EASTON – The Chesapeake Film Festival (CFF) invites the public to a pre-festival series of events celebrating Andrew Wyeth and his iconic paintings. The tribute begins Aug. 15 at Easton’s Academy Art Museum at 4 p.m. with a presentation by Victoria Wyeth.

Ms. Wyeth is the great-granddaughter of illustrator N.C. Wyeth, granddaughter of Andrew Wyeth, and the niece of contemporary realist Jamie Wyeth. Her years of conversations with the artists about their work give her talks a unique perspective, a statement from the academy said.

The screening of the film Wyeth, directed by Glenn Holsten, begins at 6 p.m.at the Academy Art Museum. Both programs on the 15th are offered free to the public, but reservations are required. For tickets, go to academyartmuseum.org/wyeth-a-documentary-film/

Ms. Wyeth earned a B.A. in American Cultural Studies in 2001 from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. She then spent a year as a Visiting Graduate Student at Harvard University and further pursued her academic studies by attending Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., earning a Master of Arts degree in the History of Clinical Psychiatry. She has curated numerous exhibitions that feature the works of her acclaimed relatives.
The Wyeth tributes in August serve as preview events for the 2024 Chesapeake Film Festival Sept. 27-29 at the Ebenezer Theater in Easton. The Festival includes another Wyeth tribute, this one focused on Andrew's son, Jamie.

The documentary, Jamie Wyeth and the Unflinching Eye, is also directed by Glenn Holsten. As the heir to a three-generation dynasty in American art, Jamie Wyeth struggles to find his own voice during the colorful turmoil of the pop culture and politics from the 1960s to the present. 

A Q&A with the director follows the screening. In addition, Holsten will also participate in a special free public event, The Art of Storytelling on Sept. 29 at the Talbot County Free Library in downtown Easton. 

Tickets and information for the screening of Jamie Wyeth and the Unflinching Eye on Sept. 28, and all the films in the three-day festival, can be reserved at chesapeakefilmfestival.com.

The 17th annual Chesapeake Film Festival continues in Easton at the historic Ebenezer Theater Sept. 27-29 with a celebration of independent filmmaking. For early-bird passes – available until July 15 — and more information, go to chesapeakefilmfestival.com.  

Festival Key Dates

• 15, 4 p.m. – Meet Victoria Browning Wyeth at the Academy Art Museum followed by a Free Preview Screening Event at 6 to 7:30 p.m. of the Wyeth documentary – Academy Art Museum, Easton – reserve seats at academyartmuseum.org/wyeth-a-documentary-film/
• 12 –Environmental films from 4 to 6 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.  at the Garfield Center in Chestertown -- Tickets may be purchased at the Garfield Center or online at garfieldcenter.org/gcaevent/chesapeake-film-festival-presents-fragile-rivers-fertile-lands/
• 27, Opening Day Film – Call Me Dancer at 12 Noon with films to 5-5:30 p.m. – VIP Reception, Ebenezer Theater, Easton, catered by Bluepoint Hospitality – 7:30 p.m. Environmental Films – Tickets and information visit chesapeakefilmfestival.com
• 28 and 29 – Full days/nights of 35 carefully curated independent films beginning at 12 Noon at the Ebenezer Theater – Tickets and information for all films visit chesapeakefilmfestival.com
• 29, The Art of Storytelling Panel & Workshop - Talbot County Free Library at 10:30 a.m. – Free Event