Elizabeth Myers Mitchell Art Gallery, St. John’s College Campus, Mellon Hall, 60 College Ave., (410) 626-2556. Tues-Sun 12-5, Fri 7-8 pm: Image & Imagination: Anne Arundel County Juried Exhibition, thru June 10. The Mitchell Gallery is pleased to present this all-county, juried, multi-media biennial exhibition of artists living in Anne Arundel County. Works created in diverse media within the last two years will be on display and the exhibit will feature both two- and three-dimensional artwork. Artist Gail Hillow Watkins is the exhibition juror. Still Life: Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art, August 25 thru October. This exhibition spans a history of over 350 years of what is arguably one of the most celebrated subjects in art. Artists’ fascination with objects and the challenges of interpreting them, have been an important and much studied theme throughout art history. Whether the subject is beautiful or mundane, artists have risen to the challenge of creatinginspiring compositions that breathe new life into our often overlooked objects of daily life. This exhibition chronicles the rich history of still life painting and highlights the many talents that were captivated by this time-honored approach. Artists include James Peale, Severin Roesen, Pierre-August Renoir, Childe Hassam, Henri Matisse, Pierre Bonnard, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Georges Rouault, Fairfield Porter, Max Weber and Romare Bearden. www.stjohnscollege.com.
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