July 23, 2025
BeachNut Studio
Colleen Tiefenthal has been a fiber artist creating hooked rugs since 2012 and has been creating art since she could hold a crayon. She received her bachelors degree from the Columbus College of Art & Design in Illustrationa and Advertising. In addition to fiber art she is also a painter and frequently creates art pieces in a mixed media style...
July 23, 2025
Eastern Shore Gyotaku
Robert “Robby” Chin is the founder of Eastern Shore Gyotaku, a business inspired by the rich and diverse waterways of Maryland's Eastern Shore. Through the traditional Japanese art form of gyotaku, Robby combines a deep respect for nature with a passion for sustainably caught and foraged food, using art to honor the life of each creature and the memories tied...
July 23, 2025
Indigo Dye Village
Kibibi Ajanku attended Morgan State University, received an MFA in Curatorial Practice from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA); and currently, Ajanku is an Educator in Coppin State University Fine Arts Department and the MICA Fibers Department. Ajanku believes that when presented properly, art is the perfect vehicle to move forward into greater intercultural awareness for the global community. The...
July 23, 2025
Oishani’s Creative World
Ms. Oishani Das is a young artist and performer whose passion for creativity began at the age of eight, when she first explored quilling and paper art. That same year, she launched her own online tutorial platform to share her skills and inspire others. A familiar presence in the Salisbury, Maryland arts community, Oishani regularly showcases her handmade creations at...
July 23, 2025
Poplar Hill Mansion
Poplar Hill Mansion is an historic house museum located near beautiful historic Downtown Salisbury, Maryland, built as the manor house of a farm outside the small eighteenth century town of Salisbury, which had slowly expanded since 1732 from a port landing site at the head of the Wicomico River, more than a half mile away. The museum interprets the Federal...
July 23, 2025
Maryland 250 Commission
In observance of America’s 250th anniversary, the Maryland 250 Commission looks back at our state’s contributions to American history through the eyes and experiences of fellow Marylanders. The mission of the Maryland 250 Commission is to develop, encourage, and execute an inclusive statewide observance of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the nation recognizing all Marylanders’ struggle for life,...
July 23, 2025
Beach to Bay Heritage Area
The Beach to Bay Heritage Area (BBHA) is one of thirteen state-certified heritage areas. Through a variety of partnerships with individual citizens, representatives of various organizations, and public agencies, the Beach to Bay Heritage Area works to blend economic development at the local level with the conservation of the area's natural, cultural and historic resources in a regional heritage area...
July 23, 2025
Samuel Wallace
Recipient of the Maryland State Arts Council 2025 Maryland Traditions Heritage Award For over three decades, Baltimore Clayworks has been shaped by the artistry and wisdom of Samuel Wallace, a Jamaican-born ceramicist who has preserved and shared traditional clay practices rooted in his homeland’s St. Elizabeth Parish—one of Jamaica’s oldest regions. There, Wallace first learned to “become the wheel,” hand-coiling...
