Wor-Wic Community College will hold a Community Arts Showcase of Excellence event on Thursday, Sept. 19, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the college campus at the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury.
The event will feature renowned local artists, musicians, poets and other creators who will perform or exhibit their work throughout the evening. These will include nationally known writer and illustrator Bryan Collier, a Pocomoke City native and four-time Caldecott Honor recipient; noted Berlin painter Patrick Henry; Eastern Shore serigraph artist Erick Sahler; Maryland master carver and world-champion decoy maker Rich Smoker; manga artist Diontraye Bratten; the Eastern Shore Ballet Theatre; the Heart & Sole step team and the Salisbury Children’s Choir, among many others.
“This is a celebration of our Eastern Shore community and all of its richness. It’s a wonderful opportunity to experience so many varied expressions of art in one setting,” said Dr. Tiffany Kotra-Loos, clinical coordinator and associate professor in the physical therapist assistant program, and one of the organizers of the event.
The arts showcase is free and open to the public, and no registration is required. The event is part of several weeks of celebration in honor of the inauguration of Deborah Casey, Ph.D. The Community Arts Showcase of Excellence is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Salisbury Wicomico Arts Council, awarded by the Maryland State Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, visit worwic.edu/inauguration.