University of Maryland University College (UMUC) is home to one of
Maryland’s finest art collections. Established in 1978, the UMUC Arts
Program is dedicated to collecting and exhibiting artwork by Maryland
artists. The Maryland Artists Collection, a growing, permanent collection,
consists of more than 300 works by Maryland painters, printmakers,
photographers, and sculptors. Artists represented in the collection include
Gladys Goldstein, Herman Maril, Selma Oppenheimer, Karl Metzler, Joseph
Sheppard, Philip Koch, Barbara Cooper Hansen, and Aaron Sopher. There is an
impressive collection of paintings in the center’s reception areas and
ever-changing exhibits in the gallery. Open daily 9 am-9 pm. Admission is
free. Call for additional information. (D)
