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. NOV 15 TO JAN 15: Design a tapestry In addition, a video for one of the activities will premiere on the Delaplaine at Home YouTube channel. You ...
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, visit other participating sites in any order. For info on other Museums by Candlelight programming, see the Visit Frederick website. FREE
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. DEC 15 ...
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Work in a variety of media The annual FCAA exhibition features members’ artworks in a variety of media, including paintings, photography, mixed media, drawings, collages, ceramics, and sculpture. FCAA’s approximately 100 members range from casual painters to full-time professionals.
Ceramic and mixed media Boyer explores the idea of a magical pond where creatures live and interact in the deep, dark night, under the light of a crescent moon. Each grouping tells a story with themes such as protection, family, magic, gathering and decay.
Paintings Cities and industrial landscapes are often thought of as cold and merely utilitarian. This work challenges that notion by considering the beauty in the forms and colors of urban and industrial environments.
Paintings Andreozzi’s work is an affirmation through interpretive painted portraits of lesser known women in history. Painting a contemporary visual likeness and reconceptualizing their contributions confirms their place in our narrative and broadens our understanding of everyday exceptional people shaping history.
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 two weeks later. THIS MONTH: Solo exhibiting artists Maremi Andreozzi, Anne Boyer, and Alfred Groff will discuss their history as artists and the works in ...
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 Bunk Please limit your time to about an hour, especially if other families are waiting for a table. At least one adult must be present ...
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 ...
Photography This collection of photographs features often overlooked blooms in the Mid-Atlantic region literally everywhere and anywhere where conditions are good for their growth.
Photography The work in this exhibition attempts to change reality by reimagining perception. Ames says about the work, “If I can change my external reality, I can change my internal reality. It is based on the choices I make.”
Paintings, drawings, and prints Toys are a source of entertainment for children and a source of inspiration for artists. Turning circles into spheres and triangles into cones on a flat surface is both a challenge and a joy. Work and play are complementary activities.
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. JAN 15 ...
From January 2026 to May 2027, engage with a hands-on, interactive work of art facilitated by artist Jamie Gerhold. A mural of an underwater coral reef scene will serve as ...
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 at delaplaine.org is encouraged. Artists must provide their ...
Join Heritage Frederick Archivist Jody Brumage, McClintock Distillery’s Braeden Bumpers, Twin Bear’s Bakery’s Andrew and Emily Roy, and the Delaplaine for an engaging look into the history of each of our buildings and the industries that shaped the Carroll Street area of downtown Frederick. You can also enjoy a whiskey tasting from McClintock, bread tasting ...
Create jewelry while learning fundamental metalsmithing techniques in this weekend workshop. Learn the basics of sawing, forming, texturing, polishing, assembling, and soldering to create a pendant or charm that you can wear home! Tuition includes all supplies.
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 an afternoon exploring your creativity, and leave with a unique wool painting you will be proud to display. ...
Create a bold mixed media abstract portrait inspired by Sandra Silberzweig’s vibrant expressive style. Explore swirling lines, rich colors and personal expression in a fun creative, hands-on setting. It’s a great way to celebrate creativity and individuality through abstract design.
Learn to build texture in expressive watercolors using multiple glaze techniques and a unique lifting technique with stencils in this one-afternoon workshop. Tuition includes all supplies.
