April 2013 galleries magazine

ANNAPOLIS! Elizabeth Myers Mitchell Art GallerySt. John’s College Campus, Mellon Hall, 60 CollegeAve., (410) 626-2556. Tues-Sun 12-5, Fri7-8 pm. www.stjohnscollege.com.Envisioning the World: The First Printed Maps1472-1700, thru April 13.The quest for commercial and military dominanceof the fifteenth through eighteenth centurieschallenged the Copernican and theologicaltreatises of cartography. The advances inscience and navigation, coupled with advancesin reproduction through moveable type andthe engraving process, launched a new view ofEarth and its controversial place as an orbitingplanet. This exhibition from the Wendt Collectionpresents works pivotal to the developmentof maps with attention to the spatial andmathematical principles of Ptolemy, Macrobius,Galileo, Kepler, Newton and Halley, and theartistic convergence of printmakers and cartographersincluding, Holbein, Mercator, Ortelius,Visscher, and Coronelli. These colorful mapsdepict the guiding shifts in historical, religious,and cultural views of the world driven by thedesire for accurate cartographic records.This exhibition is organized and circulated bythe Sonoma County Museum. The maps arefrom the collection of Henry and Holly Wendt.St. John’s College Community Art Exhibition2013, April 28 - May 12. This annual exhibitionoffers members of the St. John’s College communityan opportunity to explore the visualarts. The result, a diverse collection of ceramics,paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture,textiles, and photographs, elegantly representsthe artistic talent of the community." Maryland Federation of ArtGallery on the Circle18 State Circle, 410-268-4566Tuesday thru Sunday 11am - 5pmwww.mdfedart.com36th Annual Art on Paper, April 28. A nationaljuried exhibition of works created on or madefrom paper. Juror, Katherine Blood, curator offine prints Library of Congress, Washington DC,selected the show to include 80 works out of1,140 entries made nationally.Voted Best Annapolis Art Gallery 2011, MFA’sCircle Gallery presents rotating national juriedexhibitions, member juried exhibitions, andnon-juried opportunities for local artists. Ourmembers organize 20 to 25 exhibitions yearly.Annual Subscription to Galleries /$24Send check toGalleries - 6504 Allegheny Ave - Takoma Park Md. 20912or call 301-270-0180 for card purchaseAPRIL 2013 ■ galleries ■ 21