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Best in Show, 2025 - Isabella Martire, “Fierce”, oil, 2025 OAA Juried Show at The Meeting House Gallery, Columbia, MD

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The Olney Art Association (OAA) located in Olney, Maryland, USA, and founded in 1974, is a professional, learning, creative community of visual fine artists whose expertise ranges in a variety of media, such as oil painting, watercolor, acrylics, pastel, colored pencil, pen and ink, printmaking, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, digital art and photography.

“An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.”  Charles Cooley

Looking forward to having Mirka back for next month’s member meeting. Take this chance to learn about using EmailOctopus to create your own newsletter for staying connected with your art audience. When | Monday, September 14th, 2026 6:30-8:3
Sandy Spring Museum has just put out an artist call for local artists in Maryland, DC, and Virginia who create functional outdoor pieces. Is this you? Or know someone who’d be interested? Details can be found on Sandy Spring Museum’s
Mark your calendars! Our next Member Meeting is coming up on September 14th, during which Mirka will be back to go over the basics of how to start a newsletter using the affordable and easy interface from EmailOctopus.com. Mirka will share how sh
Another local exhibition opportunity is coming up soon! Want more info or to submit your work? Email publicity@olneyartassociation.org letting us know and we’ll reply with a copy of the prospectus. #olneymd #marylandart #marylandartist #fr