Scott Key Center
Fostering person-centered, integrated employment opportunities and community involvement for individuals with developmental disabilities in Frederick County
30 events found.
Events
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Vicki Clarkson – What Changes Us
Brunswick Branch Library 915 N Maple Ave, Brunswick, MD, United StatesWatercolor An exploration of the ethereal moment of transitions, when our world shifts and the view is altered. When the beauty moves through known lines and shapes to something anew.
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Jamie Moore – A Still Lifestyle: Savoring the Beauty of Small Moments
Thurmont Regional Library 76 E Moser Rd, Thurmont, MD, United StatesPhotography This series is a call to slow down and appreciate the beauty of the everyday. The photographs’ arrangements and vivid colors all stem from the artist’s love of still life.
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David Terrar – Frederick’s Small Maryland Towns
Urbana Regional Library 9020 Amelung St, Frederick, MD, United StatesPaintings This exhibition celebrates small towns just outside of Frederick by capturing their churches, homes, businesses, and other buildings in paintings.
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Francine Brady Art Carts: First Floor Art Cart
Kids (and adults!) can stop by the Delaplaine’s Francine Brady Art Carts during your next visit and get creative! The Art Carts offer two different activities each month. JUL 15 TO SEP 15: Explore surrealism and create a drawing inspired by Joan Miró In addition, a video for one of the activities will premiere on ...
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Over 70 Show
Works in a variety of media A signature of the Delaplaine’s Creative Aging Month, this annual exhibition celebrates local artists over age 70 and showcases a wide range of styles, techniques, and interests. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Artists of all skill levels, age 70 or older, are invited to submit one work of art in any ...
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Ken Bachman – Perspectives
Oil paintings This exhibition showcases landscape paintings from a variety of perspectives, locations, and themes both natural and man-made.
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Sarah Cairns – Inner Space
Paintings This exhibition by is an exploration of peace within chaos. Humans make sense of the world through finding patterns in their surroundings. This search for repetition and self-similarity not only orders the complexity of the world but also ushers in a profound sense of peace. It is this moment of serene introspection that the ...
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Summer Camp Students
This exhibition showcases just some of the artwork created in summer camps at the Delaplaine Arts Center. This year, over 450 students participated in our 36 camp offerings. Media explored in the camps range from jewelry to pastel painting, ceramics to collage, and much more. Ages in these camps range from 6–14 years.
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Linocut Printmaking
Consider learning the art of printmaking! This technique is perfect for quickly creating a plethora of original artwork. In this one-day workshop, transfer your original drawings onto sheets of linoleum. Then carve out the design, roll on ink, and print them onto paper or fabric to create something original and unique. Consider bringing plain aprons, ...
$70.00 – $95.00 -
Make Your Own Cutting Board
Sharpen your skills in this hands-on one-afternoon workshop. Learn the basics of woodworking while creating a beautiful, food-safe cutting board you can actually use at home. Practice measuring, cutting, sanding, and finishing techniques, with guidance every step of the way. Perfect for beginners. Tuition includes all supplies except work gloves, N95 mask, and ear protection/ear ...
Free – $120.00 -
iPhone Photography: Basics to Upgrades
Wondering how to take good pictures with your iPhone camera or need a refresher? This weekend workshop will help you take better photos with confidence. Learn how the iPhone camera really works—what the icons mean, how to focus and expose correctly, and how to use core features to get clear, well-composed shots every time. Discover ...
Free – $85.00 -
Afternoon on the Wheel
Discover the magic of throwing clay on the pottery wheel and learn as you are guided through the fundamentals of wheel throwing in this one-afternoon workshop. Whether you are a beginner or looking to refine your skills, learn to center, pull, and shape clay into beautiful vessels. Join us for an afternoon of fun and ...
$95.00 – $120.00 -
Art At Noon: Building Creative Communities Through Fashion: Confidence, Connection, and Creative Agency
Dr. ChaCha Hudson will share her journey as a fashion educator, researcher, and community builder, exploring how her work has evolved from studying fashion to creating spaces where people can reconnect with their creativity and sense of self. Blending personal experience, research, and community practice, this talk will examine how traditional art and fashion spaces ...
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An Armful of Bangles
Spend an afternoon creating decorative bangles that you can show off as soon as you leave this beginner-friendly workshop! Tuition includes all supplies.
$65.00 – $90.00 -
World Photography Day Cyanotype Event
Celebrate World Photography Day by creating an original work of art using the sun! Cyanotype is a historic photographic process that uses a light-sensitive paper to capture images without a camera (or a darkroom!). It is a fun technique for all ages. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. While supplies last. Drop in any ...
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Kids Like Us
Building resilience in youth growing up in households where parents or caregiving adults misuse alcohol or other drugs
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Sewing Catnip Kickers (ages 9–12)
Sew up the perfect toy for your furry friends! This fun project will use vintage hand crank sewing machines to create simple catnip filled toys that kitties cannot resist. Then if you like, sew extras to be donated. Complete the registration request form on the main Helen Smith page, if available. Submitting a request does ...
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Pop Art Flowers FULL (ages 6–8)
This class is now full. Create a colorful and bright work of flowers inspired by the Pop Art movement! Complete the registration request form on the main Helen Smith page, if available. Submitting a request does not guarantee registration. If your child is added to the workshop, you should receive an email notification mid-week before ...
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Art Matters Artist Talk: Rhonda Smith, Samantha Nachlas, and Marcia Mason
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 two weeks later. THIS MONTH: Exhibiting artists Rhonda Smith, Samantha Nachlas, and Marcia Mason will discuss their history as artists and the work in their ...
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Creative Outlet
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: Inspired by the work of Gustav Klimt, create a golden, glittering work of art Please limit your time to about an hour, especially if other families are waiting for a table. ...
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Exhibition Openings
View exhibitions and meet the artists! Get exhibition details on the Exhibitions page of our website. FREE
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Downtown Frederick Artwalk
Take a self-guided jaunt downtown and visit local galleries! This month, meet our Sunday Artwalk artist, Ratha Soumphontphakdy. Ratha is a jewelry maker and watercolor painter who will be selling her cheerful creations. This pop-up event totally supports the artist! The Downtown Frederick Artwalk is a program of the Downtown Frederick Partnership. Visit their website ...
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Third Space Open Studio
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. Artists must provide their own supplies. The Delaplaine provides ...
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Visual Journaling
Be inspired by and collaborate with others as you explore visual journaling, which combines visual and text-based mark making to record and reflect on lived experiences. In this Saturday workshop, learn a variety of techniques such as watercolor painting, collage, and image transferring to creatively express yourself. Tuition includes all supplies. NOTE: This workshop will ...
$110.00 – $135.00 -
Painting with Wool: Rainbow Cat
Experience the joy of creating art without brushes or paint. In this relaxing, hands-on workshop, “paint” with soft, colorful wool fibers, layering and blending them to form a stunning, textured image. Perfect for all skill levels. Spend a Saturday afternoon exploring your creativity, and leave with a unique wool painting you will be proud to ...
$90.00 – $115.00 -
Art at Night: Beyond Words: Creating Wellness and Resilience Together
Discover how evidence-based therapeutic practices, creativity, and community converge to create mental wellness. A panel of therapists specializing in EMDR and art therapy will explore integrative pathways to enduring resilience and provide a guided art-therapy practice to help participants safely process powerful emotions and cultivate emotional safety. Presented by Rachel Harrison (LCPC, NCC, CEO and ...
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Third Space Open Studio
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. Artists must provide their own supplies. The Delaplaine provides ...
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Ancients & Aliens Gala
Delaplaine Arts Center 40 S Carroll St, Frederick, MD, United StatesThe Gala was a Huge Success! Thank you to all the sponsors, donors, participating artists, online auction buyers, and pARTy attendees for a fabulous evening celebrating our 40th year of bringing meaningful visual arts experiences and opportunities to all in the Frederick region. Because of you, critical funds were raised to ensure that educational programs ...
$125.00 -
Intro to Coiled Basketry
Learn the meditative process of creating a small basket using an ancient technique in which a flexible core material is wrapped and stitched with colorful yarns. Leave this one-day workshop with the knowledge to start, build, and finish a basket. All skill levels welcome. Tuition includes all supplies.
$90.00 – $115.00