Art Exhibits Tree Tricks, site-specific sculpture by Centreville artists Howard and Mary McCoy, is on view in the Arboretum forest through September 15. Working primarily with natural materials found on-site, the McCoys approach their installations as collaborations with the natural landscape.
The Arboretum sponsors art exhibitions throughout the year, including an annual competition and outdoor environmental art. Call 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or e-mail info@adkinsarboretum.org for gallery hours.
Open Book 2, Lynda Smith-Bugge, burled maple, 34” x 15” x 20”
River View, Lani Browning, oil on canvas, 18” x 36”
Since her recent move to the Eastern Shore, Centreville painter Lani Browning has been entranced by the beauty of its rich farmlands and tree-lined waterways. On view through September 27, Landscape
The Arboretum will sponsor its fourteenth annual Art Competition,
Impressions, the Eastern Shore and Beyond captures the beauty of her new home. By turns intimate or panoramic, her stunning oil paintings are flooded with light and color. There will be a reception on Saturday, August 24 from 3 to 5 p.m. In her superbly crafted sculptures, Lynda Smith-Bugge, of Falls Church, Virginia,
uses traditional woodworking methods to reveal the natural beauty and fascinating imperfections of wood. On view October 1 through November 29, Undressing Trees is East of…, Linda Bills, work on paper, 6½” x 6½” a show full of wit and playful imagination, as Smith-Bugge puts bare roots on formal pedestals and slices open knobbly burls of wood to expose the rich history of scars and patterns of growth hidden inside. There will be a reception on Saturday, October 5 from 3 to 5 p.m. With airy swaths of color and energetic line work, Baltimore artist Linda Bills summons the atmosphere of her family’s farm and her lakeside retreat, two landscapes that she knows well and loves deeply. On view December 3 through January 31, Deep Snow and Other Memories presents abstract mixed media works on paper that masterfully explore what Bills calls the “felt presence” of the land. There will be a reception on Saturday, December 7 from 3 to 5 p.m.
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to exhibit in February and March 2014. The theme of the Competition— Discovering the Native Landscapes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore—celebrates the Arboretum’s mission of conservation. The competition is open to all original two- and threedimensional fine arts, including outdoor sculpture and installations.
The deadline for submissions is January 6, 2014. Visit adkinsarboretum.org for submission information.