The 30th anniversary exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists is receiving rave reviews at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. During the month of September, the Museum is offering programs to learn more or try your own hand at marine art in its various forms.
Learn, over a delicious lunch, about "Marine Art of Yesterday and Today" on Wednesday, September 17, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Academy Art Museum in Easton. This collaboration between Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and the Academy showcases Russell Jinishian, who is internationally recognized as America's leading authority on contemporary marine art.
Mr. Jinishian will chronicle the history of marine art, and its beginnings through to the present day, highlighting some of the key artists and their most important works. When once there were a handful of marine artists, today there are literally thousands of artists dedicating themselves to this art form across the United States and around the world. The result is a pool of marine art that far exceeds anything else in any other time in our history. Lunch is included with program fee, which is $20 for Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum or Academy members, and $25 for non-members.
During a two-day workshop, learn to "Build a Ship in a Bottle" from model shipwright Jim Wortman of the Talbot Street Ship Shop. On Saturday, September 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, September 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., discover the age-old sailor secrets of building a ship in a bottle, by building your own skipjack model, then placing it in a bottle using traditional methods. This class will take inspiration from some of the best contemporary marine art presented by members of the American Society of Marine Artists. To provide individual instruction, the class will be limited to six people. A supply list will be sent with registration confirmation. -- www.cbmm.org
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