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Maryland Hall announces summer concerts as part of the Front Stairs Series, a fun season of outdoor performances and activities. Launched in October 2020 with the Eastport Oyster Boys, the Front Stairs Series transforms the iconic façade of Maryland Hall’s historic building into a stage for energetic outdoor shows. Guests enjoy the show from the cultural core’s front campus, alongside Patrick Dougherty’s interactive stick sculpture “The Old Home Place.”

Under Construction Arts is an annual week-long residency to celebrate the artistic process. For the 2021 residency, we welcome Artist Mēlani Naim and her project "Color Stories: A Community Conversation on Color." As part of Annapolis Arts Week, Naim's residency will also include opportunities for the community to contribute to the project plus digital engagement, an Artist Talk and open Gallery Hours.

Art of Activism Artist Talk

Stream the inaugural Athletes for the Arts!

On September 11, 2020, we hosted a special Arts Alive! event. In lieu of our traditional gathering, we gathered virtually. Watch the replay including our first Front Stairs Concert!

This week we are launching a new program at Maryland Hall called Under Construction Arts, a week-long residency that will become an annual and ongoing project to celebrate the artistic process. In this inaugural developmental residency, we will work with Philadelphia based company Fidget, a platform for the experimental, collaborative work of Megan Bridge (choreographer) and Peter Price (composer/video art). Fidget is a think tank for research and discussion, offering historical, political, and philosophical access points for a deeper understanding of the art. Maryland Hall will share their development process on a new artistic piece, The Alt.terre, with our community and provide opportunities for you to connect with the creative process.

Our commitment to our students and patrons is to keep sharing the arts however we can during our gradual reopening post-COVID. We hope you'll enjoy some of these at home activities.

During this time of social distancing, we want to keep sharing the arts however we can. As we pause our in-person programming, we've compiled artist interviews from our archives to share with you, all in one place: