Kent County Arts and Entertainment Events- March 2022

Come see new work by Gallery Artists

Thursday, February 10, 1 - 3 pm
Thursday, February 24, 1 - 3 pm
Thursday, March 10, 1 - 3 pm

For more information, please see: https://community.chestertownriverarts.org/program/joyful-watercolor

This pottery course offers students a 6-week intensive workshop for intermediate level wheel throwing with a focus on form and design. Each week you will address new throwing techniques and finishing options. You will discuss aspects and approaches of scale, design, construction, and glazing throughout the process. If you are looking for a skills refresh or just want to expand your ceramics repertoire, this class is for you!

The class will be held at the Clay Studio from 6 - 8:30 pm on Tuesdays, running from February 22nd through March 29th.

Included is 25 pounds of clay.

The class will be held at the Clay Studio from 6 - 8:30 pm on Wednesdays, running from February 23rd through March 30th. (6 weeks)

This course is intended to be a "next step" for returning beginners. Students will expand and refine their skillset through skills instruction and weekly project assignment. This class is a great opportunity for you to move beyond the basic techniques and deepen your experience with wheel-thrown clay.

Included with instruction is twenty-five pounds of cone 6 clay (Standard Brown 112) and six Open Studio tickets.

The class will be held at the Clay Studio from 6 - 8:30 pm on Thursdays, running from February 24th through March 31st. (6 weeks)

This 6 week course introduces basic pottery wheel techniques to beginning students with a focus on throwing bowl and cylinder forms. Students will be shown the step-by-step process of wedging, centering, throwing, trimming, and glazing clay into finished pieces. Class time and the encouraged Open Studio practice time will enable students to create at their own level and improve their skills with clay.

Included with instruction is twenty-five pounds of cone 6 clay

Celebrate Valentine's Day, Galentine's, and a season of love &beautiful sunrises.

This paint night kit with sweet inspirational heart design makes the perfect gift for a loved one (or for yourself!).

How to participate:

1. Visit the RiverArts Gallery to purchase this kit for only $20.

2. Then you may choose to create your masterpiece at home on your own -- OR you may sign up for this FREE virtual live painting party on Wednesday, March 2, from 7-8 pm to get painting tips & guidance from amazing local artist Kris Kelley as you work.

In this month's installment of his First Friday series, Joe Holt is joined by classical pianist Stephanie LaMotte.

Call For Artists: Take Another Look

See more information at: https://community.chestertownriverarts.org/exhibit/takeanotherlook

EXHIBITION DATES: March 4th through March 27th

OPENING RECEPTION: First Friday, March 4th from 5:00 – 7:00 pm

GALLERY ARTISTS’ TALK: Thursday, March 10th, 5:00 – 6:30 pm, please join us

DROP OFF: Sunday, February 27, 1:00 – 3:00 pm and Monday, February 28th, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

PICK UP: Sunday, March 27, 1:00 – 3:00 pm and Monday, March 28th, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Throughout the month of March, The Artists' Gallery will feature the work of their newest exhibitor, Sandy Alanko.
Sandy's inspiration comes from the endless beauty of the salt marshes, woods and harbors that surround her Tilghman Island home. As March coincides with the migration of birds on the Eastern Shore, Sandy has also included paintings of birds in this show.
The public is invited to visit The Artists' Gallery for an opening reception on First Friday from 5-8 p.m. The Artists' Gallery is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10-5 and Sundays from 12:30-4:30. (www.theartistsgalleryctown.com)

The class will be held at the Clay Studio from 10 am - 2 pm (1 hour lunch break) on Saturday, March 5th.

This class will introduce the fundamentals of mono-printing on clay to students of any experience level. Students will learn the process of transferring their hand-drawn designs to the surface of clay slabs. Students will learn the step-by step process of layering underglazes and slip to create unlimited surface design possibilities.

Students will create an 8” plate.

All class work will be bisque fired and glaze fired by the Clay Studio staff.

Open Mic Night hosted at the Mainstay in Rock Hall. Open to musicians, comics, poets, singers, and performers of all kinds. Admission is free.

Thursdays, March 10, 17, 24, & 31: 1-3 pm

At ArtsAlive, 200 High St in downtown Chestertown, MD (corner of High & Queen Streets, next to Clay Studio) -- or outside if the weather is nice!

Recently I completed four paintings over a weekend. I didn’t create four paintings, I just finished them. Over time my use of acrylics has changed to involve textures, layering, preparing backgrounds, different types of paint and different tools. As each stage is completed it needs to dry before moving on to the next, and sometimes the painting evolves from the original idea into something quite different.

Bruce Barber trained as a choral and orchestral conductor, an organist, and cellist, and holds a bachelor of arts degree from Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, and a master of music degree from the Yale School of Music and the Institute of Sacred Music. His primary teachers include Alexander Anderson (Rollins), Robert S. Baker, and Gerre E. Hancock (Yale). Currently he is the organist/choirmaster of Christ Church, Christiana Hundred in Greenville, Delaware. Prior to this position, he served as Director of Cathedral Music of Saint James Cathedral, Chicago, Illinois.

Celtic Fiddling Champion Jamie Laval, with vocalist Amber Rose and harpist Christine Vanarsdale.

At ArtsAlive, 200 High St in Chestertown, MD (corner of High & Queen Streets, next to Clay Studio)

Paint your own screen in a tradition & style unique to Baltimore. Learn about Baltimore Painted Screens' place in folk art history and how they are used today in both traditional and modern ways.

You will get an 18x20 inch screen in a metal frame and will paint a traditional design on it following the instructor's guidance.

You will learn to prepare your screen for painting, using primer and basecoat to ensure longevity and durability, and Brenda will discuss suitable types of paints.

Acclaimed classical guitarist and winner of 30 international competitions. Made possible with support from the Hedgelawn Foundation.

Vinny (partner of guitarist Frank Vignola) leads The Avalon in a mix of French pop, gypsy jazz, and 30's/40's American swing. Featuring Parisian vocal stylings of Tatiana Eva-Marie.

A melding of Bluegrass with Americana -- heartfelt originals, high energy instrumentals, soaring harmonies. Made possible with support from the Hedgelawn Foundation.

The class will be held at the Clay Studio from 2 - 4:30 pm on Thursdays, running from March 31st through May 5th. (6 weeks)

This course introduces the fundamentals of handbuilding to students of any experience level. Students will learn the process of handbuilding through pinching, coiling and slab building clay, and glaze their work into finished pieces to take home with them. Class time and the encouraged Open Studio practice time will enable students to create at their own level and improve their skills.

Included with instruction is twenty-five pounds of cone 6 clay.