The Museum announced changes to its Board of Trustees. Four new trustees have been appointed to the Board: Elizabeth “Diz” Hormel, Christine Martin, MaryLou Armstrong Peters, and Elizabeth B. Underhill, while three trustees have retired.

Elizabeth “Diz” Hormel of Trappe, MD, and Washington, D.C. is the owner and designer of Diz Hormel Jewelry, where she handcrafts exclusive pieces of jewelry from gold, silver, and precious and semi-precious stones. Her deep appreciation for all things artistic crosses many disciplines. She also was the co-owner and principal chef for Dish Catering in D.C. Having served as a Board Member and then as President of the Hut Foundation, Hormel continues to further its mission of fostering the arts, protecting the environment, and assisting the underserved and those in need.

Christine Martin is a native of Washington, D.C. currently residing in Chevy Chase and Bozman, MD. Martin is retired having had an over 30-year career in finance and investments. She served as Managing Director – Marketing at the asset management firm Trust Company of the West. Christine’s non-profit board experience includes the Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee for the Avalon Foundation and Treasurer and Chair, Finance and Investment Committee, for the Christ Child Society of Washington D.C. She also served on the boards of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, the Washington, D.C. Archdiocesan Cemetery Corporation, and the Garrison Art Center.

MaryLou Armstrong Peters of Easton had a varied career has included serving as Vice-President of JR Management, a hotel management/ownership company, and 20 years as President of Whitehurst Imports, Inc., an international import company in the gift industry. Peters’ civic activities have included serving as a board member of the Friends of Talbot Hospice and Vice-Chair and Chair of the Avalon Foundation, during the period that the building was purchased from the Town of Easton and substantial

renovations were planned, approved, funded, and undertaken. During this time, Peters also served on a successful class fundraising for her college and co-chaired the successful final phase of its recent capital campaign.

Elizabeth “Liz” B. Underhill divides her time between homes in the D.C. area and Easton. Underhill spent a decade in recruitment and marketing positions in the corporate world. Since that time, she has devoted much of her energy to philanthropic and volunteer activities. She served on the board of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., where she chaired the fall gala. Liz served on the Women’s Board of the American Heart Association for 20 years and served in such fundraising roles as annual luncheon co-chair and auction chair. For the Joffrey Ballet, Liz served as the D.C. event co-chair.

Leaving the Museum’s Board of Trustees are Nancy Powell, Jocelyn Eysymontt, and Holly Fine.

“The Museum is deeply grateful to Nancy, Jocelyn, and Holly for six years of dedicated service on the Board. Highlights of their lasting contributions include Nancy’s leadership of an important and effective Long Range Plan, Jocelyn’s co-chairing the Museum’s most successful Capital Campaign in its history, and Holly’s elevating the Academy Art Museum Craft Show to unprecedented heights. I will greatly miss working with these three amazing women,” commented Board Chair Cathy McCoy.

EXHIBITIONS

The following Academy Art Museum exhibitions are sponsored by the Talbot County Arts Council, the Maryland State Arts Council, and the Star Democrat. Open daily, Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, 12 noon to 4 p.m.

2021 Student Art Exhibition: Students Curate the Permanent Collection!
March 16–April 8, 2021
In March 2021, the Museum will present its student exhibition, titled “The Peculiar Portrayal of People.” Curated by Kent Island High School art students from the Academy Art Museum’s Permanent Collection, paired with the students’ own artwork, the exhibition is in an exciting new format. The students have been combing the collection and working on all aspects of exhibition production, including wall text and layout, with assistance from the Museum’s Curatorial and Education Departments.

From Cassatt to Chicago: A Celebration of Women Artists in the Permanent Collection
Through March 20, 2021
Following the centennial of the 19th Amendment, celebrated in 2020, this exhibition presents selected highlights of works of the nearly 100 female artists in the Museum’s Permanent Collection, including Mary Cassatt, Judy Chicago, Terry Haass, Terry Parmelee, Grace Hartigan, Kiki Smith, Anne Truitt, Renee Stout, and others. The Museum is proud that works by female artists make up nearly a quarter of its Permanent Collection, which is twice the national average for U.S. museums. The works in the exhibition cover a wide range of movements and interests from mid-20th century to our present moment, including minimalism, abstraction, and contemporary art. The exhibition demonstrates the diverse accomplishments of female artists in the Museum’s Permanent Collection and raises important questions about gender equality and representation in the art world.

Academy Art Museum’s Instructor Exhibition
Through March 20, 2021
The Academy Art Museum presents recent works by its exceptional team of instructors. As practicing local artists working in multiple mediums, the instructors of our adult and children’s classes engage with what is in and around our community and beyond in intriguing ways. Their experience guiding budding and experienced student artists informs their work, as their technical proficiency and artistic curiosity intertwine, delivering a colorful and dynamic exhibition. Exhibiting artists Include: Paul Aspell, Steve Bleinberger, Katie Cassidy, Rosemary Cooley, Bernie Dellario, Constance Del Nero, Georgia June Goldberg, Matthew Hillier, Susan Horsey, Maire McArdle, Diane DuBois Mullaly, Julia Rogers, Brad Ross, Maggii Sarfaty, Theresa Schram, Sahm Doherty Sefton, Sheryl Southwick, Cid Collins Walker, Steve Walker, and Meg Walsh.

Waterwall
Site-specific installation by artist Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann
South Street Lawn at Museum
Through Spring 2021
Waterwall is a mixed-media installation created by combining acrylic, sumi ink, silkscreen, and cyanotype on collaged translucent vinyl over glass. Mann is an American painter whose work explores mythology, identity, and landscape, particularly through the unique dialogues she crafts between the slow and permeating movement of ink and paint and the dynamic layers of collaged and printed elements. Waterwall harkens back to centuries of cave murals found in Dunhuang, China, where paintings do not just describe landscapes, but become environments and magical symbols themselves. As sunlight passes through the walls and ceiling of the cube on the Academy Art Museum’s grounds, Waterwall bathes the viewer in light and detail, creating a verdant, melting, glowing, fragmented, personal, and mythological realm. The bespoke plexiglass structure for the Museum lawn was designed by Mitch Hager of HAGER + HUCK Architecture. Sponsors of Waterwall are the Maryland State Arts Council, Talbot County Arts Council, and Catherine McCoy.

ADULT CLASSES

Adult Class Scholarships – Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Pastels, Watercolor, and much more.
All Materials are Included. Contact Katie Cassidy for details at 410-820-5222 or email
wkmcgarry@verizon.net for further information. Visit academyartmuseum.org for a full listing of classes. Scholarships are made possible through a generous grant from the Mid-Shore Community Foundation.

Collage Workshop: Scrap Happy Day in March
Instructor: Sheryl Southwick
sherylartist@gmail.com
One Day Workshop: March 16
Tuesday, 9:30 a.m.–12 noon
Cost: $65 Members, $78 Non-members, (plus $10 materials fee payable to instructor for mulberry
paper packs and glue sticks)

Building Blocks of the Impressionist Landscape via Zoom! – One Element Each Week
Instructor: Diane DuBois Mullaly
dianeduboismullaly.com
6 weeks: March 18–April 22 on Zoom
Thursdays, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Cost: $125 Members, $150 Non-members

Workshop: At the Edge of Day – Nocturnes in the Tonalist Tradition
Instructor: Meg Walsh
megwalshart@gmail.com
2 Days: Saturday, March 6 & Sunday, March 7
Time: 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Cost: $150 Members, $180 Non-members

Basic Drawing: The Fundamentals
Instructor: Katie Cassidy
wkmcgarry@verizon.net
4 weeks: March 13–April 3 in studio
Saturdays: 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Cost: $175 Members, $210 Non-members

Painting in Gouache or Watercolor: Small Interiors
Instructor: Sheryl Southwick
sherylartist@gmail.com
4 weeks: March 5–March 26 in studio
Fridays, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Cost: $150 Members, $180 Non-members

Pastel Painting: Techniques and Applications
Instructor: Katie Cassidy
wkmcgarry@verizon.net
4 weeks: March 24–April 14 in studio
Wednesdays, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Cost: $185 Members, $215 Non-members

Printmaking: The Painterly Print
Instructor: Rosemary Cooley
3 Day Workshop: Friday, March 19–Sunday, March 21
Time: 10 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Cost: $185 Members, $222 Non- members
(plus $35 materials fee paid to instructor for paper, inks, gesso, fixative,
and pastels, as well as use of plates and tools)

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.

MUSEUM COVID-19 GUIDELINES
Per City, State, and CDC guidelines, new safety measures have been implemented to ensure limited attendance and adequate space for social distancing. Masks must be worn at all times by participants and instructors. Prior to visiting the Academy Art Museum, visitors are encouraged to visit AAM’s website to read more about the Museum’s reopening protocols. Responses to frequently asked questions can be found on the Visit Page.
If you aren’t able to visit the Museum at this time, please enjoy our available virtual tours, art activities, artist talks, and virtual platform, Art at Home. We look forward to seeing you soon at AAM.

For additional information, visit academyartmuseum.org or call the Museum at 410-822-278