Local Color - July 2022
Calling all artists for RiverArts' July exhibit, "Local Color". Share your artistic interpretation of the Eastern Shore and the people, animals, landscapes, water scenes, and buildings that make it so colorful.
The RiverArts Gallery is a favorite Chestertown destination for both casual visitors and serious art enthusiasts.
A new themed exhibit opens almost every First Friday, giving the public a steady stream of new artistic inspiration and artists ample opportunities to show and sell their work.
RiverArts members as well as non-member artists & students are welcome to participate in most of our exhibits. If you scroll down you can find the registration pages of our upcoming exhibits that are currently open. You can also find out about our current exhibit on display in the gallery and see some of the past exhibits we've hosted.
RiverArts 2022 Exhibit Schedule:
- January: Members' Showcase
- February: Winter Blues
- March: Take Another Look
- April: Trustees of the Earth
- May: Art is Elemental - Kent County Student Exhibit
- June: Monochrome Moods
- July: Local Color
- August: Epicure
- September: All that Jazz
- October: Studio Tour Exhibit
- November & December: Annual Holiday Show & Sale
New exhibit registrations open monthly so check back often.
Chestertown RiverArts Gallery - 315 High Street, Suite 106 (located across the street from Fountain Park, in the breezeway behind Dunkin Donuts).
New, Expanded Spring Gallery Hours:
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 11;00 am - 3:00 pm
Saturdays 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Sundays 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
(Gallery Closed on Wednesdays)
Monochrome Moods: Drawings and Photography in Black and White-June 2022
Monochrome images easily evoke a wide range of moods through the intentional limiting of color variations. For this show, RiverArts invites artists to express their own vision of monochrome by submitting black and white drawings and photographs.
Art is Elemental, Kent County Student Art Show-May 2022
Art is Elemental-May 2022. RiverArts is excited to once again host an art show for Kent County's preschool-12th grade students this spring. Please join us First Friday, May 6th to celebrate the creativity of our local students.
Paint the Town - April 28-May 1, 2022
"Paint the Town" April 28-May 1, 2022 - Registration now Open! This is a great opportunity for artists to get out of their studios and paint outdoors while enjoying Maryland's beautiful Eastern Shore.
Trustees of the Earth - April 2022
To celebrate Earth Day, RiverArts seeks pieces that represent interpretations and depictions of nature in art.
Take Another Look-March 2022
CALL TO ARTISTS: “Take Another Look”, Explore a subject in different ways. You may choose to view it from a different perspective, experiment with lighting or try a new medium. The possibilities are endless. Artists are invited to submit 2 or 3 pieces, of the same subject, presented in different ways.
Winter Blues Exhibit - February 2022
CALL TO ARTISTS: RiverArts seeks pieces that represent "blue" and the many of the aspects of the color that make it simultaneously calming and mysterious.
Annual Members' Showcase - 2022
Chestertown RiverArts 11th Annual Members’ Show - Registration Closed
2021 Holiday Show & Sale
Chestertown RiverArts' Annual Holiday Show and Sale - Registration Closed
The 21st RiverArts Studio Tour, 2021
The 21st Chestertown RiverArts Studio Tour, 2021: Registration Closed
Light and Dark - September 2021 Exhibit
Light and Dark - September 2021 Exhibit - Registration Closed
Dog Days - August 2021 Exhibit
Dog Days - August 2021 Exhibit - Registration Closed