Current and Upcoming Exhibitions
Current Exhibitions
A Community of Handweavers: Bridging Tradition and Innovation
August 16 – November 18, 2026
Art Organization: The Weavers Guild of Greater Baltimore (WGGB)
Opening Reception: Sunday, August 16, 1:00–3:00 pm
A Community of Handweavers: Bridging Tradition and Innovation by the Weavers Guild of Greater Baltimore (WGGB) highlights the enduring role of weaving in American life, from its roots in early domestic and industrial practices to its place in contemporary artistic expression. As we mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the exhibition reflects on how textiles once served as both everyday necessities and forms of cultural and political expression - an influence that continues in the work of weavers today.
Many pieces draw on historical traditions, referencing coverlets and overshot patterns while using materials such as cotton, flax, natural dyes, and locally sourced wool. At the same time, the exhibition emphasizes weaving as an evolving practice, incorporating modern fibers, tools, and experimental techniques.
Through inspirations ranging from photography to crochet patterns, and approaches that expand weaving into sculptural and collaborative forms, the artists demonstrate how tradition and innovation remain deeply connected. Together, the works present weaving as a living, adaptive practice shaped by community, creativity, and ongoing exploration.
This exhibition is made possible in part by the Maryland State Arts Council, the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, and Handwork 2026.
The Weavers Guild of Greater Baltimore is a nonprofit organization dedicated to education and the advancement of weaving and fiber arts. Founded in 1948, it brings together over 300 members from across the Mid-Atlantic region who connect through monthly meetings, lectures, and shared resources, including an extensive fiber arts library. The Guild also offers workshops, classes, a weaving school, and community programs that support learning, collaboration, and public engagement in fiber arts.
Upcoming exhibitions
ARTINA 2026: Ripples of Ten Years
September 20 – November 8, 2026
Artist Group: Washington Sculptors Group
Opening Reception: September 20, 1:00-4:-00 pm
10th Anniversary Exhibition
Celebrating its tenth edition, ARTINA 2026: Ripples of Ten Years continues Sandy Spring Museum’s annual tradition of transforming its 7-acre grounds into a site of artistic exploration, discovery, and reflection. Organized in partnership with the Washington Sculptors Group, this outdoor sculpture exhibition features works by 17 sculptors who create dynamic connections between art, nature, and the surrounding landscape.
Juried by Maryland-based independent curator Maria Gabriela (“Gaby”) Mizes, the exhibition explores how sculpture can shift our perceptions of space, time, and the environment. Through diverse materials and artistic approaches, the participating artists investigate themes of reflection, transformation, connection, and imagination, inviting visitors to experience an ever-changing landscape shaped by sunlight, weather, and movement.
Since its founding in 2016, ARTINA has encouraged artists and audiences to engage in the museum’s outdoor spaces through meaningful encounters with contemporary sculpture. ARTINA 2026: Ripples of Ten Years celebrates the series’ decade-long history while looking toward new possibilities for artistic expression, collaboration, and community connection.
Community Gallery
ART + ARCHITECTURE + LANDSCAPES – A Watercolor Journey
August 25 - September 25, 2026
Artist: Jim Carr
Reception: August 30, 1:00-3:00 pm
In ART + ARCHITECTURE + LANDSCAPES – A Watercolor Journey, architect and artist Jim Carr explores the ways the built environment and natural landscape interact, merge, and sometimes collide. Drawing inspiration from his travels both near and far from home, Carr uses watercolor to capture the unexpected beauty and fascinating compositions he discovers in the world around him.
While watercolor is often associated with the organic curves and soft textures of trees, flowers, plants, and animals, Carr demonstrates its versatility in depicting the strong lines, geometric forms, and planes of the built environment. From houses and buildings to boats, airplanes, and automobiles, his paintings invite viewers to look more closely at the relationship between nature, architecture, and the spaces we encounter every day.
September 28 - October 28, 2026
Artist: Kianga Parker
Reception: October 11, 2:00-4:00 pm
In I SPEAK WITH CLOTH, artist Kianga Parker explores her relationship with textiles and fibers as a means of communicating and expressing the stories she carries within, as well as how she is impacted by life and culture. For Parker, cloth is how she shares her vision of the world. It is also part of an ongoing conversation between the artist and the fabric, shaped by its patterns, textures, colors, and stories.
This conversation determines how Parker works with each textile—whether she stitches by hand or machine, adds embellishments, paints, stamps, dyes, unravels, layers, drapes, or manipulates the fabric before adding a stitch. Some stories call for richly textured fabrics such as burlap or Bogolan, while others need soft or shiny materials to emphasize the story being told. At times, the fabric she needs does not yet exist, leading her to dye, paint, or create patchwork cloth.
From dolls, quilts, and collages to layered and dimensional works incorporating jewelry pieces, beads, buttons, and cowrie shells, I SPEAK WITH CLOTH brings together textile work from the beginning of Parker’s artistic career to the present. Through this exhibition, Parker invites visitors to listen as cloth speaks to her—and to discover the stories that emerge through their conversation.
The exhibition will open with a special reception featuring a 20-minute performance by MORE THAN A DRUM Percussion Ensemble, led by Abasi Johnson. Based in Washington, DC, the ensemble brings together seasoned players performing traditional and improvisational music.