PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE
We’re always adding new programs and opportunities to experience art to the calendar. Check back often!
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PLEASE NOTE: The Delaplaine is following COVID-19-related health and safety protocols recommended by local, state, and federal agencies.
- Face masks are required at all times for visitors, staff, and vendors.
- The Delaplaine is practicing physical distancing in all areas. Please stay 6’ apart from others at all times and respect the Delaplaine’s guidelines for moving through the building and spacing apart.
For our younger visitors, a free ARTspotting Gallery Scavenger Hunt is available at the Front Desk, and our Art Cart features free take-away art projects to complete at home (while supplies last).
JUNE 2021
Recorded music in the galleries in June features the acoustic sounds of Scooter Scudieri.
Exhibitions
View on-site and online exhibitions by Dong Kyu Kim, Ken Beidler, Jenny Wu, as well as various artists selected for the 2021 National Juried Exhibition. Get details and view the online exhibitions here. FREE admission
Creative Outlet: Delaplaine at Home
Saturday, Jun 5
Delaplaine at Home videos premiere on YouTube on First Saturdays! Kids can enjoy creating a different artwork each month using step-by-step instructions. See it here. FREE
Artisan Showcase
Saturday, Jun 5 • 10 am–4 pm
Stop in to shop the Delaplaine’s spring artists’ market! Enjoy a unique selection of handcrafted items such as jewelry, paintings, hand-sewn accessories, functional and decorative wood products and ceramics, and more. Vendors will be spaced to accommodate physical distancing, and masks are required for all vendors and visitors. See a list of confirmed vendors here. Admission is FREE
Helen Smith Free Workshops for Kids
Saturday, Jun 5 • 1–3 pm
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Kids can register for the James Rizzi Designs (ages 6–8) or Improvised Mixed-Media Collage Compositions (ages 9–12) workshops. Get details and register here. FREE
Arts Matters Artist Talk
Saturday, Jun 5 • 2 pm
Webinar
Artist Ken Beidler discusses the works in his exhibition, Middens. FREE
Bulbs a la Flavin by Ken Beidler
Art at Noon: Women in Sculpture and Women in Sculptures
Friday, Jun 11 • 12–1 pm
On-site
Sculptor Sarah Hempel Irani shares the story of her journey as a woman in sculpture, from arriving in the nation’s capital as a young artist asking, “Where are all the women sculptors?” and “Where are all the sculptures of real, historical women?” to her work on the Frederick Art Club’s Claire McCardell Project. FREE
JULY 2021
Recorded music in the galleries in July features indie pop by Blue Heaven.
Exhibitions
View on-site and online exhibitions by Gil Narro Garcia, Gordon Lyon, and Sarah Higgins. Also view the 2021 National Juried Exhibition through July 11, then the annual Over 70 Show opening July 17. Get details and view the online exhibitions here. FREE admission
Creative Outlet: Delaplaine at Home
Saturday, Jul 3
Delaplaine at Home videos premiere on YouTube on First Saturdays! Kids can enjoy creating a different artwork each month using step-by-step instructions. See it here. FREE
Helen Smith Free Workshops for Kids
Saturday, Jul 3 • 1–3 pm
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Kids can register for the Camp Chameleons (ages 6–8) or Splotch Monsters (ages 9–12) workshops. Get details and register here. FREE
Arts Matters Artist Talk
Saturday, Jul 3 • 2 pm
On-site
Delaplaine instructor Priya Vadhyar speaks about her won work and practice as an abstract artist who uses drawing, painting, and printmaking as her means of expression. FREE
Art at Noon: Philadelphia’s Fabric Workshop and Museum
Friday, Jul 16 • 12–1 pm
Webinar
Christina Vassallo, Executive Director of the Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) in Philadelphia, PA, will provide an inside look at the history, programming, collaboration, and innovation of this internationally acclaimed contemporary art museum. FREE
AUGUST 2021
Recorded music in the galleries in August features blues and roots music by Gary Brown Busmaster.
Exhibitions
View on-site and online exhibitions by Gil Narro Garcia, Gordon Lyon, and Sarah Higgins, as well as the annual Over 70 Show. Get details and view the online exhibitions here. FREE admission
Creative Outlet: Delaplaine at Home
Saturday, Aug 7
Delaplaine at Home videos premiere on YouTube on First Saturdays! Kids can enjoy creating a different artwork each month using step-by-step instructions. See it here. FREE
Helen Smith Free Workshops for Kids
Saturday, Aug 7 • 1–3 pm
Register
Kids can register for the Music Inspired Still Life Painting (ages 6–8) or Mash-Ups (ages 9–12) workshops. Get details and register here. FREE
Arts Matters Artist Talk
Saturday, Aug 7 • 2 pm
Webinar
Creative Aging Month artists Gil Narro Garcia, Sarah Higgins, and Gordon Lyon discuss their work and processes. FREE
Art at Noon: Music and the Visual Arts
Friday, Aug 13 • 12–1 pm
Webinar
Join Dave Moreland, Frederick Community College Professor Emeritus of Art, in a discussion of the cross-pollination of music and the visual arts, including the work of Wassily Kandinsky, the Delaplaine’s summer Artist of Inspiration. FREE
SEPTEMBER 2021
Recorded music in the galleries in September features singer/songwriter Michelle Lockey.
Exhibitions
View on-site and online exhibitions by Gil Narro Garcia, Gordon Lyon, and Sarah Higgins, as well as the annual Over 70 Show. Get details and view the online exhibitions here. FREE admission
Creative Outlet: Delaplaine at Home
Saturday, Sep 4
Delaplaine at Home videos premiere on YouTube on First Saturdays! Kids can enjoy creating a different artwork each month using step-by-step instructions. See it here. FREE
Helen Smith Free Workshops for Kids
Saturday, Sep 4 • 1–3 pm
Register
Kids can register for the TBD (ages 6–8) or Autobiographical Zines (ages 9–12) workshops. Get details and register here. FREE
Arts Matters Artist Talk
Saturday, Sep 4 • 2 pm
On-site
2021 Contemporary Innovations artist Amanda McCavour describes her Embroidered Spaces exhibition and artistic process. FREE
Art at Noon: Art Therapy and Catharsis
Friday, Sep 10 • 12–1 pm
Webinar
Denise Wolf, credentialed and licensed art therapist, will identify the function of catharsis in both the viewing and creation of artwork, drawing on her more than 20 years of clinical practice and contemporary research. FREE
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