Interactive Gallery: Jamie Gerhold
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 ...
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Francine Brady Art Carts: Second 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. AUG 15 TO OCT 15: Create a work of art inspired by Shirin Neshat’s performance art film Turbulent. In addition, a video for one of the activities ...
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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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Contemporary Innovations: James Gardner – Of Verses, Vines, and Venerators
Mixed media A collection of recent work by Montreal artist James Gardner, this exhibition continues his task of reinterpreting religious imagery through the lens of Western esotericism. Looking to the ...
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The Crib Exhibition
Works in a variety of media In this unique exhibition, artists were invited to submit proposals focusing on the topic of mental health and mental health risk by utilizing premade ...
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Rhonda Smith – Persistence
Linoleum prints Cutting these images of the historic farmland of Antietam National Battlefield is the artist’s way of cultivating a fertile line of remembrance to forge a memory of place. ...
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Samantha Nachlas – Cultivate
Ceramic sculptures The work in this exhibition is a reflection on the natural world as an ever-changing playground for the mind to wander and escape from the inevitability of chaos ...
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Marcia Mason – Seasonal Rhythms in Provence
Watercolor paintings These paintings focus on the Provence region of France and highlight key elements of the natural landscape through evocative imagery. Marcia will discuss the work in this exhibition ...
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The Arc of Frederick County
Helping people with developmental disabilities live enviable lives
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High School Art Club
Are you a high school student looking for a challenging art education experience? Want to work with other like-minded people in a professional artistic environment? Join our high school art club! Club members will create artwork, hear from professional artists, and curate a group exhibition of their work. Open to public, private, and homeschooled students ...
Sold Out Free – $100.00 -
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. SEP 15 TO NOV 15: Make cave art for our upcoming gala, Ancients and Aliens! In addition, a video for one of the activities will premiere on ...
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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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Intro to Character Design
Explore the fundamentals of character design through hands‑on exercises and the creation of both a full character turn‑around and an expressive character sheet. Strengthen your artistic technique, develop appealing and dynamic characters, and bring your ideas to life with confidence and creativity. Tuition includes all supplies except a sketchbook. Please bring a sketchbook to class. ...
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Ancients & Aliens Gala
Delaplaine Arts Center 40 S Carroll St, Frederick, MD, United StatesJoin us for a prehistoric pseudoscience extravaganza! If you've attended the Delaplaine's annual gala before, you know they are anything but stuffy. Our over-the-top fundraiser this year features delicious cuisine by Canapés, DJed music by Benefactor and dancing, open bar, online silent auction, and more! We'll be celebrating our 40th year of visual arts education ...
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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.
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Canceled Intro to Wet Felting
In this Sunday afternoon workshop, learn a traditional process of manipulating wool fibers with water, soap, and agitation to create a colorful and dense material to make functional pieces of art! All skill levels welcome. Tuition includes all supplies.
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Introduction to Watercolor
Experience the magic of transparent watercolor while transforming drawings from observation into vibrant and expressive paintings inspired by nature and the landscape. Learn introductory watercolor techniques and advance your skills in drawing and knowledge of color theory, composition, and the elements of art. Please bring the following materials to class: Two watercolor pads, cold press, ...
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Calligraphy: Gothicized Italic
This rich, dense lettering has the texture of formal Blackletter styles, but has more in common with the branching of the Italic hand. However, it is very different from the Italic writing of the classical Renaissance of 15th Century Italy as it is more lively and has an almost contemporary feel with the pointed O. ...
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Continuing Watercolor
Advance your skills and explore techniques in transparent watercolor painting. Emphasis will be on the elements of art and how to integrate them into the painting process. Continue to focus on composition and creating light and movement within a watercolor painting while taking inspiration from nature and the landscape. Prerequisite: Introduction to Watercolor or equivalent ...
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Continuing Watercolor
Advance your skills and explore techniques in transparent watercolor painting. Emphasis will be on the elements of art and how to integrate them into the painting process. Continue to focus on composition and creating light and movement within a watercolor painting while taking inspiration from nature and the landscape. Prerequisite: Introduction to Watercolor or equivalent ...
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New Life Christian School
An independent pre-K–12 school serving Frederick County
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Linocut Printmaking
Explore basic approaches to linoleum block printmaking in this Saturday workshop perfect for beginners! Learn how to carve the block to create a design that uses your own personal subject matter, then ink and print the block to create your final artwork. Tuition includes all supplies. NOTE: This workshop will take a lunch break at ...
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Autumn in Color (ages 6–8)
Thurmont Regional Library 76 E Moser Rd, Thurmont, MD, United StatesCreate a colorful, one-of-a-kind leaf artwork inspired by autumn. 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 the workshop. If you do not, don't hesitate to reach ...
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Intro to Jewelry Making and Metalsmithing
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.
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Art Matters Artist Talk: Contemporary Innovations artist James Gardner
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: Contemporary Innovations artist James Gardner will discuss his history as an artist and teacher and the work in his exhibition, ...
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Fall Bear Inspired by Eric Abel (ages 9–12)
Thurmont Regional Library 76 E Moser Rd, Thurmont, MD, United StatesCreate a portrait of an autumnal bear inspired by the colorful graphic work by artist Eric Abel. 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 the workshop. ...
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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: Design a mask perfectly spooky (or funny) for Halloween! Please limit your time to about an hour, especially if other families are waiting for a table. At least one adult must ...
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Esoteric Collage
A look at the history of collage and an opportunity to make collages and learn collage techniques. In this Sunday afternoon workshop, learn about alternative histories of collage, proto-collage not usually discussed by art historians, as well as the ways in which collage continues to permeates popular culture. Tuition includes all supplies. Optional materials to ...
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Downtown Frederick Artwalk
Take a self-guided jaunt downtown and visit local galleries! This month, meet our Sunday Artwalk artist, Christine Merry. Christine is a painter and Delaplaine instructor who will showcase her oil paintings along with prints and cards of her work. This pop-up event totally supports the artist! The Downtown Frederick Artwalk is a program of the ...
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Homeschool Art Exploratory: Modern Artists
Join other homeschoolers to dive into a different artist, method, or medium of art! By the end of each month, you’ll have completed works of art for your homeschool portfolio. This month: Explore the work of modern artists and the elements of art. Students will create artwork inspired by artists Piet Mondrian, Yayoi Kusama, Roy ...
Get Tickets Free – $40.00