Howard County Center for the Arts Hosts Two New Exhibits

March is Youth Art Month and once again the Howard County Arts Council commemorates the occasion with its annual spring exhibit of student artwork in Gallery I at the Howard County Center for the Arts. Presented through an ongoing partnership between Howard County Public School System and Howard County Arts Council (HCAC), this year’s Youth Art Month exhibit is titled Personal Geographies – Map as Art and features hundreds of works by HCPSS students in grades K-12. The students’ artworks, selected from public school art classes throughout the county, investigate the many ways that maps inform and influence the way we see and navigate within the visual world.

In Gallery II, in partnership with Howard County Recreation and Parks’ Department of Therapeutic Recreation and Inclusion Services, the exhibit No Boundaries showcases work by youth and adult artists with developmental disabilities. Often vibrant and playful, the work was created in the Exploring Art and Focus on Art programs offered by the Department of Therapeutic Recreation and Inclusion Services. In these programs, youth and adults with developmental disabilities have the opportunity to explore a variety of media, styles, and methods of creating art.

Both exhibits will be open from March 13 to April 24, 2015. A free public reception including beverages, snacks and HCAC’s Summer Arts Camp Preview will be held on Thursday, March 19, from 5-7 pm. At the Summer Arts Camp Preview a sampling of teachers from HCAC’s Visual and Performing Arts Summer Camps will be on hand leading example activities and there will be sample projects from previous camps. Staff will also be on site to answer questions and accept summer camp registrations. HCAC Summer Camps run June through August and offer visual and performing arts classes for students entering grades K-7.

Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 10AM - 8PM, Saturday 10AM - 4PM, and Sunday 12 - 4PM. To learn more about HCAC programs and exhibits, call 410-313-ARTS (2787) or visit www.hocoarts.org.