Category: Arts

Easton, Maryland is a finalist for USA Today’s “Best Small Town Cultural Scene.” Each small town chosen has a population of fewer than 30,000 people. Easton may be a small town, but it packs a “big cultural punch.” The Talbot Historical Society Museum, Academy Art Museum, and Avalon Theatre are mentioned as ambassadors of the […]

Audiences today generally know the career of Richard Diebenkorn (1922–1993) in three periods: the Sausalito, Albuquerque, Urbana, and “early Berkeley” periods of Abstract Expressionism; the Berkeley figurative/representational period; and lastly the famous Ocean Park and Healdsburg series of abstractions. Yet Diebenkorn’s earliest work remains very little known. The exhibition, Richard Diebenkorn: Beginnings, 1942–1955, will be […]

EXHIBITIONS The following Academy Art Museum exhibitions are sponsored by the Talbot County Arts Council, the Maryland State Arts Council, and the Star Democrat. Richard Diebenkorn: Beginnings, 1942–1955 April 26–July 10 Reception: Friday, April 26, 5:30-7:00 p.m. Free Docent Tours: Wednesdays, 11 a.m. The exhibition and its accompanying catalogue aim to present a comprehensive view […]

Eight high school choral ensembles took the stage on Saturday, March 2 to compete for a total of $5000 in prize monies at the Second Annual Easton Choral Arts Society (ECAS) High School Choral Competition at Easton High School in Easton, MD. The Competition was designed by ECAS to be an outreach to the youth […]