Morgan Arts Council

MAC Events 

For info on what else is happening around Berkeley Springs this week check out Berkeley Springs Community Calendar.

At the Ice House:

Main Gallery
April 8 – May 29, 2022
Spicy LATINX Show
Curated by Elsa Riveros

Latina and Latino artists of all ages and backgrounds present spicy original art in a variety of artistic media bringing color and sensations to the Ice House – breaking walls while building bridges.

Hall of Dreams & Carr-Kelly Galleries
SPACE: Inner & Outer
by Michelle Pasciullo

Expanding perception through mosaic, playing on 2D to 3D perspective and beyond.  Exploring the intimate relationship between macrocosm and microcosm with glass and tile.

 

Crushed Glass Art
By Jim Cumiskey

Jim Cumiskey’s Crushed Glass Art is created on canvas board by going around the design with glue, attaching cord, and filling in the spaces created with glass, also known as frit.  He uses acrylic paint for backgrounds and faces.  Depending upon the picture created, he may also use various other materials for effect.

Gallery Hours: Friday – Sunday, 11am – 5 pm.
Click for listing of upcoming Ice House Gallery Shows

MACreate Adult Art Classes

Saturday, June 4, 2022, 2 – 4:30 p.m. – “Mountain Momma” Mushroom Pendants
Instructor: Amanda Solo

Calling all Girlfriends (and others)!  Enjoy creating your own customized art, inspired by nature.  We’ll make fantasy mushroom pendants/ornaments using precious stones and polymer clay.  If you choose,  you may also make a sun catcher or lapel pin. All materials will be provided:  polymer clay, jewelry making  items, crystals and other precious stones, molding, texturizing tools and finishing paints.    All you need to bring is your imagination!  Refreshments provided. $30 MAC Members/$35 Non-members. Register here or by calling 304-258-2300.

 

Theater
June 2-3 & 9-11 @ 7:00 p.m.
June 4 @ 8:00 p.m.
June 5 & 12 @ 2:00 p.m.
Directed by Chuck Walker

In this delightful, laugh-a-minute comedy, four unique Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines, are drawn together by Fate—and an impromptu happy hour—and decide it’s high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they’ve lost through the years. Purchase tickets here.

 

 

Music

Saturday, June 18, 2022, 7 p.m. – “All Jazzed Up in Berkeley Springs”
Featuring Orrin Evans with Michael Bowie and Langston Hughes II

 

DC Jazz Festival comes to Berkeley Springs!  Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind evening with these outstanding jazz musicians.  Concert followed by an interactive discussion and reception.  Tickets $35/30 MAC members available here.

 

Youth Summer Camps

Visual Arts
June 27 – July 1, 2022, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Ages 6 – 14 
Lynn Lavin, Instructor

Join the African Safari! Come  Learn about the African animals you would see, their environment and the arts and crafts of the native people. We will use clay and various other media  to sculpt animals, create masks, draw, paint and make other African crafts. Click here for registration form.  Tuition assistance available – click here for application.

Theater 
July 11 – 22, 2022
Ages 5-7: 9 a.m.— Noon         Ages 8-14: 9 a.m.—4 p.m.
Directed by Margi Griffiths and Brice Williams

Two fun filled weeks of theater magic! Meet new friends, learn theater skills, put on a full production.

Based on folk tale, Queen Natasha wants to turn over the throne to one of her sons, but which one? She reveals that the difference between a good king and a great king is the woman behind the throne.  So she sends her sons off to find wives, using an arrow to guide them.  Boris’s arrow leads him to the brave warrior Ursula, Casimir finds the vain and materialistic Vass, and Sasha’s arrow pierces Natalia—a frog! Click here for registration form.  Tuition assistance available – click here for application.