We are The Wednesday Morning Artists of Cambridge, Maryland...

                                             [ Last updated Sunday, January 3, 2012]

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Wednesday Morning Artists is a diverse group of local artists with a common desire to engage our community in experiencing the arts while cultivating the growing artist community in Cambridge, Maryland and surrounding areas. 

We do lots of things with our art that benefit our community.  In turn, this gives us lots of opportunities to show and sell our creations.  Think of it as "works" and "perks." 

Friday Morning Drawing takes place each Friday morning from 10 am until noon at the Dorchester Center for the Arts.  Bring your drawing pad and pencil or charcoal or ink and join us. For more information, e-mail Janettesmail@verizon.net.   

Although we are taking a short hiatus so that Mr. Hunt can show his Christmas displays, in January we will return our art to the front window of Hunt Insurance on Race Street in Cambridge.  Awesome! ! ! ! !

Please consider joining us! 

Whether you are just starting to explore your artistic side, an established artist with many years of experience, or simply someone who appreciates the arts, we invite you to join our informal Wednesday morning meetings - 8:00 AM in Cambridge, MD.  For the specific location, call Nancy Snyder at 410-463-0148 or e-mail ncsnyder@aol.com.

We have oil painters, watercolorists, potters, jewelry-makers, photographers, poets, musicians, fiber artists, writers and lots more.  Some are highly educated in the arts, some are developing their skills, some are just beginning their art adventures and some are passionate art-lovers -- but ALL want to be involved.  

Wednesday Morning Artists members are an active group.

•  WMA members regularly show pieces at various venues in Cambridge, Maryland.  These have included The Cambridge Yacht Club, Gigi's Restaurant, The Dorchester Public Library, The Visitor’s Center, Sugar Magnolia and The Cutting Edge.  We are currently showing at Hunt Insurance on Race Street.

• WMA members have been the subject of a series being run by The Banner Newspaper called "Meet Your Wednesday Morning Artist."
  WMA members are kept abreast of programs and shows by other artists and art groups in the area.  Such groups include The Plein Air Painters of the Eastern Shore, The St. Michael’s Art League, and The Friday Morning Artists of Easton.

• WMA holds plein air (outdoor) painting events, often on selected Saturdays, at various venues in Dorchester County.

• WMA members are entitled to professional discounts on art supplies at the Ben Franklin Craft Store in Easton, Maryland.

• WMA members occasionally place combined orders for art supplies such as frames in order to take advantage of quantity discounts and savings on shipping charges.

• WMA holds educational meetings.  A workshop on color, a discussion of the proprietary aspects of art, a review of Daybook, Journal of an Artist by Anne Truitt, and the proprietary aspects of art, and improving one's own photography are some of the topics we've covered.

• WMA occasionally has "guest speakers.  We've had the Executive Director of Main Street, the Editor of The Banner, a computer expert, etc.

• WMA holds draw-together or paint-together or study-together programs.   

• WMA holds Critique Day on the last Wednesday of each month.  Members can receive comments and suggestions on original art pieces in progress.

• WMA had its first Exchange Day in 2008.  Members bring art-related items such as supplies and books that are offered free for the taking or available for sale at nominal prices.

• WMA members take trips to regional art shows.  For example, we took a trip to see the Philadelphia murals in January 2008 and a trip to The Smithsonian Portrait Gallery in December 2008.  We went to the Baltimore Museum of Art in December 2011. 

• WMA members hold mini-seminars from time to time to focus on improving their artistic skills.  We've talked about keeping track of photos in the computer, color, the proprietary aspects of art, using FaceBook, creating one's own photobook and many more interesting art-related topics.

 Wednesday Morning Artists also enjoy working with other community organizations.

•  WMA is an active participant with The Dorchester Center for the Arts.  We provide some original art for auction during the annual Guest Artist event, held each March.   We hold an annual show there in December.  We have created displays for the front window.  Some of our individual members have been the featured artists for shows. 

•  WMA participates with Pleasant Day Adult Day Care Center in their fund-raising activities. In addition to the annual Festival of Wreaths contributions, we host a table at their Healthcare Day fundraiser.

• WMA participates with The Main Street Gallery in fund-raising events and shows such as The Visionary Valentine Show scheduled for February, 2011.

• WMA prepared 160 ceramic bowls for The Empty Bowls project to benefit the Food Bank in 2011.

• WMA has worked with Habitat for Humanity and other organizations in their annual fund-raising events.

•  WMA held ArtMart, a "decorative arts" flea market in May, 2009, as a fundraiser for the Mural Project in Cambridge.