This Week: Opening reception for Xin Ni at Goucher’s Bond Gallery, Globe Posters for the People opening reception at MICA, opening reception for Minas Konsolas and Fluid Movement benefit at Alchemy of Art, opening reception for Ainsley Burrows at Quid Nunc Gallery, Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival, Foundations & Futures Symposium at the Driskell Center, Archive Fever & AI convening at SNF Parkway, Ink Spot Press Annual Show opening reception, Luxury and Loss opening day artist talks at The Walters, closing receptions for SHAN Wallace and Jessie & Katey at Current, Diedrick Brackens exhibition opens at the BMA, and Girl Island screening at Center Stage — PLUS apply for a VisArts solo show and more featured opportunities!
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Xin Ni: Right and Wrong Undone | Opening Reception + Performance
Thursday, November 5 :: 4-8pm
@ Bond Gallery, Goucher College
Goucher Art Galleries is pleased to present Right and Wrong Undone, a solo exhibition by Xin Ni exploring what happens when objects, gestures, and cultural meanings move between contexts—and the familiar systems used to interpret them begin to break down.
At the center of the exhibition is a new installation composed of brightly colored, translucent plastic forms suspended throughout the Bond Gallery. Drawn from objects associated with Chinese funerary traditions, the materials arrive folded and compact, then expand into colorful lantern-like forms when opened. Suspended from the ceiling, they transform the gallery into a shifting environment of color, transparency, and light. What may carry recognizable cultural associations in one setting becomes strange, decorative, playful, or illegible in another.
Globe Posters for the People | Opening Reception
Thursday, November 5 :: 5-7pm
@ MICA Pinkard Gallery
Globe Posters for the People celebrates the legacy of a Baltimore-based printing company that created accessible marketing for artists, performers, and ideas that challenged the early twentieth-century media landscape. Repurposing DayGlo—a fluorescent ink developed during World War II—for its silk screen and letterpress processes, Globe produced a new wave of showcard printing that featured high-contrast color and an iconic typography. From local and touring headliners, including James Brown, Salt-N-Pepa, and John Waters; to political campaigns, rodeos, and circuses, Globe’s posters brought the forces reshaping post-war popular culture to the people. Featuring selections from an archive of more than fifteen thousand collection materials, this near-centennial retrospective traces the evolution of Globe Press from its humble beginnings to its current incarnation as a teaching tool, a working press, and archival resource—Globe at MICA.
On View: October 26th – December 8th in the Pinkard Gallery (Bunting Center, Floor 1)
Minas Konsolas: Synchronicity | Opening Reception
Thursday, November 5 :: 6-9pm
@ Alchemy of Art
A Benefit for Fluid Movement
Join us at the Alchemy of Art for the opening reception of Minas Konsolas: Synchronicity.
This body of work serves as a visual exploration of the invisible ties that bind us. With a paint roller as his only tool, Konsolas aims to manifest the felt experience of these unexplainable connections.
Konsolas was born in Greece and has lived in Baltimore since 1976, where he graduated from the Maryland Institute, College of Art. Learn more about Konsolas and his work at minaskonsolas.com.
A portion of the proceeds from this show will benefit Fluid Movement, a fun-loving group of volunteer performers best known for their synchronized swimming. The opening reception will feature a land-based performance by the group.
Ainsley Burrows, Solo Exhibition: A Brilliant Inheritance Of Light | Opening Reception
Thursday, November 5 :: 7-9pm
@ Quid Nunc Gallery
A Brilliant Inheritance Of Light : A series of new paintings by Ainsley Burrows at Quid Nunc Art Gallery.
There is a particular kind of knowledge born from imagining beyond the conditions one has been given. Across the African diaspora, Black people have transformed what was available to them into extraordinary forms of music, movement, culture, and possibility. A Brilliant Inheritance of Light begins with the proposition that this capacity for invention is itself an inheritance.
For Ainsley Burrows, that inheritance is a way of imagining forward. These paintings inhabit The Third Future, an evolving world within his practice where abstraction gives way to otherworldly figures that seem to arrive from somewhere beyond the limits of the present.
At the center of the exhibition is a belief in what can emerge when familiar structures give way. Chaos becomes generative ground: a place of possibility, where unexpected forms can surface and something not yet imagined can begin.
The figures coming forward carry that inheritance with them. They are the light.
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival
Thursday, November 5 – Friday, November 6
@ MICA Falvey Hall
Toon In, Baltimore! Sweaty Eyeballs returns for the 8th Annual international festival of animated short films.
The 8th Annual Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival offers in-person screenings at MICA Falvey Hall Theatre with individual screenings ($10/ea) showing from November 6-7, 2026. As always, the festival will focus on independently produced short animations from across the globe, with a lean towards the quirky and boundary-pushing.
“Animation is an art form that brings together so many wonderful disciplines including design, fine art, sculpture, computer graphics, cinema, and sound” says Phil Davis, the festival’s founder and creative director and professor of animation at Towson University. “We Strive to highlight animated short films that are strange,, thought-provoking, unique and can’t be seen on your normal streaming platforms.”
Foundations and Futures: The Driskell Center & the Black Art Archive
Thursday, November 5 – Friday, November 6
@ The David C. Driskell Center
The Foundations & Futures Symposium is only a few days away! As The Driskell Center celebrates its 25th anniversary, we look forward to welcoming scholars, artists, curators, and archivists from around the country for two days of conversation on the role of archival collections in the study of Black art.
Symposium Updates:
- The curator-led tour of Jubilee at The Driskell Center with Dr. Adrienne Childs is now sold out.
- If you have not registered for the symposium, on-site registration will be available on a limited basis.
Archive Fever & AI: A convening on generative AI, archival practice, and found text
Saturday, November 7 :: 9:30am-5:30pm
@ SNF Parkway
A one-day convening on generative AI, archives, and who controls the record. Scholars, artists, and archivists at the Parkway Theatre.
Archives built the large language models that are now reshaping how the past gets read, and generative AI is in turn changing how archives themselves get built, accessed, and used.
This one-day convening brings together scholars, artists, poets, and archivists working at the intersection of generative AI and archival humanities to ask: who builds the infrastructure, who controls access, what’s preserved, and what gets lost or irrevocably altered in the process?
The day includes two moderated panel sessions and closes with a live sound performance by artist Victoria Keddie, built from archival and transmission-based material.
The Ink Spot Press Annual Show | Opening Reception
Saturday, November 7 :: 2-4pm
@ Ink Spot Press
Luxury & Loss | Opening Day Artist Talks
Saturday, November 7 :: 3-4pm
@ The Walters Art Museum
Celebrate the opening of the Walters’ newest exhibition, Luxury & Loss: Feather, Shell, Tusk, Horn, with special talks from two artists who approach material impacts through their distinct artistic practices. Exhibition curator Dany Chan, Associate Curator of Asian Art, will moderate a conversation with the local artists Amy Boone-McCreesh and Luci Jockel, followed by a Q&A with the audience.
Saturday, November 7 :: 3-6pm
@ Current Space
Current Space is proud to present:
“Folks at Intimate Play,” an exhibition of works by SHAN Wallace and “Katey and Jessie” by Jessie and Katey
Please join us for the Closing Reception & Artist Talk for “Folks at Intimate Play,” by SHAN Wallace (on view in the Main Gallery) and “Katey and Jessie” by Jessie and Katey (on view in the Project Space).
The reception is from 3-6pm, with talks starting at 4pm.
“Folks at Intimate Play” is a site of camaraderie where folklore, eroticism, and play operate as forms of perseverance and communal rites. Through collage, video, sculpture, and printmaking practices including; intaglio, monotype, and lithography, I engage and memorialize inherited Black traditions: vernacular language and forms, duplicity and contradiction, conundrums and curses, eroticism, magic, and local lore. The works materialize from an interest and participation in how Black folk tradition and tragedy transforms through play, wit, performance, and invention.
Jessie Unterhalter and Katey Truhn are a Baltimore-based artist duo who have been collaborating for nearly 15 years. Known for their large-scale, abstract murals and installations, their work transforms public spaces with bold geometry, vibrant color, and a deep sensitivity to architecture and environment. Rooted in a shared passion for bringing art into everyday life, Jessie and Katey’s practice balances precision with play, often drawing inspiration from math, color theory, and the built landscape. Their projects range from murals and sculptures to prints and smaller works, always with an emphasis on creating immersive, uplifting experiences that invite people to see their surroundings in a new way. Whether designing for city walls, transit systems, or community spaces, the duo is committed to making art accessible, dynamic, and deeply connected to place.
Diedrick Brackens: lights at the end of the world
Sunday, November 8 | Ongoing through February 2027
@ Baltimore Museum of Art
Renowned contemporary artist Diedrick Brackens (b. Mexia, TX) creates richly layered handwoven tapestries that blend influences from West African weaving, American quilting traditions, and European tapestry making.
This exhibition brings together works that explore freedom, intimacy, and resilience, including themes connected to Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Rather than telling a single story, Brackens examines labor, movement, and sovereignty through interconnected narratives that invite multiple perspectives. Images of light, domestic interiors, and horses recur throughout the exhibition, evoking themes of refuge, journey, and transformation.
Accompanied by newly commissioned poetry from Baltimore-based writer Joël Díaz, the exhibition invites visitors into a world where personal and collective histories intertwine, revealing connections shaped by memory, imagination, and craft.
Girl Island: The Sandy Stone Story
Monday, November 9 :: 7pm
@ Baltimore Center Stage
Join the filmmaking team behind GIRL ISLAND: THE SANDY STONE STORY for a very special evening of celebration, art, and community.
Can’t make the event but want to support GIRL ISLAND? Donate to this groundbreaking documentary via our 501(c)3 fiscal sponsor by visitingWomen Make Movies.
GIRL ISLAND and Sandy Stone are coming back to Center Stage!
After filming Sandy’s master interview at Center Stage, we are coming back to host the first-ever GIRL ISLAND Extravaganza: a creative celebration of LGBTQ+ and women’s history, trans awareness, queer joy, and straight allyship!
Don’t miss an exclusive look at the film-in-progress, a performance by Sandy Stone, and a chance to talk to director Marjorie Vecchio, producer Marc Smolowitz, assistant editor Hannah Oneda, associate producer K. Davina Frick, and animation partner Mighty Oak. They are joined by very special guests Rahne Alexander, Renee Lau, and DJ Abject Relations!
Featured Opportunities
Byrdcliffe Residencies
deadlines November 9 + November 23
Byrdcliffe’s Historic Cottage Residency invites artists across disciplines to join a long-standing tradition of artistic community on their campus this summer. Artists stay in one of seventeen historic artist cottages built at the dawn of the 20th century. Limited merit and need-based fellowships and grants are assigned to select artists each year. The application deadline is November 9, 2026.
The Byrdcliffe Communal Artists-in-Residence program provides artists with creative time at Byrdcliffe Arts Colony. Each summer session hosts approximately 10 visual artists, 2 ceramic artists, and 5 artists in literary or performing art fields. Fellowships and stipends are awarded to select artists based on merit and need. The priority deadline is November 16, 2026. Applications close on November 23, 2026.
Yéego Action Grant
deadline November 10
The Yéego Action Grant provides support for the growing landscape of Native artists and culture bearers who need financial assistance with a specific professional opportunity or towards a hardship that is hindering their creative practice.
This program offers grants up to $2500 for individual Native artists and culture bearers. First Peoples Fund (FPF) finds it essential to support artists in their times of need, especially when their work is impacted by sudden hardship. This grant’s name incorporates the Diné word yéego, often used as a phrase of encouragement that can mean “keep going” or “don’t give up.”
While some hardship requests related to a current artistic project may be eligible, please note that Yéego Action Grants are not intended to assist with funding new or existing artist projects.
Solo Exhibitions 2027
deadline November 13
posted by VisArts
VisArts Solo Exhibitions 2027: Free, Open Call VisArts invites artists working in all media to apply for solo exhibitions in 2027. Selected artists will present work in one of three exhibition spaces at VisArts: the Gibbs Street Gallery, Common Ground Gallery, or Concourse Gallery. VisArts’ exhibition program presents emerging and mid-career artists working across a broad range of contemporary practices, materials, and approaches. We welcome proposals that are ambitious, experimental, interdisciplinary, and responsive to the possibilities of each gallery space. Artists working locally, nationally, and internationally are encouraged to apply. Exhibition Spaces
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Grants
deadline November 13
The Sisters tend to support under-funded, small organizations and projects providing direct services to under-served communities.
The majority of these organizations and projects receive little, if any, government or mainstream funding and may be in the early stages of development.
We are especially attracted to progressive grassroots projects that promote wellness, joy, tolerance, and diversity within our communities. We have a vision that encompasses diverse communities and groups that have a common interest in human rights, people of every gender, gender identity, race, class, age, and sexual orientation.
FY2027 Access Arts Grants
deadline November 15
posted by Harford County Cultural Arts Board
HCCAB provides Access Arts awards to enhance arts experiences for youth, senior, disabled, and other underserved populations in Harford County. These awards are intended to ensure the ongoing availability and accessibility of the arts for Harford County youth (ages 0-17), seniors, people with disabilities of any age, and other populations traditionally underserved by the arts.
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Art Cost Money: Home Is Where the Heart Is Juried Exhibition
deadline November 18
posted by 1223 Potomac Gallery
What does home mean to you?
Home can be a place, a person, a memory, a neighborhood, a tradition—or a feeling we carry with us.
“Home Is Where the Heart Is” is a juried group exhibition inviting artists from the Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia region to explore the many ways we understand, experience, remember, and create a home.
Presented at 1223 Potomac Gallery, the exhibition will bring together a diverse range of artistic voices and perspectives during December, a season often associated with gathering, family, tradition, reflection, and returning home.
We invite artists to consider home not simply as a physical location, but as an emotional, cultural, and personal experience.
Carroll Harris Simms National Black Art Competition and Exhibition
deadline November 20
posted by African American Museum Dallas
The Carroll Harris Simms National Black Art Competition, the 29th biennial event, is a prestigious platform for showcasing excellence in Black artistry. Artists compete across categories such as painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, and mixed media; category winners receive recognition and awards, and their works become part of the museum’s permanent collection. This tradition not only preserves but also celebrates Black artists’ creative achievements and contributions to culture for generations to come.
2027 Beam Camp Project Open Call
deadline November 30
posted by Beam Center
Beam Center seeks design proposals for an ambitious public artwork that will be brought to life through collaborations between youth, Beam Camp staff and the selected proposer. Projects will be realized by a community of more than 100 young people at Beam Camp in July 2026.
Beam Camp is a specialized summer camp for building and collaboration located in Strafford, NH. Our award-winning program offers youth (ages 9-17) the opportunity to cultivate hands-on skills while exploring innovative thinking, design, problem solving and the creative process.
Bernheim Forest 2027 Artist-in-Residence Program
deadline November 30
Established in 1980, this internationally renowned program has awarded visual artists of all media the opportunity to live and create works inspired by Bernheim’s wondrous natural environment. The work created through this program connects visitors to new and exciting experiences that spark curiosity and ignite wonder while expressing the artistic side of Bernheim.
Up to 4 artists are selected for residencies at Bernheim annually. One residency is always dedicated to an artist currently living in Kentucky or nearby counties in Southern Indiana, and one residency is dedicated to an artist whose work addresses environmental issues and the climate crisis.
Artists are encouraged to explore ideas that reinforce Bernheim’s mission of connecting people with nature and to use their residency to take risks, experiment, and explore new avenues in their own work.
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