Cam Miller takes viewers on a visual journey through the many landscapes and communities of the Eastern Shore of Maryland and beyond through her award-winning photography. This 2015 Art in Nature Photo Festival Grand Champion will fill the Welcome Gallery with scenes featuring the diverse people, structures, natural formations, and events she has encountered through… Read more »
This fall, the Ward Museum is excited to celebrate the place of Chincoteague decoys in the world of carving, and in the heritage of the Eastern Shore. Come experience the form and artistry of both antique and contemporary Chincoteague decoys. Learn about this unique island and the carvers born of this place. This exhibit is… Read more »
This fall and winter in the Ward Museum’s Welcome Gallery, artists living and working in modern-day Chincoteague will showcase their work as it reflects the natural environment they call home, and explores connections between the people and landscapes of Chincoteague. Experience innovative, multi-media art by some of the region’s best.
The field of scientific illustration offers beautiful renderings and visual explanations of scientific subjects from birds and butterflies to animals. This winter the Ward Museum invites you to explore the field of scientific illustration in a new exhibit in the LaMay Gallery, running January 27 – May 14, 2017. Come experience the breadth and beauty… Read more »
Each spring the Ward Museum hosts an annual, non-competitive student art show in its Welcome Gallery. In preparation for this event, students in kindergarten through 12th grade all around the region are welcome to create and submit artwork relevant to a chosen theme. This spring the theme is “Illustrating Nature” in conjunction with the LaMay… Read more »
Many of the volunteers at the Ward Museum are accomplished artists themselves. The Welcome Gallery features a collection of works made using a variety of media and techniques by our dedicated volunteers.
The beauty of nature is just right outside your window. In rural and urban areas alike, migrating and residential birds bring a splash of color through the seasons. Birdhouses are equal in the variety of their design and vibrant colors. This LaMay Gallery exhibit will showcase the diversity of backyard birds and birdhouses.
The Retriever in its many breeds—Golden, Labrador, Chesapeake, Flat Coated, and more—have been the hunter’s companion performing essential tasks in the field for hundreds of years. This connection between dog and outdoorsman has been depicted in sporting art, recorded in literature, and prized at canine competitions. This Welcome Gallery exhibit is being held in conjunction… Read more »
This LaMay Gallery exhibit showcases the variety of ways in which decoy makers and users have marked their decoys. From the brands of successive owners and gunning clubs to the poems and inscriptions of their makers, the ways in which the undersides of decoys have been marked demonstrate the historical lineage and patterns of use… Read more »
Artists from across the eastern shore exhibit works that explore the area’s natural and working landscapes, rich urban and rural lifeways, and the beauty of the everyday living in this special region. Works in a variety of media, including painting, photography, wood, stone and metal, reveal the artistic vision and talents of those making art… Read more »