America Doesn't Deserve its Birthday Party this Year. Celebrate Baltimore's House Galleries Instead
CPM celebrates 5 years in Baltimore, Goya Contemporary bemoans 250 years in America, Gallery Blue Door displays the Tricia Zimic oil paintings behind B-movie posters, and Gentlemen Farmers host Malcolm Majer and Ruri Yi
Baltimore's Signature Arts Festival in Photos
Despite rain and cold weather at times, the crowds were substantial. The city once again transformed its business district into a temporary cultural destination.
Photos by KT Kanazawich from BmorArt's May 28 Release Party in MICA's Brown Center
What does "The Future" Look Like? Artists and Creatives, Subscribing Members, Show Up
Issue 21 Explores Models for the Future in Baltimore that are Human-Centered and Build Community
Who owns the future? In Baltimore, the creatives have a much greater role to play.
Featuring Works by Four Artists, The Project Speaks to the City
With institutions quaking, as a result of the administration seated in DC, I’ll meet you there is an essential interruption.
Video and Photos From the Artists' Talk at BmoreArt's C+C Gallery
Both artists explore a precarious line between the sacred and the profane, subverting the visual language of sanctified relics and precious gems, in order to conjure up bizarre and beautiful planes of reality.
With a Practice Spanning Six Decades, the Sculptor and Public Art Advocate Is in Her Prime
Mears is a petite woman, and at first, I found it hard to believe that she often handles the cumbersome pieces of metal on her own, but as I spoke with her it became clear that she has earned the “Icon” status BmoreArt bestowed on her; she is a powerful force.
Exhibitions, Feasts, and Connection: Views from the Celebration So Far
Asia North 2026 kicked off on May 1st with events continuing through May 30th.
A Conversation with Komal Shah, the Indian-born American art collector and founder of Making Their Mark
At NMWA, nearly 80 works by women artists spanning decades of abstraction, material experimentation, and an insistence on taking up space, all from the Shah Garg Collection.
In "Fratino and Matisse: To See This Light Again" a Young Painter Pays Homage to an Iconic Influence
MICA alumnus Louis Fratino makes a triumphant homecoming to the museum that shaped his practice.
What Would Baltimore Look Like If Every Elementary School Student Had Consistent Access to High-Quality Arts Education?
TWIGS offers a choice of six art areas: music, theater, stage design, dance, visual art, and film. Participants are selected through an audition process that, in most areas, prioritizes artistic potential and passion over prior experience. Once accepted, the classes are free.
Artscape Returns with SCOUT Art Fair, curated by Devin Allen and Cierra Britton
SCOUT Art Fair returns to Artscape with a clear focus: platforming emerging Baltimore-based artists and making collecting more accessible.
Cave Presents Seven Recent Works at the 61st Venice Biennale
Among myriad works in In Minor Keys that touch on loss and care, ornament and protest, violence and healing, or the body and nature, Nick Cave’s figurative bronzes are the central cast of this grand mise-en-scène.
A Ping-Pong Pop-Up Reimagines the Sport as a Framework for Memory, Movement, and Meaning
Running through May 31, Open Court transforms JMM’s largest gallery into a ping-pong arena, blurring the line between art and sport with spotlit tables, bleachers, scoreboards, and archival images.
A Century-Old Military Strategy Transposed to Contemporary Portraiture
Instead of trying to hide his subjects to shield them from whatever artillery their Blackness provokes, Qrcky leans into their inherent visibility, painting them boldly and strikingly.
An Exhibition at the Crow's Nest Offers Rare Optimism, and an Earth Day Open Mic Night Today, April 22
The exploration of speculative fictional worlds can help us walk through new ideas that might otherwise seem implausible and unlikely, however much we might want them to be real.
What to Expect When the National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts Conference Lands in Baltimore Next Year? Baltimoreans Share their Experiences from this Year's Edition in Detroit
I’ve included some highlights from my experience of NCECA with some thoughts from others who have connections with Baltimore. These are only a fraction of what you can see and experience. If you are friends with ceramic artists, potters, or collectors the conference feels like a family reunion.
In a Little Shy of Half a Century, BSA Has Churned out Alumni who've Conquered Billboard Charts, Hollywood, and the Runway
“Beyond the excellent instruction, BSA let me be who I am,” says theater arts alum Cameron Francis ‘89. “Our teachers encouraged self-expression and were never judgmental. They let us explore and take risks."
The Artist's Show at Gallery Blue Door and Why He Calls for Rethinking Portraiture
"Every artist has something they have to say. At this moment, my language and what I’m striving to get across is the right to be, without excuses, I don’t have to give an excuse for being."
