Richard Diebenkorn, untitled, c. 1945

EXHIBITIONS

The following Academy Art Museum exhibitions are sponsored by the Talbot County Arts Council, the Maryland State Arts Council, and the Star Democrat.

Richard Diebenkorn: Beginnings, 1942–1955
April 26–July 14
Reception: Friday, April 26, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Free Docent Tours: Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
The exhibition and its accompanying catalogue aim to present a comprehensive view of Diebenkorn’s evolution to maturity, focusing solely on the paintings and drawings that precede his 1955 shift to figuration at age 33. Included in the exhibition are 100 paintings and drawings primarily from the Richard Diebenkorn Foundation, many of which have not before been publicly exhibited. The exhibition is organized by the Richard Diebenkorn Foundation in conjunction with the Crocker Art Museum, and curated by Scott Shields, Associate Director and Chief Curator of the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA. The Academy Art Museum is the only venue on the East Coast.

Related Events:
Lecture: Sunday, April 28. 2 p.m. – Scott Shields, Exhibition Curator & Catalog Author
Lecture: Saturday, June 1, 11 a.m. – Gretchen Diebenkorn Grant, My Father Richard Diebenkorn

Matthew Moore Stalin, Prague, Czech Republic, 2014 Pigment print.

Matthew Moore: Post-Socialist Landscapes
Through April 7
Free Docent Tours: Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Matthew Moore is an Associate Professor of Photography and the Chair of the Visual Arts Department at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, MD. His current project was born as an investigation of the rural and urban landscapes of countries that were once occupied by the Soviet Union.

Recent Acquisitions: Photography @ AAM
Through April 7
Free Docent Tours: Wednesdays, 11 a.m.
Recent Acquisitions: Photography @ AAM presents recently acquired works of photography, including works by Ansel Adams, Berenice Abbott, Tom Baril, Ed Clark, William Eggleston, Lisette Model, Bruce Nauman.

LECTURES

Kittredge-Wilson Lecture
These lectures feature an exciting array of speakers who impart a diversity of perspectives on subjects such as art, architecture, history, and literature.

Ansel Adams, (1902–1984) Cedar Tree and Maple Leaves, c. 1974

Richard Diebenkorn: Beginnings, 1942–1955
Scott Shields Associate Director and Chief Curator, Crocker Museum of Art
Lecture and Book Signing
Sunday, April 28, 2 p.m.
The catalogue focuses on Diebenkorn’s evolution to maturity. It features nearly 200 paintings and drawings, many from the archives of the Richard Diebenkorn Foundation, that precede his shift to figuration. Many of these pieces will be unfamiliar to the public, yet they offer a fuller picture of Diebenkorn’s precocious achievements and set the stage for what was yet to come.

My Father Richard Diebenkorn
Gretchen Diebenkorn Grant
June 1, 11 a.m.
Gretchen Diebenkorn, daughter of the artist, reminisces in a panel discussion with Dorsey Waxter, Partner at Van Doren Waxter, New York.

EVENTS

Open MIC
Second Wednesday Each Month
April 10 – It’s Alive!
7 to 9 p.m.
Contact Ray Remesch at RayRemesch@gmail.com for additional information.

Richard Diebenkorn in the US Marine Corps

ADULT CLASSES

Here is a sampling of the many classes, instructors, and mediums being featured. Please visit academyartmuseum.org to see a complete list of adult class offerings.

Watercolor: Trees, Trees, and More Glorious Trees!
Instructor: Steve Bleinberger
3 weeks: April 9, 16 and 23
Tuesdays 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

An Evening Critique
Mentors: Katie Cassidy, Sheryl Southwick and Diane DuBois Mullaly
Thursday, April 25, 5 – 7 p.m.
Cost: $10 per person payable at the door. Complimentary wine and snacks

CHILDREN’S CLASSES

eARTh Arts Day Extravaganza!
Instructor: Museum Staff
Saturday, April 13, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
FREE
Save the planet and get creative! Before you throw out that old can, bottle cap, magazine etc…think about what you might do with it to keep it in use. Better yet, come to the Academy Art Museum’s eARTh Arts Day Extravaganza and make some great projects to take back home. This year the Museum is teaming up with Horn Point Laboratory to bring you great new projects.

Steve Bleinberger

SUMMER CAMPS
Academy Art Museum Summer Camps (PreK –High School)
Camps are offered weekly, beginning the last week of June and continuing through the third week of August. Most camps are between two and three hours long.
Academy Art Museum camps are designed to appeal to every age range and arts interest from pre-school summer-themed offerings to tween and teen crafts, such as paper-making and plaster sculpture. The Museum’s signature Kaleidoscope Camp—a perennial favorite—consists of multi-media projects, while other camps focus on building basic art skills, such as drawing and painting. New 2019 camps offer high school students advanced drawing and digital media expertise.

PERFORMING ARTS CLASSES

Piano & Guitar Lessons
Instructor: Raymond Remesch
Contact Instructor for further information at (410) 829-0335 or rayremesch@gmail.com

Voice Lessons
Instructor: Georgiann Gibson
Contact instructor for Information at (410) 829-2525 or georgiann@atlanticbb.net.

Ballroom and Latin Dance
Instructor: Amanda Showell
Contact instructor for information at (302) 377-3088 or visit dancingontheshore.com.

For additional information, visit academyartmuseum.org or call the Museum at 410-822-2787.

The Academy Art Museum in Easton recently received a $25,000 grant from the Mid-Shore Community Foundation’s Artistic Insights Fund to help cover the costs associated with its ArtReach Program. ArtReach is the heart and soul of the Museum’s youth programs, and for many children on the Mid Shore, it represents their only chance to visit an art museum. The Program began over 28 years ago and last year served 3055 students, teachers, and parents in 22 schools and non-profit organizations in the Museum’s five-county service area: Talbot, Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, and Queen Anne’s counties.

ArtReach has experienced exponential growth in the last seven years. Its subsidiary Museums in the Museum! Program is going into its fifth year. Two years ago, the Museum launched a new ArtReach endeavor – Have Art, Will Travel – that brings works from its permanent collection into schools. Five hundred and six students and teachers took part last year. The Museum also brought an expanded environmental/visual arts program called Junk Mail Fish to St Michaels Elementary School last year. Several collaborative programs with area schools and organizations are planned for 2018/19. These programs are designed to allow the Museum to have an active presence in schools in between exhibitions and during times when field trips are impractical due to academic schedules. For further information about the Museum’s ArtReach Program, contact Constance Del Nero at cdelnero@academyartmuseum.org or call 410-822-2787.

Byzantine gold cross with granulation and garnet 5th-7th century AD Inv. 13514

On March 1, the Academy Art Museum will open three new exhibitions with a public reception beginning at 5:30 p.m. “Dressed to Kill in Love and War: Splendor in the Ancient World” features Roman, Greek and Hellenistic jewelry, helmets, vessels and other nearly 2000-year old and more recent objects. The Museum has worked closely with Guest Curator Sarah E. Cox, PhD and the exhibition is made possible with loans from Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, member of the International Association for Ancient Asian and Tribal Art (IAATA) and sponsorship by the Dere Family. The Academy Art Museum is the exclusive venue for this exhibition. The exhibition will be on display through March 31.

“Matthew Moore: Post-Socialist Landscapes” will be on display through April 7. Matthew Moore is an Associate Professor of Photography and the Chair of the Visual Arts Department at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, MD. His current project was born as an investigation of the rural and urban landscapes of countries that were once occupied by the Soviet Union. Moore was an artist-in-residence at the Vilnius Academy of Arts’ Nida Art Colony in Lithuania in 2014. The photographic images tell the story of the various ways societies and local governments seek to control their history and influence the future through manipulation of the land and urban space.

“Recent Acquisitions: Photography @ AAM” will be on display through April 7. The exhibition presents recently acquired works of photography, including works by Ansel Adams, Berenice Abbott, Tom Baril, Ed Clark, William Eggleston, Lisette Model, Bruce Nauman. The works were acquired through gifts from generous donors, as well as the Museum’s Acquisitions Fund, which is supported by generous individual contributions and through Collection Society dues.

Free Docent Tours of the exhibitions are offered on Wednesdays, from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. The exhibitions are sponsored by the Talbot County Arts Council, the Maryland State Arts Council, and the Star Democrat. For further information, visit academyartmuseum.org or call 410-822-2787.

Photo: Back row, left to right are Ben Simons, Director of the Academy Art Museum with high school winners: Annie Sanford, Lynzie Gardner, Gretchen Kinnamon, Jayden Mullinix, Mariana Parkinson, and Kate Riggleman. Pictured front row, left to right, are Constance Del Nero, Director of Children’s Education and Community Programs at AAM, with high school winners Cara Brown, Cassidy King, Theresa Surina, Hannah Claggett, and Briana Mood. Absent from the photo are Emily Loveless, Hannah Kerr, Haley McMaster, Suzy Li, Lillian Muckleroy, Brooke Bates, Grafton Howard, Grace Sutherland, Helen Boone, and Olivia Hershey. (Photo by Tom McCall)

The Academy Art Museum opened its 2019 Mid-Shore Student Art Exhibitions highlighting the artistic talents of students in grades kindergarten through 12 from Talbot, Caroline, Dorchester, Queen Anne and Kent counties. A variety of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and printmaking is included among the nearly 800 pieces of artwork included in the exhibitions. The Mid-Shore Student Art Exhibitions have been a Museum tradition for over 25 years and are the largest and most prestigious student art exhibitions on the Eastern Shore. The exhibition will be on display through February 24, 2019.

Over 300 people attended the high school reception held for grades nine through 12. Winners of the high school awards were First Place: Jayden Mullinix, Emily Loveless, and Cara Brown; Second Place: Hannah Kerr, Annie Sanford, and Hannah Claggett; Third Place: Mariana Parkinson, Haley McMaster, and Suzy Li; and Honorable Mentions: Lillian Muckleroy, Brooke Bates, Grafton Howard, Theresa Surina, Lynzie Gardner, Kate Riggleman, Grace Sutherland, Helen Boone, Olivia Hershey, Gretchen Kinnamon, Briana Mood, and Cassidy King.

Byzantine gold cross with granulation and garnet

EXHIBITIONS

The following Academy Art Museum exhibitions are sponsored by the Talbot County Arts Council, the Maryland State Arts Council, and the Star Democrat.

Dressed to Kill in Love and War: Splendor in the Ancient World
Through March 31
Free Docent Tours: Wednesdays, 11 a.m., meet at Front Desk
This exhibition features Roman, Greek and Hellenistic jewelry, helmets, vessels and other nearly 2000-year old and more recent objects. The Museum has worked closely with Guest Curator Sarah E. Cox, PhD and the exhibition is made possible with loans from Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, member of the International Association for Ancient Asian and Tribal Art (IAATA) and sponsorship by the Dere Family. The Academy Art Museum is the exclusive venue for this exhibition.

Matthew Moore: Post-Socialist Landscapes
March 1–April 7
Reception: March 1, 5:30-7 p.m.
Free Docent Tours: Wednesdays 11 a.m.–12 noon
Matthew Moore is an Associate Professor of Photography and the Chair of the Visual Arts Department at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, MD. His current project was born as an investigation of the rural and urban landscapes of countries that were once occupied by the Soviet Union.

Matthew Moore Stalin, Prague, Czech Republic, 2014 Pigment print.

Recent Acquisitions: Photography @ AAM
March 1–April 7
Reception: March 1, 5:30-7 p.m.
Free Docent Tours: Wednesdays, 11 a.m.–12 noon
Recent Acquisitions: Photography @ AAM presents recently acquired works of photography, including works by Ansel Adams, Berenice Abbott, Tom Baril, Ed Clark, William Eggleston, Lisette Model, Bruce Nauman.

MUSIC LECTURES

Magnificent Movie Music! Classical Sounds of the Cinema
Presented by Dr. Rachel Franklin
Dates:
Thursday, March 7 – Mozart Goes to Hollywood
Thursday, March 14 – Beethoven the Myth
Thursday, March 21 – Classical Crossover
Thursday, March 28 – Oscars, Opera and Irony, Luke Skywalker and Bugs Bunny, Facebook and Farm Animals
Time: 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. for each lecture
Cost: Series Tickets: (4 lectures) $84 Members, $100 Non-members
Individual Tickets: $24 Members, $29 Non-members
Dr. Rachel Franklin presents Magnificent Movie Music! In a new 4-part series “Classical Sounds of the Cinema” we explore this massive, yet barely-noticed component of movie scoring: the use of pre-composed classical music. Comedies, war films, romances, tragedies, you name it: all film genres have been enhanced with classical music.

Ansel Adams, (1902–1984) Cedar Tree and Maple Leaves

ARTS EXPRESS TRIPS

PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW
Flower Power
Wednesday, March 6
Cost: $100 Members; $120 Non-members (includes admission)
The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is the nation’s largest and longest running horticultural event and features stunning displays by the world’s premier floral and landscape designers. Flower Power will celebrate the contribution of flowers to our lives and will play host to the Florists’ Transworld Delivery World Cup, the world’s most prestigious floral design competition.

EVENTS

Open MIC
Second Wednesday Each Month
March 13 – Madness
7 to 9 p.m.
Contact Ray Remesch at RayRemesch@gmail.com for additional information.

Art and Antique Assessment Day
Friday, March 22, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
This event is free for the Museum’s Friend Level Membership holders and above. There is a $20 fee for Individual and Family Level membership holders and a $25 fee for non-members to participate in this event. A maximum of 4 items per registrant can be assessed. Each participant must sign up for a 30-minute session with an appraiser. Contact Tracey Mullery at tmullery@academyartmuseum.org or call (410) 822-2787 to register.

Rachel Franklin

ADULT CLASSES

The Next Step – Oil Painting for New or Returning Painters
Instructor: Diane DuBois Mullaly
4 weeks, March 2, 9, 16, 23
Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Instructor: Diane DuBois Mullaly

Drawing: Perspective for the Artist
Instructor: Katie Cassidy
4 weeks: March 5–26 Tuesdays, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Cost: $175 Members, $210 Non-members

Pastel: The World of Color Harmony
Instructor: Katie Cassidy
6 weeks: March 6 –April 10 Wednesdays, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Cost: $195 Members, $234 Non-members

Painting the Still Life in Oil
Instructor: Bradford Ross
6 weeks: March 6-April 10
Wednesdays: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Bradford Ross

Portrait Drawing from Life
Instructor: Bradford Ross
6 weeks: March 7–April 11 Thursdays, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Cost: $175 Members, $235 Non-members

Collage and Mixed Media
Instructor: Sheryl Southwick
6 weeks: March 7-April 11
Thursdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Introduction to Basic Drawing
Instructor: Katie Cassidy
4 weeks: March 23, 30, April 6 and 13 Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $150 Members, $180 Non-members

Creating a Photo Project
Instructor: Stephen Walker
4 weeks: March 9, 16, 23 and 30 Saturdays, 10 a.m.–12 noon
Cost: $150 Members, $180 Non-members

Puppets by Dawn Malosh

Mulberry Paper Collage
Instructor: Sheryl Southwick
A series of 1-day classes: March 26, 28 April 23 & 25, 9:30 a.m.–12 noon
Cost per 1-day session: $25 Members, $30 Non-members (Plus $6 material fee payable to instructor)

CHILDREN’S CLASSES

Puppet-Making Intensive: One Day Workshop
Ages 9–14
Instructor: Dawn Malosh
Saturday, March 16, 1–5 p.m.
Cost: $80 Members; $90 Non-Members
Learn how to develop your own character and make a hand puppet in this puppet-making intensive. Dawn is a puppet maker who worked backstage in puppet and marionette theaters in Tucson for a number of years and studied under master puppet- and marionette-makers in the field. She will share her hand-made puppets and basic puppet-making skills in this one-day intensive workshop. Each student will leave with their own unique hand-made puppet character.

PERFORMING ARTS CLASSES

Piano & Guitar Lessons
Instructor: Raymond Remesch
Contact Instructor for further information at (410) 829-0335 or rayremesch@gmail.com

Voice Lessons
Instructor: Georgiann Gibson
Contact instructor for Information at (410) 829-2525 or georgiann@atlanticbb.net.

Ballroom and Latin Dance
Instructor: Amanda Showell
Contact instructor for information at (302) 377-3088 or visit dancingontheshore.com.

For additional information, visit academyartmuseum.org or call the Museum at 410-822-2787.

The Academy Art Museum opens its 2019 Mid-Shore Student Art Exhibitions on February 1. The annual Mid-Shore Student Art Exhibitions highlight the artistic talents of students in grades kindergarten through 12 from Talbot, Caroline, Dorchester, Queen Anne and Kent counties. As in past years, visitors can expect a variety of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, and printmaking. The Mid-Shore Student Art Exhibitions have been a Museum tradition for over 25 years and are the largest and most prestigious student art exhibitions on the Eastern Shore.

Opening receptions will be held for grades kindergarten through three on Monday, February 4, from 4:30 to 6 p.m.; for grades four through eight on Tuesday, February 5, from 4:30 – 6 p.m.; and for grades nine through 12 on Wednesday, February 6, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., with awards being presented at 6 p.m.

For further information, contact Constance Del Nero for additional information, contact Constance Del Nero at cdelnero@academyartmuseum.org.

The Academy Art Museum’s Mini Masters Program Is “Creativity Central” for children two to four years old. Imagine learning every day in a rich environment with world-class art steps from the classroom door and opportunities to listen to professional musicians rehearse in the Museum’s Performing Arts Auditorium.

On Saturday, February 2, 2019 from 10 a.m. – 12 noon, the Academy Art Museum will host a Mini Masters Open House.

Mini Masters is a fully licensed flexible program (MSDE Child Care Lic. #255007) based on The Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center’s approach. Children may attend as soon as they turn two; enrollment is ongoing throughout the school year; morning and/or afternoon classes are available two or four days per week, Monday through Thursday; and classes include a mixed-age group of a maximum of 10 children with two teachers.

For more information, please contact Mini Masters’ Director, Ann Hansen, at minimasters@academyartmuseum.org or visit us at academyartmuseum.org.

Sarah Greenough, Senior Curator of Photographs, National Gallery of Art, will be presenting a lecture Friday, December 14, 2018 at 6pm

In 1990, Greenough became the founding curator of the Department of Photographs at the National Gallery of Art and has been responsible for establishing and growing the National Gallery’s collection of photographs, which now numbers more than 17,000 works made between 1839 and the present.

Caption: Andre Kertesz, Clock of the Académie Française, Paris (detail)