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BmoreArt’s Picks: June 23-29

BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.

This Week: MICA Grad Show IV reception, BMA Violet Hour, Chesapeake Arts Center 25th Anniversary celebration, Creative Mornings with Jeffrey Kent, Inconspicuous Interference opening reception at Baltimore Jewelry Center, Faith & Hope McCorkle closing + zine release at Creative Alliance, and more!

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BmoreArt News: Jane Brown, AFRAM, Terri Lee Freeman

Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media

Jane Brown prepares to step down as President/CEO of Deutsch Foundation; Terri Lee Freeman will leave The Lewis in December; AFRAM at 50; Sonya Clark wins American Craft Council Gold Medal Award; BMA launches an Artist-in-Residence program at Lexington Market, and more!

Words: Rebecca Juliette

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BmoreArt’s Picks: June 16-22

BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.

Maryland Arts Summit, Can I Kick it? Road House at Creative Alliance, Within Walking Distance opening reception at MICA, Voices of the Gods documentary screening at SNF Parkway, Sainted Trap Choir at the Meyerhoff, Juneteenth celebrations at The Lewis and Current Space, and more!

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Baltimore Pride 2026

A Photo Essay of the Annual Parade and Celebration on June 13th

While some changes to Baltimore Pride's traditional events and leadership are being debated, the energy of the annual parade on Saturday, June 13, reflected pure joy and solidarity.

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Artist Housing Inc. Turns 40 

Baltimore’s Oldest Artist Co-Op Offers a New Generation a Model for Affordability in Perpetuity

What distinguishes AHI from most artist housing initiatives is its ownership structure. It is a not-for-profit housing cooperative—legally distinct from a 501(c)3—designed for member benefit rather than public charity.

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BmoreArt News: Hamilton Gallery, CityLit Project, The Phillips Collection

Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media

Hamilton Gallery will close later this month, CityLit and The Phillips Collection receive major funding, Voyages returns to The National Aquarium led by Tim “Chyno” Chin, Baltimore Children & Youth Fund (BCYF) Community Exhibition, Jodi Picoult will headline Carroll Book Festival, and more!

Words: Rebecca Juliette

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GBCA Announces 2026 Baker Artist Awardees

Six Artists or Artist Duos Recognized with Support Totaling $90,000

Since 2009, the Baker Artist Awards has recognized more than 168 artists and awarded nearly $1.5 million directly to artists in the Baltimore region, making it one of the most sustained and significant direct-to-artist prize programs in the country.

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BmoreArt’s Picks: June 9-15

BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.

Elena Volkova's Pride Portraits at Current Space, Vital Beauty opening reception at TU Center for the Arts, Station North Second Friday Art Walk, Bethesda Painting Awards public reception at Gallery B, Objects at Hand opening reception at XOXO Gallery, PR Weekend 2026, and more!

Performance: Music, Theater, & Dance

Of Ghosts and Glitter and Gay Bars: “The View Upstairs”

Iron Crow's Time-Warping Musical is the Must-See Production This Pride Month

Up until the opening number’s end, there’s little clue that View is a ghost story, but this will soon be learned by Wes (Joey Schuman). He’s a present-day Gen-Z entrepreneur who’s flown down from Brooklyn to evaluate the now-decrepit drinkery as the locus for his next influencer project.

Performance: Music, Theater, & Dance

BROS’ Latest Musical Bares Fangs and Draws Blood

In 'American Vamp' the Baltimore Rock Opera Society Skewers Creepy Capitalism

The Baltimore Rock Opera’s American Vamp is arguably the company's darkest—and strangest—production in over a decade. To be clear, it’s still campy and absolutely features BROs hallmarks including—but not limited to—soaring musical routines, bloody stage combat, and at least one humongous puppet.

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