About Us

Our Mission
To advance the visual arts in the Mid-Delmarva region through exhibition opportunities for seasoned and emerging artists and art education for children and adults.

Our Partners

70 Years of Art for All

Salisbury Art Space (formally known as Art Institute and Gallery) is located in downtown Salisbury, Maryland. SAS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization, funded in part by the Maryland State Arts Council (funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency), The Salisbury Wicomico Arts Council (SWAC), and the City of Salisbury. Another outstanding partner is the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore. CFES has awarded SAS many programmatic grants, enabling us to offer exceptional art education programs and unique exhibitions. Salisbury Art Space is locally supported by other community organizations and foundations, individual donations, memberships, designated donor funds and an annual appeal.

Originally established in 1953 as the Salisbury Art League, SAS is now beginning its 70th year of service.

Gallery Events & Art Education

After 70 years, this unique community art center continues to fulfill its mission by offering many opportunities to participate in the arts. Today nearly 200 artists and supporters of the arts are members of Salisbury Art Space.

• Multi-media Art Exhibitions
• Foyer Gallery Solo Exhibitions
• 3D Center Gallery Solo Exhibitions
• Robinson Gallery Solo/Group Exhibitions
• Annual National Juried Exhibition
• Workshops, Lectures, Seminars and Special Programs
• Art Classes for Children, Youth and Adults
• Instructor Opportunities
• Volunteer opportunities for teens and adults.
• The opportunity to consign artisan works the SBY Art Space Gift Shop

Our Facility

Salisbury Art Space offers:

• large classroom
• full-service on-site Ceramics studio
• gallery shop, offices
• 3 areas of gallery space

Rent Our Space

Do you have a special occasion coming up? The gallery space is available for small to medium receptions (up to 100 people), weddings, birthdays for children or adults and for meetings and after-hour events. Art-themed birthday parties can be arranged for children.  Solo exhibition space is available in the Foyer Gallery, 3D Center Gallery and the Robinson Gallery.  To learn more about renting the gallery space, please call the office at 410-546-4748.

Visit

Salisbury Art Space is located in the Gallery Building on the downtown Plaza in Salisbury, Maryland.
The entrance is on the Camden Street side of the Plaza across from the Wicomico Library and four doors down from WMDT Channel 47. Parking is conveniently located in the lot in the front of our entrance and the first two hours are free. SAS is handicapped accessible.  Wi-FI available.

Meet Our Board of Directors

MeetBoard3Brad

President

Brad Hudson

Brad Hudson has been a member at Salisbury Art Space for over 20 years. He is a Professor at UMES and a working artist, illustrator and comic book artist. Hudson has produced works distributed internationally by notable licenses such as Star Wars, The Walking Dead, Stranger Things, Marvel Comics and The X-Files. He is a proud Eastern Shore native. He was elected President in 2024.

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2nd Vice President

Elvin Hernandez

Dr. Hernandez earned his M.F.A. in Sequential Arts from the Savannah College of Art and Design, and his Ed.D in Higher Education from Argosy University. He is an educator with over twelve years’ worth of experience, as well as a practicing freelance artist in the field of comics, illustration, and commercial art. As a Sequential Illustrator, he has worked on projects for Upper Deck, Toys R’ Us, and Focal press (writing and illustrating “Set The Action!”, an educational book on background design for Media Artists, and Kaiser Studio Productions. He has also worked on images and marketing material for DC Entertainment, Marvel, FX, and Cartoon Network properties; he is a current freelancer for City State Entertainment, working on both comics and gaming material. As an educator, he has taught subjects connected with visual arts and sequential storytelling at institutions including the University of the District of Columbia and the Art Institute of Washington, while also speaking on subjects connected to Sequential Art studies at events such as the San Diego Comic Con, AwesomeCon, and other conventions across the country. He is originally from Puerto Rico and is fully bilingual in both English and Spanish.

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Treasurer

Jason Wharton

Jason Wharton joined SAS in 2022 and serves on the Board of directors. Jason is a Traditional sign painter, Pinstriper and Kustom Kulture artist. His work can be seen anywhere from buildings around town, Hotrods, motorcycles to Magazine features around the world.

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Secretary

Chrisopher Harrington

Christopher Harrington has been an SAS member for many years, serving on the Board of Directors since 2015. He was elected President of the Board in 2018. For over 20 years, he has been a faculty member in the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, where he now serves as Department Chair. He has spent his life advocating for art and art education for all ages. His paintings have been exhibited both nationally and internationally.

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board member

Jinchul Kim

Jinchul Kim exhibits his paintings internationally, including shows in Korea, Japan, France, Spain, and the U.S.. Kim is a professor at Salisbury University and teaches Senior Exhibition, Painting and Drawing classes as head of the painting and drawing areas. In 2008 he earned the University System of Maryland’s highest faculty honor: The Regents Faculty Awards for Excellence in Teaching. The same year he also received the Salisbury University Distinguish Faculty Award in Teaching. Kim has had a long connection with SAS, as a member, exhibitor, and instructor and joined the Board of Directors in 2019.

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board member

Nancy Mitchell

Nancy Mitchell is the inaugural Poet Laureate of the City of Salisbury, MD, and a 2012
Pushcart Prize winner. She is the author of three volumes of poetry, The Near Surround,
Grief Hut, and The Out-of-Body Shop, and co-editor of Plume Interviews 1. She was a
2019 guest on The Poet and The Poem broadcast from the Library of Congress.
Her poems have appeared in Agni, Green Mountains Review, Poetry Daily, Washington
Square Review other journals and have been anthologized in Last Call (Sarabande Books)
The Working Poet (Autumn House Press), and Plume 3, 4, 5,6 and 7. She has received
artist-in-residency fellowships at Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in San Angelo,
Virginia, and in Auvillar, France, and at the Shotpouch Creek in Oregon. Formerly a
professor of Creative Writing at Salisbury University, Maryland, and producer of the
annual literary/fine arts festival WORDSTOCK, Mitchell taught in the Maryland
Summer Center for the Arts. Mitchell is a book discussion facilitator and teaches poetry
workshops in the Worcester County Library System. She serves as Associate Editor of
Special Features for Plume Poetry. She and her husband John joined the board in Spring 2023.

MeetBoardJordan

Jordan Wharton

Jordan Wharton joined SAS in 2023 and serves on the Board of directors. He is an IT administrator and our tech assistant.

Location

Salisbury Art Space
212 W. Main St. Suite 101 (Camden St. entrance)
Salisbury, MD   21801

Hours & Contact

Gallery & Gift Shop: Thursday – Saturday 12pm – 5pm
Third Friday Opening Receptions: 5pm – 7pm

Ceramics studio and drawing/painting studio/classroom: additional hours during class times and open studio