ARTS EXPERIENCES FOR ALL

Upcoming Activities at the Delaplaine

– Family Activities

– Talks

– Exhibition Related

– Ticketed Program / Registration Required

– Fundraisers

Accommodation Requests

The Delaplaine Arts Center is committed to providing an accessible environment for all of our visitors and students. All public areas of the Delaplaine are mobility-device accessible (except motorized scooters). We welcome requests for accommodations for other disability needs such as sensory-friendly times, ASL interpreting for programs, and other needs. If you have an accommodation need, please contact us (301-698-0656) at least two weeks in advance.

Daily Activities
FREE Art Cart hands-on activities are available every day!
FREE Art Scavenger Hunt available at the front desk!
FREE Interactive Collaborative Community Drawing on the 3rd floor

OCTOBER

Third Space Open Studio
Thursday, Oct 2 • 6–9 pm

Are you seeking artistic community and physical space to make your art? Come to Third Space Open Studio to meet other artists and create your work in a supportive environment. Third Space is what you make it! Open to adult artists of any visual artistic medium. Registration is encouraged. Artists must provide their own supplies. The Delaplaine provides easels, tables and chairs, electrical outlets, extension cords, stand lights, and still-life objects, and the Etchison-Davis art reference library is available on the 2nd floor. Held on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, starting Sep 18. No sessions when the Delaplaine is closed. COST $5 per session (FREE for members) Register here.

Art Matters Artist Talk
Saturday, Oct 4 • 2 pm

Solo exhibition artists Julie Maynard and David Gootnick will present the work in their exhibitions. FREE

Creative Outlet
Saturday, Oct 4 • 3–5 pm

Kids and adults are invited to drop-in and get creative together on art activities at family tables! Each session features a themed activity. Boo! Make a Halloween house! Please, no large groups. FREE

Downtown Frederick Artwalk
Sunday, Oct 5 • 12–4 pm

Take a self-guided jaunt downtown and visit local galleries! The Delaplaine will be featuring Beth Higgins. FREE

Third Space Open Studio
Thursday, Oct 16 • 6–9 pm

Are you seeking artistic community and physical space to make your art? Come to Third Space Open Studio to meet other artists and create your work in a supportive environment. Third Space is what you make it! Open to adult artists of any visual artistic medium. Registration is encouraged. Artists must provide their own supplies. The Delaplaine provides easels, tables and chairs, electrical outlets, extension cords, stand lights, and still-life objects, and the Etchison-Davis art reference library is available on the 2nd floor. Held on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, starting Sep 18. No sessions when the Delaplaine is closed. COST $5 per session (FREE for members) Register here.

Art At Night: Using Textiles in Art Therapy
Thursday, Oct 16 • 7–8 pm

Licensed art therapist Whitney Dahlberg, LCPAT, will discuss the use of textiles in art therapy. She will share ways that textiles can increase emotion regulation and mindfulness and can access somatic memories held in the subconscious for processing. This talk will feature her research using textiles in grief to promote continued bonds, community, and post–traumatic growth. FREE

BYOS: Costumed Figure Drawing
Wednesday, Oct 29 • 5–8 pm

One model, three Halloween costumes. Bring your artistic media of choice and get in the spooky (or silly) spirit with a live figure drawing model clothed in a series of costumes. Artists must provide their own supplies; easels are available. COST $10 ($8 members) Registration encouraged.

NOVEMBER

Art Matters Artist Talk
Saturday, Nov 1 • 2 pm

Solo exhibition artists Eric Rottcher, Garrett Walker, and C. Fred Tyner will discuss the work in their exhibitions. FREE

Exhibition Openings
Saturday, Nov 1 • 3–5 pm

View exhibitions and meet the artists! Get exhibition details here. FREE

Creative Outlet
Saturday, Nov 1 • 3–5 pm

Kids and adults are invited to drop-in and get creative together on art activities at family tables! Each session features a themed activity. Make an autumnal monotype print using gelatin plates. Please, no large groups. FREE

Downtown Frederick Artwalk
Sunday, Nov 2 • 12–4 pm

Take a self-guided jaunt downtown and visit local galleries! The Delaplaine we will be showcasing the Linda Daniels Cermak. FREE

Third Space Open Studio
Thursday, Nov 6 • 6–9 pm

Are you seeking artistic community and physical space to make your art? Come to Third Space Open Studio to meet other artists and create your work in a supportive environment. Third Space is what you make it! Open to adult artists of any visual artistic medium. Registration is encouraged. Artists must provide their own supplies. The Delaplaine provides easels, tables and chairs, electrical outlets, extension cords, stand lights, and still-life objects, and the Etchison-Davis art reference library is available on the 2nd floor. Held on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, starting Sep 18. No sessions when the Delaplaine is closed. COST $5 per session (FREE for members) Register here.

Art At Noon: The Club: A Refuge for American Women Artists in Belle Époque Paris
Friday, Nov 7 • 12–1 pm

Join us onsite or by Zoom for Jennifer Dasal’s discussion of her new book, The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris. “The Club” was a revolutionary place for creativity, activism, and empowerment, allowing women of ambition to grow as teachers, artists, and suffragists—and to forge connections with figures like Auguste Rodin, Gertrude Stein, and Emmeline Pankhurst. Dasal is an art historian and the host of the ArtCurious podcast. She will join us via Zoom. Attend in person to enjoy a free coffee tasting from Dublin Roasters! FREE

Photo Print Swap
Thursday, Nov 11 • 6–7 pm

Meet up with area photographic artists and collect some new works of art! Mingle and meet new photo friends, chat about your work and processes, and trade some photographs. Prints should be no larger than 12×12 inches, must be your original work, and can be any photographic medium, including digital, darkroom, and alternative/experimental methods. Prints must be unframed. FREE

Third Space Open Studio
Thursday, Nov 20 • 6–9 pm

Are you seeking artistic community and physical space to make your art? Come to Third Space Open Studio to meet other artists and create your work in a supportive environment. Third Space is what you make it! Open to adult artists of any visual artistic medium. Registration is encouraged. Artists must provide their own supplies. The Delaplaine provides easels, tables and chairs, electrical outlets, extension cords, stand lights, and still-life objects, and the Etchison-Davis art reference library is available on the 2nd floor. Held on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, starting Sep 18. No sessions when the Delaplaine is closed. COST $5 per session (FREE for members) Register here.

DECEMBER

Holiday Art Competition Reception
Wednesday, Dec 3 • 5:30–7 pm

In collaboration with Celebrate Frederick, join us for the reception for “Frederick During the Holidays”, a delightful display of original artwork created by local Frederick artists. Judge’s and People’s Choice awards will be announced during the reception. The exhibit will be on display in Gardiner Hall and a limited number of pieces will remain on display throughout the month of December in the Community Engagement Gallery. FREE

Third Space Open Studio
Thursday, Dec 4 • 6–9 pm

Are you seeking artistic community and physical space to make your art? Come to Third Space Open Studio to meet other artists and create your work in a supportive environment. Third Space is what you make it! Open to adult artists of any visual artistic medium. Registration is encouraged. Artists must provide their own supplies. The Delaplaine provides easels, tables and chairs, electrical outlets, extension cords, stand lights, and still-life objects, and the Etchison-Davis art reference library is available on the 2nd floor. Held on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, starting Sep 18. No sessions when the Delaplaine is closed. COST $5 per session (FREE for members) Register here.

Winter Arts Emporium
Saturday, Dec 6 • 10 am–4 pm

Join us for annual holiday artists’ market featuring about two dozen local artists and artisans. You’ll find amazing one-of-a-kind gifts for everyone on your stocking stuffing list–and you, too!

If you are a vendor interested in applying to the Winter Arts Emporium, email us for more information and an application.

Art Matters Artist Talk
Saturday, Dec 6 • 2 pm

Solo exhibition artists Doug Moulden and Katie Jurkiewicz will present the work in their exhibitions. FREE

Exhibition Openings
Saturday, Dec 6 • 3–5 pm

View exhibitions and meet the artists! Get exhibition details here. FREE

Secret Elf Workshop
Saturday, Dec 6 • Session 1: 1-2:30 PM, Session 2: 3:15-4:45 PM

Calling all elves! Join us for another year of one of our most popular children’s programs, Secret Elf Workshop! The best gifts are the ones you make, so travel up to the North Pole (a.k.a. our 3rd-floor studio) to create arts and crafts that you can give as holidays gifts. Space is limited. Registration required. Gift wrapping included! $10 per elf

Artobus: The Phillips Collection
Friday, Dec 12 • 9 am–5 pm

Join us on a visit to The Phillips Collection, a century-old collection of modern and contemporary art originally founded by Duncan Phillips and housed in his former home in Washington, DC. Following Phillips’s unconventional approach to exhibitions, galleries are frequently rearranged to facilitate new conversations between artworks and fresh experiences for visitors. On view during our visit will be “Out of Many: Reframing an American Art Collection,” a special exhibition of how various artists have imagined and depicted the people, cultures, landscapes, and histories of the United States, with works on loan from Howard University and the University of Maryland. COST $93 ($73 members) Register here.

Third Space Open Studio
Thursday, Dec 18 • 6–9 pm

Are you seeking artistic community and physical space to make your art? Come to Third Space Open Studio to meet other artists and create your work in a supportive environment. Third Space is what you make it! Open to adult artists of any visual artistic medium. Registration is encouraged. Artists must provide their own supplies. The Delaplaine provides easels, tables and chairs, electrical outlets, extension cords, stand lights, and still-life objects, and the Etchison-Davis art reference library is available on the 2nd floor. Held on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, starting Sep 18. No sessions when the Delaplaine is closed. COST $5 per session (FREE for members) Register here.