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"Our Chesapeake," Photographs of the Bay by Michael Land
Artist's Opening Reception Thursday, July 29, 5-7 p.m.
now through August 24
Over the past 18 years, the experiences of Michael Land working on and around the Chesapeake Bay have instilled in him a love and respect for its natural wonders, heritage, lore and most of all, its rich traditions.
“From the deck of a research vessel, I've studied and experienced the Bay since graduating from college in 1992. During that time, my respect and love for the Chesapeake Bay and all that it embodies has grown with each passing day," says Land.
"Since moving to Annapolis in 1999, I've continued work on the Chesapeake Bay, albeit in a slightly different capacity - that of a web designer. However, it's a little hard to continue the connection with the Bay behind a computer - thus the pursuit of Bay photography.”
“My intent is to evoke an emotion, create a connection, and garner an appreciation of the Chesapeake - with hopes that it will lead to the individual choices we all must make to help restore and protect this resource.”
Learn more about Michael's work on his website: mikelandphotography.com.
Young Voices 2010, Horseshoe Crabs in the Arts
now through July 20
It is Ecological Research and Development Group’s belief that one of the greatest threats to the continued survival of horseshoe crabs is public indifference. Through the annual “Horseshoe Crab and the Arts” juried art competition, ERDG offers youth the opportunity to realize how their heartfelt expressions can be powerful tools to awaken interest and change the understanding of adults.
The competition, open to students in grades Pre-K – 12, challenges young people to learn about horseshoe crabs and then tap into the thoughts and feelings they’ve developed about this amazing creature. Artistic expression is invited in the forms of visual representation, short stories and/or poetry.
In 2010, 27 young artists from California, Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and India, as well as Mexico, were selected from almost 400 entrants. The work of these talented young artists is posted on ERDG’s award winning web site, www.horseshoecrab.org. Our young environmental stewards are given an international platform for their work through the traveling art exhibition, “Young Voices, 2010 Horseshoe Crabs in the Arts.”
In June the student exhibition was hosted by our good friends at Perkins Center for the Arts in
Collingswood, New Jersey, and now the exhibit is on at the Annapolis Maritime Museum. Upcoming venues include in late July the work will be exhibited at the Smyrna Opera House in Delaware in late July and the Cape May Nature Center in New Jersey in August.
We celebrate and congratulate these young students, whose heartfelt artistic voices are receiving international audiences!
To learn more about horseshoe crabs visit ERDG’s award winning web site, www.horseshoecrab.org. Ecological Research and Development Group (ERDG,) is a non-profit organization whose mission is the conservation of the world’s four remaining horseshoe crab species.
Chesapeake and Beyond: Paintings by Carolyn Councell
Thursday, June 3 - Tuesday, June 29
Opening Reception Thursday, June 3, 5-7 p.m.
A new art show, "Chesapeake and Beyond," featuring award-winning local artist Carolyn Councell, will open at the Annapolis Maritime Museum on June 3rd and run through June 29th. The show highlights, in vivid watercolors, acrylics and oils, the artist's love of the Chesapeake Bay and of painting from nature. A graduate of the Maryland Institute of Art, Ms. Councell is represented in galleries throughout the Mid-Atlantic area, including the American Craftworks Collections gallery on Main Street in Annapolis. Her most recent shows include the Baltimore Watercolor Society Mid-Atlantic exhibit, the Annapolis Watercolor Society and a solo show at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts.
Wade-In and Terrapin Round-Up
Sauturday, June 5, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Yeeh-haw! Come along little doggies! On Saturday, June 5, 100 toddler terrapins will be rounded up at the Museum. They will be tagged and prepped for their release back into the Chesapeake Bay. The baby terps are part of the Terrapin Institute’s Head-Start program and have spent their first year of their lives in schools and museums eating and growing—they’re up to 5 times bigger than their contemporaries in the wild who hibernated all winter. Come learn more about the Terrapin Institute’s
Head-Start Program, terrapin habits and habitats, and sign up to become a terrapin sanctuary. Terrapin-based art and books will celebrate the beauty of Maryland’s state reptile. Kids will get into the action with terrapin craft activities and can take home a Turtlehead plant. Enjoy the Museum’s new exhibit, “Oysters On the Half Shell,” fun terrapin crafts and additional exhibits like the Oyster Recovery’s “Li’ Nippers Display.” We’ll see you on June 5th. Let’s Go Terps! Note: Festivities on Saturday also will include the annual Wade-In into Back Creek to check on water clarity, which begins at 10 a.m. Read more about the Wade-In.
The Art of Philip Steel
Friday, April 30 - Monday, May 31
Philip S. Steel has been referred to as a "renaissance man" because he is also an architect, sailor, pianist and concertina player. In addition, partnering with three excellent authors, he has expanded into an art form that links his paintings to performances that capture the lives of working fishermen, watermen and lobstermen of our East Coast.
"Net Loss" is about the challenges of Florida's fishermen, "A Green Sky" reflects Maine's lobstermen and "Fishing Gone," written by author Roger Vaughan, takes place on Tangier Island and reflects the challenges of our Chesapeake Bay watermen. Paintings from all three of these performance/art projects will be included in our show.
Much of Philip's subject matter reflects his love of the sea and the people whose lives are affected by it. To paint the excitement, speed and grace of sailing craft as they move through the water represents a formidable challenge. Steel's ability to capture the power and excitement of the wind and waves, ever changing play of light and tension in sails, rigging and crew is unique. His portraiture of those dedicated to earning their living from the waters is captivating.
The Annapolis Maritime Museum has published Over the Bridge: A History of Eastport at Annapolis, a 368-page hardback by Ginger Doyel. 
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