Contemporary Art & Culture
on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Exhibitions, events, workshops, talks, and more…
Exhibitions, events, workshops, talks, and more…
Punk music and culture emerged in the U.S. in the 1970s. The exhibition, HARD ART DC 1979, showcases the birth of DC’s punk scene and its global influence. It features photos by Lucian Perkins of five key DC shows during his Washington Post internship. Musician and writer Alec MacKaye, pictured in the photos, narrates his experience as a teen at these pivotal events.
October 10 - November 15th, 2025
Natural Growth Process features Maryland and DC artists in collage, painting, and mixed media, exploring beauty, endurance, wellness, myth, and time. It highlights themes like expanding a day, mythical ecosystems, and self-help aesthetics. Artists focus on materiality, abstraction vs. realism, and the balance between containment and continuity, engaging with materials, themselves, and viewers.
When punk rock emerged in Washington DC, it united powerful music, friendships, and clear minds. This film is the first to explore the challenges faced by this subculture in the late 1970s. Featuring Bad Brains, Henry Rollins, and Ian & Alec MacKaye, it delves into the ideas and sounds of this transformative scene.
