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Salisbury, MD 21804
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Exhibits Calendar

The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Arts exhibits calendar is updated regularly. If you would like us to keep you informed about upcoming exhibits, please subscribe to our email newsletter. A complete listing of all Museum sponsored events can be seen on our Program Calendar.

 

No Idle Hands: Discovering the Domestic Arts of Maryland’s Eastern Shore
The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury MD (map)
The LaMay Gallery features a selection of traditional art and artifacts that reflect the domestic art traditions of the Eastern Shore past and present. Inspired by folklore research done through the Ward Museum’s Lower Shore Traditions program, this exhibit reveals a rich tradition of domestic activities on the Eastern Shore, including quilting, knitting and other fiber arts, herb gardening, and home canning.  The reception will feature presentations by several of our featured traditional a...
A New Generation of Wildfowl Artists
The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury MD (map)
As part of our Regional Carver series, the Welcome Gallery features an outstanding selection of decoys and decorative carvings created by young artists; several of these youth have won the A. Danner Frazer award for youth carvers at the Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to see the exceptional creations of the next generation of wildfowl artists! Free opening reception with refreshments: Friday, September 10, 5-7pm.  
The Decoys of Massachusetts
The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury MD (map)
The sandy coast of Massachusetts attracts many species of wildfowl. At the turn of the century, gale-force nor'easters sometimes entire flocks over the outlying coasts of Cape Cod, providing gunners with rich hunting opportunities. Massachusetts craftsmen created a wider variety of shorebird species and forms than any other region. This exhibition showcases many species and techniques, allowing for examination of the works of both well-known and unidentified carvers. Opening reception: Friday, ...
Catching Shadows: Tintype Portraits of Native Americans on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury MD (map)
In the 19th century, Native Americans called the white men the large cameras “shadow catchers.” Photographer Anne Nielsen and oral historian Marc Dykeman combine their talents to p resent a collection of images and recordings that link the past and present. The Nause Waiwash, Accohanock, Pocomoke and Assateague tribes still live on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, which was, until quite recently, a relatively isolated peninsula. Today’s tribe members are ordinary citizens fully integrated with their lo...