This week's news includes: Devin Allen reflects on his fame, Baltimore 10 years after Freddie Gray's murder, Amy Sherald continues to be sublime, a Maya Angelou reading protest in Annapolis, new season announcements from Chesapeake Shakespeare Company and the BSO, and more!
Baltimore never gets positioned as the creative hub it is and has been for over 100 years. That is wild to me. It is my mission to continue to connect Baltimore to the world.
At BmoreArt’s Connect+Collect Gallery Two Photographers Challenge Assumptions about Materials, Process, and Storytelling
The Baltimore Museum of Art marked its 110th anniversary by launching the Turn Again to the Earth initiative. The goal: to encourage conversation and action around climate change and the role of the museum.
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Colorful Signs, Speakers, and Peaceful Protest on April 5, 2025, at City Hall in Baltimore City, part of a the national Hands Off Day
Celebrating the Clayworks 45th Anniversary with Committed, Experimental, and Sometimes Even Dazzling Ceramics Exhibitions
Baltimore School for the Arts Celebrates 45 Years with Expressions ‘25: Students, Performances, and Guests
Washington DC was just one of hundreds of rallies hosted across the country protesting Trump policies
Growing the Future, Word by Word: The 22nd Annual CityLit Festival
A Conversation with Two of This Year's Spotlighted Authors, Michele Filgate and Dominique ChristinaIntroducing the Next Generation of Talent: Akeelah and the Bee at Baltimore Center Stage
BCS + BSA Spells "Triumph"BmoreArt News: 'Strong, Bright, Useful & True' Exhibition, Baker Artist Awards, LaToya Hobbs
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional mediaHating on Artscape
Context and Changes in 2025 for Baltimore's Free Outdoor Arts FestivalMeet The Psychotherapist Who Specializes in Artists: David Neale-Lorello
Do Creatives Actually Have an Advantage When It Comes to Mental Health?
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In 2020 alone, 133 artists around the world were detained, 82 were jailed—and 17 were killed. And yet, artists have repeatedly ignored the possibility of reprisal and made work envisioning change in trying circumstances.
At BmoreArt’s Connect+Collect Gallery Two Photographers Challenge Assumptions about Materials, Process, and Storytelling
“The S.H.E. is not precious,” the band writes in their manifesto. “It’s a place for the music we wanted to make as kids in a Baltimore basement.”
The Orioles Birdland Murals Powered by PNC project offers an elevated, unique experience for visitors to Camden Yards, where living local artists are able to share their love for the city visually, enhancing the experience for everyone.
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The CityLit Festival, now in its 22nd year, is both a celebration of literature and a reminder that advocating for the literary arts is essential labor. Full day events will take place on April 5th and April 25th, 2025.
Inviting Light is transforming the Station North Arts District with five site-specific public art installations and a series of dynamic community events this year.
Reverie & Alchemy, the group exhibition at Towson University, brings works by ten featured artists together with historical, even ancient, objects from TU’s multi-department collection.
Pollution can be dismayingly ubiquitous, but it can also be catalyzing, and full of expressive potential.
BmoreArt News: Goya Contemporary, Guerrilla Girls, Nas + BSO
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional mediaArt and the Climate Emergency at the BMA
Three Exhibitions Hit a Raw Nerve at a Time of Global Environmental CrisisCan't Tear Me Down: Hedwig and the Angry Inch's 72 Hours in Baltimore
Iron Crow Theatre Revisits the Gender-Bending, Border-Busting Queer Punk Rock Immigration Opera America Needs NowFinalists Announced for the 2025 Baker Artist Awards
The Baker Artist Portfolios Have Selected 36 ArtistsThe Weight of Worlds: Angela Franklin and Chevelle Makeba Moore's "Getting to Grown"
A Two-Person Show at the James E. Lewis Museum of Art Considers Caregiving with Labor-Intensive Media
The Baltimore Arts & Culture Guide
Search: Museums, Galleries, Performance, Film, Organizations & Advocacy, Literary Organizations, Media, Bookshops, Maker, Mixed Use & Studios, Education, Grants & Awards, Residencies, Artist Housing, and Supplies. This guide is for Baltimore area artists, makers, creatives, and anyone who wants to get involved in the arts in the region.
Check it OutGrowing the Future, Word by Word: The 22nd Annual CityLit Festival
A Conversation with Two of This Year's Spotlighted Authors, Michele Filgate and Dominique ChristinaA Tribute to Susan Alcorn and Her Harmonic Worlds
The High Zero Foundation Honors the Late Musician and Educator with an Evening of Music and Remembrances on April 5thBaltimore Gets Slutty: Pinky Cole Brings Two Seductive Vegan Restaurants Home
Slutty Vegan and Bar Vegan Open in The Baltimore PeninsulaDC ‘Hands Off’ Rally: Tens of Thousands Protest Against Trump
J.M. Giordano's photos offer proof that the art of the protest sign is alive and wellBmoreArt News: Scene Seen, Asia North 2025, Carla Du Pree
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
Connect + Collect
Connect+Collect is a BmoreArt initiative designed to engage new and established collectors and to build relationships with Baltimore based artists and galleries through talks, gallery tours, and studio visits.
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Issue 18: Wellness posits art and culture as a key element in a healthy lifestyle. This issue features the region’s multidisciplinary cultural leaders, creative explorers, and groundbreaking projects building a better future.
Stories from Issue 18: Wellness
Through all the years he wrote and lectured about the relationship between art and science, Salcman never used art in his role as a doctor with his patients. Within the walls of the Salcmans’ home, however, is another story.
Creativity is part of resilience, which is considered a central aspect of mental wellness. We are creating all the time, problem-solving, playing, experimenting, interacting with others spontaneously, etc. Creativity is the weft across the warp of our lives. We cannot function without it.
"Move your body, engage in breathwork, and immerse yourself in the transformative power of cold water."
From the challenges of growing up with undiagnosed ADHD and autism, White-Johnson now celebrates the beauty in what others might see as symptoms. Sharing these insights, and genuine, authentic moments through her work, she hopes to amplify her vision of true justice.