First Tuesday of every month: gather at 6:45pm, presenter/topic at 7:00 PM
Join us for our monthly Artist's Meet-Up! Half of the sessions will be around practical topics that have been very popular among our artist and maker community such as: how to price your work, managing your social media, taxes, vendor booth setup and the like.
The other half of our meetings will be for attendees to listen to a professional artist share their work, process, and professional practice, and / or to have their works critiqued in a group setting led by a professional artist. Beyond that, this is a social event for us to support and meet one another while sharing creative ideas!
UP NEXT: Norm Barker - Photographing Tashiding Gardens
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
Tune-Up: We are excited to host digital photographer Norm Barker to our monthly artist Meet-Up! Norm is a retired Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Art as Applied to Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, an award-winning science photographer, writer, and designer. His work appears in textbooks, journals, and more than 40 museums worldwide.
Norm collaborated with the owners of Tashiding gardens, a scenic private property in Baltimore County, and took incredible photographs. During his presentation at Manor Mill, you will learn about the history of Tashiding gardens and Norm’s creative process of photographing the property itself.
Many of Norm’s photographs will be on display within the second floor gallery space during this event within Norm’s solo exhibit, so you’ll be able to see the works in person.
He and the owners of the Tashiding property, Douglas and Tsognie Hamilton, also recently collaborated and had a book published featuring Norm’s digital photography. There will be a limited number of these books available onsite that Norm will sign.
Norm is also scheduled to instruct an off-site digital photography class at Tashiding Gardens itself later in April, so interested guests will be able to register for that class as well.
Hope to see you all there during this inspiring and informative presentation!
Photo by Norm Barker of Tashiding Gardens
Artist Circle: Tuesday, March 3rd
with Michael Bare
What Do You Want to Talk about?
Let us know ahead of time.
Artist Meet-up Program (Alternating Monthly)
We will alternate each month between the “Professional Tune-up” and “Artist Circle”. Depending on how things roll, we’ll adjust from there!
Professional Tune-Up
Manor Mill will invite a working artist/maker to share tips and tricks of how to be a successful independent artist or maker.
6:45 - Arrival & social time
7:00 - Presenter topic
7:45-8:00 - Wrap Up
Artist Circle (alternating month)
A working artist will facilitate a conversation around their art, and artists who are interested have an opportunity to share their work.
6:45 - Arrival, social time, & sign ups for critiques
7:00 - Artist talk
7:30-8:45 - Round robin and critique
9:00 - Wrap Up
Missed a meeting? We have everything posted on our past meetings page.
