Maryland Humanities Tour of Smithsonian Exhibition Makes Last Stop in Calvert County

Water/Ways, a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition, is opening at Calvert Library Prince Frederick on Saturday, January 25. The library is the final venue of the exhibition’s six-stop tour of the state, presented through Maryland Humanities’ Museum on Main Street program. Each Water/Ways site creates at least one local exhibit to complement the exhibition; Calvert Library and partners have developed multiple exhibits.

The library showcases how water inspires visual art and the written word. The library solicited water-themed art to inspire writers to craft an original poem. The art is on display at the library now through early March with poetry submissions due by January 30. Poets will read their work on February 12 at a Celebration of Southern Maryland “Water/Ways” Art & Poetry. From February 12 through March 6, the top poem for each visual piece will be printed and displayed with the art, and thanks to a grant from Maryland Humanities, Calvert Library will be publishing a book with selected poetry and art from the project that will be added to the library collection and available for sale.

Maryland Humanities is a statewide nonprofit organization that creates and supports educational experiences in the humanities that inspire all Marylanders to embrace lifelong learning, exchange ideas openly, and enrich their communities. For more information, visit www.mdhumanities.org. Maryland Humanities is generously supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the State of Maryland, private foundations, corporations, small businesses, and individual donors.