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Welcome to Artist Alley,
Washington County Arts Council's electronic newsletter. We hope this publication will engage you with the arts in your community.
WCAC welcomes your ideas and support as it continues to take the lead in bringing together the community's art organizations to strengthen our region's arts culture.
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Gaye McGovern
, President
Gaye McGovern Insurance Agency, Inc.
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Arthur Schneider
, President
The Law Office of Arthur Schneider
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Jessica Scott
Program Director
Habitat for Humanity
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Patricia McCleary
Visual Artist
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Kathleen A. Maher, AICP
Director
Planning & Code
Administration Department
Department of Community & Economic Development
City of Hagerstown
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Stephen Hummel
Musician, Spectrum
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Ira S. Lourie, M.D.
Child Psychiatrist
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James Miller
Executive
Planet Technologie
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James G. Pierné
Instructor, Business Management
Hagerstown Community College
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Julie M Rohm
, CSM/CMD
General Manager
Valley Mall
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Kathy Stevens
Client Relationship Manager
Middletown Valley Bank
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Matthew Wilson
Visual Art Curriculum Specialist
Washington County Public Schools
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Robert Hovermale
Principal
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts
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2020 One Maryland One Book
The 2020 One Maryland One Book is
The Island of Sea Women
Join us from Mountain Maryland to the Ocean City shore as we read and discuss this year’s memorable story.
Programming takes place this fall from mid-September to mid-November.
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The Island of Sea Women
by Lisa See
This year's One Maryland One Book is the story of the complex and decades-long friendship between Young-sook and Mi-ja, two women living on the Korean island of Jeju. Readers can follow their journey from the Japanese occupation of the 1930's to the 21st century.
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Visitors will be able to view the current exhibitions, of artists Lesley Whalley and Dana Ebersole which open in the gallery on July 2, 2020 and “virtually” on the WCAC website on July 7, 2020.
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The Washington County Arts Council July & August 2020 Exhibits....view the videos.
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or visit the Gallery.....socially distancing...wearing facial masks...
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Sat. July 25, 2020--- Hillbilly Gypsies, bluegrass
Free Concert at Hagerstown City Park Band Shell.
Please practice social distancing and wear a mask when you cannot socially distance.
Concessions available at Nena's Curbside Cafe, located by the new playground in City Park!
Sponsored by the Washington County Arts Council and the City of Hagerstown.
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Saturday, August 1, 2020--Rock & Roll Relics, Oldies
Free Concert at Hagerstown City Park Band Shell.
Please practice social distancing and wear a mask when you cannot socially distance.
Concessions available at Nena's Curbside Cafe, located by the new playground in City Park!
Sponsored by the Washington County Arts Council and the City of Hagerstown.
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Message from the Maryland State Arts Council
Overview
Recent trends in Maryland concerning those contracting the COVID-19 virus are showing that people of
all ages
are now being impacted. As a reminder that taking several, simple precautions can help stop the virus from spreading, the Maryland Office of Tourism is creating a radio and social media campaign called “Masks On Maryland”. The radio campaign is already in production and will air shortly. However, our social media campaign is now in development and will showcase popular social media influencers, young celebrities and business leaders in general who will urge their peers and followers to wear masks to help stop the virus from spreading.
To Participate
- Post a photo of themselves wearing a Maryland flag mask that will be given to them.
- Produce a video (approved prior to posting) using the following basic script messages delivered in their own special way.
- “I’m (name, occupation)”.
- “I’ve worked hard to (capture today’s issues in my art, make music that inspires, etc.)”
- “Only you can keep Maryland in business”.
- “Stay 6 feet apart and wear a mask.”
- “MASKS ON MARYLAND”! (put on provided Maryland flag mask)
- Use the following hashtags
- #MasksOnMaryland
- #MDinFocus
- #PhysicalDistancing
- Link to Maryland Office of Tourism social media sites.
- Facebook.com/travelmd
- Instagram.com/visitmaryland
- Twitter.com/travelmd
The Maryland State Arts Council thanks you for your help. MSAC appreciates your participation in its quest to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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THE DOLEMAN BLACK HERITAGE MUSEUM INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND PHOTOGRAPH YOURSELF IN FRONT OF ITS BLACK LIVES MATTERS BANNER OUT AT THE FUTURE HOME AT 465 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. HAGERSTOWN, MD. THEN POST IT TO YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE IN SUPPORT AND AWARENESS OF THE MOVEMENT.
According to Alesia….
“As a local Black heritage museum DBHM, it is important for us to lend our voice to the BLM movement and more importantly to our mission that our voice lends itself to sharing Black history. This banner lives up to those goals as it chronicles key events that affect Black communities throughout American history through its timeline with photos, and a quote for a resolution to our concerns for the nation.
This banner was a collaborative effort between DBHM and Nuvue Creative, Terri Fleetwood.”
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The USMH University Spirit Run will be held virtually this year!
Benefitting USMH Scholarship Fund the event will run from
Friday, September 25, 2020 through Sunday, September 27, 2020.
Participants can complete a 5K, 10K, or half marathon wherever you choose.
Registration is open now! With your registration, you’ll receive a race t-shirt and medal which will be shipped directly to you with contactless packaging.
We encourage you to gather your friends and family to make a team with a creative Maryland or University themed name
Insert registration ink
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MFA Opens!
Museum Members Week: Tuesday, July 21 - Sunday, July 26
Open to the public beginning Tuesday, July 28
Tuesday - Saturday: 10 AM - 4 PM
Sunday: 1 - 4 PM
Closed Mondays
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MFA
welcomes Sarah J. Hall, new director of the Museum of Fine Arts!
Sarah was sworn-in to her position on July 22. To hear Rebecca Massie Lane's farewell remarks, and sentiments from Sarah J. Hall, visit our
Facebook page
to view the video of the ceremony.
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Registration is now open!
Five virtual (and free!) summer art camps are now open for registration. Students in elementary school can choose from mini-mosaics, painting through a window, watercolor painting, silk-dyed scarves, and animal printmaking.
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The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
announces the 2020 Treasure Sale!
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The 2020 Treasure Sale returns this year in the form of an online auction beginning Friday, November 6.
The Museum is
accepting donations now --
click here
!
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2020 Washington Goes Purple
Call for Artists
The Washington County Arts Council, Inc. (WCAC) and Washington Goes Purple invite local artists working in any medium to submit their art for a September 2020 exhibit, “Purple - the Color of Recovery.” The juried community art exhibit will be on display virtually and in the gallery from August 27, 2020 through September 29, 2020. “Purple - the Color of Recovery,” while recognizing the impact of the opioid epidemic, celebrates recovery and the hope that we will heal as a community.”
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Call for Artists
Annual Community Art Show:
The Best Local Art of 2020
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The Washington County Arts Council, Inc. invites local artists working in any medium to submit their best new works for WCAC’s “Annual Community Art Show: The Best Local Art of 2020.” The juried community art exhibit will be on display virtually and in the gallery from December 3, 2020 through January 5, 2021.
Submission Deadline: October 24, 2020
Jurors:
Mark Youngblood
Mark Youngblood has been a photography teacher at Barbara Ingram School for the Arts as an Artist in Residence since the opening of the school in 2009. Mr. Youngblood is the owner of Youngblood Studios and has been a professional photographer for over 30 years. Mr. Youngblood attended Hagerstown Community College and then Shepherd University. Mr. Youngblood holds memberships in several professional photography organizations, including being named commercial and portrait photographer of the year in the state of Maryland.
Teresa Roberts
Dr. Teresa Roberts earned a BA in Fine Arts from Macalester College, an Interdisciplinary MEd in the visual arts and education from Frostburg State University, and a PhD in Art Education from The Ohio State University. Dr. Roberts taught visual arts in Maryland public secondary schools for 25 years including 9 years at Barbara Ingram School for the Arts in Hagerstown. Dr. Roberts has taught studio art, art appreciation, and art education courses at Frostburg State University, Allegany College, The Ohio State University and the Wexner Center for the Arts. Dr. Roberts has exhibited in a variety of locations throughout the country and has won scholarships and awards for her work.
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David Bottini to teach On-Line Art Classes
through Howard’s Arts and Frames
Landscape Painting
Online Workshop
Classes begin week of SEPT. 7, 2020
Explore landscape painting while staying indoors at-home. Thursday {novice to artist with some experience}
$ 85.00 + pre-packed supply package{20% off} (or purchase what you need to have the class supply list provided – it is really important to use the quality of acrylic paint that is suggested) Class enrollment is limited to a maximum of 16 students (min. 6)
Howards will arrange curbside delivery if desired.
This {6 week} class will focus on developing specific skills used in completing layered “glazing” approach to landscape painting.
Whether you are new to painting, or a well-practiced artist, you will learn useful technique and process. Students will work from photos (they take) of landscape for use developing an acrylic painting on canvas using a layered, glazing method. Students will work from observation, quick sketches and photos. Topics will include careful observation to develop a focused composition, working through concept sketches, developing a basic under-painting, and building the spatial illusion through using layers of acrylic paint in glazing technique.
6-week + one 2 hour end of class group critique. A scheduled Zoom class (up to 90 m.) every other week (3X) and weekly online painting demonstrations with ongoing Voicethread posting option. All online meetings and videos will be recorded and available for student’s review and reference. (While the Thursday 12:30 – 2:00) Zoom meetings are synchronous, you are NOT required to sign-in)
(Zoom is easy & free to use – I send an “invitation” I pay for the deluxe version - - you follow prompts, Voicethread is a visual art program I pay to host that is also easy to use – simple name and e-mail free sign-in)
Improving Your Painting Skills!
Online
Classes begin week of SEPT. 7, 2020
Painting at-home together with guidance and peer interaction. (Tuesday) {for those with some previous painting experience}
You will become a better artist! Your paintings will improve in this 6-week workshop -
Building on the 4 previous 6-week class sessions, this online approach will continue with the same dual track – individual painting goals PLUS a focus technique/subject.
6-week + one 2 hour end of class group critique. 90 min. Zoom every other week (3X) and weekly online painting demonstrations with ongoing Voicethread posting option. All online meetings and videos will be recorded and available for student’s review and reference. (While the Tuesday 12:30 – 2:00) Zoom meetings are synchronous, you are NOT required to sign-in)
(Zoom is easy to use – I send an “invitation” and you follow prompts, Voicethread is a visual art program I pay to host that is also easy to use – simple name and e-mail sign-in)
$ 85.00 + pre-packed supply package {20% off} (or purchase what you need to have - class supply list provided – it is really important to use the quality of acrylic paint that is suggested) Class enrollment is limited to a maximum of 16 students (min. 6)
Howards will arrange curbside delivery if desired.
David Bottini brings over 32 years of experience teaching art and a lifetime working as a professional artist to teaching beginner and emerging artists. He studied painting at The Rhode Island School of Design, The Maryland Institute, and earned his MFA from The Savannah College of Art & Design.
Bottini’s paintings are featured in national art publications and his paintings are exhibited and collected throughout the United States. He has been part of the Cumberland Valley Juried Exhibit for 2018, 2019 and was the
Peoples’ Choice
award recipient for the 2018 and 2019 Cumberland Valley Exhibit. His work is on exhibit locally at Bridge Gallery in Shepherdstown, WV.
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Washington County Free Library
Comic Con Going Virtual
Washington County Free Library Comic Con is going virtual in its 6
th
year! The Fletcher Branch Library Young Adult Department proudly presents the online event on Saturday, August 1 from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM via Facebook Live through the Washington County Free Library Comic Con page:
https://www.facebook.com/WCFLComicCon/
This year’s virtual Washington County Free Library Comic Con is free for all ages. Our theme, like the Summer Reading Club 2020 theme, is Imagine Your Story. Library staff have organized presentations, workshops, and more to bring the fun to you! Share your love of books, comics, movies, games, and beyond with others from a safe distance.
Presenters include nationally-known (Marvel, DC, Netflix, and more) comics author Amy Chu. Chu started making comics in 2011 and has been full-time writing stories since 2016 when DC Comics hired her for Poison Ivy's first solo series. She has written a variety of comics, two middle grade graphic novels, and writes and produces comics for nonprofits such as the New York Historical Society. Amy Chu is a frequent panelist at San Diego Comic Con, New York Comic Con, and other major industry events!
Award-winning comics illustrator Janet K. Lee will also present at this year’s virtual WCFL Comic Con. Lee made her first foray into illustration in 2010 as co-creator of
Return of the Dapper Men
, which garnered a record-setting five Eisner nominations (winning the award for Best New Graphic Album). Lee went on the illustrate Marvel Comics adaptations of Jane Austen's
Emma
and
Northanger Abbey
, as well as six other books and anthologies.
Local cosplay and costume creator, Judith A. Brown, will present a variety of ways to pull a costume together. Brown started cosplaying four years ago at the Four State Comic Con and the rest is history. She loves cosplay and traveling to cons. She’s cosplayed as Julia from
Hellraiser
, Josey from
Josey and the Pussycats
, and Liv Moore from
iZombie
.
In addition, the virtual event will have access to vendors, an art and cosplay show, superhero storytime, fun activities, and more!
‘Like’ the Washington County Free Library Comic Con Facebook page for updates and the August 1 livestream. For more information about this and other virtual events, as well as current library services, please visit
washcolibrary.org
.
Contact: Ann Shilling & Jay Trovato, Young Adult Department, Washington County Free Library,
teensdept@washcolibrary.org
or 301-739-3250 ext. 270
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MSAC ENVISION Series:
Focusing on Possibilities
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Join us this week for the Envision series! MSAC offers free weekly professional development opportunities focusing on the resurgence of the arts in Maryland across our state and our communities. For more information and to register, please visit our
website
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Envisioning Our State: Coffee with Ken
July 28 9-10AM
Arts Organization Leadership: Sustaining Enthusiasm for the Work
Here’s your chance to get the ear of the Director! Join MSAC’s Executive Director, Ken Skrzesz and your fellow colleagues across the state on Tuesday mornings with your favorite coffee drink (or tea, if you’re like Ken!) for a topic-specific dialogue about the arts in Maryland.
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Envisioning Our Communities: Story Share
July 29 12-1PM
with
Adena Varner
What better way to listen and share, if not over a meal? Grab lunch and join your fellow colleagues in a story share! As we gather together, this time is to collectively discuss anecdotal hopes, challenges, and tales of resilience of our arts com
munities. Leave the hour feeling inspired and connected as we envision the resurgence of the arts in our communities.
The Anchor of the Arts: Inspiration to keep moving forward drawn from what keeps us steadfast and sustained.
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Envisioning Digital Engagement: Digital Sharing
July 30 1-2 PM
Arts Education
Join us to hear what’s working well digitally for sharing online content as we hear from arts organizations and artists across Maryland and beyond. Additionally, MSDE's Fine Arts Office will share online resources to support digital engagement in arts education.
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Envisioning Our Programming
Meet MSAC’s Traditional Arts Team
Thursday, July 29, 3-4PM
MSAC supports folk and traditional arts through the efforts of four staff members working across multiple programs. These staff members come from a variety of backgrounds, including folklore studies, ethnomusicology, and visual art. This webinar gives a chance to learn these staff members’ stories, how their work supports folk and traditional arts, and how your creative practice or organization might make space for cultural traditions.
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Reopening Legalities with MdVLA
Wednesday, July 29, 2-3PM
Join Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts as they address legal issues surrounding re-opening and in-person engagement, including liability attached to patrons and employees, coordinating action plans for the use of PPE, and following CDC guidelines and other regulations.
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MSDE Virtual Learning Opportunities
The Fine Arts Office & Professional Learning Office of the Maryland State Department of Education are offering over 130 hours of professional learning this summer (with CPD credit opportunities)! The sessions for artists of all disciplines are a great way to reconnect to your craft and creativity. Register by Thursday for next week's free MC3 professional learning opportunities!
To learn more and see a full list of sessions, please visit the
MSDE website
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MCA Racial Equity Program
Hosted by Maryland Citizens for the Arts, this program will include educational and developmental work by way of workshops and reflection sessions, and a complimentary book club. For more information, please visit the MCA
website
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The Washington County Arts Council, Inc. is funded by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC), an agency of the Department of Business & Economic Development.
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The Washington County Arts Council is a proud member of
County Arts Agencies of Maryland,
Maryland Citizens for the Arts, and Americans for the Arts
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The WCAC facility is wheelchair accessible!
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