This Week: Dara Lorenzo tour + lecture at Goucher Rosenberg Gallery, Baltimore Cinematic Universe at SNF Parkway, Ernest Cole gallery talk + reception at MICA Meyerhoff Gallery, Samantha Sethi artist talk at Goucher Bond Gallery, Picturing Mobility panel discussion at UMBC, Monument Lighting events at Mount Vernon Place / The Walters / Maryland Center for History and Culture, Crushing Colonialism Magazine’s 2nd Anniversary at BCS, Making Spaces opening reception + Holiday Sale at BJC, BMA’s Art After Hours, Culturally Curated at the Lewis, Baltimore Resists at Crow’s Nest, and MICA Art Market — PLUS apply for the Janet & Walter Sondheim Art Prize and more featured opportunities!
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Dara Lorenzo: IF UR LOST | Walking and Searching Tour
Tuesday, December 2 :: 2-3pm
@ Rosenberg Gallery, Goucher College
From Medium to Meaning: Critical Perspectives in Art History–Printmaking as Protest, Ritual, and Reproduction
Saturday, December 6 :: 6-7:30pm
@ Rosenberg Gallery, Goucher College
The Goucher Art Galleries is proud to present IF UR LOST, a solo exhibition by Baltimore-based artist Dara Lorenzo, on view in the Rosenberg Gallery from November 13, 2025 through January 31, 2026.
Through her layered, experimental printmaking practice, Lorenzo explores the fragile terrain of memory, self-discovery, and human connection. Combining photogravure, monotype, and chine-collé techniques, she weaves together personal photographic archives, handwritten diaries, and fragments of her book collection to create works that blur the line between image and text, presence and absence, memory and forgetting.
IF UR LOST continues Lorenzo’s investigation into how deeply private reflections—self-doubt, anxiety, longing, embarrassment—become shared experiences through art. Her process-driven works embrace vulnerability, exposing the fragments of inner dialogue and lived memory that shape how we navigate the world. In this exhibition, silence collides with laughter, fear with bravery, solitude with communion: an echo of what it means to exist among others in the city, in ritual, and in fleeting, fragile moments of human connection.
BALTIMORE CINEMATIC UNIVERSE Grand Premiere
Tuesday, December 2 :: 6pm
@ SNF Parkway
SNF Parkway Filmmaker Services is proud to host the Baltimore Cinematic Universe for this special FREE event.
The BCU starts now! Come out for a screening of all our current shows, get a preview of our upcoming shows, and learn how to join the BCU.
About The BCU
The Baltimore Cinematic Universe (BCU) is a socially responsible media company that produces original TV shows and films to promote positive images of Baltimore to worldwide audiences. We are a collective of filmmakers raising the local TV and film industry while influencing the media perception of Baltimore to encourage commerce, tourism and investment in the city.
About The Event
We are unveiling the BCU to the public with a screening of all our projects on the big screen and an in depth breakdown of the company by the founder Imani Muleyyar. After the presentation, we will have a Q&A to answer all your questions about the BCU. Finally, we will walk you through the process of joining the BCU.
After the presentation, we will have a Q&A to answer all your questions about the BCU and walk you through the process of joining as a filmmaker or a supporter.
- 6:00PM – Doors Open
- 6:30PM – Presentation & Screenings
- 7:30PM – Q&A
USA. 1971. © Ernest Cole / Magnum Photos
The True America: Photographs by Ernest Cole
Gallery Talk | Wednesday, December 3 :: 4pm
@ MICA Meyerhoff Gallery
Reception | Thursday, December 4 :: 5-7pm
@ MICA Meyerhoff Gallery
The True America features the work of Ernest Cole, a young, Black, South African photojournalist living in exile in America. Cole arrived in America in 1966 after “nearly seven tense, danger-filled years” spent documenting the conditions for Black South Africans under the brutal system of racial segregation known as apartheid. While enduring exile to publish his groundbreaking book House of Bondage, he turned his attention to his new home, producing tens of thousands of images looking sensitively at American life, in color and black-and-white. Thought to be lost entirely, the negatives of Cole’s American pictures resurfaced in Sweden in 2017.
The first stateside exhibition to bring together Cole’s extensive work from across America, The True America reflects both a new-found freedom that Cole felt in America, as well as Cole’s critical observations that his new home faced all too familiar struggles with racism and inequality.
Ernest Cole (born in Transvaal, South Africa, 1940; died in New York, 1990) is best known for House of Bondage, a photobook published in 1967 that chronicles the horrors of apartheid. After fleeing South Africa in 1966, he became a “banned person,” settling in New York. He was associated with Magnum Photos and received funding from the Ford Foundation to undertake a project looking at Black communities and cultures in the United States. Cole spent an extensive time in Sweden and became involved with the Tiofoto collective. He died at age forty-nine of cancer. In 2017, more than 60,000 of Cole’s negatives—missing for more than forty years—resurfaced in Sweden.
Samantha Sethi: To See the Forest for the Trees | Artist Talk
Wednesday, December 3 :: 6-7pm
@ Bond Gallery, Goucher College
GoucherArt Galleries is pleased to present To See the Forest for the Trees, a new site-specific installation by interdisciplinary artist Samantha Sethi. Responding directly to the gallery’s distinctive architecture and its relationship to the surrounding landscape, Sethi transforms the space into a living, luminous meditation on plant agency, interconnection, and ecological vulnerability.
The Bond Gallery—its three glass walls extending outward from the building like a greenhouse—becomes both container and collaborator. Within this transparent environment, Sethi constructs an immersive installation in which illuminated maple trees appear to grow through the ceiling, encircled by English ivy vines poised to overtake the space. Through subtle pulsations of light, the work visualizes the internal communication systems of plants: vascular networks that transmit information throughout the body in response to stimuli, and the complex underground exchanges that occur through root and mycorrhizal systems.
By rendering these unseen biological exchanges visible, Sethi invites viewers to consider parallels between plant signaling and the human nervous system, asking us to rethink the boundaries between species, environments, and forms of intelligence. The installation situates natural processes within the architectural framework of the gallery, revealing the tension—and possibility—embedded in encounters between the built environment and the living world.
Sethi’s practice is grounded in sustained research into ecological systems and the entanglements between humans and the environments we shape. To See the Forest for the Trees continues her exploration of how constructed and natural worlds inform, disrupt, and mirror one another.
Mildred Grossman, Gloria Ray on amusement ride at Coney Island, New York, NY, 1958. Gelatin silver print. Mildred Grossman collection, The Photography Collections, UMBC (P89-25-176).
Picturing Mobility | Panel Discussion
Thursday, December 4 :: 5-7pm
@ UMBC Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
In conjunction with the exhibition the exhibition Picturing Mobility: Black Tourism and Leisure during the Jim Crow Era, on display from September 2 through December 19, the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents a panel discussion. Complete details will be announced.
Picturing Mobility explores what it meant to seek leisure and travel as a Black American during the Jim Crow era. The exhibition features snapshots and travel ephemera of Black leisure experiences primarily from the mid-Atlantic during the 1920s to 1960s. From beach outings to family road trips, these images offer glimpses into everyday moments of happiness, relaxation and community, challenging dominant narratives that define the era solely through restriction and struggle. Viewers are encouraged to reflect on the emotional power of these images of Black resistance and mobility.
Explore more about the Picturing Mobility exhibition.
Elizabeth Patton is Chair and Associate Professor of Media and Communication Studies. She received her Ph.D. in 2013 from the Department of Media, Culture and Communication at New York University. Her research interests center on media history, identity and space, and how media practices have informed popular understandings of work and leisure. Her current book project, Documenting Black Leisure as a Form of Resistance, examines the history of Black leisure and tourism in the U.S. through Jim Crow-era media.
Monument Lighting at Mount Vernon Place
Thursday, December 4 :: 5-8pm
@ Washington Monument
Now on its 54st year, Monument Lighting is the unofficial opening of the holiday season in Baltimore.
The non-profit Conservancy was founded in 2008 to enter into a partnership agreement (2012) with the City of Baltimore to restore, maintain, and manage the Washington Monument and surrounding park squares of Mount Vernon Place.
Under the Conservancy’s management Monument Lighting continue its goal to support Baltimore-based food vendors, breweries, and musicians—as it does with Flower Mart. Nearly 20 local food vendors will provide food options from sweet to savory, and the Conservancy’s beverage concessions will provide local beer, mead, and wine, and hot mulled cider. Responding to community feedback, efforts have been made to reduce wait times by having more food vendors and diversity of options than in the past.
On stage will be local musical favorites, like the Baltimore School for the Arts, OrchKids, the Peabody Brass Ensemble, and the Morgan State University Choir.
This year, courtesy of the Hippodrome Theater, Allison Bailey, who has played the role of Glinda in the smash-hit musical Wicked, will perform a number from the musical as well as a holiday favorite.
Fireworks will go off at 8pm.
:: Related Events ::
Monument Lighting
Thursday, December 4 :: 5:30-7:30pm
@ The Walters Art Museum
Monument Lighting Open House: Sip and Silhouettes
Thursday, December 4 :: 6-8pm
@ Maryland Center for History and Culture
Thursday, December 4 :: 6-9pm
@ Baltimore Center Stage
Crushing Colonialism is proud to announce a celebration marking the second anniversary of Crushing Colonialism: The Magazine, taking place on December 4, 2025, at Baltimore Center Stage. This FREE event is part of the theater’s Shared Space Initiative and aims to bring together Indigenous communities from the Baltimore region and beyond for a joyful, accessible, and inclusive celebration. Complimentary copies of The Magazine will be distributed alongside traditional and allergy-conscious foods. The celebration will take place in a fully accessible space, designed to welcome Deaf, disabled, chronically ill, and multiply marginalized Indigenous participants. Accessibility and inclusion remain core values of Crushing Colonialism’s work.
A Celebration of Indigenous Storytelling and Community
The anniversary celebration will feature traditional foods, live music vendors, and dance performances, including a special appearance by Angela Miracle Gladue (Miss Chief Rocka) — a Cree (nehiyaw)/Greek Interdisciplinary Artist from amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton, Alberta – Treaty 6 territory) and a proud member of Frog Lake First Nation. Angela brings a unique blend of tradition and contemporary flair to her presentations as she showcases high energy and dynamic dances from The Fancy Shawl dance to the traditional Hoop dance.
Another featured performer is 9a, a bisexual and trans Oglala Lakota artist from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. A two-time Native American Music Awards nominee, 9a is known for blending pop anthems and heartfelt love songs. She collaborated with Indigequeer musicians on Crushing Colonialism’s album HOPE and performed at Decolonized Beatz Indigenous World Pride 2025.
There will also be screenings of three films created by Indigequeer youth as part of who participated in Crushing Colonialism’s 2024 Indigequeer film training lead by Theo Jean Cuthand, an experimental/narrative filmmaker and indie game developer working with sexuality, madness, Indigiqueer/2S identity and Indigeneity, which have screened in festivals and galleries internationally. These films were originally screened at Decolonized Beatz: Indigenous World Pride 2025.
Blue Blaze, Mallory Weston
Making Spaces | Opening Reception
Friday, December 5 :: 5-8pm
@ Baltimore Jewelry Center
:: Related Event ::
BJC Holiday Sale
Friday, December 5 – Sunday, December 7
@ Baltimore Jewelry Center
Art After Hours: Step into the Sublime
Friday, December 5 :: 8-11pm
@ Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore’s favorite late-night art party returns with an unforgettable evening of art, music, and creative expression inspired by the special exhibition Amy Sherald: American Sublime.
Guests can sip curated cocktails, wander the galleries, enjoy live performances, and connect with friends and fellow creatives through hands-on art-making activities that channel Sherald’s radiant vision of Black identity and everyday beauty. Together, we’ll revel in the creativity and sublime within us all.
This event is for adults 21 and older.
Culturally Curated : The Sneaker Chic Edition
Saturday, December 6 :: 7-10pm
@ Reginald F. Lewis Museum
Step into the holiday season in your best kicks and your flyest fit! Make protecting Black history one of your reasons for the season and join us for an Insanely Dope evening of Black art, music and culture!
Guests will be immersed in the soulful vocals of Davon Fleming, the dynamic sounds of DJ Infame, and the engaging energy of host Tiara LaNiece as she guides us through an unforgettable evening. The creative spirit of the night continues with live art by Reginald A. Lewis of Insanely Dope Designs, offering an interactive experience that brings artistry to life! Local food trucks will be on site serving a variety of flavorful dishes, adding to the festive atmosphere.
More than an evening of entertainment, this event is a cultural celebration created by our community, for our community.
Saturday, December 6 :: 7-10pm
@ Crow’s Nest
Catch performances by radical artists Ravi S, Sima Lee, and Santana Sankofa
Ticket check will start at 6:30, performances will start at 7:20. Doors will open at 7 PM– claim a spot and enjoy the pop-up gallery show, photography by radical artist and photojournalist Sima Lee.
EK “Sima Lee RBG” Outlaw (all pronouns) is a Revolutionary New Afrikan Cultural Artist with over 30 years of involvement in education, liberation movements, and grassroots community organizing. Sima Lee is a dedicated Teacher, Speaker, Peer Supporter, Acupuncture Detox Specialist, Harm Reductionist, Photographer, Documentarian, Lyricist, Poet, Songwriter, Producer and Creative Director who utilizes the arts and activism to educate, inspire and fight against oppression. Sima Lee is the founder of Food, Clothing & Resistance Collective-Maroon Movement (EST. 2015), Marooncast Productions and Black Lens Photos & Media. Sima Lee is also a part of the core leadership of Mosaic Cooperative. They are currently working on new music and documentary projects scheduled to be released in 2025 and 2026, while continuing their mutual aid project “Feed The People” during the 10th anniversary of their organization.
Ravi S.(he/him) is a Baltimore area sample based artist, drawing on the inspiration for abstraction and best described as “Madlib meets the Addams Family.” The completed 3 song Bodied Bodied ep, released by Shiny Boy Press, showcases new dimensions of sound exploration, and a solid commitment to sonic excellence beyond the 4 bar loop. In addition to producing beat tapes, Ravi S. also produces his music in the studio with the help of Baltimore area heavyweights such as Brandon Woody (Blue Note Records), Walsh Kunkel, Mike Kuhl and the Mind on Fire collective who all appear on his latest Bodied Bodied ep. These songs share with listeners a captivating blend of experimental soul, jazz, rock, world and cinematic soundscapes. Stay tuned for more musical offerings.
Santana Sankofa (they/them) is a queer AfroCaribbean artist, educator, and organizer born and raised in LA, with roots in NY, currently based in Baltimore. Their art and activism centers on disrupting faith-based, political and academic institutions, creating programs to activate youth, and empowering trans + queer people through their purposeful sounds and spaces. Santana explores themes of justice, intimacy and transforming fear into freedom on their latest album ASHES.
This event includes pay-what-you-can tickets. Suggested donations for adults is $10. Suggested donation for students is $5. No one will be turned away from lack of funds, but RSVPs will be prioritized.
All ticket funds will go towards supporting the artists and the cost of the event!
2025 MICA Art Market x Holiday Edition
Saturday, December 6 + Sunday, December 7
@ MICA
Kick off the holiday season with a unique shopping experience featuring original artworks by MICA students, alumni, faculty, and staff.
Welcome to the 2025 MICA Art Market x Holiday Edition! Get ready to kick off the holiday season with a unique shopping experience featuring original artworks by MICA students, alumni, faculty, and staff. Join us Saturday and Sunday, December 6 & 7, 2025, from 11-6 p.m. at 1301 W Mt Royal Ave for a weekend of art, crafts, and holiday cheer.
Browse through a diverse selection of handmade goods created by talented MICA artists and makers. Whether you’re looking for gifts or treating yourself, you’re sure to find something special at this event.
Sponsored by the Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship’s vision for student entrepreneurship, sophomore through graduate level students enrolled in a variety of preparatory courses have the opportunity to expand their academics beyond the classroom and gain practical experience in the marketplace. This event aims to empower students to share their creative work with the public and directly engage with potential clients, customers, and collectors alongside alumni, faculty, and staff doing the same.
Over 100 participants will showcase their work. Artists will sell original creations, including handmade ceramics, prints, knit scarves, jewelry, quilted bags, wooden boxes, hand-sewn baskets, original paintings, wall art, stickers, cards, and more.
Admission is free and open to the public, and free street parking is available. There will be different vendors on different days and the public is encouraged to attend the event on both Saturday and Sunday for the full experience. Don’t miss this fun opportunity to connect with the creative community, support local small businesses, and invest in emerging artists!
For more information and a preview of work, please visit micarcce.com/artmarket!
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John Ruskin Prize
deadline December 5
The John Ruskin Prize is open to entries from artists, designers and makers, amateur or professional, from anywhere in the world.
The theme of this year will be Patience in Looking, Truth in Making.
The Prize welcomes works in all mediums, including drawing, painting, print, sculpture, photography, textile, animation, mixed media, digital, performance, installation and more
The selection panel will shortlist up to 50 artists and select work for inclusion in an exhibition at Trinity Buoy Wharf, London, 29 January – 21 February 2026.
Four winners will receive prizes totalling £9,500: a 1st Prize of £3,000, The Alan Davidson Under 26 Prize of £1,000, Ruskin Mill Trust Prize of £3,000 and the Chelsea Arts Club Award of £2,500
Join the Winter 2026 Gallery Guide Cohort
deadline December 20
posted by Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum
Are you passionate about history, art, and community education? The Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum is looking for dedicated individuals ages 17 and older to join our team as Gallery Guides (Docents).
As a Gallery Guide, you’ll bring history and culture to life through interactive tours and engaging public programs. From leading school groups and free daily tours to supporting special events, you’ll play a vital role in connecting our community with the museum’s exhibits and stories. No prior experience is needed, just a love of learning and a willingness to share knowledge.
Training begins January 2026 with a 10-week hybrid program (2 hours per week) designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge to succeed. Gallery Guides commit to a minimum of six hours per month and enjoy benefits including networking opportunities, potential community service hours or college credits, and the chance to make a meaningful impact.
Harvestworks 2026 Artist-in-Residence Program
deadline December 20
Harvestworks’ Artists-in-Residence Program supports contemporary artists working at the intersection of art and technology. Residents will develop and present new projects that explore how technology can deepen our understanding of the world, provoke new ideas, and ignite the imagination. Each artist will receive a $5,000 commission to produce a new work integrating technology, sound, and visual art. Residencies take place at Harvestworks’ Technology, Engineering, Art and Music Lab (T.E.A.M.) in New York City.
Chicago Artists Coalition 2026 Artist and Curatorial Residency
deadline December 21
Build Community | Create a Network | Develop Skills for Your Career
We know that talent alone isn’t enough to build a sustainable practice.
You need relationships: artists to artist, artists to curators to mentors to collectors, across the sector. This his how we support your career goals and help you get a foothold in a heavily gatekept industry.
You’ll also learn crucial business and professional skills that are rarely part of the art curriculum from folks on the inside.
Maryland Performing Artist Touring Roster
next deadline December 31 (rolling)
posted by Maryland State Arts Council
The Maryland Performing Artist Touring Roster is a list of juried Maryland-based artists who have a demonstrated history of successful, professional touring engagements.
MSAC uses the roster to promote artistic collaboration between Maryland touring artists and Maryland presenters with the goal of increasing touring engagements for Maryland professional performing artists. To view the Roster, click here to access our Arts Directory. A PDF of the Roster with links to Directory profiles can also be found by clicking here.
Applications to join the Touring Roster are accepted on a rolling basis from July 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026 with an application review every other month, as of FY 2026.
Maryland Touring Grant (for rostered artists)
next deadline December 31 (rolling)
posted by Maryland State Arts Council
The Maryland Touring Grant provides funding to eligible Maryland-based nonprofit organizations to support the presentation of artists listed on the Maryland Performing Artists Touring Roster.
Call for Entry, Black, White & Monochrome
deadline January 4
posted by SE Center for Photography
Monochrome photography, images produced with a single hue, rather than recording the colors of the object that was photographed. The SE Center is looking for all forms of Monochrome imagery, black-and-white and toned photography- all subjects, analog, digital or antique processes, photographers of all skill levels and locations are welcome.
Our juror for Black, White & Monochrome is Michael Foley. Michael Foley was born in Delaware and grew up in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. He opened his gallery in the fall of 2004 after fourteen years of working with notable photography galleries, including Fraenkel, Howard Greenberg, and Yancey Richardson.
Art and photography have been a passion since his high school days as a staff yearbook photographer. His personal art-making practice is equally inspired by collage, cut paper, and painting. In 2006, he brought artists within these disciplines to the list of exhibiting gallery artists.
35-40 selected images will hang in the SE Center’s Virtual gallery space for approximately one month. In addition, selected images are featured in the SE Center social media accounts (FB, IG, Twitter) and an archived, online slideshow. A video walkthrough of each exhibition is also featured and archived.
215 | 610 Contemporary – Group Exhibition
deadline January 4
posted by Delaware County Community College
The Gallery at Delaware County Community College presents the 215|610 Contemporary: Juried Exhibition of Regional Emerging Artists, to be presented in-person in the Art Gallery February 23–April 3, 2026. The purpose of this juried exhibition is to engage the community in regional art and participate in an exchange of ideas and abilities. Artists are invited to bring new life to an age-old method of creating art, building a contemporary definition of their medium.
Janet & Walter Sondheim Art Prize
deadline January 5
posted by Creative Baltimore + Maryland State Arts Council
Create Baltimore is proud to announce the 21st edition of the Janet & Walter Sondheim Art Prize. The $30,000 prize will be awarded to a visual artist or visual artist collaborators living and working in the Baltimore region. Though a multi-tiered approach to reviewing applications, jurors will identify a creative whose work is in conversation with contemporary art nationally & internationally, is an original vision, and is on the cusp of making a leap in their work that this award would support.
Approximately five finalists will be selected for the final review for the prize; their work will be exhibited in the Walters Art Museum June to September 2026. All Sondheim Prize Finalists will be awarded a Finalist Award of $3,000 each, and each semifinalist will receive an exhibition at The Peale Museum at Artscape 2026.
AiE Grant (for rostered artists)
deadline January 5
posted by Maryland State Arts Council
Arts in Education (AiE) grants strengthen and promote lifelong learning in the arts by supporting teaching artists on MSAC’s Teaching Artist Roster to implement arts education programs in Maryland’s schools and communities.
AiE Grants are available to support arts learning activities in Maryland’s schools, libraries, community centers, detention centers, other government entities, and with nonprofit organizations.
Yaddo Residencies
deadline January 5
Yaddo offers residencies to professional creative artists from all nations and backgrounds working in one or more of the following disciplines: choreography, film, literature, musical composition, painting, performance, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and video. Artists apply individually. Residencies last from two weeks to two months and include room, board, and a studio. There is a $35 application fee.
Join The Baltimore Farmers’ Market for its 49th season
deadline January 6
posted by BOPA
Applications for the 49th Season of The Baltimore Farmers’ Market are open! Season 49 begins on Sunday, April 12, 2026. The Baltimore Farmers’ Market is a producer-only market; vendors are required to grow, make, or create what they sell. We also prioritize local vendors in our application process to ensure we’re providing local options for our shoppers.
Season 49 of The Baltimore Farmers’ Market operates on Sundays from April 12 through December 20, 2026, rain or shine, from 7:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. We accept applications for Farms, Food Vendors, Alcohol Vendors, & Artisans.
Glen Arbor Arts Center 2026 Artist-in-Residence
deadline January 6
The Suzanne Wilson Artist-in-Resident program at The Glen Arbor Arts Center began in the 1990s – then, the Glen Arbor Art Association — at the behest of the late Suzanne Wilson, a Glen Arbor painter, beloved teacher and founding member of the Glen Arbor Art Association. Wilson handpicked visual artists for the program and found friends in the area to house them. The Glen Arbor Arts Center Artist-in-Residence program strives to build on of that early and firm foundation.
Glen Arbor provides a perfect backdrop to experiment, explore and create. Our artist-in-residence program offer artists a unique opportunity to work in an awe-inspiring locale within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Leelanau County includes miles of spectacular Lake Michigan shoreline, wooded hills, many inland lakes, and the Crystal River.
