News & Announcements

Dec
29

Wishes for the New Year

Join CPAE in making Wish Objects for the New Year  For many years, my family has had a creative tradition to start off the New Year by making wish objects.   Way back in the 1990s, Ruth Blackwell Rogers painted a 220-foot scroll painting (now known as a “crankie”) as her interpretation of the Hopi […]

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Nov
10

St. Martin’s Day Lantern Festival

St. Martin’s Day Lantern Festival. For many years, College Park Arts Exchange has sponsored a St. Martin’s Day Lantern Festival as a beloved annual tradition.  Volunteer and CPAE board member Birgit Meade has led this craft from her home country of Germany, with traditional songs on her harmonica and lots of German cookies for a […]

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Nov
04

November art project: Make a God’s Eye!

November 2020 virtual arts drop-in: God’s Eye Craft One of my favorite fall crafts is the God’s Eye. It is an extremely simple craft, and all you need are two sticks and some yarn. It is a great time of year to go outside and find a nice, smooth, straight stick and break it into […]

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Oct
24

Halloween Porch Play!

College Park Arts Exchange  Presents Halloween Porch Play!    A distanced Live Music event to celebrate the fall season. Musical acts will celebrate around the neighborhoods of College Park, including songs from Eric Maring (Mr M) and sons, taiko drumming, fiddle tunes from Transatlantic Crossing, a drum circle with Kristen Arant, Schoolhouse Rock favorites from Professor […]

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Oct
02

October art project: make a flappy bird!

October 2020 virtual arts drop-in: Raven with Flapping Wings You will need: Raven Parts template photocopied onto cardstock. Feel free to decorate your raven with symmetrical (same on both sides) patterns, or leave it plain. Office Brads Ribbon ( I used shiny birthday package ribbon) Large, thin rubber bands Scissors, Glue, Large stick pin Googly […]

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Aug
24

Labor Day Porch Play!

Over the Labor Day Weekend, College Park Arts Exchange encouraged citizens and performing artists to get together and celebrate the holiday with fun and safe neighborhood concerts. Concerts occurred in College Park Woods, College Park Estates, Hollywood, Berwyn, and Calvert Hills.  Acts included Kristen Arant and the Bele Bele Rhythm Collective, Rowan Corbett, Dominic Elliott, […]

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Jul
01

PorchFourth!

As we emerge into stage 2 of reopening after quarantine, College Park Arts Exchange is overjoyed to present PorchFourth! a city-wide celebration of LIVE MUSIC performed in the neighborhoods of College Park!  Using our grassroots network, we have matched over a dozen performers with pop-up locations for performance in five different College Park neighborhoods during the late […]

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Mar
17

Quarantine Art: Tiny St. Patrick’s Day concert

Here is a tiny St. Patrick’s Day concert, which I hope will brighten your day: https://youtu.be/xH7Rg_WIqhE And here are a couple of sets of Irish tunes from Transatlantic Crossing: https://youtu.be/niq_7ZgkSaM, https://youtu.be/izNio0bCxzI Also a set of American “Quarantunes”, just for fun: https://youtu.be/H2Y92pmDDLU Do you have Quarantine art to share? Please share with us your favorite projects […]

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Mar
13

Cancellations, a live-streamed concert … and more time to do art on your own!

Dear friends of CPAE,  The St. Patrick’s Day concert featuring Paint Branch Creek will be presented as a livestream; please check our calendar or facebook to find the link. And read about it in the Washington Post! https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-beat-goes-online-dc-area-musicians-take-to-the-web-to-perform/2020/03/24/b0a16eec-6dd5-11ea-b148-e4ce3fbd85b5_story.html?fbclid=IwAR0Sl0B-I31fGwJx80C-eOjM2hbPNyE8F6efoBegiqutw8qXCEusq34MjbU The Seniors Arts Show has been canceled.  The City has closed facilities for 30 days.   All children’s activities […]

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Mar
11

Coronavirus Announcement

Dear College Park Arts Exchange community:    Please do ask anyone who is sick, or has someone sick in their family, to stay home from group activities.    We also encourage hand washing as much as possible.  The standard is to wash hands for 20 seconds with hot soapy water, or use hand sanitizer when […]

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