A Respect for Origin: Sisu Bar & Bottles
Where Hospitality Meets "Farmer's Bar"
Tucked into the former Joe Benny’s space in Little Italy, Sisu Bar & Bottles has quickly become one of Baltimore’s most beloved new watering holes.
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Photography and the Black Arts Movement: What Power for Change Can an Image Hold?
National Gallery of Art Exhibits Works Spanning 1955-1985
Photography and the Black Arts Movement gathers the many threads that makeup the Black experience: joy and struggle, beauty and violence, individuality and collective identity, personal expression and social conscience, creativity and political action.
In Conversation: Richard Ayodeji Ikhide & Lowery Stokes Sims
Ikhide's "Tales From Future Past" is on View through November 22 at CPM
CPM Gallery recently announced that the run of Richard Ayodeji Ikhide's solo exhibition "Tales from Future Past" would be extended to November 22 by appointment. At the opening on September 27, the British-Nigerian artist was interviewed by luminary art historian, curator, and educator Lowery Sims.
Charting the Sea: Meggs’ History of Graphic Design
The Definitive Design Textbook's Seventh Edition Diversifies the Canon
The idea of a master narrative and the Eurocentric bias of earlier editions of this text have been pressured, and forced to make room for multiplicity and inclusivity. The history of graphic design appears here fresher, livelier, and more relevant.
BmoreArt’s Picks: November 11-17
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: Soft Gym celebration at the new YNot Lot, screening of "Without Arrows" at The Walters, artist talk with Jaz Erenberg at Loyola University of Maryland, Baltimore Clayworks Winterfest, Rooted in Joy reception at Coppin's Cary Beth Cryor Art Gallery, Arts for Learning celebration, and more!
The Body as Manifesto: Merkin Dream III at Maryland Art Place
Protest, Identity, and Humor Converge at Pubic Wig Fashion Show
Merkin Dream III expanded on themes of women’s rights, sex work, body image, and dysphoria through bold design, movement, and performance.
Anna Divinagracia: a Bridge from the Philippines to Highlandtown
In "Pandarayuhan: Home is a Memory" Divinagracia Explores Immigration and Identity at Creative Alliance
"One of my biggest intentions with this show was to really spotlight Filipino presence in Baltimore and specifically immigrant lives and journeys.”
BmoreArt News: Amy Sherald, Hilton Carter, Inviting Light
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Amy Sherald shines brightly in Baltimore, Hilton Carter makes his house a home, Inviting Light returns with a Wickerham & Lomax, John Akomfrah moving image + sound installation opens at the BMA, mayorial portraits unveiled at City Hall, Maryland Film Fest is here, and more
John Waters: An Iconoclast Revisited
Baltimore's Pope of Trash on Multiple Maniacs, Icon Status, and more
As America deindustrialized, John Waters and his keen observations of Baltimore's decadence have become a chief export.
BmoreArt’s Picks: November 4-10
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: Jayme McLellan at UMBC, Maryland Film Fest at the Parkway, SPARK VII opening reception at The Peale, In the Stacks celebrates the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby, Cordially Invited opening reception, Submersive Productions opening reception at Creative Alliance, and more!
Iconically Yours: BmoreArt Icons Ball Photos
Swagger and Style at the BmoreArt Release Party for Issue 20
On Saturday, November 1, BmoreArt hosted 400+ guests at the Icons Ball & Benefit at the Lord Baltimore Hotel.
Timely and Timeless: Amy Sherald’s “American Sublime” at the BMA
A Baltimore context imbues the exhibition with the feeling of an ecclesiastic gathering of old friends, a family reunion, a sacred circle.
A quintessentially modern American painter, Sherald employs centuries-old painting techniques in order to arrive at images that belong in the art historical cannon
Fall Comes to Light: Garden Glow at Ladew
Light Festival Sponsored by PNC Puts Monkton Sanctuary on the Map as Arts Destination
“It’s not a Halloween event," Garden Glow producer Halle von Kessler maintains, "It’s a light festival.” Pumpkins just happen to be one of the many unique mediums used by the event’s sculptors. Ladew's Garden Glow took place this October 15-18th in Monkton, MD.
BmoreArt News: BMA, Create Baltimore, Driskell Center
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: BMA receives largest gift in its history from Amy and Marc Meadows, BOPA becomes Create Baltimore, Driskell Center adds to its archives, Amy Sherald excitement, AVAM celebrates 30 years, MICA announces a new MPS degree, Academy Art Museum, and more!
Spotlight on the Maryland Film Festival, 2025
A Case for Why Maryland's Version of the Cinema Olympics is Unique... and Better for Film Artists
Since its inception in 1999, the MdFF has always defined itself as a discovery festival, a place to see films you might not see anywhere else. This year's Festival pivots to fall, running November 5-9.
BmoreArt’s Picks: October 28 – November 3
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: BmoreArt ICONS Benefit Auction is live; Half Remembered, Half Made exhibition at CAC, Root Work: Practice Beyond Fear at Waller Gallery, Dresher Center for the Humanities and CADVC roundtable discussion + Shakespeare in Harlem at UMBC, Voices from the Margins at BLIFTD, and more!
If There’s no Dancing at the Revolution… Micah E. Wood on Disco, Politics, and Collaboration
"You, Me, The Reign" is a Soulful Album with Decades of Influences but Very Much of Baltimore 2025
Cauldrons, Collages, Spellbooks, and the Stage: A Conversation with Alexander D’Agostino
Where Archive Meets Queer Magic
For me, going to the archives is a mental health and wellness practice. Seeing queer memories feels really healing.