Just discovered that my paternal grandmother was born in Villagallegos (Celtic Village), in the municipality of Valdevimbre, in the province of Leon, in northwest Spain... even today pretty much a one horse village, with about 100 people living there!
Monday, August 26, 2019
Sunday, August 25, 2019
Plein Air Painting Competition at Serenity Farm
FARM HERITAGE CONSERVANCY
1st Annual Sunflower Festival at Serenity Farm
6960 Serenity Farm Road
Benedict, Maryland 20612
Labor Day Weekend 2019, August 31 and September 1, 10am – 4pm
En Plein Air Day, August 30 8am-dark
Plein Air Entries created on August 30 will be judged by Dr. Margaret Dowell, Adjunct Professor of Art, College of Southern Maryland. Artworks will be available for public viewing and purchase at the festival on August 31 and September 1. Twenty percent of all art sales will go to the Farm Heritage Conservancy, a non profit 501(c)3.
Prizes
1st Prize: $200
2nd Prize: $100
3rd Prize: $50
AUGUST 28: Deadline for artists to contact Franklin A Robinson, Jr to reserve a spot. Space is limited to twenty entrants. E-mail fhcbenedict2015@gmail.com
AUGUST 30: En plein air day, 8am-9am, artists report to the Harvest House at Serenity Farm to fill out Artist Participation Form and to join us for donuts and coffee for meet and greet. Then the full day to wander the farm and paint.
9am-dark, paint on location at Serenity Farm, at the end of the day works will be given to Franklin Robinson for hanging. Canvases MUST HAVE eyehooks and wire. Artists will submit title and price for work.
AUGUST 31 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 10 am – 4 pm. Art works created on August 30 at the farm will be on public display during the festival.
SEPTEMBER 1, 3-4 pm. Artists’ reception in the Yellow Barn. Artists pick up works not sold during festival.
1st Annual Sunflower Festival at Serenity Farm
6960 Serenity Farm Road
Benedict, Maryland 20612
Labor Day Weekend 2019, August 31 and September 1, 10am – 4pm
En Plein Air Day, August 30 8am-dark
Plein Air Entries created on August 30 will be judged by Dr. Margaret Dowell, Adjunct Professor of Art, College of Southern Maryland. Artworks will be available for public viewing and purchase at the festival on August 31 and September 1. Twenty percent of all art sales will go to the Farm Heritage Conservancy, a non profit 501(c)3.
Prizes
1st Prize: $200
2nd Prize: $100
3rd Prize: $50
AUGUST 28: Deadline for artists to contact Franklin A Robinson, Jr to reserve a spot. Space is limited to twenty entrants. E-mail fhcbenedict2015@gmail.com
AUGUST 30: En plein air day, 8am-9am, artists report to the Harvest House at Serenity Farm to fill out Artist Participation Form and to join us for donuts and coffee for meet and greet. Then the full day to wander the farm and paint.
9am-dark, paint on location at Serenity Farm, at the end of the day works will be given to Franklin Robinson for hanging. Canvases MUST HAVE eyehooks and wire. Artists will submit title and price for work.
AUGUST 31 AND SEPTEMBER 1, 10 am – 4 pm. Art works created on August 30 at the farm will be on public display during the festival.
SEPTEMBER 1, 3-4 pm. Artists’ reception in the Yellow Barn. Artists pick up works not sold during festival.
Saturday, August 24, 2019
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Time for 2019 Trawick!
The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards produced by the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District will honor the top artists from Maryland, Washington, D.C. & Virginia for the 17th annual year.
The exhibit will be held from September 4-28 with a public reception on Friday, Sept. 13 from 6-8pm. This year it is a tough one to pick a winner... but I'm betting on Muriel Hasbun.
Gallery B, 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E
Gallery hours: Wed. - Sat, 12-6pm
The exhibit will be held from September 4-28 with a public reception on Friday, Sept. 13 from 6-8pm. This year it is a tough one to pick a winner... but I'm betting on Muriel Hasbun.
2019 Finalists:
Stephanie Benassi, Linden, VA
Monroe Isenberg, Washington, D.C.
Hoesy Corona, Baltimore, MD
Renee Rendine, Towson, MD
Oletha DeVane, Ellicott City, MD
Mojdeh Rezaiepour, Vienna, VA
Muriel Hasbun, Silver Spring, MD
Anne Rogers, Baltimore, MD
Gallery B, 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E
Gallery hours: Wed. - Sat, 12-6pm
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Trawick Prize 2019 Opens
The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards produced by the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District will honor the top artists from Maryland, Washington, D.C. & Virginia for the 17th annual year.
The exhibit will be held from September 4-28 with a public reception on Friday, Sept. 13 from 6-8pm. This year it is a tough one to pick a winner... but I'm betting on Muriel Hasbun.
Gallery B, 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E
Gallery hours: Wed. - Sat, 12-6pm
The exhibit will be held from September 4-28 with a public reception on Friday, Sept. 13 from 6-8pm. This year it is a tough one to pick a winner... but I'm betting on Muriel Hasbun.
2019 Finalists:
Stephanie Benassi, Linden, VA
Monroe Isenberg, Washington, D.C.
Hoesy Corona, Baltimore, MD
Renee Rendine, Towson, MD
Oletha DeVane, Ellicott City, MD
Mojdeh Rezaiepour, Vienna, VA
Muriel Hasbun, Silver Spring, MD
Anne Rogers, Baltimore, MD
Gallery B, 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E
Gallery hours: Wed. - Sat, 12-6pm
Saturday, August 17, 2019
Lecture: On Identity in the Arts: What Does It Mean to be Latinx?
Lecture: On Identity in the Arts: What Does It Mean to be Latinx?
Saturday, September 21, 2pm.
I will be delving deep into the history and evolution of the Latino ethnic label and then discussing important questions on the issue while wrapping it around the context of the fine arts in a sometimes funny, but always informative presentation.
Lecture is free and open to the public.
Montpelier Art Center
9652 Muirkirk Rd
Saturday, September 21, 2pm.
Lecture is free and open to the public.
The Art of Evolution
The Art of Evolution, on view through Sunday September 8, is an offshoot of the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities Sister Cities grant to Paris that was awarded to DMV artist Michele Banks.
With her grant funding, Michele was able to go to Paris and meet Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo, PhD where she collaborated with the research lab to make art about evolutionary biology.
Later Michele invited Virginie to come to DC and participate in an educational and creative workshop featuring Arnaud Martin of George Washington University who is actively using CRISPR technology to edit butterfly genomes.
The workshop was held at the studio of Jessica Beels (Off the Beaten Track) and all of the women in this exhibition (Michele Banks, Jessica Beels, Mei Mei Chang, Pat Goslee and Shelley Loewnstein) participated in the workshop.
There will be a closing reception on Sunday afternoon, September 8 from 1 to 3 pm.
Facebook event link:
https://m.facebook.com/events/373332646592913/
ADDRESS
Takoma Park Community Center – Sam Abbott Citizens’ Center
( directly above the Takoma Park police station )
City of Takoma Park
7500 Maple Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912
HOURS
8:30 AM – 9:30 PM* Monday – Thursday
8:30 AM – 10:00 PM Friday
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Sunday
PHONE
Main: 301-891-7100
TTY: 1-800-735-2258
With her grant funding, Michele was able to go to Paris and meet Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo, PhD where she collaborated with the research lab to make art about evolutionary biology.
Later Michele invited Virginie to come to DC and participate in an educational and creative workshop featuring Arnaud Martin of George Washington University who is actively using CRISPR technology to edit butterfly genomes.
The workshop was held at the studio of Jessica Beels (Off the Beaten Track) and all of the women in this exhibition (Michele Banks, Jessica Beels, Mei Mei Chang, Pat Goslee and Shelley Loewnstein) participated in the workshop.
There will be a closing reception on Sunday afternoon, September 8 from 1 to 3 pm.
Facebook event link:
https://m.facebook.com/events/373332646592913/
ADDRESS
Takoma Park Community Center – Sam Abbott Citizens’ Center
( directly above the Takoma Park police station )
City of Takoma Park
7500 Maple Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912
HOURS
8:30 AM – 9:30 PM* Monday – Thursday
8:30 AM – 10:00 PM Friday
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Sunday
PHONE
Main: 301-891-7100
TTY: 1-800-735-2258
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