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    • Sat, April 13, 2024
    • 6:30 AM - 11:00 PM
    • Bus Trip to New York City
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    Bus Trip to Visit the American Watercolor Society’s 157th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION in New York City

    The Annapolis Watercolor Club (AWC) and the Baltimore Watercolor Society (BWS) are sponsoring a joint bus trip to New York City to see the American Watercolor Society’s 157th annual International Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club with exclusive access to AWC and BWS members, without the general public. Come see paintings from artists around the world in an exhibit featuring some of the BWS’s very own members.

    When:   April 13, 2024 (Saturday)

    Cost:  $85 per person (age 13 and older)  PLEASE NOTE the cancellation policy below.

    Registration:  All AWC members in good standing are eligible to register and may bring 1 guest age 13 or older. Guests younger than 13 will not be permitted on the bus.

    Registration ends April 6th, or when the bus is full, whichever comes first.

    All participants must read and sign the Trip Release and Indemnity form (click and print PDF form).

    Pick-up Location:

    There will be two bus pickup locations for the chartered bus.

    Pickup location #1 at 6:30 am at the Millersville Park & Ride

    8550 Veterans Highway Millersville Maryland 21108.  On the east side of the I-97 and Benfield Road interchange
    Arrive no later than 6:30 am with prompt departure at 6:45 am,
    Eileen Hempel will check people in at the Millersville Park & Ride.

       Pickup location #2 at 7:15 am at the Timonium Park & Ride

      2299 Greenspring Drive Timonium Maryland 21093

      Arrive  no later than 7:15 am with prompt departure at 7:30 am.

        Matt Fenton will check people in at the Timonium Park & Ride.

          Schedule:

          6:30 am – Bus arrives at pickup location #1, Millersville Park and Ride, departs at 6:45 AM

          7:15 am – Bus arrives at pickup location #2, Timonium Park and Ride, departs at 7:30 AM

          11:15 am – Bus arrives at the Salmagundi Club. The Club will open at 11:30 am exclusively

           for the passengers on this trip, before it opens to the public for the day.

          1:00 PM – Bus arrives at the Salmagundi Club to pick us up, departs at 1:15 PM

          2:00 PM – Bus arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. *Note, the cost of this trip does not

          include entrance to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

          6:00 PM – Bus arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to pick us up, departs at 6:15 pm

          10:30 PM – Bus drops passengers off at Timonium Park and Ride

          11:00 PM – Bus drops passengers off at Millersville Park and Ride

          Policies:

          Refund Policy 

           75% refunds if notified on or before March 20, 2024.

          50% refund if notified March 21 through April 6, 2024.

           No refund after April 6, 2024

          Return Policy

          IMPORTANT: If you are not on the bus by 6:15 pm at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, we will assume that you have made other plans to return to Maryland. You MUST INFORM one of the trip organizers (Eileen Hempel or Matt Fenton) if you will NOT be returning to Baltimore on our bus.

          Mask Policy

          We highly encourage all bus riders to wear a mask for your safety in close quarters and to protect any in our midst at high risk or with vulnerable family members. Should any city, county, or state mask mandate occur during the time of our trip, said mandate will be strictly enforced for all bus passengers.

          Food Policy

                    A light snack will be provided to passengers on the way to New York. Passengers may bring their own food to consume on the bus.  Passengers may also purchase a late lunch at their own expense upon our arrival to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

          Should you have any further questions, please contact Annapolis Watercolor Club Vice President, Eileen Hempel

          • Sat, April 27, 2024
          • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
          • St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 1101 Bay Ridge Avenue, Annapolis
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          St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Eastport is hosting a celebration of the arts on Earth Day, April 27, entitled “Restoring Our Love Of Nature Through the Arts”.  This celebration includes a concert and artist's reception on Friday evening and a festival on Saturday from 10:00am to 3:00pm, rain or shine. All events are free.  Invite your friends!

          The Annapolis Watercolor Club has been invited back to participate in this celebration, along with performing artists, poets, writers, musicians, photographers, and other artists. 

          EXHIBIT:
          Entry Limit:      2 paintings per artist (space for 30 paintings total); 3 matted pieces and giclees per artist
          Entry fee:     $15
          Commission:     none; donations to church encouraged
          Entry deadline:  April 15
          Receiving:  Thursday, April 25th, exact time to be announced
          Pickup:        Sunday, April 28th, noon to 3pm

          The exhibit will be indoors and will showcase our paintings of  everything  in our natural world that we all treasure and want to preserve, woods, water, sky, plants, wild animals. If you wish, you might like to include a poem or prose that relates to your painting, and we will include that beside your painting. You may select a poem from this special selection by local poets, or any other that you select. This added a unique, and much appreciated, touch to the exhibit last year.   The exhibit will be on display panels in the spacious lower level meeting room of the church.  We will also have bins for matted original paintings and gicleé reproductions.

          Please note:  Artwork will not be accepted without a signed Waiver and Honor Statement.  Take special note of item 2 on the waiver.  You can download a PDF of the waiver here.

          DONATE A PAINTING
          If you would be willing to donate a painting to the church’s raffle or silent auction that day, it will be appreciated and acknowledged.  Please use the registration form to sign up where indicated.  You will not be charged if you sign up to volunteer only.

          PLEIN AIR PAINTING
          There will be an opportunity for some plein air sketching or painting in the beautiful four-acre wooded property behind the church, with woodlands, a restoration stream and paths, while being serenaded by the abundant birds and frogs.
          There’s a restoration stream running through the woods, which at this time of year, is studded with blue phlox, bluebells and redbud trees, all in full bloom. We’ll have a table for displaying paintings or sketches done at that time. There’s no fee for this, so even if you’re not exhibiting, come out and paint. Please check back if you’d like to participate in the plein air painting.  More information will be coming soon.




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        P.O. Box 6030

        Annapolis, MD  21401

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