Oz Gala Our Best Yet! More than a hundred Delaplaine supporters and friends followed the Dela-brick Road on September 27, 2025 to celebrate our 39th year of bringing visual arts ...
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 ...
Explore the Splotch Monster images of Virginia-based artist Steve Loya and take a nod from the century-old parlor games of the Surrealists to invent an array of characters. Processes will include collage, experimenting with watercolor, and embellishments in ink.
Self-portraits can be so much fun! Using a variety of mediums, including pencil, oil pastels, watercolor paints, and more, artists will leave this workshop with their very own artwork featuring themselves!
Spend the morning getting messy! Experiment with a variety of mediums and tools as you dive into the exciting world of messy art projects. These activities are more than just fun; they are a gateway to learning and imagination. Tuition includes all supplies.
Create a beautiful "quilt" star to be used as an ornament or decoration in this afternoon workshop! This method uses a traditional Scandinavian technique to weave and fold strips of fabric instead of sewing them. Tuition includes all supplies.
Play a variety of collaborative drawing games with other students to create unpredictable works of art! The Surrealists en Masse and Lynda Barry will be some cultural exemplars discussed while we have fun in this camp focused on process, experimentation, and collaboration.
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. ...
Design a dachshund pup playing in the snow using paint techniques and paper collage!
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. ...
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 ...
Stop by the Delaplaine during this annual county-wide event sponsored by the Frederick Historic Sites Consortium to create your own “stained glass” votive candle holder, available while supplies last. Then, ...
Learn the art of shaping soft, colorful, wool fibers into a round, tactile sculpture in this fun, hands-on, and beginner-friendly workshop. You’ll leave with a wool ball as unique as you!
Explore the art side of quilting by creating a self-portrait from fabric! This technique uses fusible webbing instead of sewing, allowing your imagination to be the limit. Students should bring a printed close up of their face that can be cut up as needed. Or email a photo to the Instruction Manager in advance for ...
Join us as we enhance our understanding and appreciation of art! Talks will be presented in person at the Delaplaine, and then will be available on our YouTube channel about ...
Kids and their adults are invited to drop-in and get creative together in our family open studio to create an artist-inspired project! THIS MONTH: Bilateral drawing with visiting artist Jessie ...
View exhibitions and meet the artists! Get exhibition details on the Exhibitions page of our website. FREE
If you are new to sewing or need a refresher, this one-afternoon afternoon workshop will take you from threading your machine to making a drawstring bag. Learn the tools and terms to get you creating! Tuition includes all supplies, but students who own sewing machines are encouraged to bring them. A limited number of machines ...
