Calendar of Events and Classes
We welcome familiar and fresh energy to our upcoming public events, workshops, seminars, and classes.
As Ben Richardson said, "The more painters there are out there, the more screens there are."
If you would like to volunteer to help at future events, please contact us
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2020 Calendar at a Glance
All workshops and programs are subject to change, based on State guidelines regarding COVID-19.
While many live events have been postponed until further notice*,
artists across Maryland and the United States are creating virtual classes and exhibits for your enjoyment and educational experience (V).
Be safe. Stay healthy.
Throughout the year: Highlandtown Gallery Painted Screens Exhibit, Tours and Workshops Baltimore, MD
March 8, Screen painting workshop at Rehoboth Art League, 1pm - 4pm, with John Iampieri, Rehoboth, MD
(V) Apr 3, First Kids Paint Party online with Lisa Penn. Virtual screen painting lessons coming soon!
* Apr 13-19, B & O Railroad Museum Painted Screen Exhibit, Baltimore, MD, rescheduled for October 2020*
(V) Apr 18, Virtual Mini Painted Screen Workshop with Amanda Smit-Peters, courtesy Highlandtown Gallery, Baltimore, MD
*Sept 11-13, National Folk Festival, Salisbury, MD, rescheduled* for September 2021. Hope to see you next year!
Find details for classes and events below.
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October 5 - 11
Two of Baltimore’s oldest and proudest traditions – railroading and screen painting – came together at the B&O Railroad Museum October 5-11! The iconic painted rowhouse screens of Baltimore date back to 1913, when Czech grocer William Oktavec introduced his “red bungalow” scene. Since then, the practice of painting rowhouse screen doors has become a symbol of Baltimore’s rich cultural and historical heritage. Throughout the week of October 5-11, see select painted screen works by artists from the Painted Screen Society of Baltimore on-display in the Museum’s Roundhouse! And on Saturday, October 10 at 1 PM & Sunday, October 11 at 2:30 PM, visitors are invited to enjoy a screen painting demonstration by artist Michael Seipp.
Painted Screens On-Display in Roundhouse
Screen Painting Demonstration

Painted Screens Exhibit, Tours and Workshops
Highlandtown Gallery
A Diverse Collection of Baltimore's Painted Screens for 2020
248 South Conkling Street • Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 327-7035
New Business Hours for Fall 2020
Tues/Wed/Thurs 12 pm - 6 pm, Fri & Sat 8 am - 6 pm
Virtual or private, one-on-one appointments only during regular business hours

Saturdays at 10 -11 am. Call for details.
Take an online class, virtual tour and buy art online.
Visit the gallery by appointment only.
Sunday, December 15, 2013
2:00 p.m.
Book signing, The Painted Screens of Baltimore: An Urban Folk Art Revealed by Elaine Eff
Outside Falvey Hall, Brown Center
3:00 p.m.
Meet the Screen Painters: A Conversation with Baltimore Originals 1940-2013
Falvey Hall
Saturday, January 11, 2014 2:00 p.m.
Collectors Circle: Bring out Your Screens, painted screen identification Leidy Atrium, Brown Center
Saturday, February 1, 2014 5:30-7:30
Local Films, Q&A discussion - The Screen Painters, Little Castles with artists and filmmakers Falvey Hall
Gallery Talks, led by Elaine Eff, folklorist and curator of Picture Windows The Painted Screens of Baltimore and Beyond
Thursday, January 30, 2014 at 12:00 noon
Saturday, February 15, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 15, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.
Meyerhoff gallery, Fox Building, MIC
Sunday, December 15, 2013, 2:00pm
Book signing, The Painted Screens of Baltimore: An Urban Folk Art Revealed by Elaine Eff
Meet the Screen Painters: A Conversation with Baltimore Originals 1940-2013
Saturday, January 11, 2014 2:00 p.m.
Collectors Circle: Bring out Your Screens, painted screen identification
Saturday, February 1, 2014 5:30-7:30
Local Films, Q&A discussion - The Screen Painters, Little Castles
Gallery Talks, led by Elaine Eff, folklorist and curator of Picture Windows The Painted Screens of Baltimore and Beyond
- Dec 13 - Mar 16, 2014 Exhibition:
Sunday, December 15, 2013, 2:00pm
Book signing, The Painted Screens of Baltimore: An Urban Folk Art Revealed by Elaine Eff
Meet the Screen Painters: A Conversation with Baltimore Originals 1940-2013
Saturday, January 11, 2014 2:00 p.m.
Collectors Circle: Bring out Your Screens, painted screen identification
Saturday, February 1, 2014 5:30-7:30
Local Films, Q&A discussion - The Screen Painters, Little Castles
Gallery Talks, led by Elaine Eff, folklorist and curator of Picture Windows The Painted Screens of Baltimore and Beyond
- Dec 13 - Mar 16, 2014 Exhibition:
Sunday, December 15, 2013, 2:00pm
Book signing, The Painted Screens of Baltimore: An Urban Folk Art Revealed by Elaine Eff
Meet the Screen Painters: A Conversation with Baltimore Originals 1940-2013
Saturday, January 11, 2014 2:00 p.m.
Collectors Circle: Bring out Your Screens, painted screen identification
Saturday, February 1, 2014 5:30-7:30
Local Films, Q&A discussion - The Screen Painters, Little Castles
Gallery Talks, led by Elaine Eff, folklorist and curator of Picture Windows The Painted Screens of Baltimore and Beyond
- Book release parties now and throughout 2014
- Many book related events coming up. See the latest book signing dates on our blog
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- Meet the author, talks, and signings.
- Keep checking for additions or help us plan one.
- Private book parties welcome also.
- ** MICA exhibit related events.
- At long last, The Painted Screens of Baltimore: An Urban Folk Art Revealed
by Elaine Eff, published by University Press of Mississippi, will share the story of Baltimore's screens and almost three hundred years of painted screens around the world. Let us know if you would like to sponsor a book signing at your home or a local business, bookstore or cultural center. (Contact Elaine 410-935-3858)
- Book Now Available at Amazon.com
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Painted Screens Exhibit, Tours and Workshops
Ongoing in 2019
Highlandtown Gallery
A Diverse Collection of Baltimore's Painted Screens
248 South Conkling Street • Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 327-7035
Gallery Hours: Thurs/Fri/Sat 8am - 5pm
(410) 327-7035
Gallery Hours: Thurs/Fri/Sat 8am - 5pm
Every Saturday this fall at 10 am
Sept 28, 10 am - 1 pm
With John Iampieri
Painted Screens Exhibit, Tours and Workshops
Ongoing in 2019
A Diverse Collection of Baltimore's Painted Screens
248 South Conkling Street • Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 327-7035
Gallery Hours: Thurs/Fri/Sat 8am - 5pm
(410) 327-7035
Gallery Hours: Thurs/Fri/Sat 8am - 5pm
Every Saturday this fall at 10 am
Sept 28, 10 am - 1 pm
With John Iampieri
Painted Screens Exhibit, Tours and Workshops
Ongoing in 2019
Highlandtown Gallery
A Diverse Collection of Baltimore's Painted Screens
248 South Conkling Street • Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 327-7035
Gallery Hours: Thurs/Fri/Sat 8am - 5pm
(410) 327-7035
Gallery Hours: Thurs/Fri/Sat 8am - 5pm
Every Saturday this fall at 10 am
Sept 28, 10 am - 1 pm
With John Iampieri
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FEATURE STORY ABOUT PAINTED SCREENS
Watch video at https://pbs.org/video/3037219411
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Watch Elaine Eff discuss Baltimore's Painted Screens at the American Visionary Art Museum, starting at the 12:11 minute.
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We hope to see you at the 80th National Folk Festival in 2021! The 2020 Festival has been cancelled and reschedule for next year, Sept 10-12, 2021, in Salisbury, Maryland.
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Classes and Workshops
What better way than to carry on a tradition than to teach it to others?
Classes are regularly offered at sites around Baltimore and the surrounding region.
On-going programs taught by Master Screen Artists are offered on demand and seasonally.
Consider a private screen painting party featuring a class in your own home to teach adults and children.
No matter the venue, you will have the secrets and a finished screen in hand at the end of the class.
Contact the school or the instructor for additional details.
April 10, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Join Amanda Smit-Peters in a virtual mini Painted Screen workshop!
Sign up and we'll mail you a screen, work station, frame and link to our online session--you JUST ADD PAINT!
(Register by Fri. April 10, as we need time to mail you supplies!)
$20 - $25
Screen painting workshops with John Iampieri:
May 5th, 2pm - 5pm
May 9th, 10 am - 2 pm
with Instructor John Iampieri
at Highlandtown Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Friday, Dec 11, 7 pm - 7:15 pm
Virtual LAUNCH event on Facebook
FREE!
Join us for the major announcement of Bella Designs' "Screen Painting with Mr. I"
This live broadcast will include a brief feature telling the story of screen painting and it's unique place in Maryland history. After the history lesson, learn about Bella Designs' new instructional film "Screen Painting with Mr. I." John Iampieri (Mr. I) is one of the few remaining screen painters and he is here to keep the legacy alive for generations to come!
"Screen Painting with Mr. I" marks our debut into instructional video. Watch our promo and learn how you can order this one-of-a-kind instructional DVD, or digital download, accompanied by your very own screen painting kit.
Also get to know your master screen painter, John Iampieri.

with Lisa Marie Penn
Tues, Aug 25, 12:30 - 3:30 pm
Tues, Sept 29, 12:30 - 3:30 pm
Tues, Oct 27, 12:30 - 3:30 pm
Tues, Nov 17, 12:30 - 3:30 pm
What's Next?
Tues, Dec 15, 12:30 - 3:30 pm
See more upcoming classes with Lisa Penn

Tues, Feb 25th, 6 - 9 pm
10016 Old Ocean City Blvd, Berlin MD 21811
Apr 4th, 6-11 pm,
1202 Ridgely Street, Baltimore, MD
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Visit Lisa Penn Art on Facebook for instructional art videos online.
Apr 19, 12 noon on Facebook
Watch video on the Learn More page!
4 sessions:
M/W, Dec 7, 9 & 14, 16
Screen Painting virtually* with Clare Chesnavage on December 7, 9, 14, 16 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Painted screens are canvases with holes. Imagine a window or door screen with a picture painted on the exterior side only. The paint does not cover or clog the holes. The colorful image stops the gaze of people on the sidewalk from seeing inside the darkened room. The view to the street from the house is unobstructed. The screen still functions perfectly for ventilation and as a barrier to flying insects. These screens originated in Baltimore neighborhoods in 1913. You will create your own painting on a screen. Supplies may be picked up at the Lifelong Learning Office.
Cost is $60 per class for Silver members; Free to Gold members; plus $15 for supplies.
To register, contact Karen Rice at krice@shepherd.edu or 304-876-5135.

Let's Paint Our Town: Window Screen Paint ‘n Sip Workshop
with Anna Pasqualucci
at the Creative Alliance, Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD
Sat, April 18 in the Marquee Lounge, 1pm - 4 or 5* pm
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Painted Screen Workshop with Michael Seipp
July 6th - 10th
Five Sessions, 1pm to 3:45 pm
McDaniel College
Lecture, Book Signing (1 -2 pm) & Screen Painting Workshop (2 - 4 pm),
410.742.49
Amanda Smit-Peters
Screen painting worshops with John Iampieri
for the public:
Screen painting worshops with John Iampieri
for the public:
Tues, Feb 25th, 6 - 9 pm
10016 Old Ocean City Blvd, Berlin MD 21811
Screen Painting Folk Art with Lisa Marie Penn
Check for upcoming classes with Lisa or at the Art League of Ocean City.
Apr 4th, 6-11 pm,
1202 Ridgely Street, Baltimore, MD
Tues, Feb 25th, 6 - 9 pm
10016 Old Ocean City Blvd, Berlin MD 21811
Screen Painting Folk Art with Lisa Marie Penn
Check for upcoming classes with Lisa or at the Art League of Ocean City.
Apr 4th, 6-11 pm,
1202 Ridgely Street, Baltimore, MD
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Screen Painting Folk Art with Lisa Marie Penn
Screen Painting Folk Art with Lisa Marie Penn
Tues, Aug 25, 12:30 - 3:30 pm
Check back for more classes coming in September with Lisa Penn
Screen Painting Folk Art with Lisa Marie Penn
Screen Painting Folk Art with Lisa Marie Penn
Tues, Aug 25, 12:30 - 3:30 pm
Check back for more classes coming in September with Lisa Penn
Screen Painting Folk Art with Lisa Marie Penn
Screen Painting Folk Art with Lisa Marie Penn
Tues, Aug 25, 12:30 - 3:30 pm
Check back for more classes coming in September with Lisa Penn
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Ongoing Exhibitions:
- Jim Rouse Visionary Center - 1st floor
- House & Home Exhibit opened May 8, 2012 - 2017 - Painted screen door by Master Painter Dee Herget
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Hands-on painting for all ages
Jennifer Crouse, apprentice to Dee Herget
Brenda greets our festival visitors
Dee Herget, Master Painter
Workshop with screen painter John Iampieri
Workshop with Anna Pasqualucci
Hands-on painting for children
Hands-on painting for children
Festivals, seminars, discussions
Hands-on painting for children
Classes with Anna Pasqualucci
Festivals, seminars, discussions
Hands-on painting for all ages
Workshop with screen painter John Iampieri
Hands-on painting for all ages
Dee Herget, Master Painter
Screen painter Monica Broere talks to a visitor
Hands-on painting for all ages
100 Screens for 100 Years
Hands-on painting for children
Pin-the-swan-on-the-lake game
Screen Painting activities for all!
Screen Painter Bruce Barrett
Screen Painter Anna Pasqualucci with grand prize raffle winner
Screen painter Brenda Foehrkolb (left) and volunteer Dawn
Screen painters John Iampieri and Bruce Barrett
Fun for all ages and all abilities
"Painting Baltimore, one screen at a time"
Screen painter Monica Broere (seated) and volunteer Megan
Louis re-screens his neighbor's window with a new painted screen
Centennial Celebration on Collington Ave
Centennial Celebration on Collington Ave
Centennial Celebration on Collington Ave
Just Released November 2013
Painting Demonstration by Troy Richardson
Hands-on Painting for Children and All Ages
Learning to Paint a Screen
Painting Demonstration by Anna Lipka
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