Seven Deadly Sins was the theme of this year’s Gala Art Auction and Dinner at Maryland Art Place. Over 50 Baltimore artists participated in the auction in order to raise funds for MAP. The night included a live auction, a silent auction, ‘sinful’ party favors, highly dramatic and flammable lighting, and (I think) some performance art.
Pencils for the Silent Auction…
Work by Leslie Shellow
Wall of Art
Work by Katherine Fraser
Work by Alexa Brooks
Work by Melissa Dickenson
Spaces like these are part of the underground magic of Baltimore—where tapping into community is core, where beauty is found and made.
Curators Karen Lemmey, Tobias Wofford, and Grace Yasumura spoke truth to power. Power threw a tantrum.
American Pest feels intensely familiar and specific, yet it reflects nothing from my highly partisan social media feeds. It feels like entering into an America that exists... but I’m seeing it as if under water or on some other plane of reality that I have never visited before.
This week's news includes: BMA acquires close to 150 new works, Carla Hayden hired by Mellon Foundation, Grandma Moses exhibition comes to SAAM, Harriet Tubman exhibition curated by Larry Poncho Brown, a breakup at Glenstone, Motor House raises funds to rebuild, and more!
