OAA Calendar 2025

For more information consult our Newsletter or Events pages

Thur, April 10 - Fri, April 25 - Registration for Brookside Gardens May show. Price is $25 to enter which pays for 3 entries.  Registration is closed.

Sat, April 26, 9 a.m.-12:00 p.m. – Plein air at Brighton Dam featuring the azaleas! No registration or rsvp is required. Additional information about the gardens can be found in the link below.  Stop by the gazebo at the entrance around 8:45 if you would like to meet up with other artists on site. Questions, contact Eileen Crowe at birdsofafeathermaryland@gmail.com. https://visitmontgomery.com/directory/brighton-dam-azalea-garden/

Mon, May 5, 10-11 a.m. - Drop-off art at Brookside Gardens.

Tues, May 6 to Mon, June 15 - May show at Brookside Gardens. Registration from April 10 to April 25. https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/

Mon, May 12 - OAA Member Meeting at The beachKraft Gallery 18200 Georgia Ave Olney Md/2nd floor https://www.thebeachkraft.com.  It will be an art supply swap meet, 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

Wed, May 21 - Change out at Olney Library

Sun, May 25 9 a.m. -12:00 p.m. – Plein Air at Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/

Sun, June 8 - 1 to 3 p.m. – Brookside Gardens, Meet and Greet with the artists whose works are in the exhibition

Mon, June 9 - OAA Board Meeting 10am at The beachKraft Gallery

Tues, June, 16th, 9-11a.m. - Take down art at Brookside Gardens.

Mon, July 14 - Annual Member Meeting art critique at The beachKraft Gallery 18200 Georgia Ave Olney Md/2nd floor https://www.thebeachkraft.com

Wed, July 23 - Change out at Olney Library

Fri, Aug 1-Sat, Aug 30 - Show at The beachKraft Gallery; price is $15 for two works, 2D and 3D. REGISTRATION DATES TBD.

Sat, Aug 2 - Wed, October 22 - Annual juried show at the Meetinghouse Gallery in Columbia, MD;  price will be $25 for 3 works, they also take 3D works. REGISTRATION DATES TBD. https://themeetinghouse.org/map-and-directions

Mon, Aug 11 - OAA Board Meeting 10am at The beachKraft Gallery ???

Wed, Sept 3 to Sun, Oct 26 - Show at the Delaplane Art Center in Frederick, MD. REGISTRATION DATES TBD. https://delaplaine.org/

Sept DATE TBD - Plein Air at Waredaca Brewery https://www.waredacabrewing.com

Sun, Sept 28 - Plein Air at Bella Vista

Mon, Oct 13 - OAA Board Meeting 10am at The beachKraft Gallery

Thur, Oct 23 - Plein Air at Woodlawn Manor

Sat, Oct 25 - Takedown at Meetinghouse Gallery

Mon, Nov 10 - Annual OAA Holiday Dinner 

Mon, Dec 8 - OAA Board Meeting 10am at The beachKraft Gallery

NOTE: OAA Meeting Place. In Person meetings will be held at The beachKraft Gallery, 18200 Georgia Ave, Olney, MD, 20832. The Gallery is on the 2nd floor in a two story small mall called Hillcrest Center, about 2 city blocks north of Rte 108. There is an elevator to the 2nd floor hidden in the right corner of the main part of the building There are also stairs on either side of the building. Parking is available behind the building or in the Verizon lot next door to the Hillcrest Center. People also park in the lot of the large medical complex just north of the Hillcrest Center on the same side of the street..