April First Friday at Artists & Makers Studios

Artists & Makers Studios 1 and 2 Celebrate the Coming of Spring with Five Exhibits and Open Studio Weekend

(Rockville, MD) – Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive and Wilkins Avenue in Rockville are ushering in Spring with five exhibits at both studio centers. Five exhibits will open for First Friday festivities between 6pm and 9pm on April 5th and will showcase artists open studios for browsing and again for the Open Studio Weekend following on April 6th and 7th from 12-5pm.

“Splotch Monsters” with Steve Loya “Branching Out – Works on Paper” with Ronni Jolles “Lions Tigers & Bears” the paintings and drawings of Kathy Moore Wilson and Spring Open Studio Weekend

Opening Reception

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Friday, April 5th, 2019

Artists & Makers Studios 1

11810 Parklawn Dr., Suite 210

Rockville, MD 20852 “An Exploration of Proxemics” with printmaker Matthew T. McLaughlin “Land Portraits: a soulful journey” with Leslie M. Kraff and Cecelia M. Laurendeau and Spring Open Studio Weekend Opening Reception

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Friday, April 5th, 2019 Artists & Makers Studios 2 12276 Wilkins Avenue Rockville, MD 20852

Enjoy celebratory food and drink at A&M1 and tour the 3 main galleries and open studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville and enjoy Theremin Music with Arthur Harrison. Additionally, A&M2 is proud to present wine and light refreshments along with more resident artists’ work in the galleries and studios, exhibits by Gallery 209 and the Montgomery County Camera Club’s exhibit “Black, White and Monochrome”, all just 9/10’s of a mile from the flagship location on Parklawn.

These exhibits at both locations open Friday, April 5th, and continue through Wednesday, April 24th, 2019. Viewing hours are 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Tuesday-Saturday, and Sundays/Mondays by chance or appointment.

Artists & Makers Studios on Parklawn Drive in Rockville, established in October 2014 by artist and arts community builder Judith HeartSong, is a 13,000 sq. ft. facility is now home to 66 resident artists. Artists & Makers Studios 2 on Wilkins Avenue in Rockville is a 23,000 sq. ft. facility with 95 resident artists and more to come. A&M Studios is dedicated to providing a supportive and vibrant environment for artists to realize their creative goals – through studio practice, collaboration, education, opportunities, networking and connecting with the community beyond our doors.