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This Week: Tom Miller Day! Opening Reception and 30th Anniversary Celebration at Eubie Blake, Schroeder Cherry reception at Stamp Gallery at UMCP, LAYERS panel discussion at MICA, lecture with Dr. Nikki Greene at the Driskell Center, American Craft Made Baltimore, MICA GRAD Show I opening reception, The Baby Laurence Legacy Project with Brinae Ali at Creative Alliance, gallery tour with Sylvia Jones at The Walters, The Art of Collecting panel discussion at Galerie Myrtis, and Thread Lines opening reception at Goya — PLUS a boat load of calls for entry including a curatorial call with The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation and more!

 

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Tom Miller Day! Opening Reception and 30th Anniversary Celebration
Tuesday, February 18 :: 6-8pm
@ Eubie Blake Cultural Center

Tom Miller Day! Opening Reception and 30th Anniversary Celebration
Eubie Blake, 2nd Floor
Tuesday, February 18 | 6 pm – 8 pm | In Person | Donations Appreciated

www.tommillerweek.org

February 18th, 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of two milestones: the 30th anniversary of Tom Miller’s groundbreaking solo exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art and the commemoration of Tom Miller Day, first proclaimed by Mayor Kurt Schmoke on February 18, 1995. Tom’s solo show was historic, honoring him as one of the first African American artists from Baltimore to receive this level of recognition. His whimsical, vibrant style continues to bring joy to our city, gracing public murals, museum halls, and cherished collections in the homes of art lovers throughout the country.

Join family, friends, collectors, and Blackives, LLC in celebrating the life and legacy of Tom Miller (1945-2000). Miller’s book, which he co-authored with the late Cammay Calloway, Can A Coal Scuttle Fly, will be read by former Mayor Kurt Schmoke or Keith Snipes. The Coal Scuttle, 1988, is currently on display by the Maryland Center for History and Culture and has not been exhibited in over 30 years. The evening will conclude with a music by Rufus Roundtree and Da B’More Brass Band. Hors d’oeuvres will be served.

 

 

Mixed Media Assemblages on Wood by Schroeder Cherry | Reception
Tuesday, February 18 :: 6-8pm
@ UMD Stamp Gallery

The Stamp Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition “Open Ended Narratives: Mixed Media Assemblages on Wood by Schroeder Cherry”, a solo exhibition of assemblage artwork by multidisciplinary artist Schroeder Cherry. Cherry’s uses mixed-media assemblage painting to create open-ended narratives inspired by travel, folklore, and events, frequently drawing on stories of the African diaspora.

This exhibition is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council. Learn more at  msac.org

Artist Statement
My art works are open-ended narratives inspired by travel, music, literature, folklore, and everyday events. Mixed-media assemblage paintings on wood often incorporate discarded objects and repeated images. Keys and locks represent tools of access. Watermelon slices refute negative stereotypes by representing positive aspects of the African diaspora. Glass shards, metal, buttons, playing cards—all become part of the materials telling a story.
The works are open-ended because there is no one story; viewers bring their own experiences to each piece. I often make art in series. This allows me to explore an idea in-depth and play with variations of a theme.

Artist Bio
Originally from Washington, D.C. Dr. Schroeder Cherry is now an award-winning, Maryland -based artist who uses mixed -media assemblage paintings on wood to create open-ended narratives inspired by travel, folklore, and events – both real and imagined. He earned a bachelor’s degree in painting and puppetry from The University of Michigan; a master’s degree in museum education from George Washington University; and a doctorate in museum education from Columbia University. His works are found in private and public collections across the US. He has also performed puppetry across the US in museums, cultural centers, libraries and schools.

Awards and recognition include: 2019 Sondheim competition finalist; 2021 Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award; 2023 Virginia Center for Creative Arts Residency; 2024 visit to Brazil on an Artists Travel Grant awarded by the Municipal Art Society of Baltimore; 2024 Baker Award Finalist; and the 2024 PBS documentary episode titled, “Play” by Craft in America. Schroeder Cherry has worked in seven US museums, including The Art Institute of Chicago; Smithsonian Institution’s Anacostia Museum; Studio Museum of Harlem; J.Paul Getty Museum; The Baltimore Museum of Art; and Maryland Historical Society. He has held senior grantmaker positions at Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Foundation, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, first as Deputy Director of Museums, and later Counselor to the Director. He has taught graduate museum studies at Morgan State University, and in 2021 was appointed Curator of Morgan’s James E. Lewis Museum of Art (JELMA).

 

 

LAYERS: The Art of Contemporary Collage | Panel Discussion
Wednesday, February 19 :: 6-8pm
@ MICA Falvey Hall

Join artists Yannick Lowery, Jackie Milad, and Isaiah Winters as well as exhibition curator, Teri Henderson in a lively discussion about contemporary collage on Wednesday, February 19, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. in Falvey Hall, Brown Center. Free and open to the public.

Learn more about LAYERS: The Art of Contemporary Collage exhibition.

About Curator Teri Henderson

Teri Henderson is an independent curator and the Arts & Culture Editor of Baltimore Beat. Previously, she was a staff writer for BmoreArt, gallery coordinator for Connect + Collect. She was a 2020 Momus Emerging Critics Resident, a 2024 Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellow, and a 2024 Maynard Institute for Journalism Education Fellow. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Art+Feminism. In 2020, Henderson started an Instagram account called @blackcollagists. This platform features the work of emerging and established collage artists to raise awareness about the history of Black collage art Black Collagists: The Book, published in 2021, is a physical record of her research. In 2024, she served as a consulting curator for the acclaimed exhibition “New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024” at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. She was a jury member for the 2023 exhibition “Histories Collide: Jackie Milad x Fred Wilson x Nekisha Durrett,” at the Baltimore Museum of Art. In addition to her curatorial work, she is a contributing writer for Plastikcomb Magazine, and her writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The Washington Post, Artforum, BmoreArt, House Beautiful, Justsmile Magazine, Kinfolk Travel, and the St. James Encyclopedia of Hip Hop Culture.

 

 

Grime, Glitter, and Glass: The Body and the Sonic in Contemporary Black Art
Thursday, February 19 :: 4-6pm
@ David C. Driskell Center

Join us for a lecture by scholar and writer Dr. Nikki Greene as she discusses her recent book, “Grime, Glitter, and Glass: The Body and the Sonic in Contemporary Black Art” which examines how contemporary Black visual artists use sonic elements to refigure the formal and philosophical developments of Black art and culture.

A tea will be hosted at 4 PM, and the lecture will start at 5 PM in the gallery.

GRIME, GLITTER, AND GLASS
Focusing on the multimedia art of Renée Stout, Radcliffe Bailey, and María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Greene traces the intersection of the visual’s sonic possibilities with the Black body’s physical, representational, and metaphorical use in art. She employs her concept of “visual aesthetic musicality” to interpret Black visual art by examining the musical genres of jazz and rap, along with the often-overlooked innovations of funk and rumba, within art historiography. From Bailey’s use of multilayered surfaces of glitter, mud, and recycled materials to meditate on Sun Ra’s Afrofuturism to Stout’s life-size cast of her own body that recalls funk musician Betty Davis to Campos-Pons’s performative and sculptural references to sugar that resonate with the legacy of Celia Cruz, Greene outlines how these artists use mediums such as molded glass sculptures, viscous wet plaster, and dazzling mannequin heads to enhance the manifestations of Black identity. By foregrounding the sonic elements of their work, Greene demonstrates that these artists use sound to make themselves legible, recognizable, and audible.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
NIKKI A. GREENE, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Art History at Wellesley College. She has traveled internationally to deliver lectures on the Arts of the African diaspora, including to Chile, England, Ethiopia, Italy, and South Africa. Greene’s essays have appeared in American Studies Journal, Aperture, Panorama: Journal of the Association of Historians of American Art, The Delaware Review of Latin American Studies, and WBUR Boston. She has also written for The Studio Museum in Harlem, The Guggenheim Museum, Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, among others. Grime, Glitter and Glass was awarded a Wyeth Foundation for American Art Publication Grant by the College Art Association.

RSVP
RSVPs are appreciated but not required. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

 

 

American Craft Made Baltimore
Friday, February 20 | Ongoing through February 23
@ Baltimore Convention Center

Now returning for its 48th year, American Craft Made Baltimore showcases work by nearly 400 accomplished artists and makers alongside demonstrations, talks, and hands-on experiences.

American Craft Made Baltimore is one of the most highly respected and anticipated craft fairs in the United States. As the largest juried craft fair on the East Coast, the fair honors the art of the handmade, fostering connection between creators and appreciators and supporting the livelihoods of early career and established artists and makers.

:: Related Events ::

2025 American Craft Made Kick-Off Party
Thursday, February 20 :: 6-8pm
@ Made in Baltimore

Free; registration required.

Experience an evening of craft, culture, and connection. Enjoy delicious local bites, sip on craft cocktails, and explore a stunning showcase of Baltimore’s finest makers featured in Made in Baltimore’s inspiring space. Celebrate with us as we honor the artists who keep American craft alive and thriving! Registered attendees will be invited to enjoy an open bar featuring cocktails and mocktails expertly crafted by CAnE Collective and sample delicious bites, with additional items available for purchase from The Empanada Lady, Habesha Flavor, and MFG Toffee.

 

 

MICA Grad Show I | Opening Reception
Friday, February 21 :: 5-7pm

MICA Grad Show 2025 features the work of the College’s MFA and MA students across 14 internationally renowned graduate programs. From February through May, four distinct shows will highlight the students’ bold explorations of political unrest, social injustice, and community polarization. In collaboration with the Office of Graduate Studies, the programs will host exhibition receptions and key events celebrating the ability of these artists, designers, filmmakers, educators, and curators to harness art’s power to disrupt, awaken, and inspire for a more just and connected future.

MICA MAT/Art Education Exhibition

Opening on Friday, February 21, at 4:00pm in Fox 3 Gallery.

Please join MICA’s Center for Art Education for an exhibition featuring MAT students from a variety of studio areas. (On view: Feb 14-Mar 2)

 

 

Baby Laurence Legacy Project Premiere
Friday, February 21 | Ongoing through February 22
@ Creative Alliance

Creative Alliance’s inaugural performing artist in residence, tap dancer and vocalist, Brinae Ali, and her bandmates of the Baltimore Jazz Collective celebrate the life and legacy of Baltimore’s greatest tap dancer: Baby Laurence (February 24, 1921-April 2, 1974). Baby Laurence was the first tap dancer to record a jazz album—Dancemaster (recorded in 1959, released in 1977). Brinae will be sharing works in progress that reimagine his music, as well as original compositions and choreography. The Baby Laurence Legacy Project is supported by NEFA’s National Dance Projects, Johns Hopkins University Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts, and Peabody Jazz & BFA Dance Department.
Featuring

Baltimore Jazz Collective
Marc Cary | Keys
Kris Funn | Bass
Eric Kennedy | Drums
Todd Marcus | Bass Clarinet
Sean Jones | Trumpet

Performing Artist Collaborators
Wendel Patrick | Turntables, Beatbox, Effects
Gerson Lanza | Tap
Lisa LaTouche | Tap
PJ Pinkett | Tap
Folashade Forman-Bey | Dance
WombWork Productions Nu World Ensemble

 

 

Queering the Collection: Sylvia Jones
Saturday, February 22 :: 2-3pm
@ The Walters Art Museum

Location: Galleries
Registration is required.

Join Sylvia Jones, a writer and prison abolitionist, and Jo Briggs, Jennie Walters Delano Curator of 18th- and 19th-Century Art, to explore invisibility and concealment in the lives of artists. Follow Jones and Briggs through the galleries as they discuss the hidden labor of workers in the production of ceramics and the societal constraints on 19th-century artists.

REGISTER

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 with the audience.

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 web page for more information.

About the Artist

Sylvia Jones‘ debut poetry collection, Television Fathers, is forthcoming October 2024 from Meekling Press. Jones serves as an editor at Black Lawrence Press and intermittently reads for the journal Ploughshares. She teaches creative writing at George Washington University and with Goucher’s Prison Education Program. She’s received support from the Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts; Topical Cream; Jack Straw Cultural Center; The Emerging Artist Initiative; Poets at the End of The World Collective; Creative Capital; Maryland State Arts Council; UMBC; The Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgender Community Center of New York; and the Cleveland Museum of Art. She received her MFA from American University in Washington D.C., and she currently writes and resides happily in Baltimore.

 

 

The Art of Collecting | Panel Discussion
Saturday, February 22 :: 2-4pm
@ Galerie Myrtis

Galerie Myrtis invites you to join us for “The Art of Collecting” panel discussion featuring esteemed collectors Eric Key, Aaro Jean Bell, and Jennifer Hardy, each of whom has dedicated their lives to collecting African American art. Moderated by Dr. Myrtis Bedolla, this conversation will delve into the personal journeys of these collectors, their inspirations, and the pivotal role art plays in shaping their lives.

This discussion will offer unique insights into the lives of these passionate collectors, explore the cultural and emotional significance of African American art, and inspire attendees to view art collecting as an act of preservation, celebration, and connection. The discussion will take place on Saturday, February 22nd from 2:00 – 4:00 pm. The event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. RSVP is required to attend.

The panel discussion is a part of programming for the exhibition “Art of the Collectors X.” This curated exhibit celebrates the cultural richness and artistic diversity embodied in a stunning array of unique works. This exclusive showcase invites art enthusiasts and collectors to explore and acquire exceptional pieces that have graced private collections for decades.

Featured artists include: Romare Bearden, Camille Billops, Iona Rozeal Brown, Jože Ciuha, Kevin Cole, Ernest Crichlow, James Denmark, David Driskell, Victor Ekpuk, Gavin Jantjes, Earl Miller, Stephen Towns, Buchi Upjohn, and more.

The exhibit runs from February 8 – March 8, 2025. Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday by appointment, 2:00 – 6:00 pm. Hours extended during special events. For additional information on the exhibition, please contact the gallery at (410) 235‐3711 or Ky Vassor, Assistant Director, at [email protected]. For sales inquiries, please contact our Sales Director, Noel Bedolla, at [email protected].

 

 

Thread Lines | Opening Reception
Saturday, February 22 :: 5-7pm
@ Goya Contemporary

On view through March 10th, 2025 at Goya Contemporary Gallery.

Thread Lines is an exhibition that showcases the work of contemporary artists who integrate sewing techniques and fibers into a wide range of artistic forms, from drawings and paintings to prints, wall hangings, and sculptures. The exhibition explores the emotional depth capable within a single thread, blending traditional methods with innovative approaches of using thread to examine the symbolic ties that connect individuals and communities.

Featuring artists Sanford Biggers, Claire Campbell Park, Sonya Clark, Liliana Porter, Soledad Salamé, Joyce J. Scott, Elizabeth Talford Scott, Alan Shields, Jo Smail, and Paula Wilson, Thread Lines highlights how each artist challenges the boundaries between fine art and craft. Their work collectively redefines these distinctions, emphasizing the power of thread not just as a medium but as a vehicle for cultural and personal expression.

The exhibition’s contents aim to evoke, question, and preserve both individual and collective memories while addressing urgent social issues. The artists explore a wide array of themes—gender, race, sexuality, class, climate change, beauty, politics, and cultural heritage—all which challenge stereotypes and reflect the fluidity of identity in the contemporary world. By engaging with these complex themes, Thread Lines fosters a dialogue about belonging and inclusivity, using thread as a throughline and a metaphor for connection, transformation, and enlightenment.

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HAUNTED KOREAS Dreaming Unification Protest Peace: Mina Cheon with Kim Il Soon | Opening Reception + Artist Talk
Saturday, February 22 :: 5:30pm
@ Towson University Asian Arts + Culture Center

Join Mina Cheon to explore the HAUNTED KOREAS: Dreaming Unification Protest Peace exhibition together and gain insights into how she creates art to advocate for positive change. Mina Cheon (PhD, MFA) is a global Korean new media artist, scholar, and educator who divides her time between Baltimore, New York, and Seoul, Korea. Born in Seoul to parents who were originally from the North, Cheon has never known a unified Korea. She has worked on North Korean awareness and global peace projects since 2004 and her specific focus on East Asia reflects the transgenerational trauma of Korea’s history, particularly division, war, and Japanese colonization. Image – Umma Rises: Towards Global Peace by Mina Cheon with Kim Il Soon, 2019. This event is co-sponsored by the Korean American Foundation – Greater Washington and the Baltimore Changwon Sister City Committee.

 

 

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2025 Shop & Accelerator Program
posted by Makers of Maryland

Hey Makers! We’re doing things BIGGER and BETTER than ever in 2025! The Makers of Maryland has secured an entire year’s lease at The Avenue at White Marsh 🎉 For the first time ever I’ll have an entire year to fully support you and your business to ensure consistent growth, support, and connection through this beautiful community.

With this new exciting opportunity comes the restructuring of how the Makers shop functions. But don’t worry – all of these changes are made with the vendor’s best interest in mind to grow all of your businesses and give you the support you need along the way.

Please take a second to click on this video that describes the changes and reviews FAQs. You don’t have to watch the entire video. Please at minimum look at the timestamps under the video to see if you want to know more about any of the questions/information before you continue with this application. —> Makers of MD 2025 Shop & Accelerator Program Overview and FAQs

Apply for Self as Universe: Mending Our Collective Ecosystem
deadline February 24
posted by A Studio in the Woods

The climate crisis is an urgent global concern. Self as Universe: Mending Our Collective Ecosystem Residencies at A Studio in the Woods invite artists to explore the connections within our collective ecosystems and use the power of imagination to heal the wounds in the relationship between ourselves and our communities. Southeast Louisiana’s land and inhabitants are continually scarred by the effects of environmental degradation. These injuries – the historical to the present – affect our bodies, families, communities, and cultures, as well as the land and its other creatures. We encourage artists to guide our collective response as the caretakers and caregivers to our universe while bringing wisdom, integrity, optimism, and even humor to intentional and timely projects seeking transformation for our species and planet. This new call reflects a desire to repair the disconnection and alienation between humankind and the planet that is hindering the climate movement.

 

 

ARTsites 2025: Artist Application
deadline Feburary 24
posted by Howard County Arts Council

The Howard County Arts Council (HCAC) is seeking up to 12 artists to participate in its 14th Annual Juried Public Art Competition for a temporary outdoor exhibit from August 2025-July 2026. HCAC’s goal is to make art more accessible to the entire community by placing sculpture at sites throughout Howard County. The sculptures will serve as major visual anchor points that will enhance and activate community spaces and generate interest in public art.

HCAC will administer the selection process and provide an identification plaque for each work and promotional support for the exhibit. HCAC staff will serve as the liaison with site administrators. Sale of artwork will be encouraged; a 20% commission of work sold as a result of the exhibit will go to HCAC. Work must remain on view for the duration of the entire exhibit.

 

 

2025 Rabbit Island Residency Open Call
deadline February 28

The Rabbit Island Residency provides financial support, time, and pristine natural spaces to challenge creative practices in a wilderness environment. Artists live and work on the island for 2-4 weeks, engaging directly with the landscape, responding to notions of conservation, ecology, and sustainability via their research and cultural works. The residency reflects on the American continent’s four hundred year history of settlement and division of land and stems from the idea that in a developed society intelligent organization of wild spaces is one of the most civilized things we can pursue.

The island itself, an unsettled and undivided space, enables artists to present commentary on these ideas, creating interpretations and solutions to issues of global importance–climate change, loss of natural habitat, the value of pristine watersheds, the environmental implications of entrepreneurship, and so forth. Modern understanding of our natural reality, as well as our cause-and-effect relationship to it, dictates a need for principles worthy of our time. If artists do not create the work that defines this new space, who will? Art is perhaps the purest form of creation and serves fittingly as a symbol for all human constructions.

 

 

Curatorial Open Call
deadline February 28
posted by The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation

The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation is excited to announce the fourth in a series of open calls, giving curators, academics, and art historians a platform to stage an exhibition at The 8th Floor, our gallery and event space, at 17 West 17th St. near Union Square, NYC.

We are searching for emerging researchers and cultural presenters to work with us to realize their pre-existing, and as-yet unrealized exhibition concept. Proposals with an experimental and/or pedagogical approach are sought for thematic group presentations. Applicants should be engaged in research which addresses themes relating to the Foundation’s mission of art and social justice, championing equity, education, access, and underrepresented narratives and practices.

The selected curator will be given an honorarium of $3000 for their work on the exhibition and $2000 for their essay in the accompanying catalog. In addition to an exhibition budget, they will be guided and supported in their administrative, planning, and promotional endeavors by the curatorial team at the Rubin Foundation. This commission is open to those who fulfill the criteria for this application and there is no fee to apply. The finalist will engage in all associated programming, in tandem with the resulting exhibition.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, sex, gender, age, national origin, religion, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other protected status. Please note that solo applicants need to have a visa to work in the US or be permanent US residents/citizens.

 

 

Windgate Artist in Residence Open Call University of Arkansas Little Rock
deadline February 28

Open Call:

This is an Open Call for artists, designers, and craftspeople interested in the semester long Windgate Artist in Residence program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s School of Art and Design for Fall 2025 (Aug-Dec) and Spring 2026 (Jan-May) semesters. This program provides a $30,000 stipend, housing, funding for material and travel, studio space, and access to UA Little Rock’s extensive studios.

This form will close: Feb 28 2025 at 11:59pm CST

About our school:

The School of Art and Design at UA Little Rock offers engaging and inspiring art instruction. Our art degrees in studio art, art history, and art education prepare students for fulfilling careers as professional artists, and for careers in museums, businesses, schools, and more. Our students have opportunities for research, internships, and mentorship, and many experience the fulfillment of having their works displayed in our galleries.

Our Mission Statement:

The School of Art and Design cultivates artistic excellence, critical thinking, and holistic growth in our students as we train them in art and craft, focusing on process, materials, and contemporary practices. Our dynamic and diverse community is dedicated to fostering inclusion and encouraging interdisciplinary exploration as we benefit from and contribute to the cultural fabric of Little Rock and Arkansas.

 

 

Poetry Contest
deadline March 1
posted by Little Patuxent Review + The Pratt Library

Maryland poets, this contest is for you! The winning poem, to be announced in mid-April, will be published in Little Patuxent Review and celebrated at a public reading hosted by the Pratt Library and Little Patuxent Review. It may also be displayed at the Central Library or turned into a collectible broadside.

 

 

The Art of Impact: Celebrating 20 Years of Community Connections COE | Call for Non-Profits
deadline March 1
posted by ACCR + Maryland Art Place

Would your organization like to receive a collection of original artwork for permanent exhibition or collection?

The Art Connection in the Capital Region (ACCR) is thrilled to present The Art of Impact: Celebrating 20 Years of Community Connections, an exhibition and art placement event to commemorate its 20th Anniversary of ACCR. This commemorative exhibition is being organized in partnership with MAP and will open February 22nd, 2025.

To be considered as recipient of free artwork organizations must:

Possess nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

• Provide direct services to individuals/families within Washington, D.C. and Baltimore
• Agree to exhibit the artwork in public areas that are safe and accessible
• Have no available funds for purchasing art in-house
• Be responsible for retrieving the artwork from exhibition venue and installing in their agency

Selected nonprofit organizations will be invited to MAP in early March to view the exhibition and select a small collection of original artworks, generously donated by local artists. After the exhibition closes, this artwork will be permanently gifted to the nonprofit, becoming a part of their public collection. The nonprofit will be responsible for retrieving the artwork and for the installation within their agency.

We believe that visual art plays a crucial role in promoting healing and wellbeing. We hope you share this belief and encourage you to apply in the link below:

LINK TO FORM
For more details please contact Julie Cavnor, Executive Director: jcavnor@artconnection-cr.org | Artconnection-cr.org 

 

 

Call for Papers: American Art Commentaries
deadline March 1
posted by University of Chicago Press

American Art, the peer-reviewed journal co-published by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the University of Chicago Press, seeks papers that investigate the methodological intersections between art history and Black studies, understood as both theory and practice, as well as the institutions and individuals who have championed them. Selected essays will contextualize parallel developments, paradigm shifts, and state-of-the-field overlaps and divergences in art history, visual and material culture studies, and African, African American, and African diasporic studies in or out of museums and universities. Such shifts remake value hierarchies and historical frameworks; refigure artistic genealogies, geographies, and milieus; and introduce new interpretive approaches that influence adjacent fields.

Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have invested in the relationship between art history and Black studies since their founding, with educators and alumna simultaneously working as artists, archivists, gallery directors, curators, and administrators to break the color line. Longstanding concerns with visibility and visual culture in Black thought also abound, from descriptions of the White gaze by W. E. B. Du Bois and Frantz Fanon to numerous objections at the pervasive White supremacist representations of Black subjects in the Americas, Europe, and elsewhere. Additionally, art history was central to Melville Herskovits’s and Robert Farris Thompson’s efforts to trace African presences in the material culture of the Americas—efforts that unfolded alongside the Black Power movements and the creation of Black studies departments in the United States. Yet many of other stories remain untold.

 

 

2025 Independent Artist Grants
deadline March 2
posted by Kent County Cultural Alliance

The Kent Cultural Alliance (KCA) is pleased to announce the 2025 Independent Artist Grants program, which will provide $25,000 in funding to support artists living and creating in Kent County. This initiative will award 50 individual grants of $500 each as one-time financial support for artists working in a variety of disciplines.

The application period will open on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at 10:00 AM and close on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 11:59 PM. Eligible applicants must reside and actively create work in Kent County. These funds may be used for a range of artistic needs, including the purchase of materials, studio rental, marketing expenses, or equipment maintenance. However, grant funds may not be used for travel purposes.

The application is available online at www.kentculture.org, where both an online submission form and a downloadable PDF version can be accessed. Artists requiring a printed copy may request one by contacting the KCA office. Paper applications can also be picked up in person at the Raimond Center, located at 101 Spring Avenue, Chestertown, during office hours (Tuesday–Friday, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM).

For questions regarding the application process, please contact Hester Sachse, Deputy Director of the Kent Cultural Alliance, at [email protected] or by phone at 410-778-3700.

 

 

Invitational Fine Arts & Crafts Show 2025 Call for Entries
deadline March 3

Columbia Festival of the Arts’ LakeFest event is returning to the Columbia Lakefront June 20-22, 2025, for a spectacular celebration. Included in this not-to-be-missed free outdoor weekend is our Invitational Fine Arts & Crafts Show along with the live performances from national, regional and local artists on the LakeStage, interactive children’s activities, festival foods and fun for the entire family!

Our juried, Invitational Fine Arts & Crafts Show is currently seeking artisans with original work, representing a breadth of media including functional and wearable art to participate in this June 20-22, 2025, free outdoor weekend in Columbia, Maryland. DON’T MISS this opportunity to showcase your original artwork. Deadline to submit your entry is Monday, March 3, 2025.

 

 

NXTHVN Fellowship
deadline March 3

NXTHVN is a groundbreaking institution that combines the best of arts and entrepreneurship. Through access, education, programming and impact investing, NXTHVN launches the careers of artists and curators and strengthens the livelihood of its local community. Located in the historically African-American Dixwell neighborhood of New Haven, CT, the expansive adapted-reuse campus houses gallery, studio, office, performance and living spaces. Co-founded in 2018 by acclaimed visual artist Titus Kaphar and private equity investor Jason Price—both longtime residents of New Haven—NXTHVN represents a new national arts model for developing an equitable society.

FELLOWSHIP

Each year NXTHVN welcomes up to seven artists and two curators to participate in its paid 10-month intensive Fellowship Program. The application is open until March 3, 2025. Each Fellow will receive studio or office space, a stipend, and subsidized housing. Selected from an international pool of applicants, Fellows relocate to New Haven to participate in NXTHVN’s mentorship-driven curriculum which includes professional development sessions led by visiting artists, curators, scholars, and practitioners. Selected Fellows are also matched with a high school Apprentice, for focused one-on-one mutual learning, which gives the next local generation a chance to grow and excel in creative fields. The Fellowship year culminates with an annual group show at a prominent gallery space.

 

 

Ecocide: Nature in the Shadow of War
deadline March 19
posted by Crow’s Nest

Ecocide comes from the Greek word for “house” (oikos) and the Latin word “to kill” (caedere) – killing our home, the Earth. A team of legal scholars recently came up with a more formal definition: “Unlawful or wanton acts committed with knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood of severe and either widespread or long-term damage to the environment being caused by those acts.” Ecocide can take place in peacetime, as with the mass burning of fossil fuels, or in war, where it is often used as a weapon.

For our April show, we are calling on artists residing in the United States for visual artwork of any medium that addresses the theme of ecocide, particularly in the context of armed conflict. We want to bring attention not only to the destruction but also to efforts to resist ecocide, restore the land, and begin to heal some of ecocide’s wounds. All works will be exhibited at the art gallery in the Crow’s Nest, in downtown Baltimore.

Through this show, we want to engage the public on the issue of ecocide– including but not limited to the tragedies unfolding in Ukraine and Gaza. While the immediate human tragedy in these places is well documented, the war against the environment is less well understood and takes many forms: deliberate destruction of dams, poisoning of arable land and water, destruction of ancient trees and forests, the mining of farms and fields. These crimes will have deep and long-lasting consequences on the livability and future of a place. We are hoping for work that is honest and steadfast, but that does not sensationalize brutality, particularly against children. Though this issue is stark and painful, artists should not be dissuaded from addressing ecocide through metaphor or more abstract responses.

While we are interested in work that touches on the suffering of people under these inhuman conditions, we are most interested in work that ties that suffering to the health of the planet, local biomes, and ecologies. We are extremely interested in work that centers a connection to nature as a form of resistance in places affected by ecocide.

 

 

2025 Saturday ‘Visiter’ Awards Call for Entries
deadline May 30
posted by Poe Baltimore

Call for entries open from January 19 – May 30!

The Saturday “Visiter” Awards are named for the prize a young Edgar Allan Poe won while he lived in Baltimore which helped to launch the famed writer’s career.  Medals are presented by Poe Baltimore in two categories: works that adapt Poe’s life or writing (including biography, or true adaptations of his poetry or prose), and original works that are inspired by Poe’s life or writing. For more information, visit https://poefestinternational.com/saturday-visiter-awards.

Contact:

Poe Baltimore  203 N. Amity Street  Baltimore, MD 21223

Enrica Jang   Director Poe Baltimore   (410) 462-1763

[email protected]

$25 entry fee