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The creators of two recent, enthralling films—Neptune Frost (2022) and Strawberry Mansion (2021)—also call on dreams in their dystopian science fiction, presenting provocative and fluid narratives with dynamic characters, beautiful shots of landscapes, and curious costuming.
The Baltimore Beat goes on, John Waters' personal film collection to be showcased at BMA, Remington's Raunjiba Design Center, Highlandtown's new Latino Cultural Center, and more reporting from Baltimore Beat, Fishbowl, Baltimore Magazine, The Herald-Mail, and other local and independent news sources
There is more than the single story of the material; there is usually a personal tie-in, a cultural or historical reference the viewer can also pick up on if they engage with it.
This Week: Kelvin Bulluck and Justin Tsucalas at Collect + Connect, Overlea Arts Fest at Holt Park, Bromo Arts Tower open hours, The Peale's reopening party and open house, La Casa de la Cultura grand opening, CatVideoFest at Creative Alliance, True Laurels at SNF Parkway, and more!
Timmons is especially drawn to pieces rendered by artists based in or affiliated with Baltimore: Amy Sherald, Elizabeth Talford Scott, Jerrell Gibbs, Mequitta Ahuja, Derrick Adams, and Devin Allen, among many others.
A lot happened online this week.
The Met Gala Baltimore was a fashion show and gala fundraiser for Joy Baltimore with a fashion featuring five of Baltimore's best designers
This week's news includes: Sondheim winner James Williams II, AVAM's new director, Cloudy Donuts, Rubell Museum DC appoints Caitlyn Berry as inaugural director, and more reporting from WYPR, The Art Newspaper, Baltimore Fishbowl, and other local and independent news sources.
Insight from DC-based consultant Hannah Westfall after a social media audit.
This Week: D. Watkins discusses his new book at Enoch Pratt Free Library, Sanahara Ama Chandra and Hannah Brancato host a happy hour at CityArts2Cafe, Current Space bar opening, Highlandtown First Friday Art Walk, Galerie Myrtis hosts a zoom artist talk with Ronald Jackson, and more!
As urban cities like Baltimore search for a strategy to curb violence, Black Boy Smile provides a blueprint for healing and rehabilitation
Black pop art iconography, like Jet magazine’s coverage and advertisements reflecting the 1960s Black is Beautiful movement and the Natural Hair Movement of the 2000s, are all influential to Brown’s photographs.
A lot happened online this week, especially in music and pop culture.
This week's news includes: Fluid Movement returns to the pool, Artscape planning to beat the heat, an end to wild weekends with Weasel, Baltimore Beat returns, and more reporting from The AFRO, Baltimore Banner, Baltimore Magazine, and other local and independent news sources.
A smaller sampling of Baltimore area artists still offers a compelling temperature check on subjects of contemporary artistic concern.