Nancy Thomas - New Works
The Artists' Gallery - 239 High Street - Chestertown, Maryland (Runs through: 05/27/2012)
Landscapes, still life in oil; Nancy paints the light, skies and water that surround her at her home in Ridgely on the Eastern Shore. She also does beautiful abstract clay monoprints. This show will hang through May 27, 2012

Botanical Theme Art Show
Skipjack Hallway - Heron Point of Chestertown, Maryland (Runs through: 05/31/2012)
Heron Point artists and residents gather together to create this art show of Botanicals.

Departures: Recent Paintings & Mixed Media
Guerrieri Center, Atrium Gallery - Salisbury University - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 05/20/2012)
Installation by Jinchul Kim

Push and Pull: Life on Chesapeake Tugboats
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum - St. Michaels, Maryland (Runs through: 05/19/2012)
Food, fuel, and all the stuff of modern life – almost nothing moves on the Chesapeake Bay without tugboats. The men and women who work on tugs docking ships and moving barges do difficult, sometimes dangerous work with rules and rhythms all its own. Explore their world in Push and Pull: Life on Chesapeake Tugboats through the stories, images, and objects of the Bay's tugboats and the words of the people who work them.

Exhibit: Departures
Salisbury University - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 05/19/2012)
Recent Paintings & Mixed Media Installation by Jinchul Kim, Guerrieri Center, Atrium Gallery, SU. Kim, an associate professor of art at Salisbury University, shows his work internationally, including Korea, Japan, France, Spain and the U.S. He has had 27 solo exhibitions in New York, Florida, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Seoul and over 300 invitational shows and group exhibitions. In 2008, he earned the University System of Maryland's highest faculty honor: the Regents Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Jessie Martin Pottery
Worcester County Arts Council Galllery - Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 05/31/2012)

Exhibit: Open to Interpretation
Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 05/31/2012)
In 1987, the Ward World Championship Carving Competition introduced an interpretive category to the lineup of divisions, allowing for carvings that emphasize form, content, and movement over realism. This exhibit features paintings, carvings, and other sculpture rendered in ways that break from realism to provoke thought and wonder.

Negro League Exhibit
Julia Purnell Museum (Runs through: 06/01/2012)
Negro League memorabilia. This display will feature objects belonging to a local collector including baseball cards, bats, mitts, clothing and autographs.

American Landscape
Art League of Ocean City - Temporary locatation- Super Fresh parking lot - 94th St. (Runs through: 05/27/2012)
All media.

Exhibit: Bill & Deb Rolig
Bishop's Stock - Snow Hill, Maryland (Runs through: 05/31/2012)

International Museum Day
Delmarva Wide (Runs through: 05/18/2012)
Free admission to area museums, including the historic St. Martin's Church in Showell; Ocean City Life Saving Station Museum; Julia A. Purnell Museum in Snow Hill; Calvin B. Taylor Museum, Berlin Maryland; Ward Wildfowl Museum, Salsibury, Museum and more.

Maids & Mistresses: An Historic Costume Program & Luncheon
Julia A. Purnell Museum - 208 W. Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland (Runs through: 05/19/2012)
View an entertaining and educational presentation about the clothing that would have been worn by 19th century women of different classes, and enjoy a luncheon at Nassawango Country Club.

Shirley Hall Exhibit
Art League of Ocean City, 94th Street - Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 05/20/2012)
Students of Worcester County Middle and High Schools will be exhibiting their artwork and competing for prizes.

Fairmount Academy’s 37th Annual 1800s Festival
Fairmount Road - Fairmount, Maryland (Runs through: 05/26/2012)
1800's classroom & spelling bee, entertainment, crafts, seafood, desserts. ADA.

Spring Arts & Crafts Show
Ocean City Convention Center - 40th Street and the Bay; Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 05/27/2012)
Featuring vendors displaying garden accessories, jewelry, candles, florals, nautical items, wood crafts & homemade items. Also handmade chocolates/fudge, dip mixes.

First Weekend!
Downtown Easton, Maryland (Runs through: 06/03/2012)
Join us for the First Friday Gallery Walk, 5-9pm each first Friday monthly, The Saturday Farmer's Market, and Sunday Brunch! Find artist talks, new exhibits, demonstrations, fun and friends.

Exhibit: Open to Interpretation
Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 07/08/2012)
In 1987, the Ward World Championship Carving Competition introduced an interpretive category to the lineup of divisions, allowing for carvings that emphasize form, content, and movement over realism. This exhibit features paintings, carvings, and other sculpture rendered in ways that break from realism to provoke thought and wonder.

June: Artist’s Choice
Worcester County Arts Council Galllery - Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 06/30/2012)
Juried art exhibit. All artists all mediums are welcome to participate. Cash prizes will be awarded.

Negro League Exhibit
Julia Purnell Museum - Snow Hill, Maryland (Runs through: 07/01/2012)
Negro League memorabilia. This display will feature objects belonging to a local collector including baseball cards, bats, mitts, clothing and autographs.

Free Day
Julia A. Purnell Museum - 208 W. Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland (Runs through: 06/02/2012)
Free day for locals.

Flashback to the Beatles
Somerset Street Plaza - Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 06/03/2012)
A Beatles Tribute With OC Cruzers Car Show.

Summer Open House
Historic St. Martin's Church - Showell, Maryland (Runs through: 06/30/2012)

Arts on the Dock
Ocean City Fishing Center - West Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 06/14/2012)
Local artists showcasing their work on the docks.

Something to Crow About: A Cultural History of the Chicken
Ward Museum, 909 S. Schumaker Drive, Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 07/10/2012)
One of the most common and widespread domestic animals, chickens have been providing meat and eggs for humans for at least 5,000 years. In fact, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird. The exhibit examines the history of this staple of farm life and traditional foodways through art, archival photographs and ephemera, and oral histories and folklore.

Arts Alive
Northside Park - Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 06/18/2012)
Visit 100 artists as they sell their works, lunch at the Artists' Café and enjoy live music while your children enjoy free art activities.

OC Plein Air
Art League of Ocean City, 94th Street - Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 06/24/2012)
Fine artists will be painting up and down the streets, beaches and bays of Ocean City. A "Quick Draw" Contest will be held at Northside Park from 2-4 pm on Saturday. On Sunday from 5-8pm the paintings will be on exhibit and for sale on Somerset Street Plaza located just off the boardwalk downtown. First prize for the Plein Air event will be $1000 and provided by the Ocean City Development Corporation. August Exhibit at Art League if Ocean City, opening reception, August 3rd.

Cold Fusion
Fulton Hall Gallery - Salisbury University - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 08/04/2012)
International juried exhibition. Cold fusion often refers to the experimental process of nuclear reaction at room temperature that would provide an inexpensive and abundant source of energy. With no proven or duplicated results, however, cold fusion remains a science fiction. Expanding on this theme, organizers are calling for artwork that somehow creates a fusion of ideas, materials, forms or processes that results in something greater than its parts.

Summer Open House
Historic St. Martin's Church - Showell, Maryland (Runs through: 07/31/2012)

Negro League Exhibit
Julia Purnell Museum - Snow Hill, Maryland (Runs through: 08/01/2012)
Negro League memorabilia. This display will feature objects belonging to a local collector including baseball cards, bats, mitts, clothing and autographs.

Dee Brua - Watercolors
Worcester County Arts Council Galllery - Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 07/31/2012)

Beverly Bassford Memorial Exhibit
Art League of Ocean City, 94th Street - Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 07/29/2012)
This is a juried show with an extra prize of $300 awarded to Best in Show. First prize is $200. Open to artists in all media. No theme-artist's choice.

First Weekend!
Downtown Easton, Maryland (Runs through: 07/08/2012)
Join us for the First Friday Gallery Walk, 5-9pm each first Friday monthly, The Saturday Farmer's Market, and Sunday Brunch! Find artist talks, new exhibits, demonstrations, fun and friends.

Free Day
Julia A. Purnell Museum - 208 W. Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland (Runs through: 07/07/2012)
Free day for locals.

Something to Crow About: A Cultural History of the Chicken
Ward Museum, 909 S. Schumaker Drive, Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 08/05/2012)
One of the most common and widespread domestic animals, chickens have been providing meat and eggs for humans for at least 5,000 years. In fact, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird. The exhibit examines the history of this staple of farm life and traditional foodways through art, archival photographs and ephemera, and oral histories and folklore.

The Photography of A. Aubrey Bodine
Ward Museum, 909 S. Schumaker Drive, Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 08/15/2012)
In photographic circles around the world, Bodine was regarded as one of the finest pictorialists of the 20th century. His pictures were exhibited in hundreds of prestigious shows and in scores of museums, and he won awards against top competition. His photographs were seen in the Sunday Sun, numerous books and magazines, on calendars, as murals, and as framed prints decorating homes. The exhibit showcases a selection of Bodine's work in the Chesapeake Bay region.

Plein-Air Easton
Easton, Maryland (Runs through: 07/22/2012)
Presented by the Avalon Theatre this event features a week-long celebration of Plein Air artwork with many artists traveling to compete from near and far.

Wheels on the Waterfront Classic Car Cruise-in
Downtown to Depot - Crisfield, Maryland (Runs through: 07/28/2012)
Wheels That Heal Car Club, holds car shows and car events for the benefit of local charities and families in need.

Summer Open House
Historic St. Martin's Church - Showell, Maryland (Runs through: 09/08/2012)

First Weekend!
Downtown Easton, Maryland (Runs through: 08/05/2012)
Join us for the First Friday Gallery Walk, 5-9pm each first Friday monthly, The Saturday Farmer's Market, and Sunday Brunch! Find artist talks, new exhibits, demonstrations, fun and friends.

OC Plein Air
Art League of Ocean City, 94th Street - Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 08/31/2012)
Fine artists will be painting up and down the streets, beaches and bays of Ocean City. First prize for the Plein Air event will be $1000 and provided by the Ocean City Development Corporation.

First Friday
Downtown Snow Hill, Maryland (Runs through: 08/03/2012)
Art openings, special discounts, music and wine tasting. Bishop's Stock featuring works by Lynne Lockhart and Kirk McBride.

Second Friday Art Stroll
Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 08/11/2012)
Artist receptions, music, stores and galleries open til' 8 every month on second Friday. Enjoy a great night out while supporting local artisans and businesses. Gallery exhibits, receptions, entertainment.

The Photography of A. Aubrey Bodine
Ward Museum, 909 S. Schumaker Drive, Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 09/01/2012)
In photographic circles around the world, Bodine was regarded as one of the finest pictorialists of the 20th century. His pictures were exhibited in hundreds of prestigious shows and in scores of museums, and he won awards against top competition. His photographs were seen in the Sunday Sun, numerous books and magazines, on calendars, as murals, and as framed prints decorating homes. The exhibit showcases a selection of Bodine's work in the Chesapeake Bay region.

64th Annual National Hard Crab Derby & Fair
Somers Cove Marina - Crisfield, Maryland (Runs through: 09/02/2012)
Crab races & picking, parade, boat docking, carnival, arts & crafts, seafood, entertainment, fireworks. ADA.

Negro League Exhibit
Julia Purnell Museum - Snow Hill, Maryland (Runs through: 10/01/2012)
Negro League memorabilia. This display will feature objects belonging to a local collector including baseball cards, bats, mitts, clothing and autographs.

The Photography of A. Aubrey Bodine
Ward Museum, 909 S. Schumaker Drive, Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 09/30/2012)
In photographic circles around the world, Bodine was regarded as one of the finest pictorialists of the 20th century. His pictures were exhibited in hundreds of prestigious shows and in scores of museums, and he won awards against top competition. His photographs were seen in the Sunday Sun, numerous books and magazines, on calendars, as murals, and as framed prints decorating homes. The exhibit showcases a selection of Bodine's work in the Chesapeake Bay region.

First Weekend!
Downtown Easton, Maryland (Runs through: 09/09/2012)
Join us for the First Friday Gallery Walk, 5-9pm each first Friday monthly, The Saturday Farmer's Market, and Sunday Brunch! Find artist talks, new exhibits, demonstrations, fun and friends.

First Weekend!
Downtown Easton, Maryland (Runs through: 09/09/2012)
Join us for the First Friday Gallery Walk, 5-9pm each first Friday monthly, The Saturday Farmer's Market, and Sunday Brunch! Find artist talks, new exhibits, demonstrations, fun and friends.

Negro League Exhibit
Julia Purnell Museum (Runs through: 11/01/2012)
Negro League memorabilia. This display will feature objects belonging to a local collector including baseball cards, bats, mitts, clothing and autographs.

First Friday
Downtown Snow Hill, Maryland (Runs through: 10/05/2012)
Downtown shops & galleries open til’8pm.

Art League of Ocean City - First Friday’s
Art League of Ocean City, 94th Street (under the Water Tower). Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 10/05/2012)
Join the Art League of Ocean City for our First Friday receptions which open our monthly exhibits.

First Weekend!
Downtown Easton, Maryland (Runs through: 10/07/2012)
Join us for the First Friday Gallery Walk, 5-9pm each first Friday monthly, The Saturday Farmer's Market, and Sunday Brunch! Find artist talks, new exhibits, demonstrations, fun and friends.

Second Friday Art Stroll
Downtown Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 10/12/2012)
Artist receptions, music, stores and galleries open til' 8 every month on second Friday. Enjoy a great night out while supporting local artisans and businesses. Gallery exhibits, receptions, entertainment.

55th Olde Princess Anne Days - 1812 Heritage Festival
Princess Anne, Maryland (Runs through: 10/14/2012)
Historic house & garden tour. Craft demos, music, kids' activities. Partially ADA. Advance tickets available.

Third Friday
Downtown Plaza - Salisbury, Maryland (Runs through: 10/19/2012)
Enjoy an evening of art, live music, dining, camaraderie with kindred spirits, and much much more!!

First Weekend!
Downtown Easton, Maryland (Runs through: 11/04/2012)
Join us for the First Friday Gallery Walk, 5-9pm each first Friday monthly, The Saturday Farmer's Market, and Sunday Brunch! Find artist talks, new exhibits, demonstrations, fun and friends.

First Friday
Downtown Snow Hill, Maryland (Runs through: 11/02/2012)
Art openings, special discounts, music and wine tasting. Merchants and gallery owners in downtown will begin the weekend by staying open until 8:00pm to welcome visitors with special discounts, art openings, and light refreshments.

Second Friday Art Stroll
Downtown Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 11/09/2012)
Artist receptions, music, stores and galleries open til' 8 every month on second Friday. Enjoy a great night out while supporting local artisans and businesses. Gallery exhibits, receptions, entertainment.

Christmas in Crisfield Events
Crisfield, Maryland (Runs through: 12/15/2012)
MacTavish Market, Parade, Tea with Mrs Claus, Holiday Home Tour and more. ADA.

Holiday Shopper’s Fair
Ocean City Convention Center - 40th Street and the Bay; Ocean City, Maryland (Runs through: 12/02/2012)
Holiday shopping extravaganza with unique handmade merchandise.

Holiday Arts Night
Downtown Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 11/30/2012)
Come view the works of local artists and artisans in the town's beautiful shops and galleries all decked out for the Holidays. Enjoy refreshments and music in the streets.

Christmas in Princess Anne Events
Princess Anne, Maryland (Runs through: 12/01/2012)
Parade, lunch w/Santa, arts & crafts, and holiday movie. Followed by Candlelight Home Tour and Reception at Teackle Mansion. ADA.

First Weekend!
Downtown Easton, Maryland (Runs through: 12/01/2012)
Join us for the First Friday Gallery Walk, 5-9pm each first Friday monthly, The Saturday Farmer's Market, and Sunday Brunch! Find artist talks, new exhibits, demonstrations, fun and friends.

Holiday Crafts
Pocomoke River State Park- 3461 Worcester Highway - Snow Hill Maryland (Runs through: 12/08/2012)
The Holiday season is here; are you ready?! Come on out and make that special someone a gift to remember. All ages are welcome! Call to make your reservations today!

Second Friday Art Stroll
Downtown Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 12/14/2012)
Artist receptions, music, stores and galleries open til' 8 every month on second Friday. Enjoy a great night out while supporting local artisans and businesses. Gallery exhibits, receptions, entertainment.

First Weekend!
Downtown Easton, Maryland (Runs through: 01/06/2013)
Join us for the First Friday Gallery Walk, 5-9pm each first Friday monthly, The Saturday Farmer's Market, and Sunday Brunch! Find artist talks, new exhibits, demonstrations, fun and friends.

Second Friday Art Stroll
Downtown Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 01/12/2013)
Artist receptions, music, stores and galleries open til' 8 every month on second Friday. Enjoy a great night out while supporting local artisans and businesses. Gallery exhibits, receptions, entertainment.

First Weekend!
Downtown Easton, Maryland (Runs through: 02/03/2013)
Join us for the First Friday Gallery Walk, 5-9pm each first Friday monthly, The Saturday Farmer's Market, and Sunday Brunch! Find artist talks, new exhibits, demonstrations, fun and friends.

Second Friday Art Stroll
Downtown Berlin, Maryland (Runs through: 03/08/2013)
Artist receptions, music, stores and galleries open til' 8 every month on second Friday. Enjoy a great night out while supporting local artisans and businesses. Gallery exhibits, receptions, entertainment.