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SUMMARY:Artobus: National Building Museum\, The National Portrait Gallery\, & Smithsonian American Art Museum
DESCRIPTION:Hop aboard to visit three amazing DC museums in one day! The National Building Museum focuses on topics such as architecture\, engineering\, and landscape architecture through exhibitions\, educational programs\, and special events. The National Portrait Gallery tells the story of America by portraying the people who shape the nation’s history\, development\, and culture. The Smithsonian American Art Museum shares the stories of our nation through American art and craft to inspire reflection\, spark dialogue\, and build connection. \n\nSpace is limited\, and registration is first-come\, first-served.\nFee includes motor coach transportation and snacks on the bus.\nThe bus will be depart Frederick promptly at 8:00 am\, and we expect to return between 5:00 and 6:00 pm.\nLunch will be on your own at either the National Building Museum’s Konbini by Daikaya cafe\, the Courtyard Café at The National Portrait Gallery\, or any of the other numerous restaurants within walking distance.\nPlease be prepared to walk about 10 minutes from the National Building Museum to the Portrait Gallery / American Art Museum after the latter open at 11:30 am.\nAccessibility information can be found on the museum’s websites:\n\nNational Building Museum\nNational Portrait Gallery\nSmithsonian American Art Museum\n\n\nPlease refer to each museum’s visitor guidelines before leaving home. Note that there will be security screening at entrances.\nYou will receive information regarding parking and the trip itinerary in a reminder email at least one week before the trip. Please make sure emails from Delaplaine staff are coming to your inbox and not getting trapped by your spam filter.\nQuestions? Accessibility requirements? Please email Corey Frey\, our Exhibitions Manager.
URL:https://delaplaine.org/event/27-2-bus01/
CATEGORIES:Artobus,Programs,Recurring Programs & Events
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SUMMARY:Third Space Open Studio
DESCRIPTION: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. \nArtists 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. \nPlease check in at the front desk upon arrival.
URL:https://delaplaine.org/event/27-2-prg08/
CATEGORIES:Open Studios,Programs,Recurring Programs & Events,Third Space Open Studio
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261212T120000
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SUMMARY:Museums by Candlelight
DESCRIPTION: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
URL:https://delaplaine.org/event/museums-by-candlelight/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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CREATED:20260722T142834Z
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SUMMARY:Painting with Wool: Cardinal
DESCRIPTION: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 display. \nTuition includes all supplies.
URL:https://delaplaine.org/event/27-2-fb06/
CATEGORIES:Instruction,Teen & Adult Classes & Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261212T130000
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SUMMARY:Mixed Media Nutcracker Ornament
DESCRIPTION:In this festive and hands-on Saturday afternoon workshop\, create a whimsical Nutcracker ornament to keep or give away! Use wood pieces\, ribbon\, buttons and a variety of found objects to create a one-of-a-kind holiday ornament. \nTuition includes all supplies.
URL:https://delaplaine.org/event/27-2-ch08/
CATEGORIES:Instruction,Youth Classes
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SUMMARY:Side-by-Side Workshop: Holiday Gnomes
DESCRIPTION:Spend the weekend creating with your kid! Work together\, get your hands messy\, and learn handbuilding fundamentals while making trendy gnomes with a holiday twist in this workshop for adult/child pairs. \nEach child must be accompanied by an adult.  \nTuition includes all supplies.
URL:https://delaplaine.org/event/27-2-ch09/
CATEGORIES:Instruction,Teen & Adult Classes & Workshops,Youth Classes
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261215
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SUMMARY:Francine Brady Art Carts: Second Floor Art Cart
DESCRIPTION: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 TO FEB 15: Play a role and photograph yourself like Cindy Sherman\, our winter Artist of Inspiration. \nIn addition\, a video for one of the activities will premiere on the Delaplaine YouTube channel. You can watch the video and use materials that you have at home to create a variety of artworks. \nFREE
URL:https://delaplaine.org/event/art-cart-12/
CATEGORIES:Every Day,Francine Brady Art Carts,Programs,Recurring Programs & Events
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SUMMARY:Annual Art Symposium: Art and the Weird
DESCRIPTION:About the 2027 Symposium\nArtists have always pushed the boundaries of perception. Often this means they trudge past the familiar into bizarre\, strange\, and weird territories. Some tape bananas to walls (Maurizio Cattelan)\, some will turn a urinal on its side\, sign it\, and call it Art (Marcel Duchamp)\, and others will gnaw on a 600-pound block of lard (Janine Antoni). This year’s Annual Art Symposium explores the Weird World of Art. Join us as we talk about strange happenings in art history and the contemporary art world and the drive in artists to move society past the status quo\, to be representatives of a society’s ability to perceive the world around them. \nPresenters\n\n\n\nBrandon Benner is a wet plate photographer\, founder of Keystone Tintypes and a student of the US Civil War Era. His talk will illuminate how 160 years ago\, the exciting new art of photography collided with the spectral world of spiritualism and paranormal phenomena. Were the ghostly images that appeared in “spirit photography” portraits just a trick to make a quick buck – or something more haunting?\n\n\nBetsy Johnson is an Assistant Curator at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Her research specialties include conceptual art\, performance art\, photography\, and modern/contemporary Japanese art. Her talk will focus on artworks that explore impulses that might be considered strange/unconventional/counter-cultural by female artists\, including Carolee Schneeman’s Infinity Kisses\, 2008\, Janine Antoni’s Inhabit\, 2009\, Moriah Evan’s Be My Muse\, 2016 and more.\n\n\nJ.F. Martel writes about art\, culture\, and philosophy. His essays have appeared in numerous publications and print anthologies. He is the author of Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice. Martel co-hosts the Weird Studies podcast\, a series of conversations with musicologist Phil Ford on the intersections of philosophy\, the arts\, and the weird. He will discuss how art and philosophy open the perception to the natural state of the weird in our everyday experiences.\n\n\nNoah McWilliams is a sculptor and video artist from Frederick\, Maryland\, whose work explores themes of brutality and loss of control. He will discuss the evolution of his sculptural and video practice\, exploring how fantasy\, material experimentation\, and bodily vulnerability have shaped his work over time. Through recent projects\, he will examine how ideas develop through making and how familiar forms can become simultaneously comforting\, uncanny\, and unsettling.\n\n\n\nSchedule\n8–9 am: Coffee and light breakfast\n9–9:15 am: Welcome remarks\n9:15–11:30 am: Two talks with Q/A\n11:30 am–12:30 pm: Lunch\n12:30–1 pm: Activity\n1–3 pm: Two talks with Q/A\nFee Includes\nContinental breakfast and lunch are included with registration.
URL:https://delaplaine.org/event/2027symposium/
CATEGORIES:Art Talks,Programs,Symposium
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270319
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270328
DTSTAMP:20260508T141503Z
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SUMMARY:Block Party
DESCRIPTION:Most of us have seen amazing things constructed from interlocking plastic building blocks\, such as LEGO®. In spring 2027 we present the Delaplaine’s second annual Block Party\, providing the chance for brick aficionados of all ages to show off their creativity and skill while raising funds for our community engagement programs serving underserved\, at-risk\, and marginalized audiences! \nBlock Party at the Delaplaine invites brick creators and artists to show off their creations made with or inspired by interlocking blocks in a 9-day public exhibition in Gardiner Hall. Visitors will be able to purchase votes for their favorites\, and exhibitors will be eligible for cash and other prizes. \nProgram Goals\n\nTo engage members of the community of all ages to create and enjoy fun works of art using interlocking plastic blocks as materials or inspiration.\nTo raise critical funds for the Delaplaine’s Community Engagement and public programs.\n\nImportant Dates\n\nEntry Forms Accepted: Jan 4–Mar 1\, 2027\nProject/Artwork Delivery: Tuesday & Wednesday\, Mar 16 & 17\, 9 am–7 pm\nCreators Preview Reception: Thursday\, Mar 18\, 7–8:30 pm\nExhibition Dates: Friday\, Mar 19–Saturday\, Mar 27\nExhibition Times: Monday–Saturday\, 9–5 & Sunday\, 11–5\nJurors Award Winners Announced: Saturday\, Mar 20 via Facebook\nPeople’s Choice Award Winner Announced: Tuesday\, Mar 30 via Facebook\nProject/Artwork Pick-Up: Monday & Tuesday\, Mar 29 & 30\, 9 am–7 pm\n\nGuidelines\n\nEntrants may submit one project created using interlocking plastic blocks of any kind (LEGO®\, Duplo\, Megablocks\, etc.)\, or a 2–D or 3–D artwork in any media inspired by the interlocking block theme.\nAn entry form available online must be completed for each entry. Entries are accepted beginning Jan 4\, 2027. Entry fee: $10.\nThere are no age restrictions for entry.\nTeam entries are permitted. Each creator must be listed on the entry form.\nAll entries must be original creations. Projects using interlocking blocks must not be a designed kit\, projects found online or in print\, etc.; however\, kit materials may be used.\nThe size limit for entries is 3’ (36 inches) wide or deep and 4’ (48 inches) high\, with a weight limit of 40 lbs.\nProjects using interlocking plastic blocks may also use other materials\, but interlocking plastic blocks must make up more than 50% of the completed project.\nNo living organisms\, liquids\, hazardous materials\, perishable materials\, knives/blades\, smoke\, projectiles\, or glitter may be utilized.\nCompleted projects/artworks must be delivered to the Delaplaine during the delivery dates and times listed. Late deliveries will not be accepted.\nProjects/artworks must be picked-up during the pick-up days and times listed. Early pick-up is absolutely not permitted.\nEntries should be appropriate for all audiences.\nEntries must be fully assembled and constructed to be easily moved.\nEntries must be stable when sitting on a table or freestanding\, with or without supports.\nThe Delaplaine reserves the right to reject any entry.\n\nAwards\nA panel of judges will select winners in the following categories: \n\nJurors Award – Best Engineered Block Project: $150\nJurors Award – Most Creative Block Project or Artwork: $150\nJurors Award – Most Inspired Artwork: $150\nJurors Award – WOW! Factor: $150\n\nVisitors will be invited to purchase votes for their favorite throughout the duration of the exhibition. Voting will take place in-person at the Delaplaine. Awards for those receiving top votes: \n\nPeople’s Choice Award Winner (overall top vote getter) – $250\nPeople’s Choice Award Winner First Runner-up (Teen/Adult) – $150\nPeople’s Choice Award Winner First Runner-up (Youth) – $150\nPeople’s Choice Award Winner Second Runner-up (Teen/Adult) – $50\nPeople’s Choice Award Winner Second Runner-up (Youth) – $50\n\nAll winners will be announced on social media\, in a press realize to local media\, and in the May issue of Delaplaine Arts magazine\, distributed to about 50\,000 regional households and businesses. \nDisclaimer: LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor\, authorize\, or endorse this program.
URL:https://delaplaine.org/event/block-party-2/
LOCATION:Delaplaine Arts Center\, 40 S Carroll St\, Frederick\, MD\, 21701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Block Party,Programs,Special Events
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