ARTS EXPERIENCES FOR ALL

Upcoming Activities at the Delaplaine

– Family Activities

– Talks

– Exhibition Related

– Ticketed Program

– 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!

DECEMBER 2023

Art at Night: Filmmaker and Artist Ben Stamper
Thursday, Dec 7 • 7 pm • VIRTUAL

Ben Stamper is an artist and filmmaker who draws from his multi-disciplinary background as a fine artist, carpenter, and musician. As a creative partner in Helix Films, he creates films that blend poetry, choreography, and myth. His work has received numerous awards and has been screened by National Geographic, Lincoln Center, Cannes Short Film Corner, Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Met Breuer, and Brooklyn Academy of Music, and has also been included into various high school and college curricula in the US and France. Join us for a conversation about his work and creative practice. No registration needed.

Some of Ben’s work can be found here: Vimeo, Cinematography Reel, Grisha, Boat (password: boat)

Access the live virtual event here.

Museums by Candlelight
Saturday, Dec 9 • 12–5 pm


In partnership with Visit Frederick, stop in to create a colorful votive candle holder. While you’re here, peruse the exhibitions and see the historic features of the building, such as the giant flour mill filters on the 3rd floor. FREE

Delaplaine at Home & Art Cart Activity
Dec 15–Feb 14

Kids (and adults!) can get creative with two Art Carts and Delaplaine at Home videos, which premier on the 15th of each month. This month, visit the second-floor Art Cart to use recycled hardware to create a temporary structure, inspired by Theaster Gates. FREE

JANUARY 2024

Open Still Life Studio with Big Lush Plants and Flowers
Thursday, Jan 4 • 5–8 pm

Artists are invited to join us for a special open studio evening in partnership with Big Lush Plants and Flowers of Frederick, which specializes in urban gardening and sustainable garden services. Bring your art medium of choice to create your artistic interpretation of a stunning floral arrangement from Big Lush. Artists must provide their own supplies; easels are available. FREE
Art Matters Artist Talk
Saturday, Jan 6 • 2 pm

Members of Frederick County Arts Association discuss their work in this year’s members exhibition. FREE

Exhibition Openings: Meet the Artists
Saturday, Jan 6 • 3–5 pm

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

Creative Outlet
Saturday, Jan 6 • 3–5 pm

Special event! Kids and adults are invited to drop-in and get creative together on art activities at family tables! Each session features a themed activity. Artist, neuroscientist, and author of Baby Senses, Dr. Jaya Viswanathan will lead us in scientific illustration exercises in this special Creative Outlet event. $2 per participant

Delaplaine at Home & Art Cart Activity
Jan 15–Mar 14

Kids (and adults!) can get creative with two Art Carts and Delaplaine at Home videos, which premier on the 15th of each month. This month, visit the second-floor Art Cart to use recycled hardware to create a temporary structure, inspired by Theaster Gates. FREE

Art at Night: Creating Art Legacy from Family History with Dr. Debra Ambush
Thursday, Jan 25 • 7–8 pm • ON-SITE

Artist Dr. Debra Ambush focuses on creating legacy as she shares her personal journey through her own family stories. She explores the literary author Toni Morrison’s idea of the “site of memory,” particularly in reflecting on and living with one’s own ancestral memory through a variety of visual art forms. Her presentation is in conjunction with her exhibition When We Can Say for Ourselves: Embodying Letters from Farmville, 1867–1964 at the Delaplaine.

FEBRUARY 2024

Art Matters Artist Talk
Saturday, Feb 3 • 2 pm

Gaithersburg Fine Arts Association artists and solo exhibition artist Frank Cole describe their experience in art making and the work in their exhibitions. FREE

Exhibition Openings: Meet the Artists
Saturday, Feb 3 • 3–5 pm

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

Creative Outlet
Saturday, Feb 3 • 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. Explore monotype printmaking to create original prints and Valentine’s Day cards. $2 per participant

Art at Noon: Bruce Campbell, Master Copyist
Friday, Feb 9 • 12–1 pm • ON-SITE

Bruce I. Campbell joins us to discuss the importance of studying the old masters through copying their works. Mr. Campbell is a fine art painter and one of the longest continuous copyists at the National Gallery of Art, with more than two decades and over two dozen completed works, focusing primarily on the High Renaissance, the Baroque, and the Hudson River School. He is also an art instructor and the founder of Atelier BIC.

Delaplaine at Home & Art Cart Activity
Feb 15–Apr 14

Kids (and adults!) can get creative with two Art Carts and Delaplaine at Home videos, which premier on the 15th of each month. Create organic sculptures inspired by Ruth Asawa. FREE

MARCH 2024

Special Event
Saturday, Mar 3 • 2 pm

Join us for a presentation of the 2024 Bettie Awards Winners and the announcement of the Grand Prize Winner.

Exhibition Openings: Meet the Artists
Saturday, Mar • 3–5 pm

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

Creative Outlet
Saturday, Mar 3 • 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. Create a geometric work of art in the style of Piet Mondrian. $2 per participant

Artobus: Bus Trip to the National Gallery of Art
Friday, Mar 8 • 9 am–5 pm

Join us for a bus trip to Washington, DC, where we’ll spend the day at the National Gallery of Art! The NGA collection of more than 150,000 paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photographs, prints, and drawings spans the history of Western art and showcases some of the triumphs of human creativity. The West Building exhibits European and American masterpieces in neoclassical surroundings, while the East Building is a celebrated design by I.M. Pei and showcases modern and contemporary works.

Tickets available here.

Delaplaine at Home & Art Cart Activity
Mar 15–May 14

Kids (and adults!) can get creative with two Art Carts and Delaplaine at Home videos, which premier on the 15th of each month. Create paper quilts inspired by Faith Ringgold. FREE

LOOKING AHEAD

BIG INK Special Workshop Event
Saturday & Sunday, Oct 5 & 6, 2024

Join BIG INK at The Delaplaine Arts Center for a relief printmaking workshop of epic proportions! Learn how to carve a woodblock under Lyell Castonguay, BIG INK’s co-founder. Then, print your carving on a custom-built giant printing press. Individuals of all skill levels are encouraged to register. Register NOW on BIG INK’s website.