Living With Art

Living With Art

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.

Transformer’s tiny square footage to outsized contemporary art presence is its own genre-defying artistic practice

Transformer hosts about six exhibitions every year, transmogrifying its 14th & P street shoe-box space each time as far as these artists’ imaginations can push it.

Jackie Milad and Marnie Ellen Hertzler Receive Prestigious National Grant

Filmmaker Marnie Ellen Hertzler and mixed-media artist Jackie Milad have each received an unrestricted $50,000 for projects through the 2024 “Wild Futures: Art, Culture, Impact” granting initiative.

A Baltimore Literary Festival that gathers readers together with authors

The second annual Lost Weekend was an intimate and fun event featuring something for Baltimoreans of all ilk.

Sustaining Baltimore's Creative Ecosystem, A Photo Story at Sandtown Furniture Company

Stellarium Jewelry, The Modest Florist, La Loupe Design, Studio JMCG Jewelry, Camp Small, New Vintage by Sam, Bazaar, Local Color Flowers, Baltimore Spirits Company, Taste This Cake, Sacred Ashes, Baltimore Print Studios, Personal Best Ceramics, Milkweed Ceramics, 228 Grant Street Candles, Baltimore

Abundance Ripening in the Sun: Sunday Farmers Market Photos by Jill Fannon

Baltimore’s Farmer’s Market Under the JFX - Plus a Summer Gazpacho Recipe

Alyssa Dennis, TLaloC, in Conversation with AIA Architects Randy Sovich and Violeta Fiorino

A Podcast-style recording of our May 25 Talk at C+C with the artists and architects, along with photos by Jill Fannon and Vivian Doering

An Uneven Edition Demonstrates New Models of Financial Sustainability, but also the Necessity of Curators

Never have I ever felt more like Thora Birch’s character in "Ghost World" rolling her eyes in mandatory summer school art class than in gallery number 3...

Creator Christina Delgado envisions a platform for the Puerto Rican diaspora in Baltimore

As a Nuyorican – an individual with Puerto Rican heritage who was either born or raised in New York City – Delgado is proud of her Puerto Rican heritage and cultural experience.

How the Neighborhood Design Center is Helping Baltimore’s Creatives Revive a Climate-Conscious City

“If you look at adaptive reuse projects, at least half of the building you need is already there,” Karla Brent says. “The energy that was needed to build that was used years ago,” whereas new building projects require production and shipment processes that create pollution and consume raw materials.

Magdalena’s first Black executive chef talks about the bistro’s model, focused on local sourcing and accessibility

Emphasizing Maryland’s culinary traditions, while minimizing the impact of climate change, within the context of the Ivy Hotel

Glenstone is a place that seamlessly integrates art, architecture, and nature into a serene and contemplative environment.

Located in Potomac, Maryland, a museum that tends to its outdoor environments as much as the indoor ones that house much of the art.

A Conversation with Derrick Adams

Established on a quiet block in the intimate north Baltimore neighborhood of Waverly, The Last Resort Artist Retreat (TLRAR) will offer Black creatives curated experiences in communal spaces that emphasize a renewed regard for rest, rejuvenation, and cross-disciplinary exchange.

How the artist balances athletic, energetic personal work with a bustling creative business

Walker hitchhiked to Baltimore at age 18 and fell in love with the architecture and culture of the city immediately.

Housewerks Salvage at the Chesapeake Gas Company

To list the items that Riddleberger has saved from landfills would take a building as large as the 1885 gas company “valve house” in South Baltimore where he keeps his collection of curios: an architectural salvage business called Housewerks.

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