Today is National Intern Day! Meet the MFA interns and hear more about their experience so far at MFA. Then, join us to play Two Truths, One Lie. Each intern will give us three facts, two are true and one is false. Leave a comment below and tell us which one you think is a … Continue reading Meet MFA’s Interns: Two Truths & One Lie
Calling all artists! Check out these awesome opportunities to get your work out in the world. Calls for entries, calls for artists, grant information and more.
Thank you to everyone who supported our very first Empty Bowls project! The energy in Circle Gallery as people came in to pick up their bowls over the weekend was so much fun to witness. It was great to have people who may not have heard of us come in and take in MFA's Eye of the … Continue reading Empty Bowls 2021 Wrap Up
In June MFA hosted Paint Annapolis, the plein air juried exhibition. At Circle Gallery and at our Paint Annapolis Pop Up Gallery, hosted more than 20 MFA Member artists as a part of the plein air exhibition. Check out the June 11th digital award reception here.
We've finished moving out of the Paint Annapolis pop up, so things have settled down here at the Circle Gallery. This year Paint Annapolis was incredible. Check out these photos from the week during Paint Annapolis 2021.
Who won what at MFA's 2021 Eye of the Beholder Exhibition? Click here to find out!
Seventy-eight public painters participated in Paint Annapolis 2021. Their artwork is now covering the walls of the Paint Annapolis Pop-Up Gallery at 4 Church Circle. The awards were judged by Annapolis' Mayor, Gavin Buckley, the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association juror, Bruno Baran, and the Annapolis Gallery Association jurors. Congratulations to the Public Artist Awards winners!
Click here to see the first, second and third place winners of the juried artists from Paint Annapolis 2021!
"Over the past few years, I have actively been pursuing my passion for watercolor and in the process developing a wonderful circle of like-minded people who have inspired and encouraged me. I sincerely hope that I may continue to be inspired by these persons, and others as yet unmet, as I improve along my path of being the best watercolor painter that I can be!"
“What intrigues me most is the symbolism woven in the human brain that allows one simple stroke to suggest an intricate object or a complicated scene. I will never tire of the thrill of that phenomenon.”
Who won what at MFA's 2021 Spring Member Show? Click here to find out!
"Over the past few years, I have actively been pursuing my passion for watercolor and in the process developing a wonderful circle of like-minded people who have inspired and encouraged me. I sincerely hope that I may continue to be inspired by these persons, and others as yet unmet, as I improve along my path of being the best watercolor painter that I can be!"
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