The Chesapeake Arts Center is celebrating 20 years of building community through creativity. This holiday season we wanted to give back to our community.
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Today, we’re going In the Studio with concert photographer Andy Jones and owner of AgeOwns Photography . He has been photographing concerts , sports and creating beautiful portraits for years. Andy’s concert photos were just on display in the Chesapeake Arts Center’s Rock n Roll Gallery exhibit.
Here’s Andy talking about his background, and passion for photography:
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Today, we’re going In the Studio with concert photographer Brad Price from Annapolis, Maryland. He has been photographing concerts since 2017, and launched Planet B Photography on Halloween 2019. Live music is his favorite thing to photograph, and having to go a year and a half without it wounded his soul. Now that live shows have returned, that wound is healed, and you may just spot a long-haired man in a red coverall with a camera lurking in a photo pit; he is a happy man indeed.
His concert photography is currently on display in the Hal Gomer Gallery at the Chesapeake Arts Center in the Rock n Roll Concert Photography exhibit until October 2, 2021.
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Today, we’re going In the Studio with concert photographer Deanna Escobar the owner of SugarShot Media. Deanna started photography in 2001. She really got into it, post 9/11, to get closer to things she loved — extreme sports and music. Of the two subjects, concerts have dominated her portfolio.
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Today, we’re going In the Studio with concert photographer and musician Domenic Cicala. He wears more than a few hats. One of his great loves is photography. He started as a collector and lover of the medium back in the analog days of film. That love of film still influences his work. He lives mostly in the photography world, shooting people. His main areas of work these days are Music and Beauty portraits, though you will find an occasional still life or landscape. He prefers to capture those moments in between, unstaged, no pretense, truth.
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As a child Kimmary would spend hours perfecting her drawings, as a teenager she would hide in my room painting, and as an adult her version of a vacation is sketching or painting in a new place.
Today, she can be found painting, drawing, photographing, or working digitally on the computer, as well as, teaching ballet at the National Ballet Institute for the Arts or leading art programs at The Creative and Performing Arts of South County, which she founded in January 2014.
Here’s Kimmary talking about her art, process and experience………..
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Lisa Scarbath is a Resident Artist at the Howard County Arts Council in Ellicott City, MD. She creates mosaic wall art, decor, furniture and custom portraits. Lisa's art is diverse; she thrives on being able to choose what materials to work with based on the finished project she envisions.
Here’s Lisa talking about her art, process and experience………..
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Today we have received information that two students that attend a class have tested positive for Covid-19 and are in quarantine. The last date they were in our building was Saturday April 10th
Out of an abundance of caution for students, instructors, and patrons, CAC will be cancelling all classes and open studios until April 30th. Our facility will be closed and is undergoing a thorough cleaning. Normal classes and activities will resume on Saturday May 1st.
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Submit art created during the coronavirus pandemic to this exhibit. This exhibit is open to 2D and 3D artists ( including photography and digital art). For information about the exhibit, check out the blog!
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We ask artists from community, to tell their story, talk about their technique and how they achieve success as an artist. As we celebrate Women’s month, we wanted to highlight the strong women artists in our community and Liza was someone that we wanted to learn more about. She currently lives in Linthicum, Maryland and when she’s not creating art, she works at Medstar Harbor Hospital.
Check out the new In the Studio blog and learn more about Liza and her artwork!
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From the beginning the role of figures was central, ranging from cartoon-‐like, graphic images to more gestural forms. It is the pictorial space between the figures and forms that has continually evolved in Halton’s prints, drawings, and paintings.
She was recently awarded the A.I.R. Vallauris in France, and a solo exhibition at Stevenson University.
Mia has also been an incredible ceramics instructor at the Chesapeake Arts Center for the last 4 years, so we wanted to make sure that we highlighted Mia in our blog.
Here’s Mia talking about her art, process and experience:
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The Chesapeake Arts Center is excited to have visual artist instructor Brandon Buckson come teach at the Art center. His role as an artist is also complemented by his role as educator. When he’s not creating art, he teaches visual art classes.
Here’s Brandon talking about his art, process and experience.
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Jon Murrill is a visual artist, currently exhibiting here at the CAC virtual galley until April 30, 2021. He is a practicing artist currently located in Roanoke, Virginia. His role as an artist is also complemented by his role as educator. When he’s not creating art, he teaches evening drawing classes.
Here’s Jon talking about his art, process and experience.
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Jermaine Gibbs is a local photographer, currently exhibiting here at CAC. Native of Baltimore City, this photojournalist’s passion evolved at a very early age. His greatest passion, “street photography” led him to paths across the globe capturing moments of natives executing daily activities.
Check out the new In the Studio blog and learn more about Jermaine and his artwork!
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Gloria Garrett is the Mother of Makeup Art from Baltimore, Maryland. Famous for painting pictures with make-up. Gloria is also a poet, performer, entertainer and storyteller. She performs historical, musical, holiday and recycled art programs throughout Maryland.
Gloria also works with community members and partners to facilitate art for healing from trauma. She’s very passionate about using her art to help uplift people and bring joy to their lives.
Gloria lights up the room with her energy and art, I’m so excited to have Gloria share with you her art, process and experience.
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Sanyee Barjogar Jr. is an author, photographer, and filmmaker. When he’s not creating art, he works at Old Mill High School as a TSA. He assists teachers and helping special education students with their school work to further advance them in school.
Sanyee successfully published his first official novel ‘Whispering Dusk’ on October 22, 2020. He’s been working hard to get the recognition it needs for him to be able to excel and achieve his lifelong goal in being an author/filmmaker.
Here’s Sanyee talking about his art:
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Nick Cane is a graphic designer and father of two dogs. He’s currently living in Laurel, Maryland and creates text-based wall décor. His designs blend the aesthetics of modern graphic design and simple materials of felt and canvas. His designs are minimal and clean, but commissions take any form. He’s also freelances and creates digital art.
Here’s Nick talking about his art.
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Jen Sterling is an Annapolis-based artist who is an abstract expressionist, colorist, entrepreneur, wife and mother. She graduated from George Washington University earning a BA in Visual Communications with a minor in Psychology.
Check out the latest In the Studio blog about Jen talking about her artwork.
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Out of an abundance of caution for our students, staff, and instructors, CAC will be postponing the start of our winter/spring semester until after February 1st.
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