OAA Calendar 2025

For more information consult our Newsletter or Events pages

Fri, Jan 3rd to Feb 23rd, 2025 OAA Show Boher Park Activity Center, Gaithersburg, to view the online gallery click here.

Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 10am OAA Board Meeting at The beachKraft Gallery

Mon, Feb 24, 2025 10:00am–11:00am - Pick up unsold artwork from Bohrer Park Activity Center, Gaithersburg

Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 7pm to 9pm, Members Meeting at The beachKraft Gallery 18200 Georgia Ave Olney Md/2nd floor https://www.thebeachkraft.com. The Speaker is Jonathan Mann, an artist who has also been an educator including teaching at MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) in Baltimore. Click here to see his website.

March/April DATE TBD - Plein Air at the Azalea Garden at Brighton Dam (when they blossom - not til April) https://visitmontgomery.com/directory/brighton-dam-azalea-garden/

Thur, April 10 - Wed, April 30 - Registration for Brookside Gardens May show.

Mon, April 14 - OAA Board Meeting 10am at The beachKraft Gallery 18200 Georgia Ave Olney Md/2nd floor https://www.thebeachkraft.com

Mon, May 5 to Mon, June 16 - May show at Brookside Gardens. Registration from April 10 to April 30. June 16th take down. https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/

Sun, May 11 - Plein Air at Lone Oak Brewery. https://loneoakbrewingco.com/ Plein Air painting and charity fundraiser from 11:30-7:00 pm. Lone Oak is one of the most popular breweries in the area. Horses from Common Ground at Paradise Stables will be on site. Artists will have the opportunity to display a work and do plein air painting. More information to follow.

Mon, May 12 - OAA Member Meeting at The beachKraft Gallery 18200 Georgia Ave Olney Md/2nd floor https://www.thebeachkraft.com.  It will be an art supply swap meet, 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

Wed, May 21 - Change out at Olney Library

Mon, June 9 - OAA Board Meeting 10am at The beachKraft Gallery

June - DATE TBD (before the 16th) Plein Air at Brookside Gardens https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/

Mon, June 16 - Take down at Brookside Gardens.

Mon, July 14 - Annual Member Meeting art critique at The beachKraft Gallery 18200 Georgia Ave Olney Md/2nd floor https://www.thebeachkraft.com

Sun, July 20 - Plein Air at Lilypons, Frederick MD https://lilypons.com/

Wed, July 23 - Change out at Olney Library

Fri, Aug 1-Sat, Aug 30 - Show at The beachKraft Gallery; price is $15 for two works, 2D and 3D. REGISTRATION DATES TBD.

Sat, Aug 2 - Wed, October 22 - Annual juried show at the Meetinghouse Gallery in Columbia, MD;  price will be $25 for 3 works, they also take 3D works. https://themeetinghouse.org/map-and-directions REGISTRATION DATES TBD.

Mon, Aug 11 - OAA Board Meeting 10am at The beachKraft Gallery ???

Wed, Sept 3 to Sun, Oct 26 - Show at the Delaplane Art Center in Frederick, MD. REGISTRATION DATES TBD. https://delaplaine.org/

Sept DATE TBD - Plein Air at Waredaca Brewery https://www.waredacabrewing.com

Sun, Sept 28 - Plein Air at Bella Vista

Mon, Oct 13 - OAA Board Meeting 10am at The beachKraft Gallery

Thur, Oct 23 - Plein Air at Woodlawn Manor

Sat, Oct 25 - Takedown at Meetinghouse Gallery

Mon, Nov 10 - Annual OAA Holiday Dinner 

Mon, Dec 8 - OAA Board Meeting 10am at The beachKraft Gallery

NOTE: OAA Meeting Place. In Person meetings will be held at The beachKraft Gallery, 18200 Georgia Ave, Olney, MD, 20832. The Gallery is on the 2nd floor in a two story small mall called Hillcrest Center, about 2 city blocks north of Rte 108. There is an elevator to the 2nd floor hidden in the right corner of the main part of the building There are also stairs on either side of the building. Parking is available behind the building or in the Verizon lot next door to the Hillcrest Center. People also park in the lot of the large medical complex just north of the Hillcrest Center on the same side of the street..