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Graffiato Art Exhibition: A Community Interactive Art
Exhibition — through Aug. 15, Gallery 115, Y Arts Center, 115 E. Church St., Frederick. The exhibition concept comes from Frederick-based artist, curator and writer Rula Jones. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 240-478-3407 or gallery115@ frederickymca.org.
”Allure of the Near East: Treasures of the Huntington Museum of
Art” — through Aug. 21, Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. Examples of glassware, ceramics, metalwork, painting, weaponry, weaving and more created from the 7th century BC to the late 19th century CE. Focusing on Islamic art objects, many works are from what is now modern-day Iran, Egypt, Syria and Turkey. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-739-5727 or wcmfa.org. ”Phantasmagoria” — through Aug. 27, Carroll Arts Center, 91 W. Main St., Westminster. Featuring five local artists, expresses the bizarre and fantastic through abstraction, surrealism, and the effects of time through a variety of mediums. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. 410-848-7272 or carrollcountyartscouncil.org. ”Agricolor” — through Aug. 27, Carroll Arts Center, 91 W. Main St., Westminster. Featuring three local artists celebrates, farming as a necessity to support a thriving community of individuals. From growing crops, to the rearing of animals for food or wool, viewers will see the beauty from sunrise to sundown. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. 410-848-7272 or carrollcountyartscouncil.org.
”Ordinary Magic: An
Octogenarian’s Garden” — through Aug. 28, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. In this series of paintings that focus on botanical elements in abstract settings, David Wolfe expresses his fascination with the mysteries imbedded in the complex and sensuous forms and surprises presented by nature. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org.
”Inventing History: Cherished Memories of Good Times That
Never Happen” — through Aug. 28, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. The pencil drawings in this exhibition depict life in the 1940s that exists only in the imagination of the artist. David Hoff’s artwork is full of characters, places, and events that make up what he calls “visual folktales.” 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org. ”Over 70 Show” — through Aug. 28, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Works in a variety of media by local artists over age 70. 301698-0656 or delaplaine.org.
”Abstraction and Figuration”
— through Aug. 28, Delaplaine Arts Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick. Dave Moreland’s artistic practice of late has utilized both abstraction and figuration, and combinations of the two. In addition to these, this exhibition also includes the use of self-portrait and a long-time interest in art history. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 301-698-0656 or delaplaine.org. ”Stratum: Life in Layers” — through Aug. 28, DISTRICT Arts, 15 N. Market. St., Frederick. A body of two- and three-dimensional work created in phases by modeling organic shapes and then creating contrast with line and color. Frederick County artist Rhea Reeves Stein says, “I layer and combine fragile materials to create durable surfaces representing strength not only from one’s self but from community.” Noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday-Tuesday. districtarts.com.
”On the Way, Walking the Camino
de Santiago” — through Aug. 28, Blanche Ames Gallery, 4880 Elmer Derr Road, Frederick. View show Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday mornings by appointment. BAGalleryappointment@ gmail.com, include name, phone, date/ time to view show. frederickuu.org.
Valley Art Association August Member Show — through Aug. 28, Mansion House Art Center & Gallery,
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480 Highland Ave., Hagerstown. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 301-797-2867 or valleyartassoc.com. ”Abstracts and Reflections” — through Aug. 28, Eastside Artists’ Gallery, 313 E. Patrick St., Frederick. Abstract paintings by Lynn Hotes and fused glass by Steven Gibson. 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. eastsidearts313@gmail.com. ”The Carnival” — through Aug. 31, Majestic Theater Art Gallery, 25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg, Pa. Portraits, multimedia paintings by Gettysburg College alum Sarah Jacobs. Features a series of portraits and is named for the traveling carnival which visits Jacobs hometown of Littlestown, each August. 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 717337-8200 or gettysburgmajestic.org.
Frederick County Art Association
Exhibit — through Sept. 9, Frederick Health Crestwood Center, 7211 Bank Court, Frederick. Original works of art, including oil, watercolor, mixed media, and photography from some of Frederick’s most talented artists. Monday — Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. frederickhealth.org/crestwoodart. ”Unstructured Rise” — through Sept. 23, Frederick Arts Council Arts Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Features a variety of materials including textiles and cast iron that highlight Alyssa Imes’ approach to creating a multi-media experience for viewers of her work. Alyssa grew up in Emmitsburg, now lives in D.C. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 301-662-4190 or frederickartscouncil.org.
”Infinite Growth: An Exhibition
of LBGTQ+ Artists” — through Sept. 23, FAC Art Center, 5 E. Second St., Frederick. Artists from Frederick, Baltimore and D.C. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. frederickartscouncil.org.
“Stratum: Life in Layers” is a body of work by Rhea Reeves Stein, created in phases by modeling organic shapes and then creating contrast with line and color.
The exhibit runs through Aug. 28 at DISTRICT Arts, 15 N. Market St., Frederick.
“I layer and combine fragile materials — thread, wire, fiber, yarn, paper, paint — to create durable surfaces representing strength not only from one’s self but from community,” Rhea Reeves Stein says. “My creative process includes both intentional and random applications of mixed media. The random portion of my process reflects that part of life which is chaotic, and the intentional portion reflects the recognition of the control I do have in my response to chaos. I cannot change the chaotic, I can only navigate it.”
Reeves Stein starts with a gestural painting technique or by tossing thread onto a surface. In her threedimensional paintings, she builds additional layers by sculpting, collaging, painting and drawing. In her two-dimensional work, she dips thread, ribbon and other objects in paint, then pushes, pulls or places them on the surface. Every artwork starts with a gestural sublayer that inspires the rest of the work.
“I enjoy working in mixed media and the flexibility it gives me as an artist,” she says. “Creating these works connects me to my classical training as an artist, my intuition and the transcendental.”
Rhea Reeves Stein was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and currently resides in Frederick County. She has worked in mixed media and textile since completing her thesis at Columbus College of Art and Design. After obtaining her BFA, Rhea moved to South Florida to work as an art consultant for Steven Greenwald Design.
Learn more at districtarts.com, or call 301-695-4050.
DISTRICT Arts shows ‘Stratum: Life in Layers’ by Rhea Reeves Stein
Work by Rhea Reeves Stein.
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Sarah Jacobs ‘Homecoming’
Artwork by Sarah Jacobs is featured in the exhibition “Homecoming” in the gallery at the Adams County Arts Council’s Arts Education Center through Aug. 26.
Jacobs’ multi-media paintings play with the figure/ground relationship by using design principals and range in scale and size. The collection of artworks featured at the ACAC combines a variety of colors, patterns and media.
“I am interested in patterns for what they represent metaphorically, and for what they can do aesthetically,” she says. “I see visual patterns as representing modes of thought or patterns of living. We each categorize and frame the mystery of existence in unique ways that can be expressed with symbols.”
Jacobs attended Gettysburg College to study art history and went on to earn her master of fine arts degree in painting from MICA in Baltimore before moving to the UK for over three years. There she became a naturalized British citizen before returning to the U.S. to pursue her art career and teach.
Her work has been exhibited in the U.S. and in Europe, and she has taken part in artist residencies in Germany, Colombia and New Mexico. She has won multiple grants, including the Arts Council England Grant.
For more information, visit adamsarts.org, or call 717-334-5006.
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