Chesapeake Arts Center Blog
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The Chesapeake Arts Center Blog provides an opportunity for readers to learn about new artists and their works. The Chesapeake Arts Center is led by a talented Board of Directors and a diverse group of arts management professionals and artists wholeheartedly dedicated to the mission of the organization.
Chesapeake Arts Center Blog
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National Hispanic Heritage Month acknowledges the contributions made by Hispanic and Latin American communities and honors their significance to society and their social, political, and cultural histories. It also recognizes their influence on the evolution of American legacy. The Voices of Hispanic and Latin American Artists Exhibition will feature artists who represent a diverse range of identities, experiences, histories, and backgrounds through the power of their creations ..read more
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5M ago
Lea Kouzios, a former stay-at-home mom turned business owner and veteran, hails from the Midwest, specifically Wisconsin. After joining the army in 2018 as an intelligence analyst, she was stationed in Georgia, where she met her husband. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, she began crocheting in her spare time and gradually transformed it into a business as she transitioned out of the army and into stay-at-home mom life. Building a social media following of approximately 80,000 across various platforms boosted her confidence and paved the way for her venture into teaching.
What drew you int ..read more
Chesapeake Arts Center Blog
7M ago
Today, we’re going In the Studio with artists from CAC’s Third Annual Women’s History Month Exhibit: Her Voice, Her Vision. Their artwork is on display in the Chesapeake Arts Center’s Hal Gomer Gallery and CAC Hallways,
on view from March 11 - April 23.
Featured artists include: Brit Alex, Nicole Alfon, Hannah Atallah, Ann Baun, Jovan Bethel, Sandra Blevins, Sara Caporaletti, Andrea Downs, Coriander Focus, Lillian Jacobson, Hailey Jordan, Barabara Dahlberg, Kathy Daywalt, Nina DeAngelo, Shanti Dixon Gramby, Kelly Hall, Diamond Jones, Elissa Jones, Jeniffer Lancaster, Sarah Laraine, Brianne Les ..read more
Chesapeake Arts Center Blog
7M ago
Today, we’re going In the Studio with artists Alla and Milana Borovskaia. Their artwork is on display in the Chesapeake Arts Center’s Botanical Alchemy: Women's Souls in Full Bloom exhibit,
on view from March 11 - April 23.
Alla Borovskaia and Milana Borovskaia
An interdisciplinary visual artist duo spanning two generations (combined experience of over 40 years), are celebrated for their beautiful large-scale wall sculptural compositions created using thousands of ultrathin, shapeless strands of natural wool fibers, freestanding sculptures, wearable art and mixed media works that incorporate ..read more
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8M ago
Today, we’re going In the Studio with artist Hailey Jordan. Her artwork is on display in the Chesapeake Arts Center’s Creative Freedom: Celebrating Black History Month gallery exhibit, on view from January 29 - March 3, 2024.
The gallery reception for the show is on February 22, 2024 6 - 8 pm.
RSVP HERE
Hailey Jordan
Hailey Jordan is a biracial, queer, scientist-turned-designer, raised by travelers, who thrives in the in-between. Her work illustrates the vibrancy of Black, Queer adventure on the frontiers of liberation– her subjects often in the midst of dance, exploration, bliss, abundance ..read more
Chesapeake Arts Center Blog
8M ago
James Whipple, also known as Jimi, has been married to Zettie Whipple for six years and resides in Brooklyn Park, Maryland. He shares his home with a cat named Edgar. While his full-time job may be uneventful, his personal interests are quite the opposite. Jimi has a passion for crafting and do-it-yourself (DIY) projects, including sewing, painting, and recently, screen printing. He's been immersed in punk music and fashion for about 25 years and is a seasoned musician, playing bass (upright and electric) for 22 years. He also runs a small business called
Punkrawkstuff.
Here’s Jimi talking a ..read more
Chesapeake Arts Center Blog
8M ago
Today, we’re going In the Studio with artist Brandon Slewion. His artwork is on display in the Chesapeake Arts Center’s Creative Freedom: Celebrating Black History Month gallery exhibit, on view from January 29 - March 3, 2024.
The gallery reception for the show is on February 22, 2024 6 - 8 pm.
RSVP HERE
Brandon Slewion (b. 1997)
Brandon Slewion is an interdisciplinary artist, educator and entrepreneur working between Toledo, Ohio and Washington D.C. Raised in the nation capital his relationship with politics, business, tourism, and inner city sports during his youth significantly aff ..read more
Chesapeake Arts Center Blog
8M ago
Today, we’re going In the Studio with artists Hope and Faith (Tonisha Hope and Eleisha Faith McCorkle). Their artwork is on display in the Chesapeake Arts Center’s Creative Freedom: Celebrating Black History Month gallery exhibit, on view from January 29 - March 3, 2024.
The gallery reception for the show is on February 22, 2024 6 - 8 pm.
RSVP HERE
Eleisha Faith & Tonisha Hope McCorkle (b. 1999)
D.C.-born, Hyattsville raised twins Eleisha Faith & Tonisha Hope McCorkle hold BFA’s from NYU in Studio Art. Formerly enrolled in the Visual and Performing Arts program at the Jim Henson Scho ..read more
Chesapeake Arts Center Blog
8M ago
Today, we’re going In the Studio with artist Tony Spencer. Spencer’s solo exhibition, Trybe-All Celebration, is currently on view in Gallery 194 from November 2 - December 18, 2023.
The opening reception for his show is on November 9, 6 pm - 8 pm RSVP HERE
The Library
Tony Spencer is a Recording Artist, Poet, Model, Composer, and Storyteller. He is the founder of Enrapture Records and Enrapture Ministries, and has a B.A. and Masters degree from Sojourner/Douglass College. He was one of four Annapolitans to carry the Olympic Torch across Maryland during the 1996 International games. Tony an ..read more
Chesapeake Arts Center Blog
8M ago
Today, we’re going In the Studio with artist Adewale Alli. Alli’s artwork will be on display in the Chesapeake Arts Center’s Creative Freedom: Celebrating Black History Month gallery exhibit, on view from January 29 - March 3, 2024.
The gallery reception for his show is on February 22, 2024 6 - 8 pm.
RSVP HERE
Adewale Alli
is a self-taught Nigerian visual artist based in Baltimore, Maryland. His work is a profound exploration of materiality intertwined with the eloquent language of color. Each piece he crafts is a chapter in his ongoing odyssey into the vast spectrum of being, capturing not o ..read more