School Art Club
Grades 4 through 7
Instructor: Susan Horsey
Eight Thursdays: September 22 – November 17 (No class on November 10), 3:45 – 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $115 Museum member/$138 Non-Museum member
Li’l Kids After-School Art Club
Ages 6-8
Instructor: Susan Horsey
Eight Wednesdays: September 21 – November 16 (no class on November 9), 3:45 – 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $115 Museum members/$138 Non-Museum members
Other children’s classes are offered to students in Flash Animation and Fun with Photoshop.
For additional information, visit academyartmuseum.org or call the Museum at 410-822-2787.
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