Ahead of Their September 22nd Show at Rams Head Live, McNew Reflects on a 40-Year Career
Yo La Tengo is a group that embodies a unique essence—their music is romantically heartfelt yet slightly whimsical, hiding a touch of noise within its melodic beauty.
How the Strategist, Organizer, and Advocate for a Just Creative Economy is Making Space for Her Own Practice
"Central to all the work that I’ve done, is how do we acknowledge the value that we have as creators, and demand the compensation, space, and honor that we deserve?"
From Concrete to Colorful
By working at such a large scale to cover not only walls, but at times the ground, ceiling, and pieces of furniture, Jessie and Katey are able to transform the surrounding environment, often gray and concrete, into an immersive chromatic experience.
A Decade of the New-York-Based French Artist's Work Bellows in a New Baltimore Art Venue
With Babble, Babble, a provocative gathering of a decade’s worth of his work, Antoine Catala (Toulouse, France, b. 1975) powerfully orchestrates a dystopic display of language as a failed tool for human understanding and community.
MAP's Annual Survey of Recent MFA Grads Places Artists from UMD, UMBC, and MICA in Discourse
This iteration of MAP's annual showcase of new regional talent reminds us why seeing artworks and artists in-person is vital, sprawl be damned. The exhibition closes Saturday, September 7.
Gallery Shows Perfect for Autumm's Back to School Attitude
Summer '24 at C. Grimaldis Gallery, Monica Ikegwu at Galerie Myrtis, Inaugural Exhibition at The Crow's Nest, Balancing Acts at The Peale, and Esther Kläs at CPM Gallery
Exhibits at The National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery Offer a New Conversation Between Two Iconic Artists and Activists
Two DC exhibitions take contrasting approaches to understanding the artistry, lives, and enduring relevance of these legendary American artists.
The new Irene and Richard Frary Gallery to open in October at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center at 555 Pennsylvania Ave.
Berry will curate and promote the new art gallery’s rotating series of exhibitions exploring the intersection of arts and democracy that will be free and open to the public.
Sweetness and Solidarity
You could call Fruit Camp a tattoo shop, but that would be reductive.
We Caught up with Current Space's Co-Directors ahead of its Epic Weekend-Long 20th Anniversary Festival
Current Space is 20. Feel old yet? Don't worry: this weekend, it's throwing a three-day birthday bash that will bring you back to your art school days. Isa Gold interviewed directors Michael Benevento and Julianne Hamilton to get some pearls of wisdom from their two decades of experience.
Yet Again, Short-Sighted Newspaper Leadership Fails to Understand the Difference Between Quantity and Quality of Readership
The Washington Post is cutting their ongoing Galleries column, a loss to local readers, artists, and audiences.
Bask in the Majesty of Kotic Couture, Baltimore’s Reigning “Queen of the Underground”
Since her arrival in Baltimore nearly a decade ago, Couture’s profile as entertainer and host has risen in a way that has been anything but chaotic.
Hellen Ascoli, Amy Boone-McCreesh, and Sam Mack's Crafty Aesthetics Belie Conceptual Poly-Fil
The winner of the 2024 Janet & Walter Sondheim Art Prize, chosen by this year’s jurors, will be announced during a special reception and award ceremony at the museum on Thursday, August 22.
A Conversation with the Artist and Founder of Night Owl Gallery
Night Owl Gallery along with its studios, workshop space, and programming, is not just a venue for displaying art; it’s a collaborative hub where artists and the community intersect, creating a synergy that drives our mission.
Monique Crabb, True Arizola-Lyons, Charles Mason III, and Monica Mirabile Nurture, Care, and Play in "Love & Cruelty" and Viscous
From maternal domestic labor and caregiving to childlike wonder, four visually distinct practices evoke a range of visceral associations.
Baltimore's 40th Artscape Festival Photos by Mollye Miller and E. Brady Robinson
This year's Artscape was August 2-4, proof that no matter what the date, outdoor festivals will always be vulnerable to inclement weather.
A Conversation about Black Visual Artists Engaging in Material Concerns and the Cultural Implications
Seph Rodney, visiting curator, at CPM Gallery, talks about Chakaia Booker, Leonardo Drew, and Trenton Doyle Hancock
Four Years in the Making, Celebrate the Completion of One of Baltimore's Geographically-Longest Artworks with Film Screenings in Wyman Park this Thursday, Aug 1
As we walk through Remington, the blue squiggles of “Ghost River” zig and zag through traffic, bike lanes, and—somewhat disconcertingly—dead end in front of an awful lot of housing, implying that the ground beneath highrises and heavy brick rowhomes might not be as solid as we would like to think.
