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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.
For artist information, arts events, calls for art, and more visit WCAC's web page...
www.washingtoncountyarts.com.
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The Washington County Arts Council Gallery hosts its January 2023 exhibit, "Paintings and Sculpture” by John Neal Mullican. The exhibit runs through February 7, 2023. | |
DEADLINE: February 7, 2023 @ 5pm | |
The 13th Annual Washington County Art Educators | |
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The Maryland State Arts Council is pleased to announce that applications for the Grants for Artists program are open now via SmartSimple, MSAC's online grants management platform. Visit marylandarts.smartsimple.com to begin an application or create a free account.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Review of applications will occur in two rounds and will begin for all submissions received by Feb. 1 (Round 1) and April 1 (Round 2).
Please contact MSAC Senior Program Director Chad Buterbaugh with questions: chad.buterbaugh@maryland.gov
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2023 Washington County Free Library Announces Annual Writers & Poets Contest
The Washington County Free Library is once again pleased to announce its annual Writers & Poets Contest that begins on January 15, 2023. The contest includes five age divisions: Children in Grades 2-3; Grades 4-5; Grades 6-8; Grades 9-12; and Adult. Entries will be accepted between January 15 and March 15, 2023.
Entrants must be residents of Washington County, MD or have a valid Washington County Free Library Card. Writers may enter up to two poems & one short story. Short stories must be no longer than 1200 words (4 pages double spaced). All entries must be original work and may be on any topic. All entries must include the author’s name, age or grade division, address, phone number, and email. Children’s entries should have the child’s current grade level included.
No email submissions will be accepted. Remember to keep a copy of your work. Originals will not be returned. There will be first, second, and third place winners for each division. Winners will be announced in April. Honorees will be celebrated at a reception in early May. Watch our website washcolibrary.org for date and time.
Entries may be submitted at any library branch throughout the county, or they may be mailed to:
Poetry & Short Story Writing Contest
Attn: Jeff Ridgeway
Washington County Free Library
100 South Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Mailed entries must be postmarked by March 15, 2022. Call Mr. Jeff @ 301-739-3250 or visit washcolibrary.org for more information.
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The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
offers FREE TOURS
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts now offers free public tours of our exhibitions with one of our trained docents.
Docents will lead visitors through “Joseph Holston: Color in Freedom, Journey Along the Underground Railroad” and “From the Pages of PAN: Art Nouveau Prints, 1895-1900.”
The following dates and times are available:
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Sunday, Jan. 8 – 2 p.m. “Color in Freedom,” 3 p.m. “From the Pages of PAN”
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Thursday, Jan. 19 – 3 p.m. “From the Pages of PAN”
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Sunday, Jan. 22 – 3 p.m. “From the Pages of PAN”
- “Color in Freedom” closes Jan. 15. “From Pages of PAN” closes Jan. 29.
These tours are intended as a drop-in experience for general museum visitors, if you have a group of four or more that would like a tour, we ask that you schedule a private tour at an alternate time. Private tours are $5 per person. Permanent Collection Highlights and special-themed tours are also available for $5 per person and must be scheduled two weeks in advance.
Please call 301-739-5727 or email educator@wcmfa.org to schedule private tours.
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"The Waverly Gallery"
presented by The Potomac Playmakers
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2023 AT 8 PM
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2023 AT 8 PM
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2023 AT 3 PM
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2023 AT 8 PM
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2023 AT 8 PM
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2023 AT 3 PM
Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center
17303 W. Washington Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740
(240) 513-6260
potomacplaymakers@gmail.com
potomacplaymakers.org
A comedy, The Waverly Gallery was a finalist for the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Gladys, the elderly matriarch of the Green family, has run an art gallery in a small Greenwich Village hotel for many years. The management wants to replace her less-than-thriving gallery with a coffee shop. Always irascible but now increasingly erratic, Gladys is a cause for concern for her daughter, her son-in-law, and her grandson, from whose point of view this poignant memory play is told. A wacky and heartrending look at the effect of senility on a family, The Waverly Gallery was a success at New York's Promenade Theatre, winning an Obie for legendary Eileen Heckart in the role of Gladys. Presented with permission from Concord Theatricals.
Tickets are $18 and available in advance on our website, by calling our box office, or at the door before each performance.
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DEADLINE: January 24, 2023 @5pm EST*
*Please note: This is NOT a postmark deadline!
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Call for Maryland Artists:
Park Circle Triangle
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Dragons & Mythical Beasts
presented by The Maryland Theatre
Friday, January 13, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Unveil a myriad of dark secrets and come face to face with some of the most magnificent monsters and terrifying beasts ever to walk the earth. Discover the colossal Stone Troll, the mysterious Indrik and Japanese Baku; the Tooth Fairy (not as sweet as you think), an adorable Unicorn and majestic Griffin. Take your place among legendary heroes, just don't wake the dragon...
From the creators of the West End smash hit Dinosaur World Live, who bring spectacular puppets to life, don't miss this brand new spell-binding adventure live on stage!
This production is best suited for all ages 3+. All patrons must have a ticket regardless of age, no lap children are permitted.
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Our Box Office Location is:
The Maryland Theatre
21 South Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Contact Our Box Office
301-790-2000
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The Maryland Theatre
Box Office Hours
Tuesday 12 PM - 6 PM
Wednesday 12 PM - 5 PM
Thursday 12 PM - 6PM
Friday 12 PM - 5 PM
The Box Office is Open
+1 Hour Prior to Showtimes
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Culture & Cocktails: The House on Jonathan Street
Presented by the Washington County Historical Society
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Culture & Cocktails: The House on Jonathan Street
Miller House Museum 135 West Washington Street Hagerstown, MD 21740
01/13/2023 from 6:00pm until 8:00pm
Jonathan Street has a rich history as one of Hagerstown's oldest African American communities. Nestled amongst this history is the site of recent archaeological excitement in a small 1830s cabin (made from timber felled from an earlier 1730s construction) featuring some of the area's oldest building materials capturing early African American history. On Friday, January 13, join Ross Hodge and Patrick Hodge of 3 Roads Communications, Inc., as they share with us their journey of creating the soon-to-be-released documentary, "The House on Jonathan Street," (coming 2023 for public television and through Amazon Prime.) This month’s cocktails will be the Log Cabin! This cozy winter cocktail combines apple brandy, hazelnut-infused bourbon, maple syrup, and bitters for a deliciously sweet experience! Doors open at 5:30 PM and light hors d' oeuvres will be served! Culture & Cocktails 2023 has been made possible by the generous support of the James and Mary Schurz Foundation of Williamsport, MD.
Fee: $10 – $15
Url: http://ow.ly/QAAH50MkpZO
Contact Name: Washington County Historical Society at 301-797-8782 or info@washcohistory.org
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The Maryland Theatre presents
The Music of Billy Joel & Elton John Tribute:
Face 2 Face Tribute
(Previously Titled Songs In the Attic: The Music of Billy Joel)
Saturday, January 14, 2023 • 7:00pm
Come celebrate the two greatest “PIANO MEN” of our generation with David Clark as BILLY JOEL and Ronnie Smith as ELTON JOHN! This stunningly accurate “Face 2 Face” Tribute show will feature hits like “Crocodile Rock”, “I’m Still Standing”, “You May Be Right”, “Piano Man” and much more!
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Our Box Office Location is:
The Maryland Theatre
21 South Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Contact Our Box Office
301-790-2000
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The Maryland Theatre
Box Office Hours
Tuesday 12 PM - 6 PM
Wednesday 12 PM - 5 PM
Thursday 12 PM - 6PM
Friday 12 PM - 5 PM
The Box Office is Open
+1 Hour Prior to Showtimes
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Authentic Community Theatre presents
Disney Descendants the Musical Jr.
Friday, January 20, 2023 & Saturday, January 21, 2023---7:00 PM
About the Show...
Based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movies, Disney's Descendants The Musical is a brand-new musical jam-packed with comedy, adventure, Disney characters, and hit songs from the films! Imprisoned on the Isle of the Lost home of the most infamous villains who ever lived the teenaged children of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar, and Cruella De Vil have never ventured off the island until now. When the four troublemakers are sent to attend prep school alongside the children of beloved Disney heroes, they have a difficult choice to make: should they follow in their parents’ wicked footsteps or learn to be good?
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Our Box Office Location is:
The Maryland Theatre
21 South Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Contact Our Box Office
301-790-2000
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The Maryland Theatre
Box Office Hours
Tuesday 12 PM - 6 PM
Wednesday 12 PM - 5 PM
Thursday 12 PM - 6PM
Friday 12 PM - 5 PM
The Box Office is Open
+1 Hour Prior to Showtimes
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Message from Katherine Peterson:
I am excited to announce that thanks to funding provided by the Maryland State Arts Council, all local artists of any age are invited to participate in the next Art For Food Exhibit!
This will be taking place at the Clocktower Gallery in Williamsport, MD on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023.
Any theme is eligible, however, if the Gallery fills to capacity (as it did at the Mansion House), preference will be given to smaller or food related pieces.
We will be hanging the Exhibit on Friday, Jan. 20th from 2-4pm (weather permitting).
Please feel free to contact me with any questions - I would love to hear from you!”
Katherine Peterson
kat.petersonstudio@gmail.com
240-422-1285
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The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts hosts
“Party Like it's 1899!”
01/27/2023 from 6:00pm until 8:00pm
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown, MD
Celebrate the final weekend of PAN with us. Period-appropriate songs, evoking the cafés and salons of Paris and Berlin will be performed by Shepherd University’s Robert Tudor accompanied by Dr. Eric A. Rumbley, and, if you missed our absinthe tasting back in October, you’ll have a chance to try the anise-flavored drink that perfumed the streets of fin-desiècle Paris. Creative dress encouraged. $35 per person, $25 for museum members includes one drink ticket and light hors d’oeuvres. Advance registration is required by contacting Donna Rastelli at 301-739-5727 or drastelli@wcmfa.org.
Fee: $35 l $25 members
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Saturday Night Fever:
Tribute to The New York Bee Gees
Saturday, January 28, 2023 --7:00 PM
About the Show...
Based in New York the Show has played to sell out shows at The Paramount Theater and BB King NYC. BB King NYC wrote, The NY Bee Gees Tribute Show presents the most extravagant Bee Gees show a fan can experience. The band offers all of the classic 70s disco hits from Stayin Alive to Night Fever while embracing their early works such as To Love Somebody, I've Go To Get A Message To You and Massachusetts. The New York Bee Gees delivers songs from every decade of the Bee Gees Catalog with a stunning production, powerful vocals and the professional stage presence to fill any club or casino.
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Our Box Office Location is:
The Maryland Theatre
21 South Potomac Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Contact Our Box Office
301-790-2000
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The Maryland Theatre
Box Office Hours
Tuesday 12 PM - 6 PM
Wednesday 12 PM - 5 PM
Thursday 12 PM - 6PM
Friday 12 PM - 5 PM
The Box Office is Open
+1 Hour Prior to Showtimes
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Amazing Tablescapes returns to in-person viewing
Amazing Tablescapes asks designers to show off their artistic whimsy and flair for this annual Washington County Museum of Fine Arts fundraiser. This year, the tables will be able to be seen in person!
- Amazing Tablescapes Preview Reception is Thursday, February 2, 2023 from 6 to 8 p.m. Cost is $100 per person and be purchased below.
- Amazing Tablescapes on view in the Atrium February 3-12, 2023. Cost is $5 per person.
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The Washington County Playhouse Dinner Theater is proud to present their first MainStage performance of 2023, the classic musical, Grease! Come celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Grease at The Playhouse, opening February 3, 2023. | |
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Here is Rydell High's senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding "Burger Palace Boys" and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking "Pink Ladies" in bobby sox and pedal pushers, evoking the look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical. Head "greaser" Danny Zuko (played by Dustin Perrott) and new (good) girl Sandy Dumbrowski (played by Kristen Davis) try to relive the high romance of their "Summer Nights" as the rest of the gang sings and dances its way through such songs as "Greased Lightnin'," "It's Raining on Prom Night," "Alone at the Drive-In Movie" recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley that became the soundtrack of a generation. An eight-year run on Broadway and two subsequent revivals place Grease among the world's most popular musicals.
*GREASE contains adult language and adult themes.
The show is preceded by Dinner featuring Dinner Rolls, Plated Salad, Dinner, Dessert, and Coffee, Tea, and Iced Tea. A Full Service Cash Bar is available. Bar tab and gratuity not included. Children under age 5 are not admitted.
Grease plays February 3-March 26 on Friday and Saturday evenings at 6PM and select Sunday matinees at 1PM.
The Washington County Playhouse is located at 44 North Potomac Street, Rear. Since 1985, The Playhouse has been entertaining guests in the heart of Hagerstown's Arts and Entertainment District and City Center.
Tickets (including dinner and show) cost $63.00 for Adults, and $57.00 for Active Military and First Responders. Tickets can be purchased at www.washingtoncountyplayhouse.com or by calling (301)739-7469.
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AEMS invites you to attend our 3rd Annual Arts Education Symposium on Anti-Racism. The event takes place on Saturday, February 4, 2023 from 11am to 5pm.
Attendees will participate in healing and learning sessions in affinity spaces with expert facilitators, collaborate in anti-racism arts education breakouts for each arts discipline, and experience a keynote with speaker Ivory Toldson Ph.D., national director of Education Innovation and Research for the NAACP, professor of counseling psychology at Howard University and editor-in-chief of The Journal of Negro Education.
Arts educators in the first 3 years of their teaching careers can email info@aems-edu.org to receive free registration.
Please don't hesitate to reach out to the AEMS team with any questions at info@aems-edu.org!
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Make Your Own Valentine's Day Cards
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
February 11, 2023 from 11:00am until 1:00pm
For elementary-aged students. Homeschoolers are welcome. $15. Masking is required for all participants. Register by contacting Donna Rastelli at 301-769-5727 or drastelli@wcmfa.org, or go online.
Fee: $15
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Cumberland Valley Artists and Photographers Exhibitions
presented by the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
February 11, 2023 to April 23, 2023
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts marks the 90th year of the Cumberland Valley Artists and Photographers Exhibitions with an array of new works by Quad-State creators.
An annual tradition since 1933, the Cumberland Valley Artists and Photographers Exhibitions showcase, celebrate, and support artists of the Cumberland Valley region. This juried exhibition accepts work from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C. The exhibitions will be on view from February 11 to April 23, 2023.
This year’s jurors were Dr. Mary Morton, curator, and head of the French paintings department at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and Dr. Leo Hsu, interim executive director of Silver Eye Center for Photography in Pittsburgh and an instructor in the photography program at Carnegie Mellon University.
A total of 65 art entries from 61 artists were accepted from the 320 works entered by 127 artists. While a total of 30 photography entries from 25 photographers were accepted from a total of 223 pieces from 77 photographers.
This event distributes nearly $5,200 in cash awards to artists and photographers. Support for this exhibition has been provided by Conservit Inc., Hugh and Marty Talton, Delaplaine Foundation, Sherry Cramer, and Youngblood Studios. Some of the awards have been provided by other funders, acknowledged below.
A Cumberland Valley Artists and Photographers opening event including a panel discussion with the award-winning artists and the exhibition jurors will take place Saturday, February 11, 2 to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
For a list of winners, go to https://wcmfa.org/cumberland-valley-artists-and-photographers-exhibition/
Fee: Free
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'Mixtape: A Night of Short Plays and
Excerpts Inspired by Songs'
by Heather Lee Perry
FEBRUARY 18, 2023 @ 7:00 PM
Potomac Playmakers Performing Arts Center
17303 W. Washington Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740
(240) 513-6260
potomacplaymakers@gmail.com
potomacplaymakers.org
Written by Heather Lee Perry, this is a collection of short plays & short excerpts from plays surrounding songs. This is a Stage Door production. Tickets are $10 and are available by purchase on our website, contacting our box office or at the door. Potomac Playmakers Members are admitted free. You can purchase a membership on our website.
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Let's Talk Art: Collection a Zoom Presentation
February 24, 2023 from 6:00pm until 7:30pm
Join Director Sarah Hall and Agnita M. Stine Schreiber Curator Daniel Fulco for a discussion of collection highlights. We’re launching a new audio tour featuring some of the most significant pieces in our collection—Daniel and Sarah will discuss the works and the process, and also introduce some new acquisitions. Free, online, register for a Zoom link by contacting Donna Rastelli at 301-739-5727 or drastelli@wcmfa.org.
Fee: Free
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St. Patrick’s Day Printmaking
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
03/17/2023 from 11:00am until 1:00pm
Elementary-aged students will make their own cards everything from their fingertips, to leaves, feathers and shoes, to take home. Homeschool students welcome. $15. Register by contacting Donna Rastelli at 301-739-5727 or drastelli@wcmfa.org. Or go online.
Fee: $15
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Opportunities for Artists
Explore MSAC grants and opportunities available to independent artists, click here for details.
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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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Thank you for providing your email address to the
Washington County Arts Council. Your information was obtained from
at least one of the following methods: signing our guest book,
becoming a member, donating, entering a contest, or exhibiting with us.
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