A Look Ahead at April
Tomorrow is the first day of April!
Keep an eye out for pranks, as well as these upcoming events at The Art League:
exhibits
Two New Exhibits
April 4–May 7: Come see our new exhibits! We’re excited to welcome juror April Wood, co-founder of the Baltimore Jewelry Center, to select artwork for the April Open Exhibit. In the solo room, the girls of Space of Her Own make their gallery debut.
You’re also invited to the opening reception on Thursday, April 13 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm.
classes
Spring Classes
April 3–9: This is the first week of Spring classes at The Art League! You can browse our full catalog and register online.
Classes meet once a week, typically for nine weeks. We also offer shorter-term workshops, which meet for one to five days. These are all our April workshops:
- From Amateur to Professional with Susan Abbott (April 1)
- iPad Apps for the Traditional Artist with Bobbi Pratte (April 1)
- Jumpstart in Ceramics with Blair Meerfeld (April 1)
- Palette Knife Painting with Patrick Kirwin (April 1–2)
- Small Scale Fold Forming for Jewelers with Nick Barnes (April 1–2)
- Still Life in Watercolors with Rachel Collins (April 1–2)
- Jumpstart in Hand Stitching with Julie Booth (April 5, 19, & 26)
- Basic Photographic Lighting Tools with Robin Reid (April 8)
- Weekend in the Plein Air Landscape with Mike Francis (April 22–23)
- Felted Flowers with Renate Maile-Moskowitz (April 22)
double your impact
24-Hour Online Giving Day
Through April 5: Your help is needed to keep The Art League alive and thriving! You can generate artistic opportunities for thousands of people during our Spring2ACTion campaign, now through April 5.
Right now is a critical and exciting time for The Art League and you can join us in preserving and advancing this essential creative community.
Your gift will help raise $20,000 through the Mason Hirst Foundation’s generous $10,000 matching gift challenge! Your donation will be matched during this campaign.
important dates
Deadlines & Holidays
April 16: The Art League and the Torpedo Factory are both closed. Happy Easter!
April 17: To enter the May Open Exhibit, you need to submit your artwork online by April 17 at 6:00 pm.
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