Our new print journal features artists and organizations often operating below the public radar but making a solid contribution to city life.
Baltimore itself is a hidden gem. Sure, it has flaws, but for anyone who dares, it offers up sparkling and surprising opportunities that wildly exceed expectations.
A Long-Overdue Monograph Offers a Complex Portrait of the Man Who Documented Baltimore's Seedy Underbelly
This month, storied art publisher Phaidon ships a hefty tome dedicated to one of the city's most overlooked (but important) photographers, who immortalized a sleazy queer Baltimore that no longer exists.
On May 1 Protests in Baltimore to Stop the Billionaire Takeover
Six smaller rallies came together in Baltimore as a massive protest against the Trump Administration
A Conversation with Two of This Year's Spotlighted Authors, Michele Filgate and Dominique Christina
The CityLit Festival, now in its 22nd year, is both a celebration of literature and a reminder that advocating for the literary arts is essential labor. Full day events will take place on April 5th and April 25th, 2025.
Her New Book Proves It with Science, Art is Vital to Our Health
Creative production is good for us. Those of us engaged in the arts have intuitively known this fact for ages, but the scientific studies and resulting evidence synthesized in the book Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us drive the point home with hardcore data.
CityLit Brings the Acclaimed Poet to Baltimore on December 8th
An interview ahead of Smith's reading and performance at A Home for the Heart to Live In: an annual gathering of Cave Canem poets hosted by CityLit at Motor House on December 8.
This Weekend Lit Lovers Celebrate Writers, Past and Present
Saturday, September 28th on the CityLit stage, Ali will be in conversation with Joël Díaz, on his new book Black Buffalo Woman: a thoughtful and comprehensive study of Lucille Clifton’s literary accomplishments.
As Poet Laureate, Lady Brion will serve in an honorary state position, providing public readings and programs for the citizens of Maryland.
First Lady Dawn Moore and the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) today announced the appointment of Lady Brion as Maryland’s 11th Poet Laureate in a ceremony at the Clifton House in Baltimore.
Exhibits at The National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery Offer a New Conversation Between Two Iconic Artists and Activists
Two DC exhibitions take contrasting approaches to understanding the artistry, lives, and enduring relevance of these legendary American artists.
Baltimoreans Transform Historic Farm into a MD Writers' Retreat
Ron Tanner and Jill Eicher loved the idea of an educational non-profit and ultimately decided to make it a space dedicated to writers.
An Introduction to Issue 17: Transformation
We present the region’s courageous leaders, creative explorers, and ground-breaking thinkers who are envisioning a better future and joining with others to make these collective dreams a reality.
A Conversation with the Author on Her Debut Novel, They Dream in Gold, and an Upcoming Collaboration with Her Mother, Diana Wharton Sennaar, at the BMA
As a Baltimore native and graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Sennaar has developed a voice that is as distinct as it is clever.
A Book for Art Nerds and Aficionados, as well as the Culturally Curious
Get the Picture: Bianca Bosker’s Journey Among Inspired Artists and Obsessive Art Fiends Who Taught Her How to See (February 2024 Viking)
An Interview with This Year's Featured Authors, Kwame Alexander and Jami Attenberg
“This is a love letter to Baltimore,” says Du Pree, executive director of the CityLit Project, describing the annual festival, now in its 21st year.
Announcing a Second Printing of our City of Artists Book!
A recap of our very first City of Artists release celebration on December 8, 2023: a reading at the Enoch Pratt Library featuring authors Scott Shane, Sheri Booker, Lane Harlan, E. Doyle-Gillespie, and BmoreArt publisher Cara Ober as moderator.
Local Bookstore Teams Up with the Baltimore Water Taxi
While the atmosphere on the Water Taxi was decidedly leisurely (it was a sunset cruise, after all), the underlying excitement was unmistakable. A constant flow of folks congregated around the book display even when the initial rush had passed.
Thoughts Inspired by the Enoch Pratt Library’s 36th Annual Booklovers' Breakfast
This, the Pratt’s 36th Breakfast, was to be my first. And so, with little idea of what to expect, I daydreamed about Jesmyn and me sitting across a fancy table, spearing pancakes and passing the bacon whilst talking about characters we had yet to bring to life.
Best Art and Culture Writing in 2023 from BmoreArt
Memorable and Award-winning Essays, Illuminating Baltimore's Cultural Landscape in Unexpected Directions This Year
