HISTORIC  PASSAGES A new show featuring stained and fused glass images of color and patterns representing a Path to Freedom through the Underground Rail Road Join us at CalvART Gallery for an evening with local artists Ray and Phyllis Noble and their unique show "Historic Passages", featuring handcrafted stained and fused art glass. “OVER THE TOP” Art Exhibit at CalvART Gallery June 2013 OPENING RECEPTION – SATURDAY, June 8, 5-8pm CalvART Gallery’s 8th Anniversary Show featuring extraordinary works by gallery artists How many times have you said, "Wow! That's over the top!" CalvART Gallery is honoring artist members for the 8th Anniversary show in June. All these years gallery artists have been escalating their works in excellence, style, personal expectations and becoming successful and now they are over the top! The upcoming show beginning June 6th, entitled "Over the Top!" will concentrate on the unusual, the outrageous, the more beautiful. There will be works of art for any taste and pocketbook. Enjoy the opening artists reception, Saturday, June 8th from 5pm – 8pm, with good food, fine art, music from the fantastic Joyce Kinser and, of course good wine. Look for more from the gallery artists as they exhibit their “over the top” works in pottery, wood, acrylics, watercolor, glass and pastel. You can be sure that our jewelry artists will surprise you with their creative and stylish designs. We look forward to seeing you at CalvART Gallery to celebrate eight years of fine art with the finest local artists anywhere. The CalvART Gallery provides a permanent exhibit space for artists from St. Mary’s, Charles and Calvert counties to share and sell their work. Continually embracing new art, the CalvART Gallery invites artists from the local area to apply for membership in the gallery. Prospective members submit this artwork to the gallery where it will be juried by the member artists as a part of the application process. Applications are available at the gallery and at www.calvartgallery.org .  The CalvART Gallery is located in the Prince Frederick Center nestled between Dreamweaver Cafe and Sakura restaurants at the intersection of Rt. 4 and Rt. 231. For more information please call the gallery at 410-535-9252 or visit our website www.calvartgallery.org .  The gallery is open Wednesday – Sunday from 11AM-5PM For a copy of the "Over the Top" Press Release, click here . CLAY  @  THE BAY featuring works by Diana Manchak & Mickey Kunkle May 1 - 27 ArtWorks@7th   Showing in the Mary Beth Harry Student Art Gallery  at CalvART Gallery in May ... College of Southern Maryland Student Art Show CalvART Gallery is open Wednesday thru Sunday from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm 410-535-9252             Prince Frederick Shopping Center: Rt. 4 and Rt. 231 PO Box 2569 Prince Frederick, MD 20678 Call for Nominations -- Pat Carpenter Arts Educator Award -- deadline February 15 The Arts Council of Calvert County is seeking nominations for the newly created Pat Carpenter Arts Educator Award. This award will be given to an outstanding arts educator currently teaching in a state approved school or institution of higher learning. The nominee must be teaching in a school setting in Calvert County, Maryland. Educators may work in any of the fine or performing arts areas. For more information and the nomination form, click here . PAT GIARDINA CARPENTER WOMEN IN BUSINESS FUND Dedicated to helping women achieve their dreams.  Providing funding for vocational training, college courses and projects for women-owned businesses.  For more information on the Fund or to make a tax-deductible contribution in her memory, visit www.pgcwomensfund.org (leaving site). The Patricia Giardina Carpenter Women in Business Fund C/O The Bay Business Group P.O. Box 858, North Beach, MD 20714 Sponsored by the Bay Business Group -- P.O. Box 858, North Beach, MD 20714 Note to Calendar Announcement Contributors:  Until further notice, please send announcements of upcoming events to this email address:  Webmaster POETRY OUT LOUD COMPETITION On January 31, 2013, winners from the Calvert County high schools competed in the County Level Competition of the Poetry Out Loud Competition at CalvArt Gallery. Contestants from Calvert, Huntingtown, Northern and Patuxent High Schools recited works they selected from an anthology of more than 680 classic and contemporary poems. Malaysia Johnson (center) from Calvert High School won the 2013 Poetry Out Loud County competition held January 31 at the Calvert Library. Also shown above are Cara Mathers (left) from Calvert HS and Brigit Gilvary (right) from Huntingtown HS. For more information, click here . CalvART Gallery is located in the Prince Frederick Center at 110 S. Solomons Island Road. (Between Sakura and Dream Weaver Café)    The Arts Council of Calvert County has established a scholarship in memory of Mary Beth Harry.   “Mary Beth loved encouraging young artists, and  therefore we believe this is a way to remember her that she would have appreciated.” The scholarship will be awarded annually to a young aspiring Calvert County artist.   Tim Crout, a friend of Ms. Harry, contributed $400 to the Mary Beth Harry Memorial Scholarship and challenged anyone reading this to meet or beat his contribution to the fund! To accept this challenge or to give whatever you wish to support this important memorial scholarship, click this "Donate" button...   Annual Meeting ... a Stunning Success -- Read More Don't Miss Out --- Check out the Calendar of Events for Calvert County! Click HERE Support the Arts in YOUR Community! Follow the CalvArt Gallery on Facebook and become a "friend" ... calvART-Gallery on Facebook To learn more about how you can support the Arts in Calvert County -- click here  or click the "Donate" button immediately below to contribute to the Arts Council of Calvert County with a major credit card. Special thanks to the following businesses and friends  who have contributed to the Arts Council this year! Chesapeake Beach Resort & Spa Peter and Nancy Hooper Earl T. Hurrey Mar-Ber Development Corporation Showplace Arena Bayside Toyota Comcast PNC Bank Linda E. Woods Bob and Pat Carpenter Duncan Frazer Michael R. Phillips Margaret H. Phipps SMECO Sneade's Ace Home Center Alexander Chiropractic Center Jack Bannister, ReMax United Real Estate Mary and Joel Bergsman Christine and David Boesz Deborah Gann Carstens Nancy Feuerle Richard and Jean Fleming Mary Anne Harms Howland Hartley Holiday Inn - Solomons Beverly and Brooks Jackson Sue and Steve Kullen Maryland Country Caterers John and Jill Menassa Linda Patton Quality Built Homes Colleen and George Sabo John and Luray Schaffner Suzanne Shelden Don and Mary Smolinski Kirk Swain Donna and Paul Wilson Dawn Balinski Paul and Doris Berry Michael and Gale Bonanno Joyce T. Bowling Darcey Clark Wilma Forsell Garcia Jeanette and John Heinbuch Sylvia S. Hubbard Mr. & Mrs. David Kallal Deborah Karvelas Joan D. Kilmon Nancy Klapper Mary and Warren Krug Lighthouse Engraving & Signs, Inc. Judy and Richard MacWilliams Barbara Fairchild and George Newman Nikki Lanza O’Malley Mary and Michael Overfelt Petronella Popp Mary K. Ritter Victoria Ronan Sally Schofield Joan Boker Shisler Mary Stuart Sierra Jack R. Smith Twin Shields Golf Club Eliot and Richard Wilson Jeniene B. Wishart Adult Day Care of Calvert County Bay Shore Webs William and Jean Bozman Frank Crea Laverne and Austin Good Joyce and Bill Halstead Audrey Hatry Reid’s School Bus Service, Inc. Roberta Safer & Klaus Zwilsky Special thanks also to those who contributed to the  Mary Beth Harry Memorial Scholarship Pat and Bob Carpenter Ann Crain Timothy Crout James and Judith Dobson Shannon Fox Cindy Guy Don Harry Carol Harvat Jeffrey Koons Mickey Kunkle Mimi Little Megan Richard Frank W. Skinner Linda E. Woods The Mission of the Arts Council of Calvert County is to invest in and encourage the arts in Calvert County.  In support of our mission we sponsor: Grants to schools and organizations for arts related programs Summer Arts Camps through a collaborative effort with Annmarie Garden The CalvART Gallery, a co-op gallery featuring local artists Arts Council Board of Directors Eleanor Nelson, President Joanie Kilmon, Vice President Judith MacWilliams, Secretary Peter Hooper, Treasurer Linda E. Woods, Grants Review Chair Linda Patton, At Large Member Colleen Sabo, At Large Member Carl Wood, CalvART Gallery Liaison Executive Director -- William Chambers  Arts Council of Calvert County Accessibility Statement As the official Calvert County arts organization, as designated by the Board of County Commissioners, the Arts Council of Calvert County is funded by support from the CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, private gifts, contributions, and fundraising activities and a grant from the MARYLAND STATES ARTS COUNCIL (MSAC), an agency dedicated to cultivating a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. An agency of the Department of Business and Economic Development, the MSAC provides financial support and technical assistance to non-profit organizations, units of government, colleges and universities for arts activities. Funding for the MSAC is also provided by the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, a federal agency. The Arts Council of Calvert County is proud to be a member of the Maryland Citizens for the Arts

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