The Baltimore Institution Aims to Bring the Excitement of Auctions to a Broader Public with Online and Local Showrooms
“When people are having conversations about art in Baltimore, I just want Alex Cooper to be a part of it.”
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Remembering Ann Everton of Darsombra, C. Grimaldis Gallery closing, NGA closes unexpectedly, Before the Americas exhibition finds a new home, Tawny Chatmon exhibition at NMWA, Turnstile takes on the world, Free Fall Baltimore, Junius Wilson at AVAM, and more!
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: UMBC 's Pedagogy Study Hall with Tomashi Jackson and Nia K. Evans, SAAM announces Nick Cave's upcoming exhibition, SNAC-ing with Kevin Brown, New/Next Film Fest, Black Baltimorean ASL, Women Artist of the DMV exhibition, John Waters audiobooks, and more!
Exhibitions Get Physical at The Compound And Night Owl Gallery
This September, the conversation is corporal with three exhibitions at two local galleries: The Compound's group show "The Misfire: Engorgement and Constipation" and Night Owl Gallery's "Vivisepultura" by Rory Holcomb and "Parallel Play" by Jonah Brock.
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Wide Angle Youth Media celebrates 25 years, AVAM announces Fantastic Realities exhibition, Amy Sherald is already in town, MICA Weekend with Abbi Jacobson, Jeffrey Kent and Nicole Clark's BLIFTD Studios, BMA and The Walters throw big parties, and more!
How a Silly Idea Evolved into the City's Beloved Competition
"In 2025, we were proud to return for the second straight year as presenting sponsor of the Kinetic Sculpture Race Powered by PNC," says PNC Regional President for Greater Maryland Laura Gamble. "This beloved event champions community, imagination, and invention, which is the spirit of Baltimore."
Exhibits at CPM, Galerie Myrtis, Creative Alliance, Goya Contemporary, UMBC, and Loyola's Julio Gallery
These are just a few of our favorite free exhibits happening this month.
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Reflections on Strong, Bright, Useful & True, BOPA adds new board members, Lawrence Burney publishes his first book, Irene and Richard Frary Gallery to feature Lindsay Adams this fall, Jan Kirsh's exile on Ellicott City main street, Center Stage's Trans History Project, H
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Tony Shore wins MASB Travel Prize, AVAM's new director Ellen Owens, 2025 Baltimore Book Festival, Love Groove Festival returns, Plein air artist Jason Witte, Arewà Basit and Amy Sherald, Goya Contemporary at the Armory Show, Nourished by Time, and more!
The 2025 Armory Show VIP Preview in Photos, featuring two Baltimore-based Galleries
Photos by E. Brady Robinson of art, visitors, artists, and culture workers at the Armory VIP Preview on September 4, 2025
Beautiful New Book Blends the Baltimore-based Author's Visual Works with Fiction
Deborah English's illustrated fiction is more high art than a graphic novel, more expansive than an illustrated work.
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: American Sublime comes to the BMA, winners of the Rabkin Prize announced, Nichole Morris documents all of Baltimore, Turnstile takes on the world, Baltimore's skateboarding scene, Beyond Baltimore Street: Living Lumbee Legacies exhibition, and more!
Overlooked Liminal Spaces Host Some of Baltimore's Best Public Art
All the demolition and reconstruction in the decades preceding the 80s reated a plethora of liminal spaces in our cities—and Baltimore was lucky to attract artists who rose to the placemaking challenge they presented.
UMBC’s newly launched Maurice Berger CADVC Program Fund pledges to support work on the histories of race, representation and justice in visual culture
Berger’s notion of us was always an expansive one, so it’s fitting that his legacy continues to grow, even after his death.
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Katie Pumphrey's art imitates life, "objectionable art" at the Smithsonian, a posthumous Bay Bridge cameo in 'The Baltimorons,' KenYatta Rogers journey to August Wilson, street art on West North Avenue, new state Arts & Entertainment districts announced, and more!
A Conversation with the Collaborative Artists and Twin Sisters Whose Names Have Guided Their Practice
Infused with a profound spiritual ethos, Hope and Faith’s immersive and evocative collages, sculptures, and other creations offer community, comfort, and transformation—especially to those navigating adversity or grief.
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Remembering Dave Herman, Betty Cooke's jewelry to be auctioned, Opera Baltimore awarded a grant, Picturing Mobility exhibition coming to UMBC, Common in concert to benefit United Way of Central Maryland, Jessica Smith is new Managing Director of Motor House, and more!
Meet the Curator Helming the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture
"The stories you tell and the artwork you choose have the power to transport people—to new times, deeper understandings, and different vantage points. That’s a sacred responsibility. Reshaping institutions begins with grounding yourself in purpose." "
