Past Exhibits Archives - Liriodendron

Exhibit: Harford Perspectives: Beyond the Barns

We’re excited to present an alternative vision of our local artist friends! See these dynamic works on view at the mansion and meet the artists to learn about their inspiration found close to home!

The exhibit will be on view on Wednesdays, September 1, 8, & 15 from 1:00 to 7:00 pm, and during our Second Sunday Open House on September 12, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Don’t miss your chance to see these exciting works – they are only here for a limited time!

Please note: Due to the historic nature of our venue, our 2nd floor gallery space has limited accessibility.

Exhibit: Wednesday Artists Group

We are thrilled to welcome back our friends from the Wednesday Artists – a talented group of local artists who meet at the Liriodendron Mansion each Wednesday to share their work and inspire one another!

This exhibit, opening on Wednesday, July 7, features some new work from a variety of artists, who will be in the gallery ready to answer your questions and share information about the Wednesday Artists Group. Newcomers welcome!

The exhibit will be on view each Wednesday in July from 1 to 6 pm, and on Sunday, July 11 from 11 am to 3 pm.

*Please note that, due to the historic nature of our venue, our 2nd floor Gallery space has limited access.

Exhibit – Liquid & Translucent: Watercolors

Visit the galleries at the Liriodendron Mansion* between May 9 and June 23 to see the works of Elizabeth Burin, Joan-Elisabeth Reid, and Annabelle Thurlow.

The fifty luminous watercolors in this exhibition transport the viewer from the detailed beauty in the fields and gardens of Maryland to abandoned places in the Southwest… and further still to the wilds of Namibia, Africa.

Each of the three artists express light and color through their keen observations and skilled compositions.

The exhibit will be on view each Wednesday from 1 to 6 pm, and on Sundays May 9 and June 13 from 11 am to 3 pm.

Social distancing protocols will be observed – masks are required.

*Please note that, due to the historic nature of our venue, there is limited access to the 2nd floor gallery space.

Exhibit – Reboot: Eight Months Last Year – Seven Artists

Reboot: Eight Months Last Year – Seven Artists

March 10 – April 28, 2021

All the work in this exhibition was created during a time of global pandemic, great social unrest, and political upheaval. Quarantine and social distancing became the norm. Everyone has been affected in unique and personal ways.

The 50 pieces on display are informed by these circumstances in subtle and profound ways.

The work includes covid-19 masks, photographs, graphite drawings, oil paintings, acrylics, pen drawings, and gouache and charcoal medium.

The Artists:

PAMELA BETTS

JENNY CAMPBELL

GREG FLETCHER

JENNIFER HOGAN

LESLIE SCHWING

JO ANN VAN DYKE-MARION

SARAH WILDE

The exhibit will be open for viewing on Wednesdays between 1 and 5 pm, and on Sunday, March 14 and Sunday, April 11 from 11 am to 3 pm. No appointment necessary, but social distancing protocols are in effect.

Exhibit: Works from The Maryland Center for the Arts’ 6th Annual Harford Plein Air Painting Festival

The Liriodendron Foundation is proud to present images from The Maryland Center for the Arts’ 6th Annual Harford Plein Air Painting Festival in our 2nd floor Gallery rooms (limited access.)

The exhibit will be available for viewing on Sunday October 11, 11am – 3pm and on Wednesdays (October 7, 21, and 28) from 1 to 7 pm.

You may see all the paintings from the 2020 Harford Plein Air Painting Festival and the Quick Draw Competition at http://www.mdcenterforthearts.org/gallery.html .

Some programs of the Maryland Center for the Arts (MCA) are sponsored, in part, by grants from the Maryland State Arts Council, the Harford County Cultural Arts Board with funds from the Maryland State Arts Council, and the Harford County Office of Community and Economic Development. The Quick Draw Competition was supported by a gift from the Bel Air Cultural Alliance.

The MCA is grateful for additional support from the Harford Artists’ Association, the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association, It’s PayDay, Jarrettsville Federal Savings & Loan, Knights of Columbus Bel Air Council 4714, Laurel Bush Family Dentistry, Plein Air Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, Steven & Cherie Christy, Ph.D., Carolyn W. Evans, Esq., the Thornton Family.

Trailblazing Women of Architecture in Maryland

In honor of the Year of the Woman in Maryland and the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote, the Liriodendron Foundation is hosting an exhibit through September 30 that celebrates women who contributed their design talent to Maryland’s built environment at a time when few women were in the profession. Many of the women practiced through the lean years of the Depression and World War II, designing buildings in Maryland and across the country, serving as a story of perseverance and determination.

Also showcased in the Liriodendron Mansion’s galleries is artwork and architectural drawings of Poldi Hirsch (1926-1987), a Havre de Grace resident and the first woman of the Baltimore Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) who owned her own firm. Over 25 modern structures still stand in Harford County as a testament to her professional perseverance and pioneering legacy.

A special online presentation will be given on Wednesday, August 12 at 7 pm by the curator of the exhibit, Jillian Storms, AIA. Ms Storms received BAF’s Roger Redden Award and Preservation Maryland’s George T. Harrison Volunteer Award in recognition of her extensive work in organizing the research effort and curating the traveling exhibit. She has a Master of Architecture from the University of Oregon and a Bachelor of Urban Studies and Planning from Goucher College.

Click here to register for the event.

The exhibit is on view free to the public from July 3 to September 30, 2020 during Open House hours each Wednesday from 1 to 7 pm, and on second Sundays (August 9th and September 13) from 11 am to 3 pm, or by appointment by contacting 410.879.4424 or info@liriodendron.com.

The travelling exhibit was sponsored by the Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and developed by members of the Women in Architecture (now EQUITY) Committee of AIA Baltimore, with research assistance from architecture students at Morgan State University.

For more information visit www.aiawam.com.

The presentation is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Dresher Foundation.