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SEEN: The Walters Art Museum Gala 2026

Baltimore Fashion and Historic Art come together around the theme of Vibrance

Classical sculpture, colored light, and Baltimore’s most inventive formalwear: E. Brady Robinson photographs the guests of the 2026 Walters Art Museum Gala for SEEN, BmoreArt’s ongoing celebration of personal style where art happens.

Visual Art

Review: no idea but in things at MONO Practice

Jim Condron and Dean Kessmann Scavenge the Mundane for Lyrical Moments

The poet William Carlos Williams proposes that an artist show, not tell, the meaning of things, and between Jim Condron’s gathering and Dean Kessmann’s documentation of the everyday object or scene we must assume they follow this call.

Collecting

Perfect for Hampden: Baltimore Art Gallery

How the Gallery's Business Model is Working for Local Artists and Buyers Alike

The numbers prove that co-owners Kristin Wiebe and Sonny Lacey are doing something right. Since opening, they have shown 41 artists, and in six and a half years, they have paid out $414,000—an average of over $7000 per painter.

Visual Art

Baltimore on Film: “Flashback” at the BMA

“Baltimore’s history is photography’s history.”

Flashback is the first major museum exhibition devoted solely to Baltimore photography. And through an admixture of very old and very recent images, it makes a convincing case that Baltimore has always played an active role in shaping the history of a vital medium.

Media & Literature

Book Review: Baltimore Scrapbook

Ed Berlin's Newest Book Chronicles Baltimore Through His Personal Collection of Art and Artifacts

Berlin, a Charm City native and longtime resident who for eight years owned one of the city’s most visible and popular bookstores, captures the essence of Baltimore's special something.

Visual Art

Follow Me: Divine Inspiration at the Walters

Exhibition Paying Tribute to Saint Francis of Assisi Recalls the Potency of Focus, Meditation, and Care

The centerpiece of the show is the so-called St. Francis Missal, likely produced around 1200. It may be the very volume that inspired Francis, when he was seeking spiritual direction as a young man, to give away his possessions and pledge himself to a life of prayer.

Visual Art

Making America Again: So Strong, So Brave, So True at MICA

Artwork by Selected Ford/Philip Morris Fellows and More on View Through September 29th

In contrast to President Trump’s vision for America, artists in the exhibition present a radiantly diverse version. This America is bold and bright, defiant and at times playful, and confident in the range of perspectives that emerge when given support for experimentation.

Film

Celebrating Maryland’s Traditional Artists

Video Documentary Series Explores MSAC’s Maryland Traditions Program

Watch: BmoreArt will release a series of mini-documentaries by Wide Angle Youth Media focused upon artists from MSAC's Maryland Traditions program through the Folklife Apprenticeship grant.

Visual Art

Slow Burn: Emma Childs

The Rising Painter Opens a Site-Specific Exhibition at Mount Vernon Place Church on Friday, September 25

Her most ambitiously-scaled canvases are destined for Chora, a site-specific exhibition in Mount Vernon Place Church, organized with curator/BmoreArt contributor Teri Henderson, which will open September 25th and remain on view until February of 2027.

Visual Art

Baker Artist Awards Is Moving to Creative Alliance

Here's What Baltimore Artists Need to Know

Baker and Creative Alliance are targeting October 1 to officially launch the current Baker Season along with a kickoff event and info sessions for artists, and an application deadline set for January 29, 2027 for artists who wish to create or update their portfolio.

Words: Cara Ober

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