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Highlights: Ozempic, tattoos, lost time, spring love songs, hip-hop’s elegy, the Black Trans Advocacy Conference, a frog, living with leopards, art crimes, and Trump for prison. 

There was a lot happening on the internet this week.

In the past six months the BmoreArt core team has evolved to include new editors, contributors, and team members

BmoreArt's team grows to include new editors, a designer-in-residence, media and gallery coordinators, and a video intern

Baltimore news updates from independent & regional media

Magnet Fishing "Meetups," 2023 Sondheim Semifinalists, CityLit 2023 Festival, Printmaker Jacques Callot, changes at the Jewish Museum of Maryland, three new exhibitions at the BMA, eight new restaurants in Hampden, and more reporting from local, independent publications.

A visual artist sees mushrooms as an avenue of hope in her work

Cramer began exploring mushrooms after years of creating myopic biological imagery and a constant worry about humanity’s impact on the environment.

The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.

Alyssa Dennis opening at Quinn Evans, WYPR's Tom Hall in conversation with authors Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross at the BMA, closing reception for Adam Stab and Jordan Tierney at Connect + Collect, Anysa Saleh, Greg Fletcher, & Schaun Champion Emerge opening reception at Bromo Arts Tower, and more!

Art Jewelers Tackle Contemporary Reproductive Rights with Ancient Forms

In Plan B, currently on view at the Rebecca Myers Gallery at Cross Keys through the end of March, artists and jewelers address contemporary reproductive politics using a form from ancient pottery: the Greek amphora.

Highlights: Azealia Banks, Law Roach, John Cotter on sound, cosmic burials, a FedSoc judge, Olayemi Olurin, Amber J. Phillips on the Oscars, Deloris Ja’A’Ja baker, Ja Morant, and the banks. 

The internet was good, but also a little shocking, this week.

A Baltimore Homecoming, of Sorts, for a Painter and Fabricator Celebrating Movement in all Traditions

“I came back to oil, my first love, because it's how I move—it's slow, rich, flexible and giving. I needed this generosity and consistency after so much searching.”

Baltimore news updates from independent & regional media

Crust by Mack moves into Harborplace, MICA's money trouble, Bria Sterling-Wilson's EBONY cover, 'To Kill a Mockingbird' at the Hippodrome, reviews of 'I Got a Monster,' and more reporting from Baltimore Fishbowl, Baltimore Beat, Baltimore Banner, Baltimore Magazine, and more

A Conversation with CityLit Executive Director, Carla Du Pree and Festival Headline, Joy Harjo

This year marks the 20th annual CityLit Festival. And for the first time since the pandemic, the panels, readings, and performances will be fully back in person. It will be a three-day, three-venue event taking place March 25th, 28th, and 31st.

The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.

This Week:  Camille Kashaka moderates "Women at the Helm" panel at Motor House, BCPSS Exhibition at the BMA, Pia Brancaccio lectures on Buddhist art for the Walters, Tahir Hemphill's Rap Research Lab closing event at UMBC CADVC, Elizabeth Talford Scott exhibition reception at Goya, and more!

How the Neighborhood Design Center is Helping Baltimore’s Creatives Revive a Climate-Conscious City

“If you look at adaptive reuse projects, at least half of the building you need is already there,” Karla Brent says. “The energy that was needed to build that was used years ago,” whereas new building projects require production and shipment processes that create pollution and consume raw materials.

Highlights: Terence Nance and Solange, Kelela, Jane Miller on life, learning from plants, saving pufflings, long live induction stoves, anti-trans legislation, Alice Walker, and Chris Rock.

I was excited by the internet this week!

Marquis Clanton and the House of Vanity Partnered with Area Designers for a Wild Spectacle

On Saturday, February 18th Marquis Clanton presented Vanity Affair 3, a fashion show experience at the Chesapeake Arts Center in Brooklyn Park. Hosted by Desmond Handon, with music by DJ DYNCE, featuring Baltimore-based designers, members of The House of Vanity, and dancers from across the DMV.

Baltimore news updates from independent & regional media

Dereck Stafford Mangus on UMBC's Rap Research Lab for Hyperallergic, Robb Lee interviews Hyperallergic founder Hrag Vartanian, Haley Tilt's review of "Let The Right One In" at CPM, Alanah Nichole Davis's rundown of the Rubys, and more reporting from Baltimore Fishbowl, and Baltimore Beat

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