Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center is a non-profit, Smithsonian Affiliate located in Solomons, MD. A must-see in Southern Maryland.
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Through a variety of exhibits, events, and classes, we seek to connect our community and visitors to art and nature. Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, In Association with the Smithsonian Institution, Solomon, MD 20688
03/18/2026
🎨 Jay Anderson
🖼 Javelina Nice Day!
Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 in. (2016)
📍 Current on view at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Kay Daugherty Gallery
Inspired by underground cartoonists like Mort Drucker and Rick Griffin, Jay Anderson’s work brings his ever-growing Cast o Characters to life—exploring human behavior, social themes, and a sense of guarded optimism.
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Part of Rhythm: Movement in Art (on view through April 19), this exhibition explores how artists create a sense of motion through visual rhythm—drawing from nature, the body, sound, and abstraction to bring energy and flow to still images.
03/18/2026
✨ BIG NEWS: Fairy Festival tickets are LIVE! ✨
Step into a world of magic at our annual Fairy & Gnome Home Festival: a whimsical day filled with nature play, art, and imagination for all ages.
Wander through enchanted realms, meet fairy friends, discover hidden gnome homes, create magical crafts, and even ride a unicorn 🦄. From extraordinary performers to hands-on activities, it’s an over-the-top day of creative fun in the garden. 🧚 Costumes encouraged: wings, ears, and all things magical welcome!
Swipe for a sneak peek at our 2026 zones… more performers and activities coming soon! Unicorn rides require a separate ticket; see event page for details.
💕 Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center | Solomons, MD
📆 Sunday, April 19 | 11am–4pm
COOL SHIRT ALERT 👕 Our 2026 Teen Leadership Program tees just dropped!
Inspired by Hand (ca. 1959–1964), a striking bronze sculpture by Sorel Etrog from the Annmarie Collection, these shirts let you wear a piece of art. Available in Heliconia or Sapphire, purchasing one of these not only a) makes you look super cool and amazing, but also b) supports our educational programs.
🎨 Bad Art Night just got even better… We’re excited to welcome Bryon Ciotti (Ciotter) as our live performer for the evening! 🎸
Ciotter brings a laid-back mix of acoustic originals, covers, and chill electric instrumental sets, blending blues, jazz, and rock into the perfect soundtrack for a night of no-frills, no-fuss crafting with friends. Join us this Friday for an outrageous night of creativity, food, drinks, music, puppets, and FUN!
✨ Bad Art Night at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
🎶 Live music by Ciotter
📆 Friday, March 20 (5pm-8pm)
🎨 No talent required—only enthusiasm
💕 This evening only, 18+ (must be 21+ to purchase alcohol)
🙌 College students get in FREE with School ID
😎 $7/Person, AMG Members FREE (No tickets required)
More about Ciotter:
facebook.com/ciotter
Instagram: Ciotter87
03/16/2026
⚠️ Weather Alert ⚠️
Due to predicted inclement weather, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center will close early at 2pm today (Monday, March 16).
We want to ensure our staff and guests can travel home safely before the storms arrive.
Thank you for understanding, and we look forward to welcoming you back soon for another visit! 🌿
03/16/2026
🧚♀️LAST CALL FOR FAIRY HOUSES! 🧚♀️ Swipe for inspo!
Dragon lairs, gnome homes, troll abodes — we welcome them all.. but it's LAST CALL! ;) Deadline to Apply: March 22
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center is now accepting entries for the 17th annual outdoor exhibit, Fairies in the Garden. We welcome all things magical, whimsical, and fun - gnome homes, dragon lairs, elf abodes, goblin grottos - let your imagination run wild! All creations will be placed in the woods, lawn areas, and trails of the sculpture garden to create a magical experience for guests of all ages. This is a non-juried show. Anyone is welcome to participate, all ages and experience levels!
“We are not evil. We are indicators of change unseen.”
This lanternfly puppet invites us to look beyond “good” and “bad” species and consider the larger ecological changes unfolding around us.
The spotted lanternfly first appeared in Maryland around 2018 after a 2014 infestation in Pennsylvania linked to contaminated imported stone shipments. Since then, they have spread quickly by hitching rides on trains, trucks, and cars and are now found in most Maryland counties.
As Marylanders, and as a horticultural destination, we certainly feel the threat they pose to trees and plants. Residents are encouraged to check vehicles, firewood, and outdoor equipment for egg masses, which look like grey-white mud, to help slow their spread.
Art like this reminds us that environmental challenges are complex, and sometimes the biggest questions start with curiosity.
What are your thoughts?
Exhibit | Climate Affect Collective: Puppets With Purpose
Main Gallery at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center | March 6–29
Created by St. Mary’s College of Maryland Department of Environmental Studies
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A place where everyone can be connected to art and nature. A place to find joy, inspiration, self expression. A place to find peace and refresh the soul. This is what our founder and founding members envisioned for the beautiful Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center. Since then, the garden has grown to be a treasured gathering place - the heart of Southern Maryland - where the community comes together to celebrate, learn, play and be joyful. And with your help as members, donors and volunteers, it will continue to inspire for generations to come!
Take a walk along our wooded path and experience the majesty of sculptures on loan from the Smithsonian. Each year, we pay the expenses of their loan and management so the community can enjoy them, learn about significant art works, and know the peace of being connected to art and nature. Then come inside the beautiful art center to enjoy our rotating art exhibits which feature national, regional and local artists.
Kids love Annmarie Garden! With the whimsical “Fairy Lolly” playground tucked into the loblolly pine grove, the hands-on ArtLAB where kids make their own creations, and the educational and fun Nature Nook - home to our live native turtles, fish and snakes, our young visitors can play and be inspired for hours! Classes are also offered for all ages and fun camps for kids run throughout the summer.
Our events are legendary throughout the region: The “Fairy Festival” in spring, which kicks off the “Fairies in the Garden” public art exhibition each year; “Artsfest” in the fall, our annual weekend long celebration of art and music; and, of course, “Garden in Lights” during the holidays - a spectacular nightly holiday light show, handcrafted by our artists, unlike any other in the region!
Everyday, Annmarie Garden’s staff and volunteers strive to create a world full of joy, wonder and inspiration for you and for the community.
Join us! Together, we can brighten our world with creativity, joy, peace and inspiration!
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center is a small, local, non-profit organization. Ann's Circle, Inc. is our registered non-profit title, the 501(c)3 that supports the garden, TaxID#20-5109378.
For more information on donating and getting involved with the wonderful organization, please contact Pam Shilling at [email protected]. See you at the garden!
