March 28, 2024

Annmarie Invites Visitors to Join an Artist in Action

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SOLOMONS, MD – Think of it as a live exhibition, living and breathing and drawing you into the action as Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center opens the 2015 Artist In Action: artists in their natural habitat, working and teaching and sharing their creative tools with you.

Opening Jan. 9, 2015, Artist in Action will run through March 3 and include 21 artists from Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania as winter turns into spring in the surrounding woodlands and Chesapeake overlooks on the garden property. The glass enclosed gallery and learning centers will showcase the artists working in a variety of media, will set up temporary studio spaces and invite guests to observe and participate in their creative process. Artist in Action’s goal  is to expose visitors to the working process of artists.The annual event puts a particular emphasis on the tools and their interplay with the creative process.  This is the experience Artist in Action offers to visitors. Each artist has created a hands-on activity, suitable for all ages, that will provide guests with a sense of the methods and materials that artists use.Tour the gallery to observe the artists at work, and then join them in the creative process. Participants will use their materials, tools, and techniques.  A detailed schedule is provided below. A gallery exhibit featuring works from these artists will take place, March 20-April 26, 2015.  For more information, call 410-326-4640 or visit here.

Artists in Residence Schedule 2015

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, visit www.annmariegarden.org.

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