This Week: Glenn Walker exhibition at The Peale, Celebration + Farewell Party for Shane Prada at BJC, Forever Home Artist Talks + Public Reception at Design Distillery, Ivan B. McClellan in conversation with Teri Henderson at Greedy Reads Remington, screening of “Putty Hill” at Pratt Central Library, Schwingo 2025 fundraiser for Make Studio at Checkerspot Brewing, Black August at Crow’s Nest, and a closing reception for Emily Fussner, Madeline A. Stratton, and Julia Roble at Crow’s Nest — PLUS Built to Last exhibition call for entry at The Peale and more featured opportunities!
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Glenn Walker: In the Room and Beyond
Ongoing through October 12
@ The Peale
The Peale is proud to present a rare retrospective of Baltimore artist Glenn Walker, whose bold and unflinching vision left an indelible mark on the city’s art scene. From intimate portraits to charged social commentary, Walker’s work captures the beauty, humor, and complexity of everyday life.
About the Artist
Glenn F. Walker (1927-1988) was a Baltimore painter trained at the then-Maryland Institute of Arts and a “best kept secret” among area art aficionados. Walker, who died in 1988, continues to be known for working in a breathtaking variety of media and styles including oils, pastels, watercolors, drawings, and woodcuts. He won prizes for his art from the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Peale Museum, and elsewhere. Walker is remembered in part as the subject of controversy: Baltimore Mayor Thomas D’Alesandro Jr. saw a Walker painting, “In a Room”, during a 1955 Peale exhibition, and declaring it obscene and “morally objectionable,” ordered it removed. The painting showed a nude man smoking a cigarette and a woman lying on a bed. The museum’s director, Wilbur H. Hunter Jr., put the painting on display in his office, and other painters protested the mayor’s order by removing their works from the exhibition.
A year later, the Baltimore Sun’s art critic, Kenneth Sawyer, called Walker “a draftsman of sensitive imagination, a technician with few peers in Baltimore.” Walker remained at the center of the city’s art scene for many years, continuing to paint and teach throughout his four-decade career.
This exhibition is made possible thanks to the generosity of Buzz Cusack, who has preserved and championed Walker’s artistic legacy. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore works spanning Walker’s career, including the controversial In the Room, the 1955 painting at the center of one of Baltimore’s most infamous art censorship battles.
Join us as we celebrate Walker’s fearless creativity and rediscover an artist whose work still challenges, delights, and inspires nearly 70 years later.
Artist profile compliments of Manor Mill, Monkton, MD
Thank You Shane! A Celebration & Farewell Party
Tuesday, September 19 :: 6-8pm
@ Baltimore Jewelry Center
After 12 years of leadership, Shane Prada, the BJC’s founding executive director, will be stepping down from her role this fall. Over the last 12 years, Shane has grown the BJC from a tiny organization with 4 programs and a budget of $150,000 in 2014 to midsize organization with 20 programs and a budget nearing $800,000 in 2025. She has spearheaded programs that have allowed the BJC to expand its reach and impact, from workforce development and youth programming to symposiums and artist residencies.
We have grown exponentially with Shane’s shared vision. Under her leadership, the BJC has secured an endowment (and doubled that endowment!), ensuring that the BJC has a long-term sustainable funding structure. While it is bittersweet to think about what the next era of the BJC will look like without her at our helm, this transition comes at a time when we are able to project our ideas, hopes, and dreams into the future. We are excited to welcome a new leader to the BJC.
Before we let her go, we are having a big, beautiful celebration of Shane and all of her accomplishments over the last 10 years! Please join us on Friday, September 19th from 6-8pm to say farewell to Shane as our Executive Director.
Forever Home: Visual Art Group Exhibition | Artist Talks and Public Reception
Thursday, August 21 :: 6-9pm
@ Design Distillery
Forever Home | Visual Art Group Exhibition
At Design Distillery :: Curated by Alex French
Artists’ Talks and Public Reception
Thursday, August 21 2025 :: 6pm-9pm
Design Distillery
1414 Key Highway Baltimore, MD USA
(Directly across from The Baltimore Museum of Industry)
ddistillery.com @ddistillery
Open to the Public
Tuesday–Thursday 11am – 6pm
Friday–Saturday 11am – 5pm
Sunday–Monday Closed
Please join us Thursday, August 21st from 6-9pm, when our exhibiting artists discuss their process, contexts and critical perspectives in an ever-shifting world. Forever Home is a multimedia visual art group exhibition, curated by Alex French at Design Distillery. This ongoing series merges art from over 25 incredible artists from the DM(W)V with innovative interior design to live well and collect with passion.
We threw out the alienating art speak, the sterile operating room exhibition space, the price list hunt and matching game, the fabricated feeling that art isn’t made for you to understand or collect. Our art exhibition series presents intentional interior design elements as a collaborative solution in the conversation of how we can support artists and culture. We welcome you to discover these artists’ worlds and envision their work in your own home.
The exhibition will run on an ongoing basis, accompanied by artist talks and music events, with new exhibition series installments debuting quarterly. Stay tuned @ddistillery and join our email newsletter to learn more.
Exhibiting Artists
Lea Bodea @leabodeadesign
Lania D’Agostino @dagostinostudios
Pat Dennis @patdennisgiroux
Marie-Paule Dendooven @mariepauleart
Dan Dudrow @dandudrow
Alice Faber #alicefaber
Alex French @alexfrenchgram
Jack French @jack.french.906
Joe Gerlak @jgerlak5
Josh Hawkins @woodndiamonds
Robert Hoffman @rah_the_bird
Alexis Irby @artbylexi3
Selena “Noir” Jaquesun Jackson @_selenoir_
Francisco Loza @loza_arte
Barry Page @photographicpage
Qrcky @qrcky
Marc Ranard @marcranard_art
Stephen Reichert @stephen_reichert
Bonnie Schupp @bonnieschupp
Shani Shih @shanishih
Sirdar @5irdar
Osaretin Ugiagbe @osaretin.ugiagbe
Mark A. West Jr @houseofmarkwest
Mark Wagner @paclightart
Michael S. Wiggs @paisleyhead
Ivan B. McClellan presents EIGHT SECONDS: BLACK RODEO CULTURE
Friday, August 22 :: 7-8:30pm
@ Greedy Reads Remington
Registration for this event is not required; however, in the case of a full event, your registration will reserve your seat.
Join us in Remington to welcome Ivan B. McClellan, photographer and curator behind 8 Seconds Rodeo, to Baltimore!
Ivan will discuss his photobook Eight Seconds: Black Rodeo Culture alongside Teri Henderson, Arts and Culture Editor of Baltimore Beat.
This event is presented in collaboration with Batlimore Beat!
ABOUT EIGHT SECONDS: BLACK RODEO CULTURE
Glorious tributes to contemporary Black rodeo culture across America
In 2015, photographer Ivan McClellan attended the Roy LeBlanc Invitational in Oklahoma, the country’s longest-running Black rodeo, at the invitation of Charles Perry, director and producer ofThe Black Cowboy. “It was like going to Oz—there was all this color and energy,” McClellan says. “There was a backyard barbecue atmosphere … It felt like home.” Over the next decade, he embarked on journeys across America, crafting a multilayered look at contemporary Black rodeo culture. Whether photographing teen cowgirl sensation Kortnee Solomon at her family’s Texas stables, capturing bull riding champion Ouncie Mitchell in action or hanging out with the Compton Cowboys at their Los Angeles ranch, McClellan chronicles the extraordinary athletes who keep the magic and majesty of the “Old West” alive with high-octane displays of courage, strength and skill.
The book’s title refers to the sport of bull riding. Athletes must stay on a bull for a total of eight seconds while it bucks; the more hectic the ride, the higher they score. It’s an apt metaphor for McClellan’s devotion to this long-form documentary project, which required him to hone his reflexes, endurance and stamina to get the perfect picture. WithEight Seconds, McClellan honors the highest ideals of independence, integrity and grit with intimate photographs that preserve the deep-rooted connections between people and land.
Eight Seconds: Black Rodeo Culture will be available for purchase at the event!
Ivan McClellan (b. 1982, Kansas City, KS) is a photojournalist and designer based in Portland, Oregon. His work reveals marginalized aspects of black culture and challenges broad assumptions and myths about racial identity in America.
Teri Henderson is the Arts and Culture Editor of Baltimore Beat. She is the author of the 2021 book Black Collagists. Previously, she was a staff writer for BmoreArt, gallery coordinator for Connect + Collect, and served on the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts board. Henderson was a 2020 Momus Emerging Critics Resident, a 2023-2024 Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellow, and a 2024 Maynard 200 Fellow. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Art+Feminism.
Baltimore Beat is a Black-led, Black-controlled nonprofit newspaper and media outlet. Our mission is to honor the tradition of the Black press and the spirit of alt-weekly journalism with reporting that focuses on community, questions power structures, and prioritizes thoughtful engagement with our readers.
Baltimore Beat aims to serve all of Baltimore City, including those with limited internet access and those who are a part of underrepresented communities.
Baltimore Beat aspires toward a more equitable, accountable, and rigorous future for journalism that fully represents the stories of all our neighbors.
Beyond the Frame: “Putty Hill”
Saturday, August 23 :: 1-3pm
@ Enoch Pratt FREE Library – Central Branch
Beyond the Frame: “Putty Hill”
A beautifully realized portrait of a close-knit community on the outskirts of Baltimore, PUTTY HILL is the second feature from Matthew Porterfield. At a neighborhood karaoke bar, friends and family gather to remember a young man who passed away. Knowing little about his final days, they attempt to reconstruct his life. In the process, they offer a window onto their own lives, an evocative picture of working-class America, dislocated from the progress and mobility around them, but united in pursuit of a shared dream. Dir. Matthew Porterfield. 2010. 91 mins. Digital.
It may already be too late, but it wasn’t until rock and roller Spence (Alex Fippinger) saw that thrift store mannequin did he realize that he still loves coy photographer Monika (Nikki Belfiglio). It may also be too late, but it wasn’t until hearing Spence’s song did Monika realize that she can’t stand him at all. Malena Filmus, Ned Van Zandt, and Kegan Zema co-star in this short, very strange, chamber drama.
Saturday August 23, 2025, 1-3PM
Enoch Pratt Central Library (400 Cathedral St., Baltimore)
1st Floor Maker Space (located directly behind the Best & Next department)
FREE / No Registration Required
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Schwingo 2025! Art Bingo benefiting Make Studio
Saturday, August 23 :: 3-6pm
@ Checkerspot Brewing Company
It’s the 10th annual Schwingo — and it’s bigger, bolder, and bingo-ier than ever!
Join Make Studio for an afternoon of art, laughs, and not-so-serious gameplay at Checkerspot Brewing Company — all in support of Make Studio.
This is Bingo, Make Studio style. Every round gives you a shot at winning one-of-a-kind art prizes donated by amazing local artists!
Grab a delicious beer from the bar, snag some legendary eats from Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (on-site with their food truck), and get ready for 12 rounds of high-energy, art-filled bingo fun.
Tickets are $45 and include 12 rounds of bingo.
Want even more chances to win? Add 3 bonus games for just $20 — and play for exclusive art prizes you won’t find anywhere else.
Bingo starts at 4:00 PM — but come early to eat, mingle, and soak up the good vibes.
All proceeds support Make Studio, Baltimore’s only progressive art studio empowering artists with disabilities to grow as professionals.
We can’t wait to play, party, and Schwingo with you!
Black Augusthttps://www.crowsnestbaltimore.com/current-programming
August 23 :: 7pm
@ Crow’s Nest
Black August commemorates and carries forward the struggle and sacrifices of Black political prisoners and freedom fighters – from George Jackson’s work organizing behind bars in San Quentin to the Attica Prison rebellion to the Haitian Revolution to Nat Turner’s rebellion and the March on Washington. These moments of resistance and sacrifice, among countless others, have challenged the oppression and exploitation of Black people and especially prisoners, which remain foundational to the immense wealth of the U.S. capitalist class. This Black August, Baltimore Artists Against Apartheid, Crows Nest, and Baltimore PSL present BLACK AUGUST, calling for art submissions that honor this legacy of struggle for liberation. More than just a reflection on past rebellions, this exhibition is a rallying cry to carry the fight forward today.
Emily Fussner // Madeline A. Stratton // Julia Roble | Closing Reception
Sunday, August 24 :: 7pm
@ Baltimore City Crit Club
Closing Reception: Saturday, August 24th at 7 PM
Location: 3500 Parkdale Ave, Baltimore
Emily is a multidisciplinary artist who works at the intersection of fragility, materiality, and architectural memory. Born with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, she brings a deeply personal understanding of fracture and repair to her process. Using handmade paper, she casts cracks in pavement and tracks transient light patterns in stairwells, parking lots, and other overlooked thresholds. These gestures, whether installed in situ or transformed into sculpture, books, or prints, suspend moments of transience and vulnerability in physical form. Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington, IA&A at Hillyer, and the Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art, among others. A current resident at MoCA Arlington and Events Manager at Washington Project for the Arts, Emily brings a poetics of mending and quiet observation to every gesture she makes.
Madeline explores memory and domestic ritual through minimal, material-rich works that incorporate textiles, thread, and paint. Her practice evokes the emotional and psychological resonance of ordinary objects and architectural spaces, distilling them into silhouettes and simplified structures that hover between absence and presence. Her focus on daily rituals and the objects associated with them invites viewers into a meditative encounter with their memory landscapes. Drawing from personal history while opening space for collective reflection, her work is tactile, sensitive, and evocative, rendering the invisible scaffolding of home and memory in deeply felt form. Madeline A. Stratton has mounted several notable solo and two-person exhibitions in the DC-Baltimore region, including We Were Here (2021) at Hamiltonian Artists and Spatial Relations (2019) with Jacob Zimmerman at AUTOMAT in Philadelphia. Her work is held in collections such as the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Kimpton Banneker Hotel.
Julia works in photography, video, text, and print, often layering appropriated home movies and archival imagery to explore memory, perception, and the blurred boundary between past and present. Her current series draws from her grandfather’s 8mm home movies, specifically mining the margins, those unintended exposures that fall outside the frame. By focusing on these peripheral fragments, Julia draws our attention to what is typically unseen or dismissed, giving emotional weight to fleeting or fractured moments. She holds an MFA from MICA’s Mount Royal School of Art and a BFA from the Corcoran College of Art + Design. Her work has been exhibited nationally and is part of the collections at the ICA Baltimore and Transformer Flat File.
Together, these three artists share a deep sensitivity to time, space, and material language. Their work converges around themes of memory, architectural absence, and perceptual slippage. Emily’s gentle casting of urban fractures speaks to Julia’s acts of archival recovery—both make space for what is often ignored, broken, or beyond the edge of awareness. Madeline’s quiet interiors echo these investigations by grounding memory in physical rituals and domestic familiarity. There’s a shared fluency in how these artists use minimal forms and subtle gestures to hold complicated emotional terrain.
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Support Night Owl Gallery
fundraiser by Beth-Ann Wilson
In August 2023, after months of sweat and tears, renovation dust, and lots of love, Night Owl Gallery opened its doors in Baltimore’s Station North Arts District after being open for 6 years in Highlandtown. From the start of this chapter, I’ve poured everything I have (financially and emotionally) into building a space where art, community, and connection could thrive.
But we need your help to make it to the end of this chapter and hopefully into the next.
Corsicana Artist & Writer Residency
deadline September 1
Artists and writers of international, national and Texas origin are invited to apply for 2-month, fully-funded studio residencies to produce work in rare scale and focus with generous support and vast, immersive space, in an historic setting fifty miles south of Dallas, Texas. Residents are hosted at 100 West, an 11,000 square-foot, former Odd Fellows lodge virtually unaltered since its 1890s construction, preserved and minimally furnished with pieces designed and built from the first-floor woodshop. Private artist studios are 2,400 square-feet; writing studio is 600 square-feet; kitchen and dining room are shared. Quiet studio focus is prioritized, and balanced with introductions to professional networks in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, culminating with Open Studios at the close of term. Review details below before submitting application.
This Residency takes place in downtown Corsicana – the birthplace of the Texas oil industry, where two booms 1890s – 1920s produced an exuberant setting, declining in care and use by the late-20th century, and gradually rejuvenating across the last decade. 170 artists and writers from across the United States and 17 countries have been granted residencies since 2012. Our programs for residency and education take place within a collection of sites: 100 West (studio and living space), Bookstore (published work and recommendations by residents), Anteroom (exhibitions of alumni work), and Writers House (alumni retreats).
VMFA Aaron Siskind Award for Photography
deadline September 1
posted by Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is pleased to announce the establishment of the VMFA Aaron Siskind Award for excellence in contemporary photography.
This award celebrates Aaron Siskind’s artistic legacy, supports the practice of photography as a vital means of creative expression, and honors the role that the Aaron Siskind Foundation played in supporting photographers through the Individual Photographer’s Fellowship.
This award is intended to support early- to mid-career artists as well as established photographers who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to their practice but may not yet have received significant critical recognition.
Two artists will each receive an unrestricted prize of $25,000.
This material support is meant to enable photographers to complete a meaningful body of work—whether the continuation or finalization of a photographic series; the development of an exhibition, monograph, or book project; or another major creative endeavor.
Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund
deadline September 5
Since 2016, the Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund has given voice to those who have been denied filmmaking opportunities. The fund has emboldened diverse filmmakers to write, design, produce, and distribute a wide array of visual content, from narrative film to immersive media. The fund is a force for equality and diversity in the film industry, a voice for facts, and an equal playing field for the underrepresented.
New Visionary Magazine, Issue 16 Curated by Johnny Thornton
deadline September 7
posted by New Visionary Magazine
New Visionary Magazine, a publication by Visionary Art Collective, features contemporary artists, exclusive interviews with art world professionals, and valuable art career resources. Based in New York City, Visionary Art Collective aims to uplift artists through magazine features, virtual exhibitions, podcast interviews, and mentorship programs.
We are seeking artists of all experience levels to highlight in our upcoming issue. Selected artists will receive a two-page spread, including a custom Q&A and professionally published images of their work.
Johnny Thornton is an artist, Gallery Director and co-owner of Established Gallery, and Executive Director of Arts Gowanus, based in Brooklyn, NY. A dedicated advocate for emerging and mid-career artists, he has played a transformative role in shaping Brooklyn’s contemporary art scene. Through his leadership at both organizations, he has created vital platforms for artists to exhibit, connect, and grow. His curatorial vision is widely recognized for its thoughtfulness, inclusivity, and commitment to elevating underrepresented voices.
Born in Connecticut and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thornton later moved to Tucson, Arizona, where he studied Fine Arts at the University of Arizona. He earned his MFA from Parsons the New School for Design in New York City.
Thornton’s own artwork has been exhibited throughout the United States and is held in numerous private collections. He currently works out of his studio in Gowanus while continuing to build meaningful infrastructure that supports community, visibility, and long-term sustainability in the arts. His impact is widely felt in Brooklyn and beyond.
Eligibility: This opportunity is open to artists of all career levels globally. This is an open call with no specific theme. We are looking for a wide range of artwork to include. Must be 18+ to submit.
We accept all 2D & 3D mediums, including painting, drawing, photography, digital, prints, fiber art, collage, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, and installation art.
TNT Residency AIR Open Call
deadline September 7
posted by Tiger Strikes Asteroid NY and Transmitter Gallery
Tiger Strikes Asteroid New York and Transmitter Gallery are excited to announce TNT Residency, a 6-month fully funded 430 square foot studio adjacent to both galleries at 1329 Willoughby Avenue, culminating in a solo exhibition or open studio event within the studio space. This residency will occur in two cycles per year, each with separate application cycles: Our “Winter” residency runs from January through June, and our “Summer” residency will run from July through December. This open call is for Winter 2026.
The winter residency will commence on Saturday, January 10, 2026, culminating in a potential solo exhibition from June 6th until the end of the residency on Sunday, June 21, 2026. Depending on resident priorities, the resident may instead elect to host an open studio event during the final weekend of the residency. The exhibition will include a $250 honorarium and professional installation shots.
We will prioritize underrepresented artists and artists who produce works not always viable in traditional commercial markets. We encourage artists from all educational backgrounds to apply, and we are excited to see work from artists based across the United States and internationally.
Important note: we do not provide housing for the TNT Residency; if you are not based in New York City, you are responsible for securing a living space for the duration of your residency. Residents may not live in or stay overnight in the studio.
Selection process: 10 semi-finalists will be selected. From those 10, 3 artists will receive Zoom studio visits. From this group of 3 finalists, the recipient of the winter TNT Residency will be selected.
*** Please note that your submission fee directly contributes to the operating expenses for two volunteer-run art galleries. If you require a fee waiver or you would like to pay it forward to support a fellow artist, please contact us at [email protected] ***
We thank you for your support!
Built to Last: A Juried Exhibit Celebrating Baltimore’s Enduring Landmarks
deadline September 15
posted by The Peale
The Peale invites local artists working in two-dimensional media to apply for Built to Last, a juried exhibition celebrating Baltimore’s architectural icons—buildings that have withstood time, change, and civic upheaval. This exhibit will honor the resilience of the built environment through newly created artworks that interpret ten historically and architecturally significant sites across the city.
Grant for Women Artists & Creatives
deadline September 15
posted by Making Her Mark
You’ve found your way here because there’s something you’ve been carrying—a vision, a story, a body of work, a creative dream that won’t let go. Maybe it’s been years in the making. Maybe it’s just beginning to take shape.
Making Her Mark is a nonprofit and storytelling platform that celebrates women’s creativity as a vital, transformative force. Each year, we select a small group of women to receive not just funding, but the full-circle support their creative work deserves: mentorship, community, visibility, and belief.
This application isn’t about perfection. It’s about purpose. We invite you to take your time, speak from the heart, and trust your voice. We’re not looking for the most polished pitch. We’re looking for real, resonant visions from women who are ready to step into them fully.
Whether you’re creating a film, a podcast, a healing space, a body of art, a new way of gathering, or something the world hasn’t seen yet—we want to hear from you.
The Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Grants and Mentorships
deadline September 15
Vital Impacts is dedicated to supporting visual storytellers who capture compelling, solutions-focused environmental stories at the local level. We are excited to offer one (1) $20,000 grant and six (6) $5,000 grants to help bring these vital stories to life.
Grant recipients will have twelve months to develop their projects, with support from Vital Impacts to publish and showcase their work.
Additionally, ten (10) emerging photographers will be chosen to participate in an intensive mentorship program, designed to nurture their growth and enhance their craft.
All applicants are also welcome to join our comprehensive online mentorship series, which provides valuable insights and guidance to all who are interested.
