Every year the Ward Museum hosts a non-competitive student art show in the Welcome Gallery. The Ward Museum invites K-12 students from Delmarva to submit their artwork, based on a particular theme, to the annual Student Art Show. This year’s theme is “Poetic Landscapes,” in conjunction with the LaMay Gallery exhibit, “Delmarva Visions: The Works… Read more »

Patrick Henry is a painter and photographer who has been living and working on the Eastern Shore for most of his life. Over the course of many years he has gained a reputation as a skilled artist, able to capture the essence of Delmarva through his own vision of the people and places of the… Read more »

As part of the 50th anniversary of the Ward Foundation, the Ward Museum will be celebrating the centennial of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act and its transformative relationship with the Chesapeake Bay through a Welcome Gallery exhibit focused on the landmark legislation. Join us as we uncover the local impact of the 1918 Migratory… Read more »

The Ward Foundation celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2018.  Established in 1968 to honor the legacy of Lem and Steve Ward, the foundation has grown to be a leader in the arts and cultural community of Maryland and beyond.  This Welcome gallery exhibit will showcase on the history of the foundation, its leaders and its… Read more »

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Ward Foundation, the Ward Museum is holding an exhibit of fifty great decoy carvers and their works prior to 1950.  The content of the exhibit is drawn from community nominations for both makers and their birds.  It will be the premier exhibit during the Ward Foundation 50th Anniversary… Read more »