For more information about any of the programs listed below or to register for a program, please call 410.216.6181 or email us at dlcontactbdm_bdm@maryland.gov

Art Workshop: Children’s Paper Making and Book-Making with Ameshia Stukes
Saturday, 18 May 2013
1:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Banneker-Douglass Museum, 84 Franklin Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
Reservations are encouraged, but not required.  
To make a reservation, please contact LeRonn Herbert by May 16, 2013 at: 410-216-6181 or dlcontactbdm_bdm@maryland.gov

This workshop is designed to have children explore the idea of using ordinary materials to create one of a kind artwork. (Ages 9-12).

This program is sponsored in conjunction with Making It Work: Emerging African American Women Artists.

Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture Public Meeting
Monday, 3 June 2013
10:00 a.m.
Location: Union Baptist Church, 1211 Druid Hill Ave, Baltimore, MD 21217
Reservations are encouraged, but not required.  
To make a reservation or to be added to the agenda, please contact Mr. LeRonn Herbert by May 29, 2013 at: 410-216-6181 or leronn.herbert@maryland.gov

The mission of the MD Commission on African American History and Culture is to discover, document, preserve, collect, and promote Maryland’s African American heritage. The Commission also provides technical assistance to institutions and groups with similar objectives. Through the accomplishment of this mission, the MCAAHC seeks to educate Maryland citizens and visitors to our state about the significance and impact of the African American experience in Maryland.

Art Workshop: Bottle Painting with Tracy Butler
Saturday, 22 June, 2013
1:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Banneker-Douglass Museum, 84 Franklin Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
Reservations are encouraged, but not required.  
To make a reservation, please contact LeRonn Herbert by June 20, 2013 at: 410-216-6181 or dlcontactbdm_bdm@maryland.gov

Glass bottles have been used historically to adorn trees in West Africa. This tradition was brought to the Americas, where it has remained as a manifestation of African American culture in the Deep South. Join Tracy Butler for a workshop where you can adorn your own glass bottle with paint and other materials. (Recommended age group: 12 and up)

This program is sponsored in conjunction with Making It Work: Emerging African American Women Artists.

Curator’s Walk and Talk for Making It Work: Emerging African American Women Artists
Saturday, 27 July 2013
1:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Banneker-Douglass Museum, 84 Franklin Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
Reservations are encouraged, but not required.  
To make a reservation, please contact LeRonn Herbert by July 25, 2013 at: 410-216-6181 or dlcontactbdm_bdm@maryland.gov

Asantewa Boakyewa, the curator of Making It Work, will discuss the history of African American women visual artists using visual slides and contemporary art in the collections of the Banneker-Douglass Museum. The talk will be followed by a gallery tour of the exhibition, delving deeper into the curatorial process. (Programming note: The talk will run 45 minutes in Verda Welcome Hall.)

Collaborative Art Workshop
Saturday, 24 August 2013
1:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Banneker-Douglass Museum, 84 Franklin Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
Reservations are encouraged, but not required.  
To make a reservation, please contact LeRonn Herbert by August 22, 2013 at: 410-216-6181 or dlcontactbdm_bdm@maryland.gov

Come and create your very own piece of artwork with the artists of Making It Work. Sharron Patrice Johnson, Ameshia Stukes and Tracy Butler will lead this two-hour workshop using a variety of art materials.

This program is sponsored in conjunction with Making It Work: Emerging African American Women Artists.

Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture Public Meeting
Monday, 9 September 2013
10:00 a.m.
Location:TBD
Reservations are encouraged, but not required.  
To make a reservation or to be added to the agenda, please contact Mr. LeRonn Herbert by September 4, 2013 at: 410-216-6181 or leronn.herbert@maryland.gov

Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture Public Meeting
Monday, 7 October 2013
10:00 a.m.
Location:TBD
Reservations are encouraged, but not required.  
To make a reservation or to be added to the agenda, please contact Mr. LeRonn Herbert by October 2, 2013 at: 410-216-6181 or leronn.herbert@maryland.gov

Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture Public Meeting
Monday, 2 December 2013
10:00 a.m.
Location:TBD
Reservations are encouraged, but not required.  
To make a reservation or to be added to the agenda, please contact Mr. LeRonn Herbert by November 28, 2013 at: 410-216-6181 or leronn.herbert@maryland.gov

Last updated: May 3, 2013