American Center for Physics Gallery, One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD (301) 209-3125. Open Mon-Fri 9-5: Worlds Within Worlds: photographs by Andrew Ilachinski, paintings by Cynthia Padgett and sculptures by Julian Voss-Andreae, thru April 16. Curator: Sarah Tanguy.Web: www.acp.org.
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The Artists Gallery, 4 East Church St. Frederick, MD (301) 696-8187. Extended Holiday Hours for the months of November and December, Fridays and Saturdays, 12 - 8pm, Sundays, 12-5pm & by appt: NINTH ANNUAL BOX SHOW AND SILENT AUCTION, March 5 through 27. Hip to Be Square-- How many things can you think of to do with an eight inch square wooden box? Members of The Artists’ Gallery and as many as forty other local artists will take on the challenge of transforming a lowly box into a unique piece of art.. Best of all, the Box Show is a Silent Auction, in which for a starting bid of $35 to sky’s- the- limit you can take home one or more pieces of original work by noteworthy local artists. The bidding begins when The Box Show opens to the public on Friday, March 4. The Closing Reception, Saturday, March 27, from 5-9pm, is where the bidding wars that have waged all month come to their climax and the boxes are awarded to the highest bidder. Please visit us online atwww.the-artists-gallery.org.
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Communication Arts Technologies Gallery Montgomery College Rockville, Lower level in the Technical Center, 51 Manakee St, Rockville, 240-567-7521, M-W 10-6, Th 10-8, Fri 10-1: CUBA: A Visual Testament to Change, The Legacy of Cuban Designers, March 8 – April 9. Valerie Burghardt. Master of Arts Advertising Design Thesis, Syracuse University. Gallery talk by Professor Burghardt, Thursday, March 25, 3 – 4 pm.
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Columbia Art Center Galleries, 6100 Foreland Garth, Columbia, (410) 730-0075. Mon-Thurs 9 am-9 pm, Fri & Sat 9-5, Sun noon-5: March 4 – April 4: Main and Window Galleries: Annual Faculty Student Exhibition.
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Harmony Hall Regional Center Gallery, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301.699.2255; TTY 301.699.2544. Open M-Th 9-9, Fri 9-4:45, Sat 9-3:45: Thru March 20: Honor Roll of Excellence, Prince George’s County Schools Named for African Americans. The Prince George’s County School System has recognized the legacy of numerous African Americans by naming schools in their honor. In this year’s Black History Month Exhibition 2010, The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission highlights their lives and accomplishments.Arts/Harmony Hall is currently accepting Artist’s proposals for consideration in our 2010 exhibit schedule. Regional and Local Artists working in any medium may submit a DVD/CD of their work and a Bio to Gallery Manager, Arts/HHRC, 10701 Livingston Rd, Fort Washington, MD 20744.
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King Street Gallery, Montgomery College Takoma Park/Silver Spring, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center, 930 King St, Silver Spring, 240-567-1368. Gallery for the Fine Art Department & the School of Art+Design. Open Mon-Fri 8-4: Lincoln: One Man, Two Views-Studio EIS and the Art of Visual Storytelling. Two new sculptures of Abraham Lincoln in his 200th year. thru March 4. Dennis Beach - On and Off the Wall: Painting & Sculpture, March 10 – April 8. Annex Gallery: Jim Condron-A Space Within: Self as Landscape, Landscape as Self, March 10 – April 8.
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The Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, N. Bethesda, at Grosvenor Metro Station, front desk (301) 581-5109, info (301) 581-5200, fax (301) 581-5201, Mon-Fri 10-4, Wed til 9 pm, Sat 10-3: Thru April 10: Strathmore Artist Members Juried Exhibition. Strathmore presents a juried exhibition of works created by our Artist Members in a variety of media from paintings to sculpture, photography and more. Harriet Lesser, a practicing and exhibiting artist and curator for more than 25 years, will serve as juror. Art Talks, Saturday, March 6. Children’s Talk & Tour, 10:15 a.m. Free. R.S.V.P. to (301) 581-5109. Art Talk for Adults, 1 p.m. Free, no reservations required. www.strathmore.org.
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Montpelier Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel (approx 4 mi. from Beltway exit), (301) 377-7800. Open 7 days/week, 10-5: March 5-28: 41st Annual Laurel Art Guild Open Juried Exhibition, Main Gallery. Juror: Michael Janis. Open to all Maryland, Northern Virginia, and District of Columbia artists over the age of 18. March 4-26: Sahomi Naka, Sound of Blue, Resident Artist Gallery. New Prints by innovative resident printmaker. Through March 26: Marcella Morgese, Library Gallery.Wall relief sculptures by Maryland artist.
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Sarah Silberman Art Gallery Montgomery College Rockville, Paul Peck Art Building, second floor, 51 Manakee Street, Rockville, (240) 567-5115. Mon-Fri 10-4: Jewelry Exhibition: A Grand Passion, A Beautiful Obsession: 60 Years of Collecting Art Jewelry by Eugenie Benser, March 9– April 2. Curator: Komelia Okim.
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Gallery Serengeti at Park Central Shopping Center, 7919 Central Avenue, Capitol Heights, MD 20743, 301-808-6987, e-mail art@galleryserengeti.com. Open Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 12–4: Web: www.galleryserengeti.com. Women’s History Month: Featuring works on canvas by Gwendolyn Aqui-Brooks, Laura Denson, Elsa Gebrayesus, Sharon Tucker and Michelle Lucas-Foster. Wearable Art by Adrene Bracey. Show runs through March 3.
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Washington Printmakers Gallery, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, 2nd Floor, 8230 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, 301.273.3660, email: info@washingtonprintmakers.com, Tuesday-Thursday, noon - 6 pm, Friday, noon - 7 pm, Saturday, 10 -5 pm, and Sunday, noon - 5 pm: Drypoints and Other Works on Paper by Deron DeCesare, March 2 -28. Artist will be available for questions/discussion on Sundays, March 14 and March 28. The Washington Printmakers Gallery is a cooperative print gallery. Currently, membership stands at 37 regional and national artists. Founded in 1985, the Gallery is the DC area’s primary source for artist-pulled fine art prints. Have you seen our member-run blog? Check out DCimPRINT: www.dcimprint.wordpress.com. www.washingtonprintmakers.com.
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