On a cold Winter morning, last year, more than a dozen MAA Plein Air artists gathered to paint the historic Farm Women’s Market in Bethesda. It was a memorable paint-out with paintings done that day shown in the Market and sales made to delighted week-end shoppers. We now bring back the paint-out in Spring for you to enjoy!
Founded in 1932, the Montgomery Farm Women’s Cooperative Market is the oldest continuously operated farm market in Montgomery County.
Surrounded by modern office buildings on the busy Wisconsin Avenue, this old Market has been a hub of Bethesda life. It endures as both a reminder of Bethesda’s agricultural past and as a pioneering example of women’s entrepreneurship. During the Great Depression, around 1932, a group of 19 enterprising farmers’ wives from Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Monrovia, Germantown, Spencerville and other farming communities gathered to find a creative and sustainable way to augment their family incomes. Ninety years later, their initiative is continuing to serve the community three days a week!
What to expect: You can paint the old Market or explore other interesting buildings along the Wisconsin Avenue and Bethesda Row. There are several Restaurants along the Avenue if you wish for a cold drink or lunch. The Farm Market often has Food Trucks.
Where: The Farm Women’s Market, 7155 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, 20814
Event date: April 22, Saturday
Time: 9.30 am to 2.00 pm
Meet Up: In front of the Farm Women’s Market Building at 9.30 am
Registration dates: Registration starts Friday, April 7, 2023. It ends Friday, April 21, 2023, at 11:59 pm ET.
No Entry Fee
Limit: Limited to 12 Participants
Restrooms: Yes
Parking: Yes. Public Parking available behind the Market on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Willow Lane.
What to bring: Please bring everything you need for the day, including art supplies, equipment, and trash bag.
Rain date: If the weather is poor the Event will be canceled and registered participants informed via email.
What to expect: You can paint the old Market or explore other interesting buildings along the Wisconsin Avenue and Bethesda Row. There are several Restaurants along the Avenue if you wish for a cold drink or lunch. The Farm Market often has Food Trucks.
Info about Farm Women’s Market: https://montgomeryhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Farm-Womens-Market.final_.pdf
https://bethesdahistoricalsociety.org/montgomery-farm-womens-cooperative-market/
MAA Contact: MAA's Mary Vinograd will be on site and will serve as our coordinator if you need help. Mary will also take requests for paintings to be shown at the FWM. Email: mkvinograd@gmail.com
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