Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Devin Allen reflects on his fame, Baltimore 10 years after Freddie Gray's murder, Amy Sherald continues to be sublime, a Maya Angelou reading protest in Annapolis, new season announcements from Chesapeake Shakespeare Company and the BSO, and more!
A Conversation with the Curator on Pushing Boundaries, Crossing the Atlantic, and Redefining Success
Baltimore never gets positioned as the creative hub it is and has been for over 100 years. That is wild to me. It is my mission to continue to connect Baltimore to the world.
A Conversation with Elena Volkova and Jonna McKone
At BmoreArt’s Connect+Collect Gallery Two Photographers Challenge Assumptions about Materials, Process, and Storytelling
Three Exhibitions Hit a Raw Nerve at a Time of Global Environmental Crisis
The Baltimore Museum of Art marked its 110th anniversary by launching the Turn Again to the Earth initiative. The goal: to encourage conversation and action around climate change and the role of the museum.
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Goya Contemporary welcomed to ADAA, Guerilla Girls exhibition at NMWA, Nas performs 'Illmatic' with BSO, Fitsum Shebshe curates and online NADA show, Devin Allen and two new earth-based exhibitions at the BMA, John Waters news, and more!
Three Satisfying Exhibits at the Baltimore Clayworks
Celebrating the Clayworks 45th Anniversary with Committed, Experimental, and Sometimes Even Dazzling Ceramics Exhibitions
J.M. Giordano's photos offer proof that the art of the protest sign is alive and well
Washington DC was just one of hundreds of rallies hosted across the country protesting Trump policies
ONE FIGHT, ONE FUTURE, Hosted by Free State Coalition, Photos by Elena Volkova
Colorful Signs, Speakers, and Peaceful Protest on April 5, 2025, at City Hall in Baltimore City, part of a the national Hands Off Day
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Micah E. Wood and Christopher Chester see the Baltimore scene, Asia North returns, Carla Du Pree receives GBCA 2025 Cultural Innovator Award, diversity bans and area arts communities, Baltimore filmmaker Scott Evans, Spring Cleaning Art Market and more!
PNC’s ability to bring local contemporary artists directly to the Orioles cultivates a sense of hometown pride and community.
The Orioles Birdland Murals Powered by PNC project offers an elevated, unique experience for visitors to Camden Yards, where living local artists are able to share their love for the city visually, enhancing the experience for everyone.
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Derrick Adams, Jerrell Gibbs, Joyce J. Scott among the artists in a new BmoreArt partner exhibition at JHU's Frary Gallery, Baker Artist Awards exhibition to open at the BMA and finalists annoucned, a NGA video on LaToya Hobbs woodblock print process, and more!
A Survey of Candor and Commitment to Realistic Depiction
Pollution can be dismayingly ubiquitous, but it can also be catalyzing, and full of expressive potential.
The Baker Artist Portfolios Have Selected 36 Artists
The Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance and the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund have announced the finalists for the 2025 Baker Artist Awards.
Bloomberg Philanthropies’ $1M Public Art Challenge “encourages mayors to partner with artists, elevating the creative sector when developing solutions to significant urban issues”
Inviting Light is transforming the Station North Arts District with five site-specific public art installations and a series of dynamic community events this year.
Towson University Exhibits Contemporary Artists with Historical Curiosities
Reverie & Alchemy, the group exhibition at Towson University, brings works by ten featured artists together with historical, even ancient, objects from TU’s multi-department collection.
How the Community Art Organization Earned Its Staying Power
Since the first classes Pupkin designed 25 years ago, the program has developed over 600 lesson plans—and in just the past year the organization provided 14,000 classes to Baltimore residents in schools, community centers, hospitals, shelters, veteran’s facilities, nursing homes, and more.
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Cover girl Amy Sherald and her Whitney show, Malcolm Peacock at the BMA, Farmers' Market concerns, Lisa Gail Collins awarded literature prize from The Driskell Center, local craft stores, Neighborhood Design Center's 2025 Placemaking Forum, and more!
