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This Week: Reception for Timothy App at Goya, screening with filmmaker Raven Jackson at Clifton House, Rooted Shadows opening reception at Rosenberg Gallery, Stoop Storytelling at AVAM, Baker Artist Portfolios opening reception at The Peale, reception for Barry Nemett at Arting Gallery, Neighborhood Design Center hosts a virtual Architecture Clinic for Creatives, Jacob Budenz at The Walters, Bao Nguyen in conversation with Kathy O’Dell at The Ivy, and Sankofa Dance Theater celebration at the BMA — PLUS Crow’s Nest call for window sculpture and more featured opportunities!

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Timothy App: Equipoise | Reception
Wednesday, November 13 :: 6-8pm
@ Goya Contemporary

Please join us at Goya Contemporary Gallery
Wednesday, November 13th from 6-8pm
For a reception on the occasion of the exhibition:
Timothy App: Equipoise

“…The artist’s procedure is straightforward yet often surprising to first-time viewers of his work. App typically creates one or two studies for each painting, then transfers the compositions, often with modifications, onto stretched and carefully prepared canvases. He tapes out his shapes, making small adjustments along the way, as he often deviates from the original studies. App carefully prepares his palette to achieve a fluidity that makes control challenging; then he begins the process of glazing bolder colors with wide flat brushes to mute them down, layer by layer, building translucent, precisely opposing directional layers that conform to the warp and weft of the canvas. This accumulation not only tones down the hue but also provides a structure of light that affirms the artist’s intention. While some areas within a work may feel stark, flat, solid, and opaque, others retain a sense of light that seems to emanate from within, evoking a spiritual quality.

Through his poetic use of paint, App operates with restraint, even as he celebrates the unpredictability of an aqueous medium within the boundaries of a controlled and ordered hand. This confrontation is evident with some of his shapes where the paint pools at the taped edge, highlighting the humanity of the maker while showcasing the handmade quality of the artwork. Many viewers have considered this phenomenon, coupled with the complex special ambiguity, to be the subtly enchanting essence of App’s work.

Although App has avoided literal representation in his practice, many works throughout his career metaphorically reference the open space of a window or a stage, the formidable presence of architectural forms, or, in the case of his Homage series, created between 2005 and 2019, the distillation of canonical Western artworks into his distinctive abstract, geometric vernacular. With the Multiform paintings, which began in the late 1990’s and continue to the present, App engages in a set of variables that, like all of his work, “begins with a complex grid that interacts with a selection of elemental forms that are circular, angular, and rectilinear”1 to arrive ideally at a state of equipoise, or a condition of resolve resulting from a complex interaction of prescribed variables. This condition, according to the artists, “has personal, ethical implications that act as a guide in life. What seems at first to be objective, prescriptive and dispassionate has become, over time, unquestionably and indefatigably personal.”2…”

1 Conversation between Timothy App and Amy Raehse, 2024

2 Conversation between Timothy App and Amy Raehse, 2024

– Excerpt from the catalogue Timothy App: Equipoise

 

 

FIRST / FILMS Featuring All Dirt Roads Salt of Salt with Raven Jackson
Thursday, November 14 :: 6pm
@ Clifton House

First Films is a cross-genre series designed to spark creative inquiry around the elements, processes, and structure behind making a “first film”. Whether a directorial debut or a shift in genre, this series showcases debut projects from local, national, and international filmmakers who are pushing the medium to tell vital stories. All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt is the directorial debut from filmmaker, poet, and photographer Raven Jackson. Described as, “a haunting and richly layered portrait, a beautiful ode to the generations of people and places that shape us”, the film invites audiences into the lushly quotidian lives of a Black Mississippi family as seen through the eyes of both child and adult Mack, the story’s protagonist, as they navigate love, grief, and persistence across generations.

The film screening will be followed by a brief Q&A with the director.

If you would like to request accommodations, please email [email protected].

About Raven Jackson

Raven Jackson is an award-winning filmmaker, poet, and photographer from Tennessee. Her work often explores landscapes of indefinable experiences and emotions, as well as the body’s relationship to nature. Recently nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature and a Gotham Award for Breakthrough Director, Raven’s debut narrative film, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, made in partnership with Maria Altamirano, PASTEL, and A24, world-premiered in the US Dramatic Competition at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, and was named one of the top ten movies of the year by The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, and RogerEbert.com. The film has screened at the New York Film Festival, San Sebastián International Film Festival, BFI London, AFI Fest, and more.

She has served as a Story Editor for HBO’s adaptation of Sula, based on Toni Morrison’s novel, and co-wrote an episode of the Apple Series Surface. A 2024 Sundance Momentum Fellow and Rideback Rise Resident, her short films Nettles and A Guide to Breathing Underwater are currently streaming on the Criterion Channel. Stories From a Place Where All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, the companion book for her debut feature, is currently out from A24. Her photography can be found in the book, as well as in BOMB Magazine. She is a Cave Canem fellow and holds MFAs from New York University’s Graduate Film Program and the New School’s Writing Program. Her chapbook of poetry, little violences, is available from Cutbank Literary Magazine.

 

 

Rooted Shadows | Opening Reception
Thursday, November 14 :: 6-8pm
@ Rosenberg Gallery, Goucher College

You are invited to:
“Rooted Shadows” Nov 14th 2024-Jan 30th 2025 at Rosenberg Gallery at Goucher College.
1021 Dulaney Valley Rd, Towson, MD 21204
Gallery hours at 9am-5pm Mon-Fri

Curated by Liz Faust and OTS productions Featuring works by artists:
Azumi O E
Lucia Shuyu Li
Setsuhi Shiraishi
Bao Nguyen
Riya Devi-ashby

Opening Reception Thursday, Nov 14th 6pm-8pm
featuring two performances by: Bao Nguyen + Ni Xin w/ KAM

Rooted Shadows is a convergence of six Asian and Asian American artists, whose works interrogate the complex interplay between identity, place, and the self. These artists—Riya Devi-Ashby, Lucia Shuyu Li, Bao Nguyen, Azumi O E, Setsuhi Shiraishi, and Ni Xin—are not merely performers but explorers of the profound dialogue between personal history and the environment they inhabit. Their medium is performance, their canvas the intricate web of cultural memory and contemporary existence. What unfolds in this exhibition is not simply the presentation of art but the invocation of a deeper questioning. The artists use performance, collaboration, and multimedia practices to probe the spaces where heritage meets the present, where the self is both rooted and in flux. Maryland, with its nuanced social and physical landscape, becomes more than a backdrop; it is an active force, shaping and being shaped by these works. The performances range from the evocative movements of Butoh to the meditative strokes of live calligraphy, from the raw immediacy of experimental vocals to the immersive realms of sound installations. Each act, each gesture, each sound is charged with the weight of personal history, while simultaneously refracting that history through the lens of the here and now. Rooted Shadows compels us to confront the paradoxes inherent in being. It reflects the tension between the rootedness of cultural and familial histories and the shifting, intangible nature of lived experience. These artists, drawing from their ancestral legacies, transform their origins into something that transcends mere memory—something fluid, mutable, shadowed. The exhibition is an invitation to witness how tradition and the present, personal identity and communal spaces, continually interact. It is a meditation on the ways art can embody this tension, casting shadows of the past even as it roots itself in the unpredictable contours of the present.

Opening reception schedule:

Schedule:
6pm doors
6:40pm introductions by Liz Faust
6:45pm-7:10pm Bao Nguyen
7:25pm-7:50pm Ni Xin w/ KAM

 

 

Creating Art, Creating Change: Stories About Art as a Tool for Social Justice
Thursday, November 14 :: 7pm
@ American Visionary Art Museum

Join The Stoop for “Creating Art, Creating Change” an evening of true, personal tales about art as a tool for social justice. This event is in partnership with the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) and Art and Remembrance.

 

 

Baker Artist Portfolios: OFF THE WEB | Opening Reception
Friday, November 16 :: 4-8pm
@ The Peale

Please join us for the official opening reception for the highly anticipated Baker Artist Portfolios: Off the Web exhibition, on view at The Peale.

Over 150 Baltimore-Area artists bring some of the region’s newest art off the web and onto the walls of America’s oldest museum. Each year, up to 1000 artists create a Baker Artist Portfolio, at www.bakerartist.org, making it one of the largest digital collections of work by Baltimore-area artists. This exhibition invites any artist with a Baker Artist Portfolio to show one piece of art at The Peale.

The Baker Artist Portfolios were created in 2009 to support artists and promote Greater Baltimore as a strong creative community. The portfolios  are open to artists over the age of 21, working in all disciplines, who live and work in Baltimore City and its five surrounding counties.  The Baker Artist Portfolios were created by the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, and are a program of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance.

Learn more about the Baker Artist Portfolios, browse art, or start your own portfolio at www.bakerartist.org

 

 

Barry Nemett Rhythms & Strips in Retrospect | Reception
Friday, November 15 :: 6-8pm
@ Arting Gallery

Arting Gallery is thrilled to present this solo exhibition. Please join us for the opening reception on Friday, November 15th from 6 – 8 PM. The 100-page book, published by Arting Gallery, that accompanies the show will be first released at this time.

The show includes many large works, as well as intimate drawings and sketchbooks. “Strips” are defined here as works which measure at least twice as long in one dimension as the other. In his BmoreArt review, Craig Hankin writes: “Truly a career retrospective — one of the earliest pieces on display is an astonishing, 30-foot ink-and- brush-long frieze of cascading books from 1973 — the artist’s inexhaustible patience and love of improvisation are remarkable to behold. Drawing undergirds every piece in this show, including the sublimely fluid, light-drenched gouache and watercolor paintings.”

Nemett says: “Most of my images start out small, and they grow. The resulting grid from adding sheets of paper represents units of time. Often, I piece them together taking months or even years to complete, from places miles or even continents apart. Although I draw and paint from life, the overall image is an invention.”

Barry Nemett is Professor Emeritus at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). He has exhibited his powerful, unforgettable works in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States, China, Japan, Africa, France, and Italy. After receiving a BFA from Pratt Institute and his MFA from Yale University, he was professor for 50 years at Maryland Institute College of Art where he was Chair of the Painting Department from 1990 – 2016.

The exhibit will run from November 15 – December 27, 2024. In addition to the opening, the gallery will be open to the public: Saturday, November 16, 3 – 5pm; Friday, December 6, 2 – 4pm; Thursday, December 12, 2 – 4pm; and otherwise by appointment to [email protected]

Address: 3500 Parkdale Avenue, Building 1 (with blue door), second floor, Suite 212, Baltimore, Maryland, 21211. Just near the intersection of Clipper Park Road and Parkdale Avenue. Parking is free.

 

 

Architecture Clinic for Creatives [Virtual]
Saturday, November 16 :: 1-3:45pm
hosted by The Neighborhood Design Center

The Neighborhood Design Center invites artists and creatives in Baltimore City to our virtual Architecture Clinic for Creatives on November 16th. The clinic offers a 30-minute one-on-one focused conversation with an architect to help you explore the first steps of your project or address any challenges in your creative space.

Why is architecture important?

Architecture is the practice of designing buildings, including making decisions on how they look, function, and relate to their environment. For artists and creatives working on their space, this can present unique challenges.

During the consultation, we can discuss:

• Understanding Baltimore City’s zoning regulations as it relates to converting a residential building or vacant warehouse into a creative space.
• Addressing safety violations or building issues in your current creative space.
• Turning your vision for a space or building into a practical plan.

A few important details:

• All appointments are virtual and conducted via Zoom.
• Each registrant may book one appointment.

This clinic is part of NDC’s pro bono Arts Space Technical Assistance program which offers architectural services to help create safe, affordable, and legal spaces for artists in Baltimore City. Learn more about our programs here: https://ndc-md.org/pro-bono-community-design.

 

 

Queering the Collection: Jacob Budenz
Saturday, November 16 :: 2-3pm
@ The Walters Art Museum

We invite you to experience a ritualistic performance by multidisciplinary artist Jacob Budenz that serves as a queer apology for the divine masculine. Their performance will activate and challenge the relationship between Medieval representations of Christian European patriarchal figures and representations of the Earth as mother in the light of the escalating climate crisis and the advent of American imperialism.

Following the performance, engage in a conversation between Budenz and Christine Sciacca, Curator of European Art, 300-1400 CE, as they explore intersections of queerness and mysticism that have inspired work across Budenz’s practice.

Queering the Collection is an in-gallery program series that invites artists and scholars to participate in conversations that connect queer-identifying perspectives with artistic and art-historical knowledge about works in our collection. Speakers will discuss works of art in our galleries, followed by a Q&A session.

Available Resources: Assistive Listening Devices, Seating, Sensory Kits

Accessibility resources and accommodations are available for programs and events. Please email [email protected] with questions and requests. We will make every effort to provide accommodations. Visit our accessibility webpage for more information on accessibility across the museum.

About the Artist
Jacob Budenz is a queer author, educator, multi-disciplinary performer, and witch with a BA from Johns Hopkins University and an MFA from the University of New Orleans. Budenz’s work explores the intersection of human otherness and the otherworldly. The author of queer magic realist short story collection Tea Leaves (Amble Press, 2023) and poetry chapbook Pastel Witcheries (Seven Kitchens Press, 2018), Budenz has published fiction and poetry in print journals including Slipstream and Assaracus; zeitgeisty online journals including Taco Bell Quarterly and Wussy Mag; and lauded anthologies by Mason Jar Press, Unbound Edition, and more. A 2019 Baker Innovative Projects Grant winner, Budenz’s performance and theater work has been praised in BmoreArt, the Baltimore Sun, City Paper, and more, and their original play, Simaetha: a Dreambaby Cabaret, played to sold-out houses in the historic Carroll Mansion in early 2020. You can follow their work on Instagram (@dreambabyjake) or their psychedelic pop band, Moth Broth (@mothbrothband), or find them at jakebeearts.com.

 

 

“I am a tree in your life”: Artist Talkback with Bao Nguyen
Saturday, November 16 :: 3-4:30pm
@ The Ivy Bookshop

“A tree needs you. It needs you to remind it how to grow as a tree. Come play with this tree to help it remember. Before the tree disappears. Before you disappear.”

These are the words that advertise Bao Nguyen’s one-on-one performance, happening in the Ivy Bookshop gardens during October and November. This performance brings to life a tree spirit from our gardens and asks audience members to join in a spirit of play.

On November 16, Bao will speak on the Ivy’s back patio in conversation with Kathy O’Dell, illuminating some of the insights and behind-the-scenes workings of this highly thoughtful, intentional experience. There’s no need to have seen the performance to attend the talk. We hope you will join us for this chance to hear from one of Baltimore’s most exciting artists.

​​Bao Nguyen (they/them) is an experimental vocalist and performance artist born in Vietnam and based in Baltimore. Incorporating improvised singing, audience participation and movement, Bao creates site-specific, one-on-one and small group performances in natural landscapes and sacred spaces to connect the audience’s life story into nature’s life cycle.

Bao completed their BFA at Maryland Institute College of Art and is pursuing their MFA at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. They have exhibited in the U.S and abroad, including shows at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and Ewha Woman University, Korea. In 2022, they were awarded the Judson-Morrissey Excellence in New Media Award from the New Media Caucus. Bao recently completed their residency at Yale Norfolk Summer School of Art.

Kathy O’Dell is an art historian and critic of modern and contemporary art, with a focus on performance art, public art, issues of violence, and the importance of the esoteric. Author of the acclaimed book Contract with the Skin: Masochism, Performance Art, and the 1970s, she is currently working on a book titled Dot: A Small History of a Big Point. She was one of the co-founders of Link: A Critical Journal on the Arts in Baltimore and the World, published 1996-2005, and is now an arts writer for BmoreArt, for which she writes a regular online column on public art, plus other assigned articles, including one in the magazine’s latest print issue, which launched on November 7 – BmoreArt 18: Wellness. Dr. O’Dell taught art history and writing at UMBC for 30 years, is the former Chair of the Maryland Public Art Commission, and presently sits on the boards of the Catonsville Arts District, Baltimore County Arts Guild, and Maryland Art Place.

 

 

Sankofa Dance Theater: 30 Years of Music Movement and Folkways
Sunday, November 17 :: 10am-5pm
@ Baltimore Museum of Art

Join us for two weekends of free workshops and ticketed performances by the acclaimed Sankofa Dance Theater. These events are presented in conjunction with the release of Sankofa Dance Theater: 30 Years of Music Movement and Folkways, a limited-edition hardcover book that chronicles the troupe’s powerful history as a cultural ambassador in Baltimore and West Africa.

Afternoon performances by Sankofa Dance Theater will honor three decades of vibrant traditional African dance and music, and feature an intergenerational ensemble of performers, many of whom have danced with the company since the 1990s. Sankofa Dance Theater has not performed together as a full ensemble since 2010, making this an incredibly rare and special event.

Morning programing will feature free drum workshops led by Sankofa artistic directors King Salim Ajanku and Jumoke Ajanku and free dance workshops lead by Sankofa founder Kibibi Ajanku and veteran dancers from the troupe. Prior drumming or dance experience is not required. All ages are welcome.

The 200-page Sankofa Dance Theater: 30 Years of Music Movement and Folkways coffee table book co-authored by Sankofa founder Kibibi Ajanku and art historian Angela N. Carroll, with contributions from Dr. Leslie King Hammond and Dr. Kokahvah Zauditu-Selassie, will be available at the BMA Shop in November for $75, and can be pre-ordered online.

 

 

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Holiday Show Call for Entries
deadline November 17
posted by Towson Arts Collective

Our end of year sale, all work should be for sale for immediate pick up for less than $250. Fine craft artists are encouraged to show off their wares!

Bring: artwork, entry form and payment to the TAC gallery located at

Court Towers
210 W Pennsylvania Ave, Towson

Drop off: Sunday, November 17th, noon to 3pm
Installation: Tuesday, November 19th, starting at 10am
Opening Reception: Thursday, December 5th, 5 to 7pm
Pick up: Sunday, December 29th, noon to 3pm

Concerns contact Pilar Bossano
Drop off: All works to be hung on walls, must be properly framed and WIRED!

 

 

Invitation for artists to apply for “Emergence: Stories in the Making”
deadline November 23
posted by Galerie Myrtis

Galerie Myrtis proudly announces an open call for the forthcoming exhibition “Emergence: Stories in the Making.” Curated by gallery representatives Noel Bedolla and Ky Vassor, the exhibit will feature a vibrant collection of works from emerging artists who explore storytelling through their practice. This next generation of griots will showcase material explorations that reflect narratives of solidarity, heritage, and social change.

We invite individuals aged 21 and older who work in installation, ceramics, fiber, photography, painting, videography, printmaking, illustration, or mixed media art to apply. “Emergence: Stories in the Making” will be held from May 24 – July 28, 2025, at Galerie Myrtis, 2224 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD.

The submission form will be open through Saturday, November 23. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance status by Friday, January 10. For any inquiries while applying, don’t hesitate to contact Gallery Manager, Ky Vassor at [email protected].

 

 

Call for Proposals: Window Sculpture
deadline November 30
posted by Crow’s Nest

The Crow’s Nest is an art incubator in downtown Baltimore that provides work space, social space, and exhibition space for anyone seeking to address the twin challenges of climate change and environmental justice through artistic expression and cultural production, especially radical and public art.

We are looking for sculpture proposals to fill our bay window throughout December 2024 and January 2025. Our gallery is located on 116 W Mulberry Street. This one of the busiest streets in Baltimore– experiencing high car and pedestrian traffic, and the show will attain high visibility even when Crow’s Nest is closed.

We are looking for 3D or installation work that can bring our mission to life: focusing on themes of environmental justice and/or the climate crisis.

• The total space available is approximately 13 ft wide, 32 inches deep in the center (tapering on side panels) and 83 inches tall (pictures attached below)
• Artists may apply solo or with a small group.
• All artwork must have a clear shared vision (beyond the broader theme of climate issues) and artist statement.

Work may be supported by the ceiling or windows only if it can be fully supported by non-invasive glue/tape/command strips. We are primarily looking for freestanding sculpture. Ideally work should have been made in the last three years, but we are open to giving older work a new chance to shine. The selected Artist(s) must be comfortable with their work being in direct sunlight for several hours a day for the duration of the 2 months. Our sign will also remain in the window, but it’s height position can be altered in order to accommodate sculptures.

We are looking for artists in the DMV area, at most two hours transit from Baltimore. Artists should be prepared to deliver and install the work (Crow’s Nest will provide tools and assistance). The Crow’s Nest will create promotional materials as well as support programming around the opening and closing of this show.

Artists should submit documentation of all work they intend to show with measurements. Mock-ups in the measured space are welcome but not required.<

Timeline:

• This call will close on November 30th
• Artist(s) will be will be notified Dec 6th
• Artist(s) should be prepared to install between December 9th-13th
• Work will remain up until January 31st
  

Artists not selected will be put in our database and may be contacted for window shows later in 2025.

 

 

Gallery CA Holiday Art Market Call for Vendors/Artists
deadline December 2

DC Environmental Film Festival
deadline December 2

Since 1993, the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF) has been the world’s premier showcase of environmental storytelling. Through our annual Festival, year-round programs, and online resources, we seek to advance public understanding of the environment through the power of film.

Our screenings are held at amazing venues across the DC Metro Area, including Smithsonian museums, embassies, universities, and other leading arts, cultural, and scientific institutions.

Voted DC’s Best Film Festival by the readers of Washington City Paper the last 6 years in a row!

Submission Categories:

Short Films
This category includes films with a running time of 40 minutes or less, including credits.

Feature Films
This category includes films with a running time greater than 40 minutes.
Please carefully read the following rules and guidelines for submission requirements.

Submission Fee Waivers:
Fee waivers are being offered to student filmmakers (from anywhere), filmmakers living in the DC Metro area, and early-career BIPOC filmmakers. To request your waiver code, please email [email protected] with info about your film and the type of waiver you’re requesting.

Questions?
If you have specific questions about submitting a film to DCEFF, contact [email protected].

 

 

Gray 30th Street Station: Open Call
deadline December 4
posted by Monument Lab

The William H. Gray III Memorial Foundation, in partnership with Amtrak and Monument Lab, is conducting an Open Call for Artist Ideas to envision and build a monumental “living memorial” to Congressman Gray’s legacy and values. The memorial will be situated within the great hall of Gray 30th Street Station, the historic train depot in Philadelphia that engages over 100,000 people each day. The memorial process is an opportunity to create a new, iconic landmark for the city and its main train station gateway.

In 2014, the late Congressman William H. Gray III—a Philadelphia-area political leader, international statesman, and pastor who was deeply committed to civil rights and social justice around the globe—was honored through federal legislation with the renaming of Philadelphia’s iconic train depot to the William H. Gray III 30th Street Station. Congressman Gray represented Pennsylvania’s second Congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1979 and 1991. He rose to leadership as Chair of the House Budget Committee and was then elected House Majority Whip, the third highest ranking position in the House, becoming the nation’s highest-ranking African-American elected official at the time.

As a part of these federal renaming efforts, plans to create and dedicate a memorial in the station were outlined but not fulfilled. The William H. Gray III Memorial Foundation was founded with the focus of constructing a memorial at the station through the Living Legacy Memorial Project while supporting causes in line with Congressman Gray’s values of civic engagement, social justice, and community empowerment.

The process for the commemorative project begun with an open question posed to the thousands of people who spend time in this station each day: What does LEGACY mean to you? Responses are gathered in the form of brief personal definitions or short poems, and they will be collected by Monument Lab. The responses are reviewed, shared with the Gray Foundation and Amtrak, and continue to inform the Open Call for Artist Ideas.

 

 

Apply today to be a Folklife Apprenticeship panelist!
deadline December 6
posted by Maryland State Arts Council

The Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) invites applications for panelists to support the Folklife Apprenticeship grant, which funds one-on-one teaching experiences in the traditional arts, or living cultural traditions handed down by example or word of mouth.

MSAC relies on a diverse array of experts from across the state to do the important work of evaluating applications. MSAC selects Folklife Apprenticeship panelists with a focus on diversity of experiences, diversity of location, and experience in the traditional arts. Panelists must be Maryland residents.