AMG February Exhibit Explores the Cosmos
Posted for Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center
Visit Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center for FREE, Sat. Feb. 7, 2015, from 9 am to 2 pm. Celebrate the first Maker’s Market of the New Year inside the Murray Arts Building during the Valentine’s Maker’s Market.
Valentine’s Maker’s Market supports local artists and vendors offering homemade, hand crafted and homegrown goods and treasures. Admission to Maker’s Market is FREE, this kick-off month offering free admission to the Murray Arts Building as well.
Valentine’s Maker’s Market will have a variety of wonderful items for sale including photography, jewelry, drawings, paintings, fiber products, wrought iron home goods, and glasswork.
Annmarie After Hours, Friday, Feb. 13, 6 – 9 pm celebrates the opening of Cosmos: Imagining the Universe. Start opening weekend with an adult evening of great art, entertainment, and light hors d’oeuvres. Reservations are not required; members are free; non-members pay $5.00 at the door.
The Cosmos: Imagining the Universe exhibit will run through July 26. The exhibit depicts mysteries of the universe, both scientific and fantastical, theoretical and fictional, real and imagined. Embracing not only what science has revealed about space, but what humans have imagined about the cosmos.
From the results of scientific inquiry to the creative minds of science fiction authors and fans, this exhibit celebrates how space has stimulated human understanding and creativity. From the big bang theory to worm holes and warp speed, artists present works that bring to life what we know of space and what we imagine.
The juried exhibit contains nearly 60 pieces of artwork, including sculpture and conceptual, as well as easily identified paintings in multiple mediums and photographs. The exhibit is located in the Mezzanine Gallery at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center located on Dowell Road. For additional information please visit www.annmariegarden.org or call 410-326-4640.
Ample, accessible and convenient parking is located in the parking lot and adjacent parking field. Handicap parking is available through the main gate. Begin your day in the comfort of the indoors, shop for a friend or yourself, enjoy art, peruse the artLAB, take a walk along the outdoor path, visit the Gift Shop at Annmarie, register for an art class, and learn more about Annmarie Garden, for free!
About Annmarie Garden
An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, Annmarie Garden is located in scenic Solomons, Maryland, on the Chesapeake Bay. The sculpture garden features a walking path that meanders through the forest past permanent and loaned sculpture, including more than 35 works of art on loan from the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art. Annmarie Garden also presents a variety of award-winning special events, gallery shows, and engaging public art programs. Annmarie Garden’s Studio School offers creative classes for all ages and abilities taught by a talented faculty. Annmarie Garden is conveniently located just off Route 2-4, on Dowell Road in Solomons, Maryland; open 9am-5pm daily; the Murray Arts Building and Gift Shop are open 10am-5pm daily.
To learn more about Annmarie Garden or any of these programs call 410-326-4640 or visit www.annmariegarden.org.
