MUSEUM NEWS
Annual
Member Exhibition (June 12 – July 18, 2009)
This decades old tradition represents the best of the region’s
artists and offers the opportunity to view the creative talents of colleagues
and friends. The artists are limited to one original work of art, completed
in the last twelve months and the medium can be oil, watercolor, graphics,
mixed media, jewelry, sculpture and other applications.
Picturing America 1930-1960: Photographs from The Baltimore Museum of
Art (July 31-October 3, 2009)
The Academy Art Museum will present a major Exhibition of 42 rarely seen
vintage prints by some of the world’s best known 20th century photographers.
The exhibition features iconic works by American artists such as Ansel
Adams, Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, Gordon Parks, Edward Weston
and Ralph Eugene Meatyard. Organized thematically, these works showcase
an impressive range and depth while illuminating some of the most important
achievements in the history of the medium.
Picturing America 1930-1960 Exhibit information>>
Inside the Box: Constructions
and assemblages join the permanent collection (opens July 6)
Through the work of May Wilson, Ernie Cox and James von Minor, audiences
in the atrium can explore the wide range of expression seen through the
three-dimensional works by these three Maryland artists.
Taken together, the works not only challenge their viewers with their mystifying
subjects, they also help to erase the boundaries between the different
media in art. Inside the Box
exhibit information>>
Since
its founding in 1958 the Academy Art Museum has presented an unparalleled
level of artistic and educational offerings. Considered one of the
finest regional art museums in the country, the Academy Art Museum
is dedicated to presenting rotating exhibitions of national significance
and the best from the region’s artistic community. Complementing
the exhibitions is a year-round schedule of programs including classes,
lectures, outreach and concerts.
The Academy Art Museum is located at 106 South Street in Easton, Maryland.
Hours of operation are Mondays, & Fridays 10am to
4pm, with extended hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 10am
to 7pm. Open Saturdays 10am to 3pm. Admission is free. For more information,
please call (410) 822-2787(ARTS).
The Academy Art Museum is supported by a grant
from the MSAC (Maryland State Arts Council), an agency of the Department
of Business and Economic Development providing financial and technical
assistance to nurture artistic excellence and expand public participation
in the Arts; and also by a grant from the Talbot County Arts Council.