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Mann simultaneously combines Eastern and Western influences, using extremely old mediums such as Sumi-e ink, invented in the first century AD in China, and contemporary ones such as Yupo paper, to create a synthesis that is personal and multi-faceted.
Afro House streaming from the Creative Alliance, Angel Kristi Williams and Myrtis Bedolla in conversation, Invisible Structures opens at Julio Fine Arts, Megan Lewis at Eubie Blake Cultural Center, plus Frederick Arts Council Call for Gateway Art Proposals and more featured calls for entry.
"I identify as interdisciplinary and sometimes I even go as far as to say non-disciplinary because I have a craft and DIY background. I don't necessarily feel like discipline is the right word to use. I love materials and I love playing with something new, I think that’s the thing that pulls me."
Annet Couwenberg at UMBC, MICA Constitution Day, Matisse & Etta Cone at the BMA, Meg Rorison and Monique Crabb at Current, Landscapes at the David Driskell Center, Free Fall Baltimore, plus Solos 2022 Call for Proposals at Arlington Arts Center, Grit Fund Recovery Grants, and more.
The New Black Vanguard curated by Antwaun Sargent at MICA's Meyerhoff Gallery, Brandon Woody & Asya Shaw perform at The BMA, Cicada Parade-a Garden Party at Carroll Mansion, Bromo Arts Walk, and Station North Shines, plus Grit Fund Emergency Recovery Grants
Station North seems to have stabilized recently with its official adoption by the Central Baltimore Partnership.
"I’m inspired by these musicians that weren’t satisfied with the presenting platforms or ensembles that existed, so they just created new ones."
This Week: NMWA xChange, fiber artist + activist Tanya Aguiñiga, the 14Karat Cabaret at MAP, Betty Cooke's Legacy at The Walters, F.E.A.S.T. Mutual Aid Call for Proposals at VisArts, and more.
This week: Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann at Morton Fine Art, Kei Ito at UMBC, Bill Schmidt at MONO Practice, Margaret Rorison and Monique Crabb at Current, Somethin' to Say at Galerie Myrtis, a call for proposals for the 2021 Gutierrez Legacy Grant, and more.
This Week: Labor Day Weekend, Robert Houston at the Lewis, Shannon Taggart at UMBC, Ellen Kleckner and Linda Tien at Baltimore Jewelry Center, the 2021 Black Femme Supremacy Film Festival, and more.
"I like to encourage them that this is yours; own it, own its greatness. I say there’s always a blessing in the lesson."
This week: Baker Artist Awards, BMA Violet Hour with Frieda Toranzo Jaeger, Call for Women-Identifying Artists at Latela Curatorial, and the Station North Art Walk
Culture Strike is essential reading for art museum professionals, board members, artists, and cultural community members
Stay home, stay healthy, stay engaged in the arts.
“Someone told me years ago, you have to be your biggest fan and always remind yourself of that when you’re in doubt.”