Category: Press Releases

Beginning Thursday, October 3, the Chesapeake Film Festival will present a week-long extravaganza of outstanding cinema to Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Subjects include a pro baseball player turned World War II spy; nine teens vying for the world title of best young scientist; the Apollo 11 voyage with never-before-seen footage and endangered species in the oceans […]

Troika Gallery proudly presents “Portraits from A Life Well Painted” a retrospective from the estate of the late, great, Dorothy F. Newland featuring multiple years of portraiture. The show reflects Dorothy’s love of painting people and reveals the masterful hand of this gifted and award-winning portrait artist. Dorothy was an owner of Troika Gallery. All […]

Easton Choral Arts Society is holding auditions for its upcoming season. If you have a great desire: to sing… to improve your singing quality… to learn new techniques and compositions…  to share your voice with others… and to enjoy the thrill of entertaining…consider becoming a member of Easton Choral Arts Society! Comprised of members throughout […]

Plein Air Easton, the largest and most prestigious plein air festival in the nation, just completed its celebrated 15th year. It is widely recognized that a huge part of that success is a result of strong community support for the event and remarkably diverse partnerships between the event’s producer, the Avalon Foundation, Friends of Plein […]

The Local Color Art Show, sponsored by the Working Artists Forum (WAF), with the support of the Avalon Foundation and Plein Air Easton, is pleased to announce the award winning artists in this year’s show.  The show, held over the weekend from July 19th through Sunday the 21st in the Crystal Ballroom of the Tidewater Inn, […]

EASTON, MD – The Talbot Young Professionals, a committee of the Talbot County Chamber of Commerce, presented the Take the Helm program with a $2,000 check, from proceeds from their 3rd Annual Paddle-Jam event. Take the Helm is a program of the YMCA of the Chesapeake that uses the art of wooden boat-building to help […]

Join the artists for the opening ceremonies of Local Color on Friday, July 19th at Noon.  Local Color Show and Sale is an art show sponsored by the Working Artists Forum (WAF), with the support of the Avalon Foundation and Plein Air Easton.   It is held through July 21st during Easton Plein Air Art Competition.   Artists juried into the show […]

EASTON, Md. – The inaugural Easton Arts District Culture Crossing will be held on Saturday, July 13, from noon to 4 p.m. Culture Crossing is an artisan’s summer showcase celebrating the diversity of Easton’s neighborhoods. It is the first event being presented by the Easton Arts District. Maryland Secretary of Commerce Kelly M. Schulz recently announced […]

Troika Gallery, in close partnership with The Avalon Foundation, is proud to present two outstanding speaking events during The Plein Air Festival. On Thursday, July 18, 2019, at 7 pm, Making the Met: Behind the Scenes through 150 Years of History at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with Dr. Andrea Bayer, Deputy Director of Collections and Administration […]

FREE SCULPTURE DEMONSTRATION AT STUDIO B ART GALLERY Studio B Art Gallery is pleased to announce a FREE Portrait Sculpture Demonstration in clay by Maryland Artist Rick Casali on July 18th.  Casali is internationally known for his fine portraits in oils and bronze.  This is a great opportunity to observe the sculpture process, and to participate in Q&A […]