Call to Artists

comfort

a collection of artists

March – July 2023

FAC Art Center at 5 E 2nd St

COMFORT: art objects that represent and are integral in the ritual of consumption such as tea, coffee, and other beverages that ease our hearts, start our days, and provide a common thread to our communities. Just as we institute social rituals and make personal connections around sharing these drinks, we create art that celebrates and elevates them.

Concept: an interactive multimedia show of art related to coffee and tea, and an exploration of the rituals and personal connections surrounding those drinks.

Apply via SlideRoom by February 10th 11:59pm

Application link: https://frederickartscouncil.slideroom.com/#/login/program/71035

Featured Exhbition

Beneath the Forest

Pamela Moulton

November 2022 – February 2023

FAC Art Center at 5 E 2nd St, Frederick, MD

“Beneath the Forest,” like much of Moulton’s previous work, fosters an ethos of generosity and creative exchange. The energetic sculptures and woven installations cultivate habitats for the imagination that raise awareness about our planet, offering windows of hope. Discarded materials such as fishing nets, hair curlers, lost mittens, heirloom gloves, and bottlecaps are reassembled, reorganized, and reinvented into new forms. The result brings into focus connections between many different types of human communities as well as with the precious natural world.

Artist Pamela Moulton lived in Europe for three decades before relocating to Maine. She received her BFA from UVM and Villa Arson, France (1984) and later her MFA from ESA-Aix, France (2011). She then studied dance pedagogy at IUFM Blois, France which was the catalyst for her collaborative large-scale performative community projects. Her work has been supported by fellowships and grants from the Maine Arts Commission, Kindling Fund, New England Foundation for the Arts and Conseil Regional in Central France, and has been shown in prominent galleries internationally including the National Museum of Tirana.

Watch the artist talk here: https://vimeo.com/793044477/40db427666

FAC Art Center Gallery Hours:

Tuesday-Thursday 10a-5p

Friday 11a-4p & 7p-10p

Saturday 11a-5p & 7p-10p

Sunday 11a-5p

More about the Artist: https://www.pamelamoulton.art/

Featured Exhbition

The Salon: Winter Showcase and Artist Market

November 2022 – February 2023

FAC Art Center at 5 E 2nd St, Frederick, MD

In this French salon inspired artist market and showcase, highlighted is affordable artwork from local artists for sale under $200. The work in this exhibition ranges from traditional mediums such as plein air paintings and ceramic sculptures to new mediums including digital art prints and painted skateboards. Visitors are invited to buy work directly off of the walls. All proceeds are granted to the artist.

Artists included in the Salon are: Aalok Trivedi, Alan Browne, Annie Boyer, Alana Yap, Christopher McGranahan, Emma Sandler, Janet Seifert, Joann Kandel, Lee Ann Tristano, Mira Nair, Nora Schaefer, Rose Weinhorr, and Sneha Abraham.

FAC Art Center Gallery Hours:

Tuesday-Thursday 10a-5p

Friday 11a-4p & 7p-10p

Saturday 11a-5p & 7p-10p

Sunday 11a-5p

More about the artists