Baltimore’s Twinkling Holiday Lights
A Baltimore Holiday Photo Essay by Joe Cardamone
Seasonal Favorites: NIght time images of the annual monument lighting ceremony in Mount Vernon and the "Miracle" on 34th Street
Cara Ober
Executive Director & Publisher
Cara Ober is an artist, arts writer, curator, and the Executive Director and Publisher at BmoreArt, Baltimore’s platform for art and culture, which includes web and print publishing, artist books, a gallery, and events series. She writes regularly about artist, museum, and material culture, with emphasis on context and subtext in the art world. In 2022, Ober was awarded the Sue Hess Legacy Arts Advocate of the Year Award in MD.
In 2019, she was awarded a Rabkin Art Writers Grant and was commissioned by the Warhol Foundation to write “Artspeak and Audience” for Common Field’s Field Perspectives Series. In addition to her regular writing and editing for BmoreArt, Ober has published articles in New York Magazine, Hyperallergic, Burnaway, Art Papers, ARTnews, and currently writes a monthly art column at The Baltimore Banner.
Cara has taught and lectured at MICA, Johns Hopkins, American University, UMBC, and Goucher College. She holds an MFA in painting from MICA and a degree in fine arts from American University. You can email her at [email protected]. (Photo Credit: E. Brady Robinson)
Stories By Cara Ober
Radically Simple, Unmistakably Betty Cooke
The Circle and the Line: The Jewelry of Betty Cooke at The Walters Art Museum
There is subtlety, but never repetition in this retrospective of 160 objects. There is revelation in the tiniest nuance.
High Fiber Mixed Media Maximalism: Art Basel Miami Beach 2021
Trends and Sightings at The Big Fair Miami Beach
While it’s exciting to see works of art by well known favorites at Art Basel, it's a treat to discover new artists and galleries and this year’s big fair provided a slew of new names and programs to follow.
Rush: Ritualized Assimilation, Beer Pong, and a Monsieur Zohore Performance at NADA
Photo Essay Documenting a Miami Art Fair Performance courtesy of de boer
Monsieur Zohore’s performance, entitled Rush, casts a critical lens on the lineage of ‘bro culture’ linking lascivious behavior to so-called heteronormative practices often tied to fraternal Greek stereotypes.
2021 Warhol Writers Grantees Include Baltimore-based Sarah-Neel Smith and DC-based Kriston Capps
MICA professor Sarah-Neel Smith awarded $50k for a new book project and writer Kriston Capps $30k for short-form writing on public art
Administered by Creative Capital, the Warhol Writers Program offers three categories of project grants—articles ($15,000), books ($50,000), and short-form writing series ($30,000)—meant to counteract the systemic lack of funding for arts writing and to recognize its significant cultural value.
BmoreArt Issue 12 Release at Current Space: Photo Essay
Photos by Elena Volkova from the release party for Issue 12, celebrating visionary, maximalist-leaning creatives
“More is More” is the theme for BmoreArt's Issue 12, where maximalism, inclusivity, exuberance, and accumulation become the modus operandi for a post-pandemic world.
What They’re Wearing: Baltimore Vintage Expo 2021
A photo essay of fun and stylish lewks from Baltimore's premier vintage shopping event
The 2021 Baltimore Vintage Expo is the perfect environment to showcase a range of advanced sartorial decisions and fashion-forward individuals.
A Photographer’s Views from the Train
Courtney Richeson's series presents varied ecological regions and built environments
The Views from the Train series mimics the contemplative act of looking out the window and speculating on the various ways of living in the world
Traducciones y Transiciones: Mexican and Central American Independence at The Walters
An Interview with Curator of the Americas Ellen Hoobler
Translations and Transitions celebrates Mexican and Central American History and Culture through November 7
Speeches, Champagne, and Lines for the Loo: New John Waters Bathrooms at the BMA
The Baltimore Museum of Art dedicates new gender neutral bathrooms to John Waters
Four new gender neutral bathrooms and communal washroom at the BMA named for the Pope of Trash and now museum trustee
Carry Out: Comfort Food During a Pandemic
Restaurant takeout has become a primary way to make an event memorable and to support the local businesses we love
Artful Photos of carry out food from Ekiben, Larder, Bodhi Corner, Tortilleria Sinaloa, Blacksauce Kitchen, and mixers by CAnE Collective
Outside at Current Space: Photo Essay
The Current Space Members Cocktail Party on September 30
Photos of guests under giant banana leaves and vines and twinkling lights, and a conversation with Michael Benevento and Julianne Hamilton about Current's outdoor adventures in music, art, and community building.
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