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This Week: Enoch Pratt Artist-in-Residence Phylicia Ghee at Current; Livewire 14 featuring Annea Lockwood at UMBC; Angela N. Carroll lecture at Towson; opening reception for Devin Allen at Galerie Myrtis, Ainsley Burrows, Cara Ober, Jeffrey Kent, and Kirk Shannon-Butts in conversation at Gallery in the Sky followed by an Art Soiree; Our Art Room’s 2024 cohort at The Peale; Creative Alliance’s Great Halloween Lantern Parade; Sky Hopinka film screening at the BMA; and Raquel Castedo, Ellen Lupton, and Tony Venne in conversation with Cara Ober at MICA Brown Center — PLUS Station North Holiday Market call for vendors and more featured opportunities!

BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas. For a more comprehensive perspective, check the BmoreArt Calendar page, which includes ongoing exhibits and performances, and is updated on a daily basis.

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Artistry Unveiled: An Evening with Enoch Pratt’s New Resident Artist, Phylicia Ghee
Tuesday, October 22 :: 7pm
@ Current Space

Join us for an Evening with Phylicia Ghee!

Explore the world of art with the Enoch Pratt Free Library as they introduce Phylicia Ghee, their new Artist in Residence during a special evening at Current Space.

Tuesday, October 22nd
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM

The Hackerman Artist in Residence Program is a unique artist residency designed to bring creatives from all corners of Baltimore together to share and create at the Pratt Library.

The Hackerman 2025 Artist in Residence is local artist Phylicia Ghee.

During her residency, she will explore a deeply personal collaboration with her grandmother to create a quilt that delves into themes of lineage, memory, and ancestral connection. This quilt will incorporate self-portraits, family photographs, MRI scans, and natural fabrics, weaving together both personal and collective histories.

Throughout the year, Phylicia will engage with Library visitors through workshops, talks, and exhibitions, providing valuable insights into her creative approach.

Phylicia Ghee is an interdisciplinary visual artist, photographer and curator whose work documents transition, explores healing, rites-of-passage, ritual and genetic memory. Ghee thrives on creating immersive worlds that explore interiority, both physically and psychologically. Taught by her Grandfather at an early age; Ghee works in photography, performance, video, fibers, mixed media, installation & painting. She earned her BFA in Photography with a Concentration in Curatorial Studies from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2010.

 

 

Livewire 14: Resounding, featuring Annea Lockwood
Thursday, October 24 | Ongoing through October 26
@ UMBC

Join us for UMBC’s 14th annual Livewire new music festival, an exploration of new sounds presented in six concerts over three days, October 24 to 26.

Livewire 14: Resounding, featuring Annea Lockwood, celebrates the work and completion of I Resound Press, an online archive of scores and recordings by women composers selected for their imagination, innovation and craft. Featured guest composer Annea Lockwood will interact with students and audiences in a variety of events, including a sound installation, public conversations, open rehearsals, and a concluding portrait concert of her recent works. Hub New Music, Sofia Kamayianni and Tim Ward, Caballito Negro, and the UMBC faculty contemporary ensemble Ruckus will present concerts including works from the I Resound archive by composers Rahilia Hasanova, Patricia Repar, Sofia Kamayianni, Linda Dusman, Anna Rubin, Lois V Vierk, Caterina Calderoni, Jane Rigler, and Eleanor Hovda. Livewire 14 features premieres by Hasanova, Dusman, Alexandra Gardner, and others, including Sam Garrett, the commissioned alumnus composer for 2024.

In recent years, Lockwood (b. 1939) and her music have received widespread attention, including a Columbia University Miller Theatre Composer Portrait concert, a feature article in The New York Times, a SEAMUS Lifetime Achievement Award, a documentary film by director Sam Green, and most recently, election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her recent collaborative works Into the Vanishing Point with the ensemble Yarn/Wire and Becoming Air with avant-garde trumpeter Nate Wooley were released on Black Truffle Records to great acclaim. Her work has been presented internationally at institutions and festivals such as Lucerne Festival, Tectonics Athens Festival, Signale Graz, Counterflows International Festival of Music and Art, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, and many others.

Livewire is produced by UMBC’s Department of Music, with support from UMBC’s Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA).

 

 

Lecture: Artist and Activist Angela Carroll
Thursday, October 24 :: 6:30pm
@ Towson University

Carroll is an artist-archivist, writer, curator, and investigator of art history and culture. She uses illustration, citizen journalism, documentary film, words, and experimental animation as primary mediums to contribute to and critique the archive. Carroll regularly contributes critical essays to significant publications and art exhibition catalogs and is currently a guest curator at both the Brandywine Museum of Art and Baltimore Office Promotion of the Arts (BOPA). Her recent projects include “Exploring Presence: African American Artists in the Upper South,” a catalog, exhibition, and 10-short-film docuseries that surveys under-recognized artists in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. She received her MFA in Digital Arts and New Media from the University of California at Santa Cruz.

Enjoy the MFA Exhibitions and Women’s Rights Are Human Rights Exhibition and reception following lecture

 

 

Devin Allen, Untitled – Baltimore, The Texture That Made Us Series, 2023 Images courtesy the artist and Galerie Myrtis

“The Textures of Us” featuring Devin Allen | Opening Reception
Friday, October 25 :: 6-8pm
@ Galerie Myrtis

 On View: October 25, 2024 – January 11, 2025

Opening Reception: Friday, October 25th; Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Writer’s Talk: Saturday, November 16th; Time: 2:00 – 4:00 pm
(Registration required)

Youth Photo Walk & Talk: Saturday, December 7th; Time: 2:00 – 6:00 pm (Registration required)
Tea with Myrtis: Saturday, January 11th ; Time: 2:00 – 4:00 pm 
(Registration required)

Galerie Myrtis is pleased to announce the inaugural solo exhibition, “The Textures of Us,” featuring esteemed photographer Devin Allen. The opening reception will occur Friday, October 25th, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The opening reception is free and open to the public. We invite everyone to join us for this special event.

“The Textures of Us” is an early retrospective celebrating the release of Allen’s third book, “Devin Allen: Baltimore.” The exhibition delves into the artist’s impactful photojournalism in Baltimore, showcasing a wide range of scenes, from uprisings to moments of tranquility within the lives of Black citizens. The exhibit encompasses a diverse collection of works from the past decade of Allen’s career, featuring excerpts from his forthcoming book, previously unreleased images, video collages, and works from his mentees.

The accomplished photographer and author, a Baltimore native, adeptly captures the experiences of African Americans, encompassing their joys, struggles, and realities. Allen’s dynamic imagery often portrays scenes from his hometown, presenting an alternative narrative to the prevalent depictions of the city and its inhabitants in the media. His work encapsulates the complexity and nuances of Black life while advocating for social equity through documenting civil demonstrations.

Allen is widely known for his documentation of national protests against police brutality. His initial acclaim stemmed from his coverage of the Baltimore Uprising following Freddie Gray’s death in 2015. Time Magazine featured his photographs on their cover in 2015 and 2020, making him the third amateur photographer in history to receive such a distinction. Allen was recognized for his dedication to social justice when he received the Gordon Parks Foundation Fellowship in 2017 and 2023. His poignant images of pivotal protests and his captivating photographic documentation of Baltimore led to the publication of his works “A Beautiful Ghetto” and “No Justice, No Peace: From the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter.”

The exhibition will be held from October 25, 2024 – January 11, 2025 at Galerie Myrtis. Gallery hours: Wednesday – Saturday from 2:00 – 6:00 pm by appointment. Hours are extended during special events. For additional information on this exhibition, please contact the gallery at (410) 235‐3711 or Ky Vassor, Gallery Manager, at [email protected].

 

 

Ainsley Burrows | The Third Future: A Self Portrait
Friday, October 25 :: 6-7:30pm
@ Gallery in the Sky

Join BmoreArt’s Cara Ober and curator Jeffrey Kent in conversation with multidisciplinary artist Ainsley Burrows and “The Third Future: A Self-Portrait” curator Kirk Shannon-Butts at Top of the World Observation Level’s Gallery in the Sky.

 

 

Art Soiree
Friday, October 25 :: 7pm
@ Gallery in the Sky

Hosted by Laurielle Noel and Ainsley Burrows, the Art Soiree is an exclusive gathering of artists and friends to celebrate and advance the impact of Baltimore artists locally and on the world stage.

With this special edition taking place at Baltimore’s World Trade Center, immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere of Gallery In The Sky, where artists, art enthusiasts and art-smiths come together for an unforgettable evening of fellowship and merriment. This in-person event is your chance to connect with talented artists, and experience the magic of creativity firsthand. Whether you’re an art aficionado or simply curious, the Art Soiree promises to leave you inspired!

This Art Soiree is partly funded by Baltimore Free Fall 2024, your donations are welcome and appreciated.

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Cocktails and Conversation Yours, Mine, and Ours: Works by the Strong and Sensitive
Saturday, October 26 :: 2-4pm
@ The Peale

A conversation with artists of Our Art Room’s 2024 cohort. Come enjoy offerings of wine, food, and quality connection to discuss what it means to be a community engaged and active emerging artist in a critical time of change and creative abundance. We would love to see you there!

Our Art Room (OAR) is a critique series and collective of women, femmes, and gender non-conforming artists in their early careers. This collective is an incubator for emerging and growing artists to expand networks, share resources, and provide accountability to each other in a community setting.

Yours, Mine, and Ours: Works by the Strong and Sensitive is presented by Our Art Room (OAR), an incubator for emerging and growing Baltimore artists to expand networks, share resources, and provide accountability to each other in a community setting. OAR is a critique series and collective of women, femmes, and gender non-conforming artists in their early careers. This project is sponsored by The Grit Fund, Topo Chico, Flourish, KSM Candle, Mera Kitchen Collective, RUMA Collective, Eubie Blake Center.

 

 

The Great Halloween Lantern Parade & Festival – 2024
Saturday, October 26 :: 4pm
@ Patterson Park

Presented by Creative Alliance & The Friends of Patterson Park
Saturday, October 26, 2024 | Rain Date: Sunday, October 27, 2024

Patterson Park – Pulaski Monument
4pm Festival, 6:30pm Parade Line-up, 7pm Parade
Kids & Family Costume Contest:
Registration for kids and families begins at 3:30pm, Contest begins at 4:30pm

With over 20 years of monumental lantern making and spectacle-creating under their belts, the diverse communities of Baltimore come together each year to create The Great Halloween Lantern Parade and Festival in Patterson Park!

The day begins with a family festival, featuring an adorable kids costume contest, lantern making, pop-up performances, an arts & crafts market, and more. Grab a picnic blanket for your family and friends and enjoy an array of food and treats from local food trucks and enjoy the afternoon.

Once the sun sets, the magic begins. Glowing floats and lanterns parade through the night surrounded by bright and beautiful music. Everyone is welcome to grab a lantern and march with thousands of neighbors, artists, musicians, and performers. Many more line the parade route to watch the delightful Great Halloween Lantern Parade wind through the night!

 

 

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Film Screening with Sky Hopinka
Sunday, October 27 :: 2-4pm
@ Baltimore Museum of Art

Join us for a screening of maɬni – towards the ocean, towards the shore, a poetic experimental feature circling the origin of the death myth from the Chinookan people in the Pacific Northwest.

Experience a post screening talk with filmmaker and artist Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians) and Dana Hedgpeth, a Native American journalist at The Washington Post and an enrolled member of the Haliwa-Saponi tribe of northeastern N.C.

maɬni (pronounced: moth-nee) follows Sweetwater Sahme and Jordan Mercier’s wanderings through each of their worlds as they wonder through and contemplate the afterlife, rebirth, and the place in-between. Spoken mostly in chinuk wawa, their stories are departures from the Chinookan origin of death myth, with its distant beginning and circular shape. Total run time: 80:21.

This program is inspired by Don’t wait for me, just tell me where you’re going, a series of short experimental films by Native artists selected by guest curator Sky Hopinka as part of the Preoccupied: Indigenizing the Museum exhibition initiative.

 

 

Crafting the Page: Behind the Scenes of Publication Design and Publishing
Monday, October 28 :: 6-8pm
@ MICA Brown Center

Join us on October 28, from 6-8 p.m., for a dynamic panel discussion featuring Ellen Lupton, Raquel Castedo, and Tony Venne, leading professionals in the field of publication design. Together, they will share their insights and experiences, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the creative and collaborative process involved in publishing books and periodicals.

Ellen Lupton will discuss her personal journey and offer practical tips on designing your own books. Raquel Castedo will focus on art and artist books, highlighting the significance of designer-artist partnerships. Tony Venne will explore the collaborative relationship between designers and publishers, emphasizing key factors contributing to successful publications.

Cara Ober, BmoreArt’s publisher and editor-in-chief, will moderate the conversation.

 

 

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Public and Visual Arts Specialist Support | Job Opportunity
posted by The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC)

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is a nationally recognized and award-winning agency providing land use planning; stewardship of natural, cultural, and historic resources; and delivery of recreation programs to the communities it serves. The agency operates in the Montgomery and Prince George’s County Regions. Additional information on the agency can be found on www.mncppc.org.

The Arts and Cultural Heritage Division (ACHD) of M-NCPPC, is seeking an Administrative Specialist I to work within the Public And Visual Arts (PAVA) work unit. Our ideal candidate will have project management experience, and be a hardworking self-starter with strong administrative, organizational, verbal and written communication skills. This individual must be an energetic teammate with extensive efficiency, technical skills and the ability to perform at a high level. Administrative support work is performed for the division to include, e.g., working directly with participating PAVA artists and other vendors to administer all quotes, invoices purchase orders, and track vendor payment milestones within the policy standards of the ACHD for the PAVA work unit. Program support work is performed for the division to include, e.g., maintaining and updating data base systems for art collections inventory registration, exhibition/storage tracking and maintenance requirements.  Other duties include programmatic support for various special projects of PAVA including artist internships, exhibitions, workshops and special artist professional development activities.

The hiring range for this position will be at $53,675 – midpoint of the advertised salary range and will be based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

 

 

Open Call: In The Making: A Community Archiving Project
Rolling deadline
posted by Baltimore Jewelry Center

The Baltimore Jewelry Center invites community members near and far to share artwork, personal artifacts (sketches, notes, images), and stories related to your engagement with the BJC to help capture our community-sourced history and launch our digital archive project. Submitted work and stories will be displayed in the gallery from December 6th through January 24th with the gallery shifting and changing as new work and stories are added over the two month duration of the show.

The gallery walls will begin blank and over the course of the 6-week project, they will be populated with a collection of artwork, artifacts, and stories submitted by our community. The resulting collection, whatever it evolves to be, will be a visual celebration of community, learning, and making, which is at the heart of everything we do. Objects, artworks, and stories shared as part of the exhibition will be documented and added to the BJC’s digital archive, where they will be accessible as a resource for future generations of jewelers and metalsmiths. These items will serve as the foundation for our archive and help create a community-sourced history of the BJC. Collected stories will become part of the BJC’s archive and digital history for use by future generations of artists and craftspeople.

 

 

Photo by Mollye Miller

Call for Vendors: Station North Holiday Market 2024
deadline October 22

Station North Arts District seeks artists, makers, and food vendors based in Baltimore city for the fourth annual Station North Holiday Market, Saturday Dec. 14, 2024.

This market will take place both indoors and outdoors at the Historic North Avenue Market, 12 — 30 W. North Avenue. Vendors will be housed in our custom pink and green huts, fabricated by Open Works. Approximately twenty to thirty vendors will be selected for this curated market, with a special focus on vendors affiliated with the Station North Arts District.

To encourage broad participation, there is no application fee and no vendor fee required to participate.

 

 

Gutierrez Memorial Fund’s Legacy Grant
deadline October 30

Gutierrez Memorial Fund’s Legacy Grant application is now open.

Our annual project-based arts grant calls for proposals from arts organizations and individual artists who are residents of Maryland and whose programs or projects serve Maryland communities. Special consideration is given to projects that build skills, engage community and transform our built environment.

 

 

Join the Baltimore City Public Art Commission
deadline October 30
posted by BOPA

The Baltimore City Public Art Commission (PAC) is now accepting submissions for new commissioners. All members of the PAC must be qualified credentialed professionals appointed by the Mayor to serve a four-year term. Candidates must live and/or work in Baltimore City. The PAC meets once a month from September through June, usually on the third Friday.

 

 

Lord Baltimore Hotel Couture Tree Competition
deadline November 1

The historic and award-winning Lord Baltimore Hotel seeks designers for its celebrated Couture Tree Competition for the upcoming holiday season. The “trees” will be on public display starting Monday, December 1 and throughout December 2024. The winning designs will be decided through a guest vote at the hotel’s private holiday gathering. Each of the two categories—individual/area business design and nonprofit organization design—will be awarded a grand prize of $500, recognizing their exceptional artistic contributions.

 

 

Hale Master of Fine Art Residency
deadline November 1
posted by Artists Association of Nantucket

The Hale Master of Fine Art Residency funds artists who either have recently graduated (within 5 years) from or are currently enrolled in an MFA graduate program. This month-long residency is designed for an artist whose work explores aesthetic beauty. The Hale MFA Residency provides space and time for artists to focus solely on their work. There is no expectation to teach, exhibit, or present work. Hale Residencies take place only during the months of January, February, and March. There is no expectation for the resident to teach, but we do encourage exhibition and other community engagement. Artists chosen receive $500 toward travel and a $2,000 stipend for materials and living expenses.

 

 

Wherewithal Grants
deadline November 12
posted by Washington Project for the Arts

Wherewithal Grants are a funding source for artists in the DC-area. These grants are intended to support a wide range of experimental and multidisciplinary practices, particularly those that emphasize collaboration and discourse. Project and Presentation Grants ($7,500) support ongoing or new projects that embrace unconventional or D.I.Y. values. Project & Presentation grants are intended to directly support artists presenting work in spaces beyond commercial galleries, museums, or established non-profit art spaces. Research Grants ($5,000) are for DC-area artists to further their practices through ideation, research, and experimentation. Grant funds compensate you for your intellectual labor, support payment for other artists and thinkers for their time and contributions, and other research-related expenses.

 

 

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Strathmore’s 33rd Annual Juried Exhibition
deadline November 19

Strathmore welcomes artists to submit original artwork for Strathmore’s 33rd Annual Juried Exhibition: Full Circle

Circles are universal symbols of perpetual motion, balance, and renewal. Nature provides tree rings and seasonal cycles. Music and plays are performed in the round, innovation is marked by the invention of the wheel, and Earth orbits the sun. This call invites artists to create work depicting subjects with a circular form; or exploring symbolism, metaphor, or traditions expanding the basic circle. From apples to eggs, drum rolls to figure eights, we challenge artists to close the loop, spiral out of control, and share their sphere of influence in this year’s call for art.

Artwork may be of any style and medium, although Strathmore is not able to accommodate performance art at this time.

Artists from within the DMV region and beyond are encouraged to apply.

Submission Fee: A submission fee of $34 is required for each artist submitting up to 8 works.

Application Deadline: November 19, 2024, 11:59pm

 

 

Request for Qualifications: Department of Parks & Recreation, Prince George’s County Wall Artist Roster
deadline November 29

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), Department of Parks and Recreation, Prince George’s County’s Artist Roster serves as a bridge connecting talented artists residing in the Greater Washington, Maryland and Virginia Metropolitan area to exciting commissions for wall art projects.

The M-NCPPC is actively seeking muralists, as well as artists proficient in mosaic tile, low-relief, and other installation media suitable for both temporary and permanent installations on exterior walls. We especially encourage artists that reside or have a studio in the Prince George’s County area to apply.

Selected artists will join our Wall Artist Roster, gaining eligibility for consideration in a variety of future opportunities facilitated by the M-NCPPC. While listing on the Roster does not guarantee a commission, those artists listed will remain on the Roster for a period of three years and may receive individual invitations for opportunities that arise through the artist selection processes as they occur.

The Wall Artist Roster is currently open for applications, and the M-NCPPC will be accepting submissions on a rolling basis, until November 29th. We retain the right to utilize this Roster alongside other selection approaches for future project commissions.

Submissions will be accepted electronically on the platform of Submittable.com. Any questions related to the submission process should be forwarded to the following email address: Public Art Specialist, [email protected].

A member of the public art team will reply with an acknowledgement of all submissions it receives.

 

 

header image: Devin Allen, Untitled - Baltimore, The Texture That Made Us Series, 2021, Chromogenic color print, Image courtesy of the artist + Galerie Myrtis

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