Joint Heritage at Wye House
Through October 13, 2013
Wye House is one of the most important and well documented plantations in Maryland. Joint Heritage at Wye House is a major interpretive exhibition, drawing on archeological evidence from the slave quarters at the historic Green House (later called the Orangery) at Wye House. The exhibition contains a rare display of archival materials, household objects, books, recipe collections, maps, and artwork related to the slaves, workers and family lived and worked at Wye House for roughly 200 years. The exhibition will explore the co-existing African and European cultures and their creations at the plantation in the 18th and 19th centuries. The archaeology of Wye House spans eight years of excavations on slave quarters, slave industries, and buildings associated with the shipping of agricultural goods at the thriving plantation. The exhibition is organized by Anke Van Wagenberg, museum curator, and Mark Leone, Professor of Anthropology, University of Maryland, with assistance of graduate students and is accompanied by a publication.
Orangery at Wye House, Easton, MD, 1963, Photograph by Historic American Buildings Survey.
These Places That I Know: David A. Douglas
Through October 13, 2013
Contemporary artist David Douglas has the ability to portray people in imaginary spots and place them throughout interior and exterior environments. He has created a powerful collection of works within a hyper-real universe where floors and walls radiate with jewel-like intensity and doors in rough industrial spaces give abruptly onto pastoral scenes. His spatial compositions are visual feasts that lead the eye in and out of doors to observe the scenes. The content of the atmospheres created by Douglas are varied, but coherent. In the works of David Douglas there is a silent solidarity reminiscent of the work of Edward Hopper, and at times the relationships of objects and the spaces remind us of the magic of Magritte. Douglas’s most recent project brings him to the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia. Douglas’s artwork is represented in numerous public, private, and corporate collections, including the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Chrysler Museum, and the Academy Art Museum. His work has been shown in various group exhibitions with Chuck Close, Robert Mapplethorpe, Diane Arbus, Sally Mann, Lee Friedlander, and Hiroshi Sugimoto, among others. This is David A. Douglas’s first solo museum exhibition.
David A. Douglas, Still Life on the Bay Side, mixed media on panel 2008, 60 x 43, Collection of the artist.
Working Artists Forum
Through October 13, 2013
Working Artists Forum will present its bi-annual exhibition of new, first-time-shown work in the Museum’s Selections Gallery. The Working Artists Forum, an active group of professional artists, started meeting in Easton in 1979. In 1981, the group became affiliated with the Academy of Arts, the Museum’s previous name, and in 1991 became a not-for profit corporation. The Working Artists Forum started with 13 charter members, and now totals more than 80 members. The group who meet monthly at the Museum and shows its work in various locations around the Eastern Shore and its artists have many pieces of their work in private and corporate collections across the United States and abroad. Members have received numerous awards and prizes in innumerable competitions and shows. Professional expertise is fostered through the members’ programs, group critiques, demonstrations, workshops and member exhibitions. Pro bono work for the community is encouraged. Dr. Donald A. McColl, Nancy L. Underwood Associate Professor of Art History at Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland, will serve as juror for the 2013 show. For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
Martha Holthausen, Oil on canvas, Collection of the artist.
Selections from The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
Continuing through October 27, 2013
Passionately devoted to contemporary art and artists, Dorothy and Herb Vogel – a New York City postal clerk and his librarian wife, – began, in 1962, to build what would become a legendary art collection. They collected the art of their time and got to know the artists and their work; eventually bringing together some 5,000 pieces of art. In 1991, the Vogels donated most of their collection to the National Gallery in Washington. In addition, they selected 50 works for one museum in each of the 50 U.S. states. The Academy Art Museum is the beneficiary in the State of Maryland and will exhibit a portion of the Vogel gift in the Spitaleri Gallery. The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States, is a joint initiative of the Trustees of the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection and the National Gallery of Art, with generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute for Museum and Library Services. For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
LECTURES
Kittredge-Wilson Speaker Series
“The Archaeology of Time Telling at Wye House for Black and White Production: Floral Clocks, Time and the Greenhouse”
Professor Mark P. Leone & Elizabeth F. Pruitt, University of Maryland, College Park
September 26, 2013, 6 p.m.
Pollen grains found in the rooms of the greenhouse at Wye show an array of over 100 plants used for food, medicine, and household chores. This lecture sees the greenhouse not as a decoration, not as an isolated building, but as the pivot around which the woods, bogs, fields, and gardens at Wye were made to predict time, like a clock. In addition to food and medicine, the array of flowers and leafy plants in the greenhouse and in the surrounding formal garden could have been used to tell the time of day by being made to compose a floral clock. The whole purpose of a floral clock at Wye House would be to have an independent measure of time beyond the factory bell that sent slaves to the field and the overseers commands that kept people there on the owner’s clock.
ADULT CLASSES
Monthly Art Salon and Critique
Mentors: Katie Cassidy and Diane DuBois Mullaly
First Fridays: September 6, October 4 and November 1, 2013
Time: 5 – 7 p.m.
Cost: $15 per person payable at the door. Complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres.
Come with one or two recently completed pieces or works in process, relax in the camaraderie of fellow artists, enjoy complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres, talk about your work, and join in a group critique led by Katie Cassidy and Diane DuBois Mullaly. This Monthly Art Salon and Critique also provides a platform for artists to talk about their brainstorming process and new ideas. Many artists find it very beneficial to view their work through someone else’s perspective. Diane and Katie will also gather and share the latest info about art events and exhibit opportunities in the region, and welcome your input. Open to all art enthusiasts and artists of any level and experience, in any medium. For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
Basic Drawing
Instructor: Katie Cassidy
6 weeks: September 11 – October 16, 2013
Tuesdays, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $175 Members, $190 Non-members
Developing good drawing skills is the most disciplined endeavor for any art student, but it is also the most rewarding. Through a series of fun and challenging exercises and working with a variety of subject matter, the student will gain confidence in the basics of representational art – line, shape, value and composition. Open to all levels – for the beginner or for the artist looking to become a better draftsman. For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
Pastel Painting: Fundamentals and Beyond
Instructor: Katie Cassidy
2 sessions of 6 weeks: September 11– October 23, 2013 (no class October 16) AND October 30 – December 11, 2013 (no class November 27/Thanksgiving break)
Wednesdays: 9:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Cost per session: $195 Member, $220 Non-members
Learn the fundamentals of the exciting medium of pastel while painting a variety of subjects– still life, figure, landscape and from photographs. Various textures, papers, and applied techniques are explored. The qualities of good drawing, value ranges and color control will be addressed and students will develop several different compositions and preliminary color studies for each pastel painting. For the experienced pastelist, the development of personal style will be encouraged. Demonstrations, group discussions and critiques will be a part of every class. Open to all levels. See Katie’s work at www.katiecassidyfineart.com. For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
Watercolor: Water, Light and Atmosphere
Instructor: Heather Crow
6 weeks: September 10 – October 15, 2013
Tuesdays: 1 – 3 p.m.
Cost: $140 Members, $165 Non-members
So you want to learn to paint water? Since water, light and atmosphere are all tied together. This class will concentrate on these three elements of landscape (and seascape) painting. Homer and Sergeant, as well as less famous but equally important artists, will be used as examples. Since this is a studio class, the skill of adapting personal photos will be taught. NOTE: Beginning and new students will be accommodated during a designated one hour session following each class to focus on color and watercolor technique; however, returning students are welcome to stay and paint for the full two hours. For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
Supplies: Some papers, pigments and brushes will be furnished. Bring any watercolor paints, papers or brushes you own (do not buy), a container for water, a palette or white plate, a clean sponge, masking tape, an old towel, a ruler, scissors, and a #2 pencil and an eraser.
Email or call Heather with questions or for more detailed supply suggestions, at [email protected] or 410-310-5615.
From Fear to Fun – Learning to Paint in Oil!
Instructor: Diane DuBois Mullaly
4 weeks: September 5 – 26, 2013
Thursdays: 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Cost $150 Members, $175 Non-members
Do you feel a strong desire to paint in oil but fear it is just too difficult? Maybe it’s too late for an older dog to learn new tricks. Or what you paint might look awful? No worries! With sensitive, step-by-step guidance, Diane will help you get beyond your fears and help you arrive at the point where you find joy and fun in oil painting. This class is a series of short demonstrations followed by in-studio painting time, with generous amounts of personal attention and assistance, weekly handouts written especially for these classes and optional homework assignments. You will enjoy the many pleasures found in oil painting—its creativity, its path of self-discovery, and the excitement of starting with a blank canvas and ending with a painting! www.dianeduboismullaly.com. Minimum 6, Maximum 12. For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
Landscape and Seascape in Oil
Instructor: Patrick Meehan
Tuesdays: September 10 – October 15, 2013
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $185 Members, $210 Non-members
In this class, we will paint the landscape/seascape using photo reference. The object of the course will be for the painter to have a point of view about the reference, whether it’s design, brushmanship, color, composition, etc. Students will then work toward developing a personal style. For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
Still Life in Oil
Instructor: Rita Curtis
4 Weeks: September 18 – October 9, 2013
Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Cost: $145 Members, $175 Non-members
For beginners and experienced artists who want to learn an uncomplicated approach to creating still life paintings that vibrate with life. This course gives you tools that will help you fuse a contemporary outlook with the richness of old master paintings. With a surprisingly small number of paints you can mix a chorus of color harmonies. This step-by-step approach shows you how to jump boldly into painting with very little preliminary drawing. Rita will help you identify the clear shapes and simple values that are the backbone of robust paintings. Each session builds on the experience you gained in the previous session. Most students will want to create one painting per session, but the class is flexible so you may prefer to create several strong “starts” in one session. Minimum 6 students. See Rita’s work at www.ritacurtis.com. For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
Rita Curtis, Lazy Daizies, oil. Curtis is a new instructor at the Museum this fall.
Introduction to Monoprint Techniques
Instructor: Kevin Garber
4 weeks: September 20 – October 11, 2013
Friday 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $150 Members, $175 Non-members
An entry level journey into a print process that uses the press to transfer drawings and paintings to paper from Plexiglas. We will experiment with different materials, watercolor, water base pencils, and crayons, createx, and litho ink. Students will see many prints from Kevin’s collection which will show how the medium can be used. This course does not require a strong background in drawing skills. Kevin Garber is a local artist who moved to area from St. Louis where he taught printmaking, and ran the collaborative printshop at Washington University. For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
Printmaking
Instructor: Ebby Malmgren
6 Weeks: September 19 – November 7, 2013 (no class October 17)
Thursdays: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Cost $235 Members, $260 Non-members
The word “art” often elicits an almost immediate “Oh, I’m not an artist!” but in truth the word “art” comes from the Indo-European root word “ar” which means simply “to make,” which we all do all the time and in many different ways. In this workshop, we will make both relief and intaglio, or a combination thereof on a single plate, printing plates using Sculpey Clay, which can be rolled by hand or on a pasta machine and baked in an ordinary oven. The plates are then inked with AkuaKolor water-based inks, which can be used straight from the jar or mixed for a wide ranging color palette and printed on various standard printing papers by hand rubbing or on a press. Maximum 6 students. Supply list available on the website. For further information, visitwww.academyartmuseum.org.
Intermediate/Advanced Raku
Instructor: Paul Aspell
2 sessions of 6 weeks: September 9 – October 14 & October 28 – December 9, 2013
(no class November 25)
Mondays, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $200 Members, $225 Non-members
This class is offered to the experienced student. This hands-on class will offer a wide range of making wheel-thrown and hand built pottery that will be fired in a Raku kiln. All materials are included. For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
Introduction to Pottery
Instructor: Paul Aspell
2 sessions of 6 weeks: September 11 – October 16 AND October 30 – December 11, 2013 (no class November 27)
Wednesdays, 1 – 3 p.m.
Cost: $175 Members, $190 Non-members
This class is offered to students who have little or no experience working with clay. The class will explore hand building techniques to create plates, bowls and mugs. All materials are included. For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Pottery
Instructor: Paul Aspell
2 sessions of 6 weeks: 2 sessions of 6 weeks: September 11 – October 16 AND October 30 – December 11, 2013 (no class November 27)
Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $175 Members, $190 Non-members
This evening class is for those students who can only take a class in the evening. All levels will be taught in hand building and potter’s wheel techniques. All materials are included. For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
Creating and Developing Children’s Picture Books
Instructor: Laura Rankin
5 weeks: September 21 – October 26, 2013 (no class October19)
Saturdays: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Cost: $195 Members, $230 Non-members
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at creating a children’s picture book? Do you have some ideas percolating but just didn’t quite know how to get started? Well, here’s the perfect place to begin. Award-winning children’s book illustrator and author Laura Rankin will guide you and help demystify this unique and wonderful you’ll learn about the building blocks that make a successful children’s picture book. There will be a focus on story development and the relationship between the words and the illustrations. During each session, time will be devoted to analyzing published children’s books. What characteristics make them classics? What ingredients make a book compelling enough for a child to read over and over again? You don’t need to be an artist for this course, but Laura will help you think visually as you develop and plot your story. With step-by-step demonstrations about character, conflict development, resolution, pacing, etc., you’ll be able to plan your book and take it from a manuscript to a book dummy which is a mock-up of your words and picture ideas. The class will include demos, written handouts, practice exercises, and a few homework assignments. Students should bring one or two of your favorite children’s picture books to share with the class and bring a story idea that they would like to develop into a picture book. It can be an original manuscript or the kernel of an idea, a favorite fairytale, folktale, nursery rhyme, etc. Materials: Inexpensive sketch book or notebook, pen or pencil. For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
Stained Glass Mosaic Studio
Instructor: Jen Wagner
Ongoing Open Studio
Wednesdays, 6 – 8 p.m. and Sundays 1 – 4 p.m.
Cost: $250 Members; $285 Non-members. Priced per project.
Create a beautiful stained glass mosaic project in an open studio setting. This class covers design, breaking, adhering and grouting techniques. Students begin by creating a stained glass mosaic window, then move onto projects of their choice. This class provides ample time to work, allowing optimal creative results. Contact the instructor for more information 443-521-4084. For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
Creative Photography
Instructor: George Holzer
7 weeks: September 25 – November 13, 2013 (no class October 16)
Wednesdays, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Cost: $160 members, $200 Non-members
Photography can be so much more than a simple recording tool to illustrate the world, document an event or sell something. Photographs can express ideas, emotions, feelings, and even sub-conscience thoughts. Weekly shooting assignments for this class will provide opportunities for you to explore through photography, discover new visual interests, find new ways to “see” and work toward the development of your own vision and style. Assignments will be given for completion outside of class. Class time will consist of instructor led group discussion. Positive suggestions and constructive comments will be made to assist each participant in using photography as an expressive tool. Emphasis will be on creativity, experimentation, thinking outside the box, and the always difficult undertaking of talking about our artwork. Please note: This is an advanced photography class for those already comfortable with the operation of their camera. This class is not appropriate for those new to photography.
For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS & CLASSES
Young Explorers
The Young Explorers program puts art and museum objects at the center of a child’s day, encouraging exploration and discovery. The focus is on the process of learning through inquiry and sensory exploration of objects. Through this process children learn to make ideas their own. Lessons within the thematic areas are grouped as classroom, community or museum activities. Children’s literature, objects and visual images are key elements of almost every experience. As a part of Young Explorers children will have ongoing opportunities to interact with professional musicians and artists who perform, teach, or exhibit at the museum. Through these interactions, children will develop their creative skills and aesthetic sense For additional information contact Melanie Young at 410-822-2787. For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
Home School Art Classes
Instructor: Constance Del Nero, Ages 6 to 9 years (Please no 5 year-olds in this class.)
Instructor: Jen Wagner for ages 10+
Cost: $140 Museum Members, $150 Non-members
Preregistration is advised as space is limited in each group.
The Museum offers art classes for the area’s home-schooled children, ages 6 and up. Classes focus on fine art techniques and materials. A variety of media will be explored. Students visit the Museum’s exhibitions when appropriate. All classes meet on Fridays from 1:00-2:30 p.m. The 12-week fall session begins on Friday, September 6 and continues through December 20, 2013. Note that there are NO classes on the following dates: October 18th, November 8th and November 29th. For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
After School Creative Power Hour (and a Half) – Ages 9 and up
Instructor: Jen Wagner
Wednesdays, September 25 – October 30, 2013, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Cost: $95 Members; $105 Non-members
Unwind after school with great art projects, such as mosaics, beaded jewelry, friendship bracelets, journals made out of handmade paper and more! All materials supplied. For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
After-School Art Classes for Teens Discoveries in Clay High School Students Only
Instructor: Paul Aspell
Mondays, September 16 – October 21, 2013, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Cost: $175 Members; $190 Non-members
A ceramics class for high school students of all levels from beginner to advanced. Come experience the magic of working with clay in a small class setting and receive one-on-one advice from a professional ceramicist. Both hand-building techniques and wheel work will be explored. All materials included. For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
ART PLUS In Service Day Activity
Talbot County Public Schools Ages 6-10
Here’s an easy math problem: A day off from school ≠ a boring day with nothing to do! The Museum offers area school children, ages 6-10, a great alternative to staying home on in-service days. Museum staff members, Constance Del Nero and Jen Wagner, team up to lead hours of fun-filled art projects and other activities. If the weather is nice, students may be able to go outside for part of the time. Bring a bag lunch; the Museum will provide snacks. ART PLUS 2013-2014 dates depend on the TCPS schedule and are to be determined. Class sizes will be limited. For information about 2013 ART PLUS in-service day opportunities at the Museum, please go to academyartmuseum.org or email Constance at [email protected]. For further information, visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
VOICE
Ages 10 through adult
Instructor: Suzanne Chadwick (410) 963-0893
Explore vocal technique, performance skills, and even stress therapy in each individualized program.
DANCE
Adult Ballroom & Latin Dance
Instructor: Amanda Showell (410) 482-6169 (www.dancingontheshore.com)
Ballet Theatre of Maryland Open House
For further information, contact the Ballet Theatre of Maryland at 410-224-5644.
The listed exhibitions, lectures, events, and classes will be held at the Academy Art Museum, located at 106 South St., Easton, MD, 21601. For further information or to register, call 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
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