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arts_enews_mastheadFall 2011 Issue
Additional News and Perspectives for Friends of the Arts
Get the latest news on upcoming art and community events, reception openings and informational essays that were not listed in the printed newsletter.

 

Emerging Visual Artists Elect D.C.

Washington, D.C.'s arts scene has been overshadowed by the allure and infamy of the District's monuments, museums, and other national treasures. But the nation's capital is quickly catching up to other culture-rich metropolises, as its dynamic network of artists, galleries, curators, collectors, critics and enthusiasts are flourishing.

 

Announcing the 1st Biennial Maryland Regional Juried Art Exhibition Winners

The 1st Biennial Maryland Regional Juried Art Exhibition (BMRE) was a huge success, drawing in more than 1,000 entries from more than 320 visual artists. The BMRE did not have a specific theme, but the artistic themes from the following artists garnered special recognition:

  • 1st Place President's Best of Show Award, Jo Israelson, Dovecote: 365 Prayers for Peace, 2009–2010, ceramics, ash, steel, and sound
  • 2nd Place Jurors' Choice Award, Andrei Kushnir, Potomac Riverscape, 2009, oil on canvas
  • 3rd Place Award of Merit, Amber Adams, Rest, 2011, Hydrocal
  • 4th Place Arts Program Honorable Mention, Everitt Clark, Roots, Trash, and Stream, 2009, gelatin silver contact print
  • 5th Place Arts Program Honorable Mention, Pat Dillon, Eugene, 2009, oil on canvas
  • 6th Place Arts Program Honorable Mention, Schroeder Cherry, Generations, 2011, acrylic and mixed media on wood
  • Juror Recognition, Larry Cook, Camille, 2010, digital print
  • Juror Recognition, Rita Elsner, Volley, 2009, pastel on colored paper
  • Juror Recognition, Margaret Huddy, Sycamore, 8:30 a.m., April, 2009, watercolor on Arches paper
 

UMUC Welcomes Brian Young As Its New Curator

When Brian Young joined the university as the Arts Program's curator in May, he said he was very much attracted to the program's rich past and its promising future—the place for all Maryland artists. Young knew that his passion was a career in the arts since his days as a work-study undergraduate at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Since his time at the University of Michigan, he went on to complete a master's degree in art history at Ohio State University and accumulate more than 25 years of professional experience, working in membership, as a registrar and curator, and teaching art history courses. His diverse skills and extensive art history background will be invaluable in his new role here at UMUC.

 

Alec Simpson's 23rd Psalm Series Is on Exhibition

Alec Simpson's 23rd Psalm Series is on exhibition at UMUC's headquarters in Adelphi, Maryland. Inspired by his reading of the Twenty-third Psalm, which he calls "a source of comfort to countless people," the series includes 16 works and can be seen on the main floor of the Inn and Conference Center through June 2012.

 

Bring Art to Your Community—Join the Art Advisory Board

UMUC is looking for those closely connected to the arts to serve on the university's volunteer Art Advisory Board. You would serve an initial term of three years and work closely with the Arts Program director and staff to advise UMUC President Susan C. Aldridge, PhD, on all aspects of the Arts Program.

If you are interested in joining the board and helping develop one of the Washington, D.C., area's leading arts programs at one of the nation’s finest universities, contact Eric Key, arts program director, at 301-985-7937.

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