CLUB EVENTS LISTED BELOW MAY BE POSTPONED OR CANCELED DUE TO THE COVID-19 VIRUS
Some MPA-member clubs are finding innovative ways to feed your photography fires. Included below are some “virtual” events.
In the spirit of hopefulness, some events planned for May are still listed. Please check the appropriate web sites for current information about any club events.
Arundel Camera Club (www.ArundelCameraClub.org)
The Arundel Camera Club is looking at ways to provide virtual contests. We are also using club members with subject matter expertise (workflow, digital asset management, printing, etc.) to stream presentations during our regular meeting times. Check the website for updates.
Baltimore Camera Club (www.baltimorecameraclub.org)
As of March 14, the Mount Washington United Methodist Church, where the Baltimore Camera Club meets, has been closed until March 28, 2020 by order of the Methodist Bishop. Meetings of the Baltimore Camera Club have been suspended until the church building reopens.
Bowie-Crofton Camera Club (www.B-CCC.org)
The church has closed for all outside activities for the month of March due to Covid-19. We will notify you about April meetings when information is available.
Carroll County Camera Club (http://www.carrollcountycameraclub.org)
Due to the current virus situation, the Carroll County Camera Club is not meeting.
Creative Exposure Baltimore (www.CreativeExposureBaltimore.com)
April was planned as a contest month but is now canceled. However, the topic is "Bottles," and we will combine this topic with the next competition meeting when we resume. Check the website for updates.
Gaithersburg Camera Club (GCC) (http://www.gaithersburgcameraclub.org)
The Gaithersburg Camera Club (GCC) is no longer able to meet. We formerly met at Asbury Methodist Village - a retirement community - in Gaithersburg, MD. We are testing and exploring virtual meeting options. Nothing has been established yet but continue checking our website.
Goddard Photography Club (https://gewa.gsfc.nasa.gov/clubs/photo/)
5/2 Azalea Walk @ National Arboretum. Weather permitting, meet at ~9:30am in R Street gate parking lot. Recommend carpooling as parking is limited and it'll probably be a popular day to go. There is no entrance fee. Expect to walk at least a mile from parking to the azaleas and through the azaleas. Contact Karen Smale (Karen.Smale@nasa.gov)
Harford County Photography Group (HCPG)
www.HarfordCountyPhotoGroup.org or https://www.meetup.com/Harford-County-Photography-Club/
5/13 Presentation – “Real Estate Photography” – Fred Silber
Howard County Photographers (https://www.meetup.com/Howard-County-Photographers/)
The Howard County Photographers meetup group has cancelled all meetings through April.
Montgomery County Camera Club of Maryland (http://mococameraclub.com)
The Montgomery County Camera Club monthly meetings are cancelled until further notice.
NIH Camera Club (https://www.nihcameraclub.com/)
NIHCC meets in a Senior Citizen Residence. Our activities are up in the air at this date.
North Bethesda Camera Club (https://www.nbccmd.org)
Note: NBCC will not meet at Faith United Methodist Church for the rest of our program year, BUT here is information about virtual events:
3/25 Remote Program: Photo Panel Critique (Zoom meeting connection)
4/1 Remote Competition: Reflections – Print and Electronic
4/22 Remote Program: Body of Work
4/29 Remote Program: See Creatively, before and after
5/6 Remote Competition: Open – Electronic
5/13 Remote Competition: Open – Prints
5/27 Remote Program: Architecture – Interiors, commercial and residential
Photographers of the Washington/Baltimore Metro Area
5/14 Competition: monochrome
Rossmoor Camera Club (http://rossmoorcameraclub.com)
Due to the current situation, which is barring meetings, Leisure World, a senior community, has cancelled all programs including So our camera-club meetings, competitions and educational programs.
Silver Spring Camera Club (http://www.ssccphotography.org)
5/14 Competition: monochrome
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Please check the appropriate web sites for current information about events.
Volunteer Opportunity:
The Fenwick Foundation (www.thefenwickfoundation.org), which provides life enrichment opportunities and healthcare to low income seniors and veterans and caregivers throughout the mid-Atlantic, is sharing a volunteer opportunity.
They are re-starting a program this spring/summer/fall, offering portraits in nursing homes and group homes. They will send an email to everyone on their volunteer list each time they book a facility. Learn from other photographers, sharpen your lighting skills, and learn how to get the best from your subject, while giving back to the community. Interested photographers should send a note to info@thefenwickfoundation.org.
CALLING ALL WOMEN ARTISTS!
The City of Gaithersburg and the Washington Women’s Art Caucus invite women artists to submit work for a juried exhibition titled “Why I Vote.”
September 11, 2020 - November 16, 2020
Activity Center at Bohrer Park
To commemorate the ratification of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, which gave women the right to vote, on August 18, 1920, the City of Gaithersburg, in conjunction with the Washington D.C. Women’s Art Caucus, will host a “WHY I VOTE” exhibit.
TO APPLY, go to the EntryThingy website for details and to apply:
You may also apply through the Washington DC Women’s Art Caucus website:
Deadline for entries: April 3, 2020.
Notification of Jury Results: Apr 30, 2020
Show dates: September 11 - November 16, 2020.
Tentative reception date is Saturday, October 3 from 1-4pm.
You do not have to join the Washington D.C. Women’s Art Caucus to participate, but you may find it an organization that you have an interest in.
Send questions to Mary Weiss-Waldhorn, the City of Gaithersburg Art Curator, at marywaldhorn@gmail.com.