Join us on Thursday, June 26th from 6:00–8:00 PM for the second installment of BLIFTD ART STVDIOS’ Visiting Artist Collection series.

This is an evening to gather, reflect, and experience Haskins’ bold vision in person. Come through, bring a guest, and connect with fellow artists and community members in celebration of our second curated collection. Free to the public – RSVP encouraged but not necessary!

VISITING ARTISTS COLLECTION NO. 2:

Featured Artist – Michael Haskins, Jr.

Curatorial Statement by Michael Haskins, Jr.

Let The Horses Run Exhibition at Bliftd Art Stvdios introduces the work of Designer and Creator Michael Haskins Jr (B. 1991, Baltimore, Md). Haskins Jr untraditionally proceeds to build on media, which continue to set the standard for his immediate environment.

Haskins developed an imagination for various lifestyles earlier in life, inspired by ways of living outside of Baltimore, Md. Throughout the past decade, he has worked on retail projects, creative direction for Artists, as well as consulting for Brands. Today his main focus is whatever is going on at Currency Studio.

This exhibition displays a number of works of Art in relation to a past collection titled “Tre Stallion” By Currency Studio.

Let The Horses Run expresses Michaels thinking around how thought provoking horses are from the beginning of transportation, to classism, to symbols of sought upon vehicles. Unconsciously everyone’s goal is a Horse. Even down to what it symbolizes, Power, Freedom, Speed, To Age Well…”

Collection Runtime: May 13th – August 4th
Reception: June 26, 2025 | 6:00-8:30 p.m. | RSVP

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View the collection by appointment—email [email protected] to schedule your visit.

About BLIFTD ART STVDIOS

BLIFTED ART STVDIOS is an artist-run coworking studio, gallery, performance space, and hub for peer-to-peer art education in Baltimore, MD. Through the creative reuse of the historic American Can Company building, BLIFTD offers artists the space and programming to achieve the visibility and professionalism necessary for sustainable art careers, creating new access points to art resources and networks historically made available only through Baltimore’s traditional art institutions.

BLIFTD’s founding artists include Jeffrey Kent, Chris Wilson, Jerrell Gibbs, Nicole Clark, Terry Kilby, and the late Gabriel Garcia. Our vision? To trailblaze an alternative path for emerging + established artists to find and sustain their art practice, a path that is accessible to those outside of the traditional, institutional pathways.