The Working Artists Forum, WAF, an organization of professional artists based in Easton with a wide membership from across the state, has been invited to showcase their art at the Columbia Art Center. Thirty-six of its members will be exhibiting their art at the Columbia Art Center in Columbia, Howard County, MD from May 6 to May 29, 2022. The Columbia Art Center offers a prestigious exhibit venue with two galleries to display and sell the art of the participating WAF members.
The Working Artists Group exhibit, entitled “Space…Shapes…Scapes,” offers the WAF artists the opportunity to interpret this theme in their own individual style in diverse disciplines.
“Memories of Mother, ” a watercolor painting by Patty Mowell
WAF, well known in Talbot County MD, particularly for their sponsored art show “Local Color” during Plein Air Easton, has been active in expanding their exhibit opportunities and broadening the recognition of this unique group of professional artists and their art to the public in surrounding Maryland counties.
The Judge for this show is Jane McElvany Coonce. Jane, who has been in the art field for over 40 years, works in watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel and in terra cotta. Her works are held by private and corporate collectors, and she has won numerous awards nationally for her paintings and sculptures. Her work is represented by the Gallery Underground in Arlington, Virginia, and Gallery Clarendon in Arlington, Virginia.
An Exhibition Opening and Awards Ceremony will be held at the Art Center on Friday, May 6, from 6-7:30 pm, and the public is invited. The public can also visit this exhibit during all open hours. Those hours are Monday and Wednesday 10a.m. to 2p.m. and 4:30pm to 7:30 p.m.; and Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10a.m. to 2p.m. The Art Center is located in the Long Reach Village Center at 6100 Foreland Garth in Columbia. The phone number for the Columbia Art Center is 410-730-0075. For more information on WAF and this exhibit visit www.WorkingArtistsForum.com.
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