Greenbelt Department of Recreation

Art~Exhibits

EXHIBITIONS

See the world in new ways through diverse exhibitions of contemporary art. The Greenbelt Community Center Art Gallery provides a valuable, shared space for discovery and reflection in the course of our daily lives.


COMMUNITY CENTER ART GALLERY
Open Mon-Sat 9am – 10pm, Sun 9am – 7pm

koch_photoGRAVE GARDENS: PHOTOGRAPHY BY AIMEE HELEN KOCH
May 3 - June 8

Hours: Mon-Sat 9am – 10pm, Sun 9am – 7pm, whenever the room is not reserved. Call 301-397-2208.
Reality and illusion co-mingle in our gardens of memory. Flowers of plastic, ceramic and silk mix with cut blooms and tender sprouts in this beautiful series of color photographs.

Related activities: Sunday, June 1
An Artful Afternoon

2pm: “Tales Tombstones Whisper”presentation by scholar Michael Dixon. 1-3pm: Community memory quilt workshop with Celestine Ranney-Howes.

TENDRIL: SCULPTURE AND ART FURNITURE BY ANDREW YFF
July 7 - August 15
What if plants evolved mechanical parts in order to escape a degraded environment and flee for their survival? The low-tech futurism of Yff’s sculptures offsets the elegant stasis of his unique tables which resonate paradoxically with the aesthetics of both Dadaism and Art Nouveaux.

FAUNA: PAINTINGS OF MELISSA DICKENSON
August 25 - October 17
A queer menagerie of eerily sentimental creatures inhabits the magical landscapes of Dickenson’s paintings.
Reception: Sunday, September 7, 2-4pm

 
Arts programs of the City of Greenbelt are sponsored in part by the Prince George's Arts Council, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and the Maryland State Arts Council.


 

 

 

 

 

 

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Greenbelt Community Center, 15 Crescent Road,
Greenbelt, Maryland 20770
301-397-2208

Department of Recreation
Business Office, 99 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD 20770
Phone: 301-397-2200 FAX: 301-397-2203