Slowing Down Time: Erin Fostel’s Drawings of Light, Shadow, and Space
Erin Fostel: 'Time of Day, Place in Life' at C. Grimaldis Gallery
Fostel’s drawings are as much about what’s there as what’s not.
Nora Belblidia
Contributing Editor, Writer
Nora Belblidia is a Baltimore-based writer. She grew up in Maryland and, after living in Montreal and New Orleans for a few years, moved to the city in 2016. Her work explores the intersections of art, science, place, and identity. She also takes photos which can be found on her website, along with her writing.
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A Generous Spirit: Roya Golpira & Gutierrez Studios
When Gutierrez died of cancer at the age of 45 in 2010, he left behind a business built on hard work and craftsmanship, and a community of artists and friends who valued his passion and warmth.
“Everything that he did was going to be honoring the craftsman and artist,” says Golpira. “He always said to me, ‘Artists shouldn’t be on the edge of town... We’re primary to society. We should be in the center of town.’”
Living With Art: Erin Fostel and Ryan Dorsey
How a full-time artist and a Baltimore City councilperson have built their art collection
“Everything in this house represents the person, so every piece of art is an intimate connection to that artist,” Fostel says. “Having their work on our walls constantly keeps them in mind.”
I Wanna Hug You: Dave Eassa on Community, Connection, and Covid
The untraditional setting of The Shed allows for an intimacy we’re all lacking these days
What we miss the most, what we're leaving behind, and what we're bringing with us post-pandemic
Practical Power: Fashion Designer Jody Davis
A Baltimore-based fashion designer crafts clothing with strength and flexibility
Her fashion line, Jody Davis Designs, recently celebrated its tenth year, and her garments have been worn by the likes of television journalists Soledad O’Brien and Gayle King.
Pangelica and Amy Reid Imagine New Worlds in ‘Immortal Voices’
Part of the Walters' Art Sound Now series, the artists' piece finds inspiration in myth and conceptions of the afterlife
While Reid’s part of Immortal Voices hints at the heavens, Pangelica’s deals with darkness.
Softening Social Distancing: Poets and Listeners Connect Through ‘Phone Call’
Curated by Ginevra Shay, the project connected 22 poets and artists with 240 listeners
In this weird and surreal time of social distancing and self-isolation, a stranger’s voice can feel like a warm invitation.
‘Designs for Different Futures’ Glimpses Our Earthly Precarity
Designs for Different Futures, the special exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, considers a range of changes to come
What choices do we have now and what future will we end up with?
Sealed for Eternity
James Bouché on Mormonism, Family History, and Guilt
Family History Center is Bouché’s most explicitly personal show to-date, in part because he is there to guide you through the material.
Hidden Histories
The I. Henry Photo Project
Webster’s grandfather, I. Henry Phillips, was a photographer at the Afro-American newspaper. His father, Irving, also worked for the Afro, and traveled around the South with Martin Luther King Jr., documenting his speeches for the paper.
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