BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
ICON13 Illustration Conference at MICA, Voyages: Chapter 8 at The National Aquarium, Block Party! at The Walters, Frederick Arts Council Celebrating 50 Years of Creative Community reception, Manor Mill's Represented Artists Takeover reception, and more!
A Conversation With One of the Most Acclaimed Jewelry Designers and Artisans of Our Time
"My work is naturally African informed, but it's not intentionally created to look like Africa. It is meant to be a reminder of an origin outside of the constructs and the labels that have been placed upon us as people of African descent."
In "Ersatz Strata" at Estonia's Temnikova & Kasela Gallery, the Myths, Museums, and Materials of the Anthropocene Get Remixed
"Ersatz Strata," Burke and Zetterholm’s triumphant two-person show (on view through August 15) is itself largely about parodying the myth of “objectivity” in the ways artefacts or artworks are presented, framed, and viewed in institutional contexts—and how they might be in the future.
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
The AVAM's Ellen Owens thinks globally and locally, Louis Fratino interviewed by Jo Smail for BOMB Magazine, Spike Gjerde's newest restaurant, the Statue of Liberty in American art, Frederick Douglass film screening at the Lewis Museum, performance artist goes "ham" in the Inner Harbor, and more!
"The Active Power of Touch" Offers Sensory Engagement with Art Objects
While the curator, Dr. Cheryl Fogle-Hatch, happens to be blind, the result of this sensory integration is not art simply by the blind, nor art simply for the blind, but art for all.
BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
2nd Annual Baltimore: The City of Accessible Arts (BCAA) at Pratt Central Library, Rapid Lemon's 'Variations on Silence,' Young Blood Revisited opening reception at Maryland Art Place, It's a Snap opening reception at Impact Hub, Baltimore Jewelry Center's Summer Cake-Off Fundraiser, and more!
If You Want to Know Where Contemporary Art in the Region is Headed, Start With the 2026 Finalists Exhibition at the Walters
This year's finalists—Thea Canlas, Leigh Davis, Brandon Donahue-Shipp, Curran Hatleberg, and Danni O'Brien—investigate what remains hidden beneath everyday life.
Fun Fashion at a Birthday Celebration Hosted at the BMA Sculpture Garden & Gertrude's
Guests of the iconic photographer wore florals, bold color, and fun footwear to celebrate.
A Photo Essay of This Year's Celebration in Druid Hill Park
Baltimore's AFRAM has grown to be the largest African American festival on the East Coast. Now in its 50th year, this free celebration took place Friday, June 19th through Sunday, June 21st.
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
As of last week John Suau has moved on from the position of Executive Director at the Peale.
This transition provides an opportunity for the organization to re-examine leadership structures appropriate to a community museum.
BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
A tribute to Marian Anderson, Objects at Hand reception + artist talk at XOXO Gallery, Phillips After 5 Summer Fiesta, opening reception for Jenn Kotler at Baltimore Art Gallery, Baltimore Interdependence Day Parade at Patterson Park, BSO's Star Spangled performances at Oregon Ridge, and more!
Sponsored by PNC, Hundreds of Artists Participated in Maryland Federation of Art's Citywide Painting Event This June
The competition takes place during the first week of June, kicking off Anne Arundel County’s Arts Month and bringing in thousands of visitors who can watch and interact with artists who set up their easels throughout downtown Annapolis.
Painter Joan Cox's Work Selected by the MTA and MSAC to Adorn the Sides of a City Bus in Honor of Pride Month
Seeing these images in a gallery is powerful, but having them on a city bus allows greater reach and promotes a message of inclusion throughout the city.
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
Ekiben shares it's success, former top restaurant The Wren is for sale, a recap of AFRAM, The Walters unveils a new website, summer must-see art shows in DC, John Waters stars in American Horror Story, arts education grant in danger, 2026 National History Day Contest winners announced, and more!
The Phillips Collection Presents a Survey of Joan Miró's Relationship with a More Optimistic America
On Friday, June 26, from noon to 1 p.m. join Phillips Curatorial Assistant Grace McCormick for a talk exploring the contributions and influence of women artists within the exhibition and the broader artistic networks surrounding Joan Miró.
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!
America Doesn't Deserve its Birthday Party this Year. Celebrate Baltimore's House Galleries Instead
CPM celebrates 5 years in Baltimore, Goya Contemporary bemoans 250 years in America, Gallery Blue Door displays the Tricia Zimic oil paintings behind B-movie posters, and Gentlemen Farmers host Malcolm Majer and Ruri Yi
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!
