Housed in a former flour mill, the Delaplaine houses six galleries on two floors that showcase solo and group exhibitions on a rotating basis. Exhibit Receptions are held on the first Saturday of each month from 3—5 pm. Additionally, our Community Art Gallery features new works from area schools and community organizations. The Gift Gallery offers works for sale by our member artists. Open 7 days and admission is always free!  

 THE F&M and KLINE GALLERIEs

in the kline gallery
bathers
Paintings by Marjorie Price
April 3 - April 25

An exhibition of large scale, acrylic paintings by author and artist Marjorie Price that capture the freedom and abandon experienced by the swimmer when released from the pull of gravity. These colorful works belong to a series begun in 1986 and are an exuberant exploration of how the body feels and moves through water. Ms.   Price will present a gallery talk on the creative processes of painting and writing: Saturday, April 3 at 2pm. 

The Gardiner Gallery

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Art Quilts

Quilts by Elaine Brandes
March 6—May 16

  Quilt artist and plein-air painter Elaine Brandes creates 'paintings' with fabric, needle, and thread. In 

The Art of Flowers: Sonia Gadra, Elizabeth Holm and Merri Nelson

Side GallerY

  Exploring Earth Tones

 Paintings by Kaye Layne
 March 20 - April 25 

  The earth tones of the panhandle of Texas where Ms. Layne was born and spent her childhood provide the palette for her large abstract paintings. In this exhibition, the artist explores harmony, landscape and geometry to achieve a deep sense of place.  Her works are textured utilizing simple planar compositions while incorporationg trowel marks, crumpled paper and paste medium to achieve depth and emotion.

 new gallery

TRANSFORMATIONS

Sculptures by Alexandra Zealand
January 9—March 14
THIS SHOW ENDS THIS SUNDAY !  These abstract and emotionally loaded sculptures were created through massing everyday trash objects. Gathering materials such as grape stems, coffee filters, and burnt matches into new objects, the artist explores the conflicts inherent in ephemera: growth versus purpose, beauty versus fragility, and protection versus death.

prints by Jane Eddy
March 20 - April 25

This 30-year retrospective exhibition showcases delightful and colorful prints by Jane Eddy.
This exhibit is part of our tribute to artists over the age of 70, during the month of April at the Center. 

 hall gallery

  A SENSE OF PLACE

  Photographs by Jo Ann Tooley
  March 6—April 25
 
Tooley's black and white images reflect isolation and solitude. She captures certain scenes, especially   ones she remembers from her youth: flowers growing wildly in open fields, empty roads with sun            filtering through the trees, and mist coming off the mountains.

unnoticed underfoot

Photographs by Lee Permeter
  May 1 - July 18

 Photographer Lee Permenter is a self-taught artist who explores unique and intricate structures found in the natural world that are typically overlooked. In this exhibition of black and white photographs, Permenter presents “portraits” that he considers worthy of closer inspection. His work transforms the commonplace into stunning elegance.

Exhibit Opportunities!

We are always seeking proposals for shows in six of the galleries, as well as school or other community groups for the Community Art gallery. Download an exhibit proposal form from below or call 301.698.0656, ext. 115 to have a copy mailed to you.  Proposals are reviewed by the Exhibit Selection Panel and most exhibits are scheduled two years in advance.

Calls for Entry: Please make sure that the center has your current email address on file so that we can send exhibit notifications as they are announced. New exhibit opportunities are sent to artists via email, listed on the web, and printed in our catalog ~ they are no longer sent in a separate mailing.

Email Exhibit Manager

Call for entry -  over 70 exhibition

Call for entry -  solo/small group exhibits

Call for entry -  Photography exhibitS