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)
A Photo Essay by Mollye Miller capturing opening night energy in Station North’s newest art venue
What better way to animate a theatrical building with a unique history than inviting a group of artists to make site-specific work?
A new exhibit of recent Baker awardees features work by Laura Amussen, David Page, Ernest Shaw Jr., Susan Waters-Eller, and Pamela Woolford
Baltimore, Addressed features five recent Baker awardees who respond to the past, present, and imagined future of the city and is curated by Brittany Luberda, BMA Anne Stone Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts
Photos from BmoreArt's Nov. 10 Magazine Release Party
Our release parties are an extension of our mission: to create a network of collaborators, to elevate the arts, and to build community through arts and culture
Photos from a BmoreArt Subscriber Event: A House Concert with King Midas and the Natives
One of the perks of being an Artist or Premium-level subscriber at BmoreArt are our events! This one was hosted by arts patron Kris Kudrnac, with pizza from Dizzy Cow, beer from Guilford Hall Brewing, and ice cream from the Charmery.
Contemporary Jewelry Inspired by the Walters Museum Collection at the Baltimore Jewelry Center
Featuring Jackie Andrews, Mara Colecchia, Nicole Dest-Forrester, Caitlin Duckwall, Luci Jockel, Andy Lowrie, Kerianne Quick, Sarah Parker, Risa Reyes, and Ashlee Wetta.
Jackie Milad talks about her solo booth at the Armory Show, a residency at the Academy Art Museum, a travel grant, and a BMA commission
Considering the process of an art career in conjunction with creating good art is essential in achieving goals that might have previously been unattainable
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.
Nancy Dorman and Stanley Mazaroff’s Bucolic Space for Contemporary Art
The rich patina of age and nature upon the original structure, a significant work of art in itself, elevates the unique contributions of contemporary artists to this region.
John Tyler, a multi-instrumentalist, created Love Groove Festival to enable visual, musical, and performing artists to mix
“I was so in love with everything, and it seemed like a good way to bring different communities together," Tyler says.
A photo essay featuring Baltimore-Washington jazz musicians performing live
A photographer on a mission to document jazz musicians during COVID-19 hardships
Richard Serra’s new installation and a Museum Guard-curated Exhibition at the BMA
Mini reviews of exhibits at the Glenstone Museum and the Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore Pride Takes to the Sea
Photo Essay: A Three Hour Cruise Featuring the Absolutely Dragulous Brunch Bunch
