Mary Jo Tydlacka is a resident artist at the Howard County Center for the Arts. Two of her paintings are in the Folger Shakespeare Library Collection. Other collectors of her work are Patrick Spottiswoode of Shakespeare's Globe, London, Michael Kahn of the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C. and Theresa Colvin, past Director of the Maryland State Arts Council. She participated in two artist exchanges with Cergy-Pontoise, France. She graduated from Northwestern University and did art studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, and at MICA.
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Our vision is to lead a thriving cultural ecosystem in Downtown Columbia where our local, regional, and global communities come together to celebrate the best of our cultures and experience the joy and wonder of the arts. Through a constellation of places and programs, Downtown Columbia is a place where art happens regularly, spontaneously, and inclusively.
David Zuccarini was born in Baltimore and attended the Corcoran School of Art and the Maryland Institute College of Art.
The subjects of Zuccarini’s paintings are frequently taken from his immediate surroundings. His family, students, and studio figure prominently in his work. “In the process of painting those subjects that you know, you find your own voice," he says. "You learn from each piece that you do and sometimes a dialogue ensues. You start out with one idea, and by the time you finish the piece something else occurs to you. It’s an ongoing process."
Hello! My name is N S Curry, and this is a look into my imagination. I love everything Art! I also adore anime and cartoons. I am an aspiring animator and cartoonist and have a passion for creating and storytelling. The main media I use is digital art, but I also am trained in traditional art.
SOAL SOUND IS A MARYLAND-BASED, INDEPENDENT RECORD LABEL, WITH HOPES OF EXPANDING ALL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES IN THE NEXT 15 YEARS. FOUNDED IN THE LATER PART OF 2020, IT IS HOME TO BOTH SIMI LIADI AND KALEB.
Flutist Meghan Shanley Alger explores sounds on everything from harmonica and beer bottles to live electronics, knitting needles, and pencils. With an uncanny ability to create specific atmospheres, even the New York Times has noted her “singing into her flute to produce surreal and eerie timbres.” She ventures into the extreme with composers, pushing the boundaries of what is possible to create new worlds. Her performance credits include the Kennedy Center, AMP by Strathmore and Peabody Library of Baltimore, as well as Symphony Space and Carnegie Hall.
Rochelle Abramowitz is a Baltimore area artist who weaves open-ended narratives through her watercolor paintings and mixed media dioramas. Fascinated by the behaviors that make us fundamentally human, such as dance, art, music, and violence, her work explores concepts and themes inherent to humanity, across time and place. Inspired by the convergent evolution of mask-making across cultures, as well as the collection of Haitian paintings of lush jungles in her childhood home, Abramowitz’s masked characters engage in various rituals while inhabiting vibrant landscapes.
Liz is an emerging photographer with a lifelong passion for adventure and wildlife. She has long worked to connect people to the outdoors and conservation through years as a public interest activist and as an outdoor leader, teacher, and guide with the Sierra Club and REI. Her work as a photographer is a continuation of those efforts. Through the global pandemic, Liz's "bird-a-day" project has become a source of joy for many suffering through such a difficult year; giving people a connection to and education about birds.
Sambarta, a sitar player based in Maryland, received his training in Indian classical music in Calcutta, India from Pandit Himadri Bagchi and Pandit Debaprasad Chakraborty. Recent recitals have included programs at the Philadelphia Clef Club, the Reagan Center, Washington DC, Bloombars, the Indian Embassy, the Cleveland Public Library, Ohio, and the Westminster Presbyterian Church, DC. Primarily a soloist, Sambarta has also collaborated with vocalists and jazz musicians.
As the art program of Howard County Chinese School, the Howard County Chinese Cultural Center (H4C) was established in 2017 to promote Chinese art and culture in Howard County. The Center showcases Howard County and Maryland artists and performers at major annual events as well as smaller performances held throughout the year.
H4C’s mission is to spread the Chinese culture in Howard County by supporting talented local artists as well as guest artists from around the world.