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!!
Textures of Us: Devin Allen at Galerie Myrtis Reflects Baltimore Respect, Culture, and Power
Whether you’re a native Baltimorean, or someone who calls Baltimore home like me, you’ll find pieces of yourself everywhere you look in this exhibit. It’s a love song to Baltimore.
On the IMDA Program, City Life, and How UMBC Gives them Space to Get Messy (Plus Health Insurance!)
"I’m getting a living stipend, health insurance… it’s a support structure and resources for the parts of my practice that maybe aren’t even contained within the program."
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Lou Joseph to direct City Arts Council, Andaleeb Badiee Banta leaving the BMA for NGA, NGA announces acquisitions from Native American artists, new dates for Artscape, American Craft Council show returns to Baltimore, and more!
In the Artist's Solo Show at Swann House, Human Form Submits to the Wild
V. Walton's practice continues to address nature, ableism, and racism, but the sculptures shown in Terra and their relationship to one another probe our understanding of the human body while situating that body as part of a greater, mysterious whole.
December exhibitions that provide hope, insight and inspiration, centered specifically in the past, present and future of Baltimore
As we head towards 2025, it's worth remembering that artists see the future in ways the rest of us don’t, so we have to keep our attention focused on them so we can find new sources of strength and solidarity.
