Cambridge Community Arts Foundation

04/09/2026

Just up the road in Philadelphia to museums and a lot of other wonderful experiences await you! Check out the ‘Magic Garden.’

A Nation of Artists

04/08/2026

Head west to the great city of Chicago—the “Tute” is a fabulous museum!

Founded in 1879, the Art Institute of Chicago is one of the nation’s oldest museums—and one of its greatest. Spanning two connected buildings and covering nearly one million square feet, it is also one of the largest, making a visit to the Art Institute a potentially intimidating endeavor.⁠
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Ask 10 people what to see there, and you may get 10 different answers. Some will direct you to the Impressionist galleries, where world-famous works by Van Gogh, Caillebotte, and Seurat lie in wait. Others will tell you to go to the Surrealist section, which houses quite a few treasures. And still others—locals, most likely—will urge you visit some of the less often visited corners of the museum, notably the basement gallery for Narcissa Niblack Thorne’s elaborate miniatures.⁠
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Ahead of Expo Art Week, we’ve assembled a list of 100 great artworks to see at the Art Institute. They run the gamut from ancient Greek statues to Japanese folding screens, from medieval rarities to modernist masterpieces.⁠
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Read the full list: https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/must-see-art-institute-of-chicago-artworks-1234779275/

04/07/2026

Coming up soon – this wonderful show in DC. Info below.

The 2026 Smithsonian Craft Show at the National Building Museum is the country's premier showcase for the finest in hand-crafted, American artisanal works.

03/28/2026

So beautiful!

Ada Balcácer (Dominican, 1930-2025) Waterlily (Nymphae) (detail), 2001.

Watercolor, 23 x 15 in. | 58.4 x 38.1 cm. ©Estate of Ada Balcácer. Private Collection. irequireart.com Join Us on Substack.

03/21/2026

Part of the beautiful Cone collection at the BMA. Definitely worth the trip!

03/18/2026

Plenty of time to head up to Baltimore!

NOW OPEN—Matisse and Martinique: Portraits and Poetry! 📖 ✨

Between 1946 and 1953, created vibrant portraits for Poésies Antillaises (Antillean Poetry), a book of poems celebrating travel, music, and oceanic landscapes by John‑Antoine Nau. This rare volume—one of Matisse’s least‑known illustrated works—was inspired by his brief 1930 visit to Martinique.

In this exhibition, the portraits are shown alongside works by leading artists from Martinique and Guadeloupe, Germaine Casse and Serge Hélénon.

🗓️ On view now through October 25.

🖼️ Henri Matisse. Haitian Woman with Hoop Earring. 1945. Baltimore Museum of Art, Marguerite Matisse Duthuit Collection, BMA 2010.241

03/13/2026

A festive concert coming up – two venues!

This year, Mid-Shore Community Band will present its annual free St. Patrick’s concerts at the Easton Elks, Sunday, March 15 at 2 p.m. and on St. Patrick’s day evening, Tuesday, March 17 at 7 p.m. at Zion UM Church in Cambridge.

Traditional Irish music is a vibrant, predominantly melodic, folk genre. Rooted in oral tradition, it spans fast-paced dance tunes—reels (4/4), jigs (6/8), and polkas (2/4)—and slow, expressive airs, often characterized by intricate ornamentation.

Please come and enjoy many of your favorite traditional Irish pieces, as well as some that will be new to you.

Mid-Shore Community Band is a past Choptank500 grant recipient. 🎼🎷🎺

03/13/2026

Think about supporting one of the most important institutions in our county. Information below.

We are currently accepting applications to join our Library Board of Trustees! Interested in supporting and advocating for our library?

Dorchester County residents may visit our website for more information and complete an application at: https://www.dorchesterlibrary.org/board-of-trustees.

03/12/2026

Just up the road in Baltimore at the BMA.

03/11/2026

Stop by the Cambridge library this coming Saturday, March 14! The Friends of the Library are having their monthly used book sale from 9 AM to 1 PM. As usual thousands of titles and lots of friends and neighbors to chat with, and exchange recommendations. There are books galore for all ages and interests, and all the sales benefit activities at the Cambridge and Hurlock libraries! Stop by Saturday March 14!

03/04/2026

A trip to New York?

Opens March 8.

03/02/2026

A note from the BMA…

A painter, textile designer, and collage artist, Loïs Mailou Jones championed Black cultural expression and taught at Howard University in Washington, D.C.—influencing generations of artists—while painting in France during her summers.

The textile or wallpaper here resembles the pattern featured in Henri Matisse’s painting titled Seated Odalisque, Left Knee Bent, Ornamental Background and Checkerboard, also in the BMA’s collection.

📍 On view in the American Wing.

🖼️ Loïs Mailou Jones. Untitled. c. 1945. Baltimore Museum of Art, Purchase with exchange funds from the Pearlstone Family Fund and partial gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., BMA 2020.98. © Loïs Mailou Jones Pierre-Noel Trust