Screen Paintings at the Skylofts Gallery

Shop the ever growing, affordable (*read cheap*) Highlandtown Farmer's Market on the corner of Conkling St. and Bank St. 8-12am this Saturday and be pleasantly surprised. Wander into Hoehn's bakery on the corner there, grab a loaf of fresh bread and a pastry and your weekend will be off to a great start.

As an added bonus to this already great day, visit the Timeless Painted Screens artist reception after the Market closes in the Skylofts Gallery. Baltimore heritage is on the walls in an exhibit that highlights this hometown tradition of screen painting. Robert Myers, Stupid Hero will be preforming and food will be provided from many of the vendors of the Market.

The screenpainting exhibit is open to the public Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm through Sept. 3rd.

The Common Element: Glass

Over the last 10 years the Baltimore/Washington area has become a hotbed of hot glass, with numerous public and private glass studios across the region. Two of these studios, DC Glass Works and The Washington Glass School, are showing their stuff in an exhibition of glass and mixed-media sculpture at the ArtDC Gallery in the Lustine Center in Hyattesville. The show features work by more than 15 artists including Megan Van Wagoner of VWStudios. Swing down to see glass mixed with all types of other materials.

DC Glass Works and Sculpture Studios is a hot glass and metal sculpture studio that offers classes and workshops on glass blowing, casting, and welding. The Washington Glass School is a sculptural glass studio providing instruction in fusing, kiln casting, and cold working. Both facilities also have resident artists with studios on site.

The show will be open August 15–September 5. The Lustine Center is in the Hyattsville Arts District at 5710 Baltimore Avenue (Route 1). The opening reception is Saturday, August 15, 4–6 pm.