Betty Mae Kramer Gallery & Music Room
Three Visions of Nature
The inaugural exhibit of the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room presents three outstanding photographers who are residents of Montgomery County. Fran Abrams, curator for this show, explained that “when you think of nature photography, you may instantly think of animals photographed in the wild. When you think of nature photography as art, you look for the personal visions of the artist. These three artists have distinctly different visions of nature expressed in their photography. I’m delighted to exhibit them together to show all of us three remarkable ways of looking at the world around us.” All work is for sale.
The three featured photographers are:
Nikhil Bahl
Joanne Miller
Bert GF Shankman
Opening Reception: Sunday, November 7, 2010 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm
Exhibit Dates: November 7, 2010 to January 2, 2011; M-F, 9 am - 9 pm
Silver Spring Civic Building, One Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD 20910
About the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room
The new Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room in the Silver Spring Civic Center serves as living tribute to the former First Lady of Montgomery County who devoted her energy to garnering support for the arts and humanities in Montgomery County.
Mrs. Kramer, who passed away in March 2010, led the volunteer efforts to establish the Executive's Ball for the Benefit of the Arts in 1986 when her husband, the Honorable Sidney Kramer, was elected County Executive. Since then, the Ball has raised more than $1 million to benefit a variety of nonprofit arts and humanities organizations.
An endowment fund will be established by AHCMC for the management of the gallery and music room in perpetuity. Mr. Kramer and his family have given a generous leadership gift to begin the fund. Additional donations are being sought from others who wish to honor Mrs. Kramer's contribution to Montgomery County during her lifetime. Click here to donate.
The gallery and music room is 1,200 square feet and will feature a wide variety of work from Montgomery County artists and musicians as well as special exhibitions. AHCMC is planning four to six exhibits and performances each year. Plans are underway for to coordinate an inaugural exhibition.
"The opening of the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room," said AHCMC CEO Suzan E. Jenkins, "helps us implement a recommendation outlined in the 2001 Cultural Plan, Creative Montgomery, prepared by AHCMC. This recommendation called for the County to build or support the development of at least one visual art exhibition space to display works by county artists. We are honored that we can meet this important community need and simultaneously celebrate one of the county's most avid arts patrons."
In 2007, Mrs. Kramer received the Montgomery County Executive's Excellence in the Arts and Humanities Special Lifetime Achievement Award. Mrs. Kramer, an avid singer, also was known for contributing her vocal talent to community events. She was an active volunteer in numerous community groups and received an Honorary Degree of Associate in Arts in public service from Montgomery College in 1997 due solely to her commitment to community service.
To make a donation to the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery and Music Room please contact Suzan Jenkins, CEO of AHCMC, at 301-565-3805 ext. 23. To make an online donation click here.
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