by Thorpe/Turner | Jan 8, 2025 | Library, Past Call to Artists, Past Exhibits, Uncategorized
Jay Hudson, owner of the Blue Heron Coffee Shop in St. Michaels, has graciously offered to host an exhibit during the month of February. We have decided on a Valentine-ish theme “Things That Warm the Heart”, whatever that means to you.
Guidelines for this exhibit:
- Small, original works, no larger than 11 inches on the longest side. Wrapped canvases and 3D pieces acceptable.
- $90 lowest price and 20% commission
- Pieces can be brought to the January 20th SMAL art meeting or dropped off at Stacey Sass’s home.
- First 20 members to register by emailing Stacey Sass with his/her intention of participating staceysass@me.com will be accepted.
by Thorpe/Turner | Nov 14, 2024 | Library, Past Call to Artists, Uncategorized
SMAL MIX IT UP! 2026 Winners
The 2026 Mixed Media Exhibit at St. Michaels Community Center has been very well received. Bridget Whited, the Juror for this exhibit who was impressed with our artists’ work, selected our prize winners.
The Exhibit will be on view until the end of January. Feel free to drop into the Community Center, Monday to Friday from 9 to 5 at 102 Railroad Ave. In St. Michaels, Maryland.
And now, OUR WINNERS are:
First Prize Mona Birmingham “The Wise Woman”
Second Prize Jennifer Cristaudo “Dog Neck (My Neck)”
Third Prize Nancy Lorentz “Éire”
Honorable Mention Sharon Thorpe “Free Bird”
Honorable Mention Irene V. Martinelli “Preparing for Tomorrow”
In this order from left to right:
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Whether you’re a mixed media aficionado or using this show as a catalyst to experiment with new combinations of materials, we’re calling artists to submit work to Mix It Up!
Your artwork must include at least two obviously different mediums so that your work will be easily recognized as a mixed media piece. (Sorry we cannot accept tabletop or freestanding sculpture.)
All 2D mixed media work and 3D Assemblages must have a hook or wire and can be hung on the hanging system. You may submit one or two pieces. Our juror is Bridget Whited, a St. Michaels Middle High School Art Teacher.
Monetary prizes will be given for First, Second and Third Place.
Dates to remember
• January 2 – 30, 2026
• Drop off: Friday, January 2, 10-Noon
• Pick up: Friday, January 30, 10-Noon
• Location: St Michaels Community Center
More about our Juror, Bridget Whited
Bridget Whited is a Visual Educator at St. Michaels Middle High School, where she has taught for 18 years. She co-founded Spindrift, Talbot County Public Schools’ Literary Arts Magazine, and serves as its Design Layout Faculty Advisor. A National Board Certified Teacher, she was named Talbot County Teacher of the Year in 2015 and was a Maryland State Finalist. In 2024, she received the Maryland Art Education Association Advocate for Inclusivity Award. As an artist, she works primarily in Batik, drawn to its methodical process and therapeutic qualities. While her personal artwork is currently on hiatus to focus on raising her two young children—who she is fortunate to have on campus with her—her commitment to fostering inclusivity remains at the heart of every art-making space she cultivates. She strives to create an environment where all are welcome and free to be themselves, using art as a tool for expression and self-discovery.
Please remember that if you cannot accommodate these dates, you must find someone to drop off or pick up for you. Contact Nancy Lorentz with questions at 703-216-0051 or nancylorentz@yahoo.com
Mix It Up! Registration form – Registration Mixed Media 2026.
by Thorpe/Turner | Oct 22, 2024 | Library, Past Call to Artists, Uncategorized
Artists of all talents are invited to share their photography work in the Art League’s November Photography Show! We will exhibit our work at The Blue Crab throughout the month of November.
Photographer Sahm Doherty-Sefton will serve as a juror for this show. Sahm Doherty-Sefton was the first woman photographer on the masthead of Time magazine, where she remained for more than 25 years. She lived and worked in both New York and Washington D.C., covering a wide diversity of subjects – sports, fashion, politics, the arts, and social unrest. She became Time’s White House photographer during the Carter Administration. But a wanderlust took hold and Time cooperated, basing her successively in Johannesburg, Cairo, Bonn, and London, from where she chronicled major international events. Her assignments have included coverage of wars in Cyprus, Zimbabwe and Beirut. Learn more about Sahm Doherty-Sefton and see her work at www.sahmdohertysefton.com
Join us for a reception at The Blue Crab on Friday, November 1 from 5-7 PM. Our juror, Sahm Doherty-Sefton will be presenting awards and briefly discussing the work in the show. Wine, beer and beverages will be available to purchase. Light horderves will be served.
Final registrations and hanging day is Friday, November 1. Just bring your registration and payment with you! See the registration form for rules and details.
Enter up to three images and send to:
Sharon Thorpe, 6745 Holly Woods Road, Sherwood, Md., 21665.
Entries can be delivered:
The Blue Crab, 102 S Fremont St.
St Michaels, MD 21663
Friday, November 1, 10 am-12 noon
by Thorpe/Turner | Aug 20, 2024 | Library, Past Call to Artists, Uncategorized
“Deer at Langdon Farm” by Nancy Lorentz (First Place 2023)
Capturing Autumn is our theme again this year for our show in October. This year the show will be hung at the Easton Library.
Get those imagination brain cells going and create something relating to this beautiful season.
This exhibit will be judged by Laura Era, Owner of Troika Gallery in Easton. Cash prizes will be given for First, Second and Third Place.” To find out more about our judge, https://www.lauraera.com/
Artwork for this show is any medium that can hang on the library hanging system. It’s ‘open season.’ You may submit one or two pieces.
Dates to remember:
Registration DEADLINE – September 24
Click here for registration Form
Drop off artwork on Tuesday, October 1, 9-11. The earlier the better so we can begin hanging the show.
Pick up is Thursday, October 31 10am-2pm
Please remember that if you cannot accommodate these dates, you must find someone to drop off or pick up for you.
by Thorpe/Turner | Jan 24, 2023 | Library, Past Exhibits
2023 Juried Show Schedule:
April: Original Banner Art for 2023
May: High School Exhibition, “Excellence in Student Art”
June: SMAL Members’ Annual
July: Pastels
August: Photography
September: “Mixed Media Adventures”
November: “Capturing Autumn”
More shows are in the works including Mixed Media, Watercolor (Martha Hudson). September will bring our super Labor Day Show and Sale.
(Please note: in order to participate in the shows all Dues must be current. 2023 is due now)
Coming in July 2023 – A Pastel Art Show
During the month of July, SMAL artists are pleased to exhibit pastel paintings at the Talbot County Free Library St. Michaels branch.
What are pastels:
Pastels are pure powdered pigment (color), mixed with a binder and compressed into various forms (sticks, pans, other shapes). Paints are pigments mixed with binders such as oil (to make oil paint), water (to make watercolor paint) or a binder and a solvent (acrylic paints).
Why do we love pastels?
The painting process is quick!
The painting process is dry (some of us do an underpainting which must dry before we apply pastels)!
Pastel colors are bright and vivid! They are not subdued tints and they are not all mixed with white—some are very dark as you will see in our paintings.
Some paintings are for sale; please contact the artists directly for details.
by Thorpe/Turner | Oct 9, 2022 | Featured, Library, Member News and Meetings, Past Call to Artists, Uncategorized
SMAL is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 “Martha Hudson Excellence in Watercolor” competition:
First: “Island Nest” by Deborah McFarlin
Second: “St.Michaels Harbor” by Scott Sullivan
Third: “Gourmet Garlic” by Jan Perdue
Hon. Mention: “Sagging In” by Joan Cranor
Hon. Mention: “Tranquility” by Sandy Alanko
Martha Hudson was a well known in the community for her watercolors depicting scenes of Eastern Shore life. As a young art student, Martha was given a grant to use for the continuation of her studies. In return she generously left an endowment for awards to be given each year by SMAL to deserving watercolor artists.
The judge this year was Joan Machinchick, an award winning watercolorist, calligrapher and graphic designer.
You can view the entire exhibit of more than 35 works during the month of December at the rear gallery of the St Michaels Library, 106 Fremont St. during regular library hours. Art is for sale through the artists.
