Professional Development & Career

Professional Development & Career

How Community, Family, and Friends Have Informed Her Lifelong Dedication to Wellness

I’ve always loved my work. I’m passionate about it because of my experiences growing up as an immigrant, as someone who saw many people go without access to care, as someone who experienced some of those problems myself, and as a clinician on behalf of my patients.

A Conversation with the Musician and Manager of the Station North Arts and Entertainment District

I met with Becker at the newly relocated Mobtown Ballroom to learn more about her work as an arts leader, and our conversation ranged from the complexity of demands that she balances, to her origins and identity as an artist and why art matters to us as humans.

An Interdisciplinary Practice Uses Cameraless Photography to Reflect the Horrors of Nuclear War

“The light entered my grandfather and, as a third-generation survivor, the light has been passed down through me. I pass it on through my work,” says Baltimore-based artist Kei Ito.

On the IMDA Program, City Life, and How UMBC Gives them Space to Get Messy (Plus Health Insurance!)

"I’m getting a living stipend, health insurance… it’s a support structure and resources for the parts of my practice that maybe aren’t even contained within the program."

A Conversation with the Curator on the Unseen Stories and Labor of Love Behind Baltimore's Galleries

That chat with Faust sparked something—a desire to dig deeper into the lives of Baltimore’s gallerists and curators, beginning with Faust herself.

Following the Baltimore Board of Estimates Vote to Terminate BOPA’s Contract, a Group of Artists and Organizers Ask: What Comes Next?

Artist group says that the next step is for Mayor Scott to share the specifics of his plan with the city, to make the process transparent as possible, and to create opportunities for artist communities to join in the effort

Opinion Editorial by BMA Union Member Rob Kempton

Increased wages, more paid time off, and better benefits were obtained for unionized colleagues.

Maryland’s Democratic Champion for the US Senate

Maryland Cannot Afford to Turn the US Senate into Republican Control

A Competitive MFA Degree from a Well-Funded, Multidisciplinary Art Department

Towson University's MFA in Studio Arts is a supportive environment that is affordable, nearby, and academically rigorous.

How the Strategist, Organizer, and Advocate for a Just Creative Economy is Making Space for Her Own Practice

"Central to all the work that I’ve done, is how do we acknowledge the value that we have as creators, and demand the compensation, space, and honor that we deserve?"

Setting the Stage

Ashworth emphasizes that while the space has technological origins, its primary mission is to serve as a venue for human creativity, allowing individuals to engage authentically and expressively in theater.

From Concrete to Colorful

By working at such a large scale to cover not only walls, but at times the ground, ceiling, and pieces of furniture, Jessie and Katey are able to transform the surrounding environment, often gray and concrete, into an immersive chromatic experience.

A Conversation about Black Visual Artists Engaging in Material Concerns and the Cultural Implications

Seph Rodney, visiting curator, at CPM Gallery, talks about Chakaia Booker, Leonardo Drew, and Trenton Doyle Hancock

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.

The Four Award-Winning Businesses Redrawing Baltimore's Food and Nightlife Map

From a handshake deal over a dive bar with a loanshark to the James Beard Awards and Bon Appétit's "Best of Lists"—it's been a long road down a few overlooked blocks.

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