December 20, 2019
Volume 19-32
Welcome!
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.
For artist information, arts events, calls for art, and more visit WCAC's web page... www.washingtoncountyarts.com .
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December 2019 Exhibit
The Washington County Arts Council, Inc. hosts its “Annual Community Art Show: The Best Local Art of 2019.” The juried community art exhibit will run from December 5, 2019 through January 7, 2020.

Awards sponsored by Hagerstown A & E District
with support from the City of Hagerstown.
A Holiday Gift!
Supporting the Washington County Arts Council, 28 South, and Bulls and Bears.
The Maryland Symphony Orchestra presents
“Home for the Holidays 2019”
at The Maryland Theatre
Saturday, December 21, 2019 and
Sunday, December 22, 2019 at 3 PM

The most highly anticipated holiday show of the season – Home for the Holidays! There’s no better way to lift your spirits than with the music of the season delivered in full sound and spectacle by the Maryland Symphony Orchestra. Music Director Elizabeth Schulze conducts a program filled with all the magical elements you have come to expect – high energy, familiar carols, and lots of holiday warmth.
We can’t wait to celebrate the season with all of you!

Tickets $19 - $79

For information contact Michael Harp at 301-791-4000 or info@marylandsymphony.org
Parking is easily accessible through the A&E Parking Deck located at
25 Renaissance Way. The Washington County Arts Council main entrance is off the 3rd level (Potomac Street Level). There is an elevator on each level for your convenience.
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For sponsorship information contact Mary Anne Burke at 30-791-3132 or maryanneb@washingtoncountyarts.com
2019 Historic Houses of Worship Tour
Self-guided Tour in Downtown Hagerstown, MD
Thursday, December 26, 2019 from 3 PM until 7 PM
The Historic Houses of Worship Tour in partnership with and support from The Washington County Arts Council (WCAC) is pleased to invite the public to enter a photo contest to promote the 2020 Historic Houses of Worship Tour.

Photos should capture an image from the Historic Houses of Worship Tour, scheduled to take place on December 26th, 2019 from 3pm to 7pm with a snow date of December 27th, 2019 from 3pm to 7pm. One selected original photograph will be commissioned by the tour organizers and will be used to create posters and promotional materials for the 2020 Tour.

Contestants may enter up to three images to the contest. The winner will be announced in February 2020 and will receive $200.

Please email images of the works to be considered and Entry Form to: gallerymanager@washingtoncountyarts.com.
Include full name, mailing address, telephone and email address.


Alternatively, artists may submit digital images by sending a CD, marked with the artist’s name, and a completed Entry Form to:

Washington County Arts Countil
34 S. Potomac St. Suite 100
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
(301) 791-3132
January 2020 Exhibit
The Washington County Arts Council presents “Pure Spirits the works of Robert Stuart Cohen” at the Gallery from January 9, 2020 through February 4, 2020 with an Opening Reception on Thursday, January 9, 2020 from 5pm until 7pm.

The Arts Council will host Mr. Cohen’s Artist Talk on Saturday, January 11, 2020 from 2pm to 4pm.

Mr. Cohen says, “A love of color, variety and illusion define my artistic endeavor. Currently, I am visualizing a dynamic, rectangular plane in various contexts. I try to balance the rational and impulsive by using both carefully rendered and spontaneous techniques. I incorporate variety by combining various styles and assembling multiple canvases. The resulting images are metaphors for balancing order and freedom, extending boundaries, and bridging differences.”
February 2020 Exhibit
The Tenth Annual Washington County Art Educators Exhibit opens at the Washington County Arts Council on Thursday, February 6, 2020 from 5pm until 7pm. The exhibit which continues through March 3, 2020 will feature an Artist Talk on Saturday, February 22, 2020 from 2pm until 4pm.

The exhibit, sponsored in part by the Mary K. Bowman Historical and Fine Arts Fund, a fund of the community Foundation of Washington County MD, Inc. provides an opportunity for the community to view recent works by Washington County's public, private, home-school, postsecondary and retired art educators. The exhibit demonstrates and validates to students an increased awareness of the arts through multiple media. "Art Educators of Washington County" Annual Exhibit is intended to "instill within the Washington County community the importance of arts
” and demonstrates the skills of the community's art educators.
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