ARTS EXPERIENCES FOR ALL

Upcoming Activities at the Delaplaine

– Family Activities

– Talks

– Exhibition Related

– Ticketed Program / Registration Required

– Fundraisers

Accommodation Requests

The Delaplaine Arts Center is committed to providing an accessible environment for all of our visitors and students. All public areas of the Delaplaine are mobility-device accessible (except motorized scooters). We welcome requests for accommodations for other disability needs such as sensory-friendly times, ASL interpreting for programs, and other needs. If you have an accommodation need, please contact us (301-698-0656) at least two weeks in advance.

Daily Activities
FREE Art Cart hands-on activities are available every day!
FREE Art Scavenger Hunt available at the front desk!
FREE Interactive Collaborative Community Drawing on the 3rd floor

AUGUST

Art Matters Artist Talk
Saturday, Aug 2 • 2 pm

Artists from the Over 70s exhibition will present their work. FREE

Exhibition Openings
Saturday, Aug 2 • 3–5 pm

View exhibitions and meet the artists! Get exhibition details here. FREE

Creative Outlet
Saturday, Aug 2 • 3–5 pm

Kids and adults are invited to drop-in and get creative together on art activities at family tables! Each session features a themed activity. Make mesmerizing, marbled paper. Please, no large groups. FREE

Downtown Frederick Artwalk
Sunday, Aug 3 • 12–4 pm

Take a self-guided jaunt downtown and visit local galleries! At the Delaplaine, Ellen Mansfield will feature ceramic sculpture. FREE

Art at Night: Sketchbooks in Artistic Discipline
Thursday, Aug 7 • 7–8 pm

Join artists Johan Lowie and Ed Ramsburg as they talk about the integral use of sketchbooks in their artistic discipline. They will cover topics like how ideas get started, moving from idea to finished work, the sketchbook as an art piece in and of itself, and ideas as practical as what kinds of paper to consider.  FREE

World Photography Day Cyanotype Event
Tuesday, Aug 19 • 3–5 pm

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. FREE

SEPTEMBER

Art Matters Artist Talk
Saturday, Sep 6 • 2 pm

Contemporary Innovation artist Erin Fostel will discuss her work and creative process. FREE

Exhibition Openings
Saturday, Sep 6 • 3–5 pm

View exhibitions and meet the artists! Get exhibition details here. FREE

Creative Outlet
Saturday, Sep 6 • 3–5 pm

Kids and adults are invited to drop-in and get creative together on art activities at family tables! Each session features a themed activity. Charcoal drawing inspired by Erin Fostel, our 2025 Contemporary Innovations Artist. Please, no large groups. FREE

Downtown Frederick Artwalk
Sunday, Sep 7 • 12–4 pm

Take a self-guided jaunt downtown and visit local galleries! The Delaplaine we will be showcasing the Clustered Spires Quilt Guild. FREE

Artobus: Frida: Beyond the Myth at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Friday, Sep 12 • 7 am–7 pm

Travel with us to Richmond, VA, to see Frida: Beyond the Myth, a special exhibit on 20th-century Mexican artist Frida Kahlo at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA). As the only East Coast venue and one of only two venues nationwide, the VMFA presents a rare opportunity to be in the presence of this singular artist’s immortalizing work, including more than sixty paintings, drawings, prints, and photographs, many rarely seen outside of Mexico. The VMFA also boasts exhibitions showcasing a global collection of art spanning more than 6,000 years as well as excellent dining in the cafe overlooking the sculpture garden. COST $108 ($88 members) Register here.

Art21 Screening Society: Artists and the Unknown
Thursday, Sep 18 • 7–8 pm

In celebration of Art21’s newest book, Artists & the Unknown: Art21 Interviews with Artists, we will be screening a documentary through Art21’s Screening Society which provides a selection of films featuring artists who explore how we use randomness, mystery, and unknowability to try to answer some of life’s biggest questions. Artists highlighted in the film are Linda Goode Bryant, Sarah Sze, Rose B. Simpson, Josephine Halvorson, and Michael Rakowitz. FREE

Oz Gala: Follow the Dela-Brick Road.
Saturday, Sep 27 • 7–11 pm

Join us to celebrate another year of bringing visual arts opportunities and experiences to the Frederick region as we raise critical funds to support the Delaplaine’s educational public and community engagement programs. Ease on down the road to a place where Oz and Frederick collide for a creative and fun-filled evening featuring: Fabulous Cuisine by Canapés, music & dancing, open bar, silent online auction, and more! COST $125 Get your tickets today!

OCTOBER

Art Matters Artist Talk
Saturday, Oct 4 • 2 pm

Solo exhibition artists Julie Maynard and David Gootnick will present the work in their exhibitions. FREE

Creative Outlet
Saturday, Oct 4 • 3–5 pm

Kids and adults are invited to drop-in and get creative together on art activities at family tables! Each session features a themed activity. Boo! Make a Halloween house! Please, no large groups. FREE

Downtown Frederick Artwalk
Sunday, Oct 5 • 12–4 pm

Take a self-guided jaunt downtown and visit local galleries! The Delaplaine will be featuring Beth Higgins. FREE

Art At Night: Using Textiles in Art Therapy
Thursday, Oct 16 • 7–8 pm

Licensed art therapist Whitney Dahlberg, LCPAT, will discuss the use of textiles in art therapy. She will share ways that textiles can increase emotion regulation and mindfulness and can access somatic memories held in the subconscious for processing. This talk will feature her research using textiles in grief to promote continued bonds, community, and post–traumatic growth. FREE

BYOS: Costumed Figure Drawing
Wednesday, Oct 29 • 5–8 pm

One model, three Halloween costumes. Bring your artistic media of choice and get in the spooky (or silly) spirit with a live figure drawing model clothed in a series of costumes. Artists must provide their own supplies; easels are available. COST $10 ($8 members)

NOVEMBER

Art Matters Artist Talk
Saturday, Nov 1 • 2 pm

Solo exhibition artists Eric Rottcher, Garrett Walker, and C. Fred Tyner will discuss the work in their exhibitions. FREE

Exhibition Openings
Saturday, Nov 1 • 3–5 pm

View exhibitions and meet the artists! Get exhibition details here. FREE

Creative Outlet
Saturday, Nov 1 • 3–5 pm

Kids and adults are invited to drop-in and get creative together on art activities at family tables! Each session features a themed activity. Make an autumnal monotype print using gelatin plates. Please, no large groups. FREE

Downtown Frederick Artwalk
Sunday, Nov 2 • 12–4 pm

Take a self-guided jaunt downtown and visit local galleries! The Delaplaine we will be showcasing the Linda Daniels Cermak. FREE

Art At Noon: The Club: A Refuge for American Women Artists in Belle Époque Paris
Friday, Nov 7 • 12–1 pm

Join us onsite or by Zoom for Jennifer Dasal’s discussion of her new book, The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris. “The Club” was a revolutionary place for creativity, activism, and empowerment, allowing women of ambition to grow as teachers, artists, and suffragists—and to forge connections with figures like Auguste Rodin, Gertrude Stein, and Emmeline Pankhurst. Dasal is an art historian and the host of the ArtCurious podcast. She will join us via Zoom. Attend in person to enjoy a free coffee tasting from Dublin Roasters! FREE

Photo Print Swap
Thursday, Nov 11 • 6–7 pm

Meet up with area photographic artists and collect some new works of art! Mingle and meet new photo friends, chat about your work and processes, and trade some photographs. Prints should be no larger than 12×12 inches, must be your original work, and can be any photographic medium, including digital, darkroom, and alternative/experimental methods. Prints must be unframed. FREE

DECEMBER

Holiday Art Competition Reception
Wednesday, Dec 3 • 5:30–7 pm

In collaboration with Celebrate Frederick, join us for the reception for “Frederick During the Holidays”, a delightful display of original artwork created by local Frederick artists. Judge’s and People’s Choice awards will be announced during the reception. The exhibit will be on display in Gardiner Hall and a limited number of pieces will remain on display throughout the month of December in the Community Engagement Gallery. FREE

Art Matters Artist Talk
Saturday, Dec 6 • 2 pm

Solo exhibition artists Doug Moulden and Katie Jurkiewicz will present the work in their exhibitions. FREE

Exhibition Openings
Saturday, Dec 6 • 3–5 pm

View exhibitions and meet the artists! Get exhibition details here. FREE

Secret Elf Workshop
Saturday, Dec 6 • Session 1: 1-2:30 PM, Session 2: 3:15-4:45 PM

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. Gift wrapping included! $10 per elf

Artobus: The Phillips Collection
Friday, Dec 12 • 9 am–5 pm

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 our visit will be “Out of Many: Reframing an American Art Collection,” a special exhibition of how various artists have imagined and depicted the people, cultures, landscapes, and histories of the United States, with works on loan from Howard University and the University of Maryland. COST $93 ($73 members) Register here.