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Visual Art

It's important that we agree on the conditions to declare that we have arrived.

This week, Baltimore's creative scene was profiled in Le Figaro, France's oldest newspaper, but the concept of a "Baltimore Renaissance" is false.

Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media

This week's news includes: A post-election statement from MCAAHC, Reginald F. Lewis exhibition at the Lewis Museum, Tom Miller Week returns, the future of BOPA, Angela Franklin and Chevelle Makeba Moore Jones at JELMA, tattoo artist Bill Waverly, and more!

The History of Communication Has Always Been a History of Calculated Risk

The cheekily titled If Books Could Kill (on view through August 5, 2025) focuses on toxic materials—mercury, arsenic, and lead—that were used by scribes, illustrators, and printers in a variety of historical contexts.

TikTok's Days May be Numbered, but its Content Lives on in Oil Paint for Posterity

At MOCA Arlington, Marissa Stratton creates a dialogue that feels both familiar and estranging, as if one is scrolling through memories materialized on physical surfaces.

Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media

This week's news includes: MDFF receives $20k in grant funding from the NEA, Ira Glass's magical Baltimore memories, new acquisitions at the BMA, the ghost of H.L. Menken, the BSO hits a high note, daring to dream with Lady Brion, breaking creative barriers with Amy L. Bernstein, and more!

Micah Wood and Christopher Chester on Creatively Archiving Baltimore

A new photo book, Scene Seen, weaves together 85 bands, over 200 portraits, and 300 pages into a tribute to Baltimore’s creative resilience, documenting the essence of the music scene from 2016 to 2024. 

Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media

This week's news includes: Peabody's new Hip Hop Degree with Wendel Patrick and Lupe Fiasco, MCHC receives grant from Lilly Endowment, Shawn Chopra, remembering BSA's Anthony M. ‘Tony’ Carey, Dave Portnoy's pizza party, and more!

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.

A Baltimore-based Performance Troupe and Learning Program

Founded by three visionary women and mothers—Mama Rashida Forman-Bey, Mama Kay Lawal-Muhammad, and Mama Nata’aska Hasan Hummingbird—WombWork seeks to shine a light on the stories of young people from some of the hardest possible circumstances.

Top Exhibits of 2024: Museums & Galleries

The best Baltimore art exhibitions of 2024 were groundbreaking, culturally relevant, and made me feel more connected to the place and time where I live.

A Note from the BmoreArt Team

Our team at BmoreArt would like to take this moment to celebrate the positive as we look back to all we have accomplished together this year.

Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media

2025 Sondheim Semifinalists, Baltimore Small Stage Coalition, ACC Baltimore show on PBS, Amy Davis confronts Baltimore Sun owner, remembering John Ford, and NYE celebrations from the BSO and BOPA!

The Curator's REVISIT/REIMAGINE Exhibit at the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum

On view through Jan 5th, the exhibition is reflective of James’s curatorial practice—one that blends the visionary with the quotidian—framed by a curious mind and a warm spirit.

Photos by E. Brady Robinson from Project Artscape's Finale

This runway show in the Walters sculpture court featured the three winners of the 2024 Project Artscape Competition: Eryn Boggs, Abisola Oladeinde, and Dr. Marilyn Walker

Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media

The Peale and The Walters New Directors, Bria Sterling-Wilson represented by Galerie Myrtis, Morel Doucet honored by Harpo Foundation, Black Earth Rising at the BMA, the Maryland Designer who Styled Prince, and more!!

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