Elizabeth Hazen

Collecting Maryland is a Love Letter to our State

A new exhibit presents complex stories that portray the past and help us understand the present.

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.”

A Conversation with the Healer, Trainer, and Educator on Her Dedication to Cultivating Healthier Communities of Color

"You have to be creative in order to be a healer. To be a healer is to imagine someone in a state that they aren’t yet in and support them to get there."

From Upcycled Heirlooms to Ren-Fest Regalia, Craft Honed Over Half a Century

A collaborative approach and emphasis on repurposing materials characterizes Lauren Schott’s jewelry making and highlights the ethos of her business. Schott is not only a highly skilled jeweler with over five decades of experience, but she also is dedicated to reusing metals and gemstones.

In Partnership with Arts for Learning Maryland, BAI Offers City Highschool Students Paid Internships with Arts Organizations Across Baltimore

The program had its inaugural year in Baltimore in 2017. Since then, it has grown from 25 to 50 interns, and the number of worksites has increased each year as well. This summer BAI interns are working with 32 arts organizations across Baltimore.

Exhibit Calls on Contemporary Artists to Center Earth and Sky

On view through August 9, Brighter Skies includes works by Taj Poscé, Zoë Charlton, Charles Mason III, Erin Fostel, John Ruppert, Thiang Uk, and Dolores Zinny.

Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson Celebrates the Launch of Her Book Where She First Discovered "The Designer Who Set Women Free"

Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free is the first comprehensive look at the life and career of the woman who redefined women's clothing.

Ruppert Explores the Symbiotic Relationship Between Nature and Civilization at C. Grimaldis Gallery

Spending time with the pieces on display is humbling the way that great art so often is. Climate change, the relationship between man and nature, the vastness of geological time, and our relative insignificance are all conveyed through images and objects of great aesthetic beauty.

How the Community Art Organization Earned Its Staying Power

Since the first classes Pupkin designed 25 years ago, the program has developed over 600 lesson plans—and in just the past year the organization provided 14,000 classes to Baltimore residents in schools, community centers, hospitals, shelters, veteran’s facilities, nursing homes, and more.

Do Creatives Actually Have an Advantage When It Comes to Mental Health?

Creativity is part of resilience, which is considered a central aspect of mental wellness. We are creating all the time, problem-solving, playing, experimenting, interacting with others spontaneously, etc. Creativity is the weft across the warp of our lives. We cannot function without it.

The Founder of TRIBE, School of Embodied Arts

"Move your body, engage in breathwork, and immerse yourself in the transformative power of cold water."

A Conversation with the Instrument Maker on Rediscovering Play, Ancient Traditions, and Peace Through Sound

"I like to think that sound has information, so when we build and play and listen to these kinds of instruments today, it's like opening a portal to an experience that was designed in another time, in another world."