Catch the opening of the American Society of Marine Artists exhibit on July 26th at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum! This exhibit will feature more than 100 of the best marine artists working today. It is the 30th Anniversary Exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists (A.S.M.A) , and CBMM will be the only Maryland venue to host the exhibit.
A.S.M.A. has grown to become the nation's largest organziation of comtemporary marine artists, boasting over 600 members. The society encourages a wide search for artistic expression through various media depicting maritime subjects. Oils, water colors, pastels, scratchboard, pencil, sculpture, and scrimshaw will all be on display at the Museum in the Steamboat building.
The A.S.M.A. exhibit will open at CBMM on July 26, as part of the Chesapeake Bay Folk Festival. Admission to the exhibit is included in Museum and Folk Festival admission, $13 for adults, $10 for seniors, $6 for children ages 6-17, and children under 6 are free. CBMM members are admitted free of charge.
The marine exhibit will be on display through September 22, 2008. The next venue the exhibit will visit is at The Noyes Museum of Art in Oceanville, New Jersey.
CBMM will offer a number of special programs in conjunction with the exhibit. A 107 page full-color publication featuring the artwork of the show will be available for puchase at our Museum store.
This exhibition is funded in part by the Talbot County Arts Council.
See you on July 26 for the A.S.M.A. exhibit opening and the Folk Festival!
Mike Valliant, Director of Marketing & Media Relations
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