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Adult and Youth Art Classes for Winter 2017
Posted on:Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017 @ 10:06 amMuseum Holiday Schedule
Posted on:Thursday, December 8th, 2016 @ 10:37 amPlease note: The Museum will open late on December 16 at 10:00 a.m. The museum will be CLOSED: December 23, 24, 25, 26 (Closed Mondays), 31 2016 and January 1, 2, 2017.
85th Anniversary Gala Held at Museum
Posted on:Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 @ 10:31 am85th Anniversary Gala… Hopes, Wishes, and Dreams Fullfilled! The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in Hagerstown, Maryland held its 85th Anniversary Gala on October 8, 2016. The Honorary Co-Chairs were First Lady of Maryland, Yumi Hogan and Museum Trustee, Howard S. Kaylor. The reception and gala sold out. In her remarks, Yumi Hogan thanked …
Perry/Brandenburg Concert Featuring Alexander Wu, piano
Posted on:Tuesday, August 30th, 2016 @ 2:38 pmAlexander Wu, Piano, “Bach to the Future: Classical and Jazz.” September 25, 2016, 2:30 p.m., $10 Non-members/Members- FREE/Children 12 and under FREE Yamaha Piano Artist, Alexander Wu has established himself as an eclectic performer in both the classical and jazz worlds. The Washington Post praised, “Wu’s exuberant etudes on Gershwin songs and the dreamy Ellington’s …
Winners of #HappyinHagerstown Photo Contest feature Museum
Posted on:Thursday, August 18th, 2016 @ 2:30 pmVisit Hagerstown-Washington County CVB Announces WINNERS OF 2nd Annual #HappyinHagerstown photo contest HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND –The Visit Hagerstown-Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) is pleased to announce the top three winners of its second annual #HappyInHagerstown photo contest. This year ‘s selection committee had to choose from nearly 1,000 photographs taken throughout Washington County, …
William Merritt Chase’s Fish, Plate, and Copper Container
Posted on:Wednesday, June 29th, 2016 @ 11:05 amWilliam Merritt Chase’s Fish, Plate, and Copper Container is featured in the publication of the museum’s highlights One Hundred Stories. The painting is on view in the Smith Gallery, along with magnificent examples of 18th and 19th century American Art from the museum’s permanent collection. William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) was one of the most renowned and …
First Lady Yumi Hogan to Serve as an Honorary Co-Chair of the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts’ Sold Out 85th Anniversary Gala
Posted on:Friday, June 24th, 2016 @ 1:00 pm“85 Years of Hopes, Dreams, and Wishes” The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts in Hagerstown, Maryland has announced plans for its 85th Anniversary Year. The Museum’s doors first opened on September 16, 1931, to much excitement and fanfare, as the community celebrated the magnanimous gift of Anna Brugh Singer and William Singer, Jr. …
Kokedama Presentation and Gallery Talk
Posted on:Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 @ 3:04 pmKokedama (Bonsai 2.0) Presentation: June 18, 2016/1:00 p.m./Free RSVP educ.marketing@wcmfa.org or (301)739-5727 West Virginia Professor of the Year, Sonya Evanisko presents“Like Moss Between the Cracks”- living sculptural kokedama. Based on her past exhibit at Shepherd Univerisity, relates the moss filling the cracks to kintsugi, where a crack in pottery is replaced with gold and the repair becomes …
Congratulations to Cushwa Scholarship Winner, Emileigh Ebersole
Posted on:Tuesday, May 24th, 2016 @ 9:24 amEmileigh Ebersole is the 2016 Cushwa Scholarship Winner. Emileigh will graduate from the Barbara Ingram School for the Visual Arts in June and will attend the University of the Arts in Philadelphia majoring in Illustration. The announcement was part of the Washington County Public Schools’ Art Awards Ceremony. Ebersole was selected in 2015 to attend Savannah …
Thomas Pandolfi, Piano Concert
Posted on:Thursday, May 5th, 2016 @ 8:58 amEdmunds Musical Trust – Thomas Pandolfi, Piano June 26/2:00 – 4:00 p.m./ Reception to Follow Ticketed Event/$25.00 non-members/$20.00 members Purchase tickets over the phone 301-739-5727 or at http://wcmfa.org/concerts-lectures-2/ Sponsored by The Etchison Family
