BmoreArt’s Picks: May 12-18
BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
Stay home, stay healthy, stay engaged in the arts.
News & Opinion Page 43
Have a Good Day and Wash Your Totes: Working in a Grocery Store During Covid-19
Kelly Xio is an artist and a grocery store worker on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic
Customers are more afraid of hurting us right now; the power structures I’m used to have changed basically overnight.
Loss and Longing: Mother’s Day 2020
Now that we are living in a new world where all other human beings are potentially lethal, holidays are especially confusing to navigate.
Capitalism loves a holiday but I have never been a big fan of Mother’s day, not because I don’t love my mom, but because I am generally cynical about the constant pressure to buy shit we do not need or even want.
Baltimore COVID-19 News Updates from Independent & Regional Media 5/7
10 Must-Read Stories from Baltimore-Based Writers and Publications
Coronavirus updates from Baltimore Brew, Maryland Matters, Technical.ly Baltimore, Real News Network, Fishbowl, Baltimore Magazine, and a selection of relevant articles published by Baltimore-based journalists for a variety of publications
BmoreArt’s Picks: May 5-11
BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
Stay home, stay healthy, stay engaged in the arts.
Baltimore COVID-19 News Updates from Independent & Regional Media 4/30
10 Must-Read Stories from Baltimore-Based Writers and Publications
Coronavirus updates from Baltimore Brew, Maryland Matters, Technical.ly Baltimore, Real News Network, Fishbowl, Baltimore Magazine, and a selection of relevant articles published by Baltimore-based journalists for a variety of publications
Recovering from Covid-19 After Hydroxychloroquine Proves Damaging to the Heart
Whether hospitalized or at home, the recovery process from Covid-19 is complicated
It’s been three weeks since my ER doctor called to confirm that I tested positive for Covid-19 on April 3, a full 14 days after qualifying for a test that should have been available the first day I had a fever of 102—not eight days and a serious bout of pneumonia later.
BmoreArt’s Picks: April 28–May 4
BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
Stay home, stay healthy, stay engaged in the arts.
Baltimore COVID-19 News Updates from Independent & Regional Media 4/23
10 Must-Read Stories from Baltimore-Based Writers and Publications
Coronavirus updates from Baltimore Brew, Maryland Matters, Technical.ly Baltimore, Real News Network, Fishbowl, Baltimore Magazine, and a selection of relevant articles published by Baltimore-based journalists for a variety of publications
School’s Out Forever (?)
Searching for solid footing in a world without structure with some unlikely support from Alice Cooper, sewing, weaving, and walking
The antidote to the greed and selfishness that got us all here is kindness and compassion. They say that begins at home. Lucky us.
Baltimore COVID-19 News Updates from Independent & Regional Media 4/16
10 Must-Read Stories from Baltimore-Based Writers and Publications
Coronavirus updates from Baltimore Brew, Maryland Matters, Technical.ly Baltimore, Real News Network, Fishbowl, Baltimore Magazine, and a selection of relevant articles published by Baltimore-based journalists for a variety of publications
BmoreArt’s Picks: April 14-20
BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
Stay home, stay healthy, stay engaged in the arts.
Baltimore COVID-19 News Updates from Independent & Regional Media 4/9
10 Must-Read Stories from Baltimore-based Writers and Publications
Coronavirus updates from Baltimore Brew, AFRO Newspaper, Baltimore Beat, Real News Network, Fishbowl, Sun, Baltimore Magazine, and a selection of relevant articles published by Baltimore-based journalists for a variety of publications
BmoreArt’s Picks: April 7-13
BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This week we are featuring online events that you can view from the comfort of your own couch plus a few ways to get involved locally. Stay home, stay healthy, stay engaged in the arts.
Actionable Items: Arts-Related Resources in the Age of COVID-19
Relief funding, calls for entry, surveys, and professional opportunities for artists
Opportunities to help out, apply for much-needed support, and make plans for the future.
All Masks Are Not Created Equal: Washable, Antimicrobial Masks Made in Baltimore
SewLab and other small creative businesses are saving lives in Baltimore
These four-layered bamboo/cotton, antimicrobial fabric masks are perfect for daily wear and extending the lifespan of N95 masks for healthcare professionals.
Field of Potential: Regarding the Quotidian as Art
Even as much of the art world retreated to the safety of the internet, some creative workers continued their trade in the public sphere
We now know that this will be a matter of months, rather than weeks: the Cleveland Museum of Art has already canceled all programming through the end of June, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art expects to remain closed at least through July.
We Are All Alone Together
On being alone, whether by choice or quarantine
For those lucky enough to be healthy after two weeks of quarantine, you can hug, kiss, dance, and snuggle. Don’t take this for granted.