This Week: Artist talk with Phyllis Arbesman Berger at JHU’s Saul Zentz Screening Room, Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea opens at The Phillips Collection, Chesapeake Arts Center’s 25th anniversary Layers and Light at the Museum of Industry, 17th annual Gutierrez Memorial Walk at Druid Hill Park, Door Open Baltimore, Dina Fiasconaro film installation and how-to session at the Parkway, opening reception Alexandra N Sherman at Crow’s Nest, TLRAR Open House/Open Studio, The Great Baltimore Lantern Parade, The Peale’s Black Widow Ball, The Walters Gala, and an opening reception for Tse-Wen Tsao at Gormely Gallery — PLUS apply for a Ransom Center Fellowship and more featured opportunities!
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Visiting Artist Talk: Phyllis Arbesman Berger
Wednesday, October 21 :: 4-5pm
@ Saul Zaentz Screening Room / JHU/CVA Film Centre, 2nd Floor
The Program in Visual Arts at Johns Hopkins University invites you to a Visiting Artist Talk with Photographer Phyllis Arbesman Berger.
Berger recently retired after 31 years of teaching at Johns Hopkins University, where she founded the photography program. While at the Program in Visual Arts, Phyllis taught interdisciplinary courses at the Writing Seminars, History of Science, Political Science, Museum Studies, and the Peabody Conservatory of Music Theory Program.
She led summer study abroad programs in Photography at the Burren College of Art in County Clare, Ireland, The Photography Studies College in Melbourne, Australia, and the International Center for the Arts in Monte Castello Di Vibio, Umbria, Italy. Phyllis has lectured on Photography in Ecuador, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, the Galápagos Islands, and Croatia through Alumni Journeys at JHU.
In retirement, she continues to educate through her artistic practice. Her current work focuses on the ARTIS Zoo in Amsterdam as a site of survival during the holocaust. This work will be exhibited in Villafranche-de-Rouergue, France, in Sept. 2027.
Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea
Saturday, October 24 | Ongoing through January 2027
@ The Phillips Collection
Discover the enduring friendship and artistic exchange between Milton Avery, Adolph Gottlieb, and Mark Rothko. Inspired by the shared landscape of Cape Ann and beyond, Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea brings together approximately 90 paintings, drawings, and watercolors exploring the creative connections between these three New York painters, including several works never before exhibited publicly. The exhibition also highlights The Phillips Collection’s longstanding commitment to all three artists and its influential role in bringing their work to audiences.
Layers and Light: A Bright Night for the Arts
Friday, October 23 :: 6-10pm
@ Baltimore Museum of Industry
Join us for Layers and Light: A Bright Night for the Arts to celebrate Chesapeake Arts Center’s 25th anniversary. This vibrant fundraising gala will feature immersive art installations, interactive creative experiences, exceptional food, signature cocktails, live entertainment, exciting auctions, and plenty of unexpected moments—all surrounded by the energy of more than 200 artists, supporters, and community champions. Help celebrate the past, present, and future of the arts while supporting CAC’s next 25 years of creativity and community impact.
-Creative Cocktail Attire | Come Colorfully Inspired
– Enjoy an open bar with curated cocktails & mocktails and an art-themed three course meal provided by Putting on the Ritz.
– Free parking in Baltimore Museum of Industry’s private parking lot
17th Annual John K. Gutierrez Memorial Walk
Saturday, October 24 :: 10am
@ Clipper Mill + Druid Hill Park
Doors Open Baltimore: Opening Doors to America’s Foundation
Saturday, October 24 :: 10am-5pm
Opening Doors to America’s Foundation : Doors Open Baltimore is your opportunity to explore the City’s Historic and Cultural Landmarks, and experience how Baltimore’s buildings tell a larger American story. On one day only, Saturday, October 24 from 10am-5pm, enjoy special access to buildings not normally open to the public. Attend free open houses at 50+ buildings that invite visitors to discover how Baltimore’s architecture and institutions reflect 250 years of liberty, equality, religious freedom, and civic participation. Additionally, guided tours will take place throughout the month. Check the website for more details: doorsopenbaltimore.org.
Uh Huh Her + Making a Video Installation
Saturday, October 24 :: 1-5pm
@ SNF Parkway Theatre
with Dina Fiasconaro
Installation: 1–5pm | How-To Session: 3pm
Experience Uh Huh Her, a four-channel video installation by Baltimore filmmaker and multimedia artist Dina Fiasconaro exploring privacy, control, recovery, and what happens when one moment becomes the whole story.
At 3pm, go behind the work with Fiasconaro for Making a Video Installation, a how-to session for filmmakers and artists interested in creating work beyond a single screen.
Drawing from Uh Huh Her and There Is No One What Will Take Care of You, the three-channel work featured in the inaugural CineTech, Fiasconaro will break down how she develops a video installation—from shaping a story across multiple screens and planning what appears where, to working with sound, physical space, and the practical considerations of installing the finished work. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how to begin translating their own ideas into a video installation.
Whether you’re a filmmaker curious about installation, an artist interested in moving-image work, or simply want to experience a story told differently, drop in throughout the afternoon. Uh Huh Her will run continuously from 1–5pm, including before and after the 3pm how-to session.
Alexandra N Sherman: Feet to the Fire | Opening Reception
Saturday, October 24 :: 2-5pm
@ The Crow’s Nest
Alexandra N Sherman’s installations feature found and created objects that shift meaning through context and juxtaposition. Alexandra grew up and worked in the antiques business, which inspired her love of art and the decorative arts. In “Feet to the Fire” she uses her college practice to call attention to the climate crisis. Her collages on ledgers are literal reckonings of our past and present and expressions of the weight of her grief over the environmental changes we are witnessing.
The antique ledgers serve as a historical snapshot of the mundane, such as food purchases and inventories. By working atop these ledgers, Sherman collaborates with people of the past and builds another layer of human history. Each collage, featuring the Earth in various states of orbital stability, employs intricately cut paper from a multitude of sources and time periods to create surreal scenes. The Earth is represented by antique illustrations and vintage globes that serve as a record of history, empires, and colonization.
TLRAR OPEN HOUSE / OPEN STUDIO (RSVP REQUIRED)
Saturday, October 24 :: 3-5pm
@ The Last Resort Artist Retreat
Join Us Saturday October 24 from 3-5pm for TLRAR Open Studio/Open House. Meet our current residents and learn about their practice.
TLRAR COHORT III
Georgia Semple, Dana Robinson, Suzi Analogue, and Kyle Yearwood
FREE and Open to the public RSVP required to attend.
The Last Resort Artist Retreat (TLRAR) is an international residency based in Baltimore MD that invites four individuals for a six-week long cohort – creatives occupying space in the visual, sound-based, movement-based, culinary, and literary arts, as well as entrepreneurs whose interests seek to enrich the arts. Like many, we believe the creative community elevates society, and to foster this, we find leisure and communion with others a natural transmitting process for human growth.
TLRAR is dedicated to providing a sanctuary where Black creatives can rejuvenate and thrive. Designed to foster renewal and reflection, the retreat offers a curated experience that encourages participants to step away from distractions and embrace the transformative potential of new perspectives. By prioritizing space for rest, creativity, and exploration, the residency empowers artists to reconnect with their vision, nurture their craft, and uncover the lasting benefits of intentional withdrawal from the demands of everyday life.
Refreshments will be served.
The Great Baltimore Lantern Parade
Saturday, October 24 :: 4-9pm
@ Patterson Park
Presented by Creative Alliance
Saturday, October 24, 2026
With over 20 years of monumental lantern making and spectacle-creating under their belts, the diverse communities of Baltimore come together each year to create The Great Baltimore Lantern Parade and Festival in Patterson Park!
Donate to the Parade via Venmo!
Saturday, October 24 :: 5-9pm
@ The Peale
Dance your way into the darkness at The Black Widow Ball! Join us for a night of glamour and magic with drinks, dancing, and mischief!
Join the spirits for a night of glamour and magic on October 24, 2026 from 5-9 PM with drinks, dancing, and mischief.
All proceeds of The Black Widow Ball support The Peale’s ability to give back to local artists. The Black Widow Ball raises funds for The Peale Museum through a donation based ticketing system. There is a donation minimum for tickets of $80. Earn the favor of the Black Widow and receive an exclusive party favor with a donation of $130 or more.
The night will be filled with dancing, drinks, activities, and of course something to snack on. Attendees should come dressed in their best dark regal attire, whether it be fae, vampires, or just a glamorous ruler.
Bask in the historical architecture of The Peale as you mingle, get a tarot reading, have a cocktail, and shop from one-of-a-kind vendors.
This is a 21+ event. ID will be checked at the door. Purchases made by individuals who present underage identification will not be refunded.
Walters Art Museum’s Gala & Party
Saturday, October 24 :: 6pm
@ The Walters Art Museum
One of Baltimore’s most anticipated arts and culture events of the year, the annual Gala & Party is an extraordinary celebration of community, cultural leadership, and the dynamic impact of the Walters Art Museum.
Last year, more than 500 Baltimore leaders, community partners, and arts supporters gathered at the museum to celebrate the transformative power of art while enjoying exquisite culinary creations and lively entertainment. Gala sponsors and ticket buyers contribute vital support to expanded education programs, dynamic exhibitions and programming, and industry-leading conservation efforts at the Walters, as well as helping keep admission to the museum and its programs free for all. This event helps sustain the Walters as a cornerstone of the region’s arts community and a vibrant space for inspiration and creativity.
Beneath the Grid by Tse-Wen Tsao | Opening Reception
Saturday, October 24 :: 6-8pm
@ Gormley Gallery
Beneath the Grid is a long-form conceptual documentary project examining the tension between renewable energy development, environmental transformation, and the rights of communities whose livelihoods depend on the land. The ongoing series focuses on the Tibetan Plateau, where large-scale photovoltaic power stations and wind turbines are increasingly constructed across traditional grazing lands as part of broader efforts toward carbon neutrality.
The project grows from my long-term relationship with local Tibetan pastoral communities. I lived alongside nomadic families for more than eight months and have repeatedly returned to the region over several years. Through sustained engagement with herders and their everyday lives, I have observed how the expansion of renewable energy infrastructure has altered landscapes, grazing practices, and relationships to land.
Featured Opportunities
Monument Lighting 2026 Seeking: Volunteers
posted by Mount Vernon Place Conservancy
Monument Lighting 2026 is less than two months away!
We hope the Conservancy’s volunteers can help us make this a special event for Baltimore’s citizens!
Please consider signing up for a time slot (or MORE!) using the Signup Genius link below. (If you don’t have a Signup Genius account, you will need to make a quick one to register.)
Maryland High School Juried Exhibition
deadline *extended* October 26
If you are a Maryland high school student who creates visual art, this competition is for you!
The UMGC Arts Program announces a call for entries for its fourth statewide student juried art competition. This exhibition showcases the finest student artwork in Maryland in a professional venue, so prepare your submission today!
Each school may submit a maximum of six entries, from three different student artists (two entries per student). All entries must be submitted with a high-quality image, which the jurors will use to select roughly 45 works from throughout Maryland for the exhibition. These works will be displayed in the Arts Program Main Gallery at UMGC.
Teachers will select the school’s student artists, but students are responsible for submitting their own entries.
Aesthetic Dynamics | Worldwide Open Call
deadline October 27
posted by LoosenART
The selected works will be brought together within the publication, creating an editorial narrative that connects different contemporary interpretations of aesthetic dynamism. Aesthetic explorations focused on formal dynamics have some of their origins in the study of the organic world that developed from the nineteenth century onward, when scientific discoveries and the introduction of new technologies — such as the microscope, X-rays, and microphotography — made previously difficult-to-observe dimensions of the natural world accessible. Artists, too, were able to engage with these new ways of seeing. It was within this cultural context that Art Nouveau emerged, characterized, among other features, by the use of curved and sinuous lines and the creation of fluid, dynamic forms inspired by the natural world. Starting from very different principles and cultural contexts, other major movements subsequently turned their attention to aesthetic dynamism. Among them, Futurism emerged during a period of intense technological transformation, in which speed, movement, and new means of communication contributed to reshaping perceptions of space and time. This gave rise to forms of expression that sought to convey the energy, simultaneity, and ever-changing character of modern reality.
Vendor Application: Station North Holiday Market
deadline October 28
The Station North Arts District is hosting its sixth annual outdoor holiday market and is looking for artists, makers, and food vendors based in Baltimore City, with a particular focus on Station North Arts District-affiliated artists who live or work in the District. This event takes place indoors and outdoors at the Historic North Avenue Market on December 12, 2026.
We are looking for approximately artists, makers, and food vendors based in Baltimore City, with a particular focus on Station North Arts District-affiliated artists (artists who live or work in the District). All items must be original work. No re-sellers or assembled kits. We aim to select a mix of emerging and established vendors who reflect the diversity of Central Baltimore. This a curated market.
Howard County Public Garden RFQ
deadline November 1
posted by Howard County Arts Council
Opportunity Overview Howard County Arts Council invites qualified artists/artist teams to submit qualifications for the design, fabrication, and installation of a permanent public artwork at the new Howard County Public Garden, on the historic Longwood property at 3188 Route 97, Glenwood, MD. This is the second commission under Arts for All, Howard County’s public art program established with County Executive Calvin Ball and the Arts Council. A $500,000 County investment will fund an original, site-specific artwork responding to the garden’s landscape, ecology, and layered history.
Project Description and Site Howard County is converting the ~100-acre historic Longwood/Warfield property into a public garden featuring flowering plants from around the world, sustainable land practices, and a mix of formal and natural spaces. The site was formerly a tobacco plantation (Longwood, renamed by Dr. Gustavus Warfield in 1813) where enslaved African Americans lived and labored; earlier still, the land was used by the Piscataway and Susquehannock. The garden is envisioned as a regional destination for gathering, learning, and connecting with nature, and the artwork should acknowledge this layered history while supporting the site’s restorative, welcoming character. Community engagement (600+ residents/stakeholders over three months) shaped the artwork’s goals and themes.
The Ransom Center Fellowship
deadline November 6
The Ransom Center will award up to 50 research fellowships for its 2027–2028 program. Please view the individual residency types within the application instructions to determine the qualifications for each. We offer funding to graduate students, current and former academic faculty at any level of career, and independent researchers such as journalists and artists, who require archival research at the Center for their projects.
Research conducted by humanities scholars contributes to a dynamic body of knowledge that has the potential to reshape our understanding of archival collections—what is preserved and valued in our communities. The Ransom Center fosters a supportive environment so that researchers may explore, examine, critique, and better understand the cultural works in its collections. Fellowships of varying lengths (from one week to two months) are offered for research projects that require substantial on-site use of collections that span a variety of disciplines.
2027 John Chervinsky Emerging Photographer Scholarship
deadline November 6
posted by Griffin Museum of Photography
The John Chervinsky Emerging Photographer Scholarship seeks to recognize, encourage and reward photographers with the potential to create a body of work and sustain solo exhibitions. Awarded annually, the Scholarship provides artists with a monetary award of $3,000, exhibition at the Griffin Museum of Photography, and a volume from John’s personal library of photo books. The Scholarship seeks to provide a watershed moment in the professional lives of emerging photographers, providing them with the support and encouragement necessary to develop, articulate and grow their own vision for photography.
The scholarship is open to photographers who have produced individual works of photography and/or are in the process of producing bodies of work.
We are looking for candidates who are serious about photography, whose potential is emerging and whose photography will benefit from this scholarship.
2027 Open Call to Artists
deadline November 13
posted by Arch Enemy Arts
A CALL TO ARTISTS is now open for a new group exhibition scheduled to hang for the month of January 2027. This show is our annual spotlight exhibition of new and emerging talent, as chosen and curated by Arch Enemy Arts, with no themes or direction in subject matter allowing applicants to focus on their best personal work. Before submitting your work, understand that Arch Enemy Arts is a gallery dedicated to new contemporary genres with a strong focus on representational, dark surrealism, magical realism, post-graffiti, pop-surrealism, narrative, illustrative, and figurative work across a range of artistic mediums.
If you believe we are the right gallery venue for your work, then this may be the show for you!
For examples of the kind of work we exhibit, all of our past exhibitions can be viewed at www.archenemyarts.com.
2027 Linda Peshkin Solo Exhibition Award
Applications are now being accepted for the AJF 2027 LINDA PESHKIN SOLO EXHIBITION AWARD. The $20,000 grant has as its objective to support the creation of a solo exhibition to advance an artist working in the field of art jewelry. The AJF Solo Exhibition Award is open to all jewelry makers of any age and nationality. The grant recipient will receive an award in the amount of $20,000, to be paid over the two years in which the project is implemented.
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