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 the foundation for a vibrant and collaborative work of art. Visitors are invited to design a fish that will be incorporated into the larger work, ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Watercolor 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.
Photography 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.
Paintings This exhibition celebrates small towns just outside of Frederick by capturing their churches, homes, businesses, and other buildings in paintings.
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. OCT 15 TO DEC 15: Take inspiration from the jigsaw puzzles of our fall Artist of Inspiration, Félix González-Torres, and create a puzzle with personal meaning. In ...
Experiment with a variety of fun and unexpected materials to create one-of-a-kind prints. Use food, Lego printing plates, found objects, and gelli plates as well as many other non-traditional items. Tuition includes all supplies. NOTE: There will be no class on November 26.
Learn the basics of drawing with pen and ink in this beginner-friendly introductory course. Start by developing techniques through drawing still life arrangements in black and white, then build on those skills through personal projects. Please bring the following materials to class: Sketch book: Bristol board, hot press watercolor, or mixed media - Other kinds ...
Independently refine ceramics skills and bring your personal visions to life in a supportive open studio environment. Students are encouraged to bring in ideas for projects and will receive as much or as little assistance as needed. Each class, there will be a demo highlighting a specific technique to be applied to new projects. Prerequisite: ...
Continue exploring the pottery wheel and all the opportunities for creation! Advance your skills and build on intro techniques. Prerequisite: Introduction to Wheel Throwing or equivalent. Tuition includes all supplies, as well as kiln loading and firing. Delaplaine staff will contact you to pick up your finished pieces after they have been fired. When you ...
Working from plaster casts of sculptures by artists such as Rodin, Carpeaux, and Michelangelo, create your own copy in clay while learning about proportions, anatomy, expression, and art history. Demonstrations as well as individual critiques will be part of the class. Previous drawing or sculpting experience recommended. Tuition includes all supplies, as well as kiln ...
In this beginner friendly oil painting class, explore how to paint a portrait and capture a true likeness. Learn about the anatomy of the head, expressive mark-making, and color theory to bring your subject to life. Please bring the following materials to class: Stretched canvas: 18x24 Recommended paints: Alizarin crimson Cadmium yellow light or lemon ...
Build a tasteful side table using traditional joinery. Learn the fundamental elements of joinery and have creative control of the elements of the build. This class will teach you a repeatable skill with minimum hand tools, which will aid you in creating more traditional builds after the course. Knowledge of basic woodworking and joinery suggested ...
Photography Part of FOCUS: A Celebration of Photography, the NJPE takes place every other year in November. The exhibition features selected photographs by regional and national artists. CALL FOR ENTRIES: Artists residing within the United States are invited to enter up to three photographs for consideration. All photographs (black & white, color, non-silver, computer-manipulated, digital, ...
Photography Seaver’s photography uses ice and its properties as a filter through which to photograph. The result is the refraction of light, which distorts and abstracts the world seen through it.
Photography The Dirty Window is a phantasmagoric cycle of photography that aligns with the four stages of sleep. Casamassima uses photography to explore how repetition reveals difference and where latent images surface to consciousness before dissolving again.
Photography Elsewhere exists between places, neither here nor there. The work in Stiver’s exhibition explores themes of human connection and disconnect and feelings of belonging and misplacement, shrouded in a surreal atmosphere.
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: Inspired by Wassily Kandinsky, create circular color studies to witness how colors interact with each other. In addition, a video for one ...
Continue to develop your skills in jewelry fabrication. Class sessions will include reviews and demos of essential techniques such as soldering, stone setting, and bezel making. Ideas for new directions will be discussed, with opportunity to explore alternative techniques and materials. Prerequisite: Beginning Jewelry or equivalent. Please bring the following materials to class: Safety glasses ...
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: Combine different art media to create layered and textured works of art, themed around the winter season. Registration is by month only, space ...
Learn the fundamentals of jewelry fabrication to create a forged cuff bracelet, a stack of bangles, earrings, or a soldered chain necklace. Techniques such as piercing, drilling, sawing, stamping, annealing, and simple soldering will be covered. Ideal for the new or novice jeweler, this class emphasizes safety, tool mastery, and skill development while supporting you ...
Bundle up as we photograph over 20 boats with their elaborate lighting displays, all located on Carroll Creek! For this one-evening workshop, we will start in the classroom to cover the appropriate camera controls, then head outside to capture unique photos of the stunning fleet. We will also take classic light trail photos along Market ...
Fiber This exhibition features members of the Clustered Spires Quilt Guild who have made work from two themed challenges: create a quilt that illustrates your favorite song and one that uses geometric shapes as a point of departure. Members of the Quilt Guild will discuss the work in this exhibition at the Dec 5 Art ...
Work in photo collage and soft pastel The work in this exhibition is a reflection of hope for reconciliation of the cultural divides affecting us in politics, class, religion, gender, and culture and the boundaries put in place between humanity and the natural world. Cynthia will discuss the work in this exhibition at the Dec ...
Mixed media This series of intimate portraits were created on the pages of discarded books using pencil, watercolor, and acrylic. They focus on fleeting expressions, gestures, and moments of recognition. Their modest scale invites close looking, encouraging viewers to slow down and engage with the humanity found in ordinary, often overlooked moments. Johan will discuss ...
Watercolor With a wide range of subject matter and techniques, the work in this exhibition comes from Signature Members of The Baltimore Watercolor Society, one of America’s oldest watercolor societies. This exhibit will include awards for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Honorable Mentions by BWS selected juror, Luis Perez.
Grab a cup of cocoa or cider and check off your holiday gift list with one-of-a-kind artworks at our annual artists' market! The event features 20+ vendors showcasing a wide array of artworks and gift items for sale created by local artists and artisans. Check back for a list of participating vendors. Admission is FREE! ...
Design a snowy scene through the perspective of a window using mixed media and collage processes. 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 ...
Create this cozy winter cardinal using fun mixed media techniques to create shape, texture, and lots of color! 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 ...
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 holiday gifts. Space is limited, and registration ...
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 ...
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. Each child must be accompanied by an adult. Tuition includes all supplies.
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 ...
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
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 ...
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. In addition, a video for one of the ...