The inaugural Summer Invitational at the Bernice Kish Gallery brings together a vibrant and varied collection of artwork inspired by summer. Through watercolor, oil, acrylic, encaustic, collage, fiber, mixed media, drawing, photography, monoprint, and other media, participating artists offer personal… Read More
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Summer, Seen Through Artists’ Eyes
Summer arrives with a particular kind of light. It stretches across open skies, settles into gardens and landscapes, glints off water, and fills familiar places with warmth and color. This season, the Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House invites visitors… Read More
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Looking Slowly: How to Spend Time with an Artwork
Walking into a gallery to see a new exhibition can feel uncertain. What should you look for?How long should you spend?What if you don’t “get” it? The truth is, you don’t need to know anything to begin. You just need… Read More
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Artist Talk: Echoes of Light & Line — A New Approach to Audience Engagement
During our recent gallery talk for Echoes of Light & Line, featuring the watercolor landscapes of Nishita Jain and the graphite portraits of Hima Jain, we witnessed a level of audience engagement that stood out. Guests were not… Read More
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Connecting Art with Healing: A Conversation with Dr. Mariah Robertson, MD, MPH
Dr. Mariah Robertson recently brought her Geriatric Medicine fellows from Johns Hopkins University to the Bernice Kish Gallery for a session linking art, empathy, and medicine. Her group engaged with the Properties of Imagination exhibition through Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)… Read More
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Gallery Talk: Echoes of Light & Line — A Conversation with Hima and Nishita Jain
Saturday, November 15, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House, Columbia, MD Free admission | RSVP required What happens when two sisters, one who draws with graphite and another who paints with watercolor, explore… Read More
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Properties of Imagination: Voices from the Artists
The Properties of Imagination exhibition at the Bernice Kish Gallery brought together eight artists — Andrea Hunt, Anthony Williams, Charlotte Mann Lee, Cori Bowen, Julie Henneberg, Kory Sutherland, Maureen Cogan, and Nick Stern — each exploring creativity through their own… Read More