Art in the Garden ART EXHIBIT AND SALE
Art is part of our mission! We are proud to support local artists through rotating monthly art exhibits at the Visitor Center. Many of the art pieces showcased in exhibits are for sale. If you wish to be considered to participate in Art in the Garden at Brookside Gardens, please complete and return the Art Exhibit Application. (accessible PDF)
Current Exhibit Showcase: August 12 to September 16, 2024
The Four Painters: Pamela Betts, Holly Buehler, Sandra Cane and Pam Jaffe.
Pamela Betts is a representational painter based in Washington, D.C., metro area. She received her BA in Fine Art at Moravian College (now University) in Bethlehem, PA. Through her love of art, she discovered art conservation and earned a MS in Art Conservation from Winterthur Museum/University of Delaware and is currently working as a painting conservator at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore , MD.
Holly Buehler received a BFA from Easter Michigan University. Holly’s painting-inspired travels have taken her to Spain, Greece and Italy, where she joined plein air workshops sponsored by the Yellow Barn Studio. She constantly finds interesting places to paint around the DMV and is always intent on finding that spark of beauty and atmosphere that awaits.
Sandra Cane is a traveler at heart. Living in Germany for three years, she learned “Bauerenmalerei” or German Folk Art Painting from a well-known Bavarian artist, Lilo. Living in Hawaii for six years, she spent a lot of time on weekends at Patrick Ching’s Art Studio. A nature artist himself, he inspired and influenced Sandra. You can see both influences in her work body.
Pam Jaffe is a portrait artists who graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Fine Arts. Pamela has received critical acclaim for her work including having had the honor of being juried into an exhibit at Maryland’s Washington County Museum of Fine Arts.
Coming Soon: September 16 – October 20, 2024
A Walk in the Park – with Composite Fine Art Photographers
Composite Fine Art Photographers is a group of three local artists who work together to create carefully curated exhibits. Jaree Donnelly, Craig Higgings and Marge Wasson formed a fine art photography exhibition group in 2013, and officially became COMPOSITE Fine Art Photographers in 2016. With their name, they nod to the alliance of their creative perspectives to produce outstanding collaborative exhibits. While they each continue to produce and exhibit individually, they chose also to work together because they sense an affinity in one another’s work and spirit; the energy from this connection inspires them and the exhibits they create.
Trees Along the Journey
Janet Kobler is a retired art teacher and artist who graduated Magna Cum Laude from Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA, with a BS degree in Art Education. She taught elementary and middle school art for 32 years and continues to conduct private lessons. Her love of art developed from a young age, at only 9 years old learning to paint with oils in her first painting lessons. To this day she still uses her first paint box and easel.
Janet began her painting career with portrait and figurative work. She focused on children, the subject matter inspired from her daily interactions at home and school. First exhibiting at local and regional juried shows she received many awards. She later particiated in numerous solo, and group shows. Her work is included in corporate collections including the pediatric ward of Lehigh Valley Hospital. After retiring Janet and her husband Ken spent over 40 weeks volunteering in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. This put her on a path exhibiting works of local scenes within French Quarter galleries and creating a series of colorful prints called Mardi Gras Mutts. She has sold over 2,000 of the playful prints.
Art works will be on display at the Brookside Gardens Visitor Center and available for purchase in the Gift Shop.
Art is part of our mission! We are proud to support local artists through rotating monthly art exhibits. The Visitor Center is open 9:00am to 5:00pm daily. Sale of art is arranged directly through Brookside Gardens Gift Shop. To purchase art visit us in person, call 301-962-1448, or email ArtintheGarden@MontgomeryParks.org.