A new public art installation along Annapolis’s waterfront promenade is pairing Chesapeake Bay landscape and wildlife photography with musical works by the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra. Titled “An Exhibition of Sight Sound,” the installation is a free, outdoor, walkable art gallery on construction fencing around Annapolis City Dock.  The exhibit stretches about 180 feet along Ego Alley. It includes works by Maryland photographers and a series of portraits by local visual artists, each connected to the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra’s 65th season, “In Nature’s Realm.” “One of the things we want the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra to continually ask is how music can become part of the life of our community,” said Erica Bondarev Rapach, the orchestra’s executive director. ”We saw a construction fence and imagined a gallery. This project connects our musicians, our season, local visual artists, and visitors to downtown Annapolis in a way that is creative and welcoming and on a scale that reflects our bold and ambitious goals for community and artistic impact.” The orchestra’s upcoming season features selections of nature-inspired music by composers like Dvořák, Sibelius, Beethoven, Britten, Jennifer Higdon, Tan Dun and others. There will be a free event to celebrate the exhibit on Aug. 26 at 1 p.m. Panels advertise an art installation titled “An Exhibition of Sight Sound,” as well as the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming season “In Nature’s Realm. Photo courtesy Annapolis Symphony Orchestra. “The opportunity to support local Annapolis art and artists aligns strongly with our core values at Minuteman Press Annapolis,” said Billy Ruehl, owner of Minuteman Press Annapolis, which sponsored the printing of the exhibit. “Deciding on this partnership was a quick and easy yes. We’re proud to support these artistic community initiatives.” Photographers Jay Fleming, Emily Carter, Alison Harbaugh, Pam Ehrenfield, Jennifer Casey and Arden Haley provided photos of the Chesapeake Bay region. Portrait pieces were contributed by visual Artists Joanna Bigelow, Charles Lawrence, Marissa S. Evangelista, Gia Tonic, Anita Hagan, Glory Paredes, Alison Chase Radcliffe (ACR), and Jeff Huntington. Each panel measures 5 feet tall by 10 feet wide. The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Annapolis creative consulting group AND Creative, and the City of Annapolis partnered to create the installation, which “gives residents and visitors another reason to walk the waterfront, explore downtown Annapolis and patronize the businesses surrounding Dock Street,” according to a news release. “When the idea of turning construction fencing around the City Dock revitalization project into a walkable public art display came up, we immediately said ‘yes,’” said Annapolis Mayor Jared Littmann. “An Exhibition of Sight Sound turns a necessary barrier into a celebration of local artists, giving residents and visitors alike a wonderful new reason to experience downtown, all while we build for the future.” Darin Gilliam and Alison Harbaugh of AND Creative and ArtFarm helped bring the installation to life. “Helping to bring this outdoor exhibit to life is a big part of what we do at AND Creative,” Harbaugh said. “We bring art to the people and create conversations around it. By placing creative work in public spaces, we aren’t just beautifying a space, we are reminding every neighbor and visitor that creativity belongs everywhere, especially in the heart of our city. It’s so important to showcase our talented area artists in these unexpected places and to use art to bring more people into Downtown Annapolis.”  The installation at City Dock will be followed by others at the Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library, Arundel Center, and BWI Gateway Gallery, with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra and AND Creative managing each. The art exhibits are made possible with support from The Arts Council of Anne Arundel County. ...read more read less