How a curator’s role must evolve, immediately and for the future
We all expended a tremendous amount of labor—myself, the artists, art handlers, the gallery director, friends, family—to get the show open. And now, the result of COVID-19 is that effort sits in a gallery unviewed.
10 Must-Read Stories from Baltimore-based Writers and Publications
Coronavirus updates from Baltimore Brew, AFRO Newspaper, Baltimore Beat, Real News Network, Fishbowl, Sun, Baltimore Magazine, and a selection of relevant articles published by Baltimore-based journalists for a variety of publications
What we can learn from the intrepidness of goal-oriented Aries
Author Susan Muaddi Darraj—who is Arab American and born to Palestinian parents—is forging new ground and giving visibility to young girls from this culture.
Poignant observations, compelling points of view, and beautiful fantasies, made in Baltimore during the Covid-19 pandemic and quarantine
We are living through a major historical event and it's essential that we record our experiences.
Ellen Lesperance talks about the relevance of craft, the beauty of mistakes, creative direct action, and more
Craft materials, like art materials, need to be utilized to generate new and personal meanings that have relevance, that also engage with the world of ideas.
BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This week we are featuring online events that you can view from the comfort of your own couch plus a few ways to get involved locally. Stay home, stay healthy, stay engaged in the arts.
Relief funding, calls for entry, surveys, and professional opportunities for artists
Opportunities to help out, apply for much-needed support, and make plans for the future.
SewLab and other small creative businesses are saving lives in Baltimore
These four-layered bamboo/cotton, antimicrobial fabric masks are perfect for daily wear and extending the lifespan of N95 masks for healthcare professionals.
Director Louie Schwartzberg, who has made a name for himself over the past few decades because of his ravishing time-lapse photography, has likely found the ideal subject to suit his schtick in Fantastic Fungi, a movie about the inarguable special-ness of mushrooms
Fantastic Fungi is also a portrait of a community of mushroom obsessives—who journalist Eugenia Bone beautifully describes as, “bloated pleasure-seekers with a scientific bent.”
Even as much of the art world retreated to the safety of the internet, some creative workers continued their trade in the public sphere
We now know that this will be a matter of months, rather than weeks: the Cleveland Museum of Art has already canceled all programming through the end of June, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art expects to remain closed at least through July.
On being alone, whether by choice or quarantine
For those lucky enough to be healthy after two weeks of quarantine, you can hug, kiss, dance, and snuggle. Don’t take this for granted.
Baltimore residents hired musicians to perform a few songs, stoop-side, at a safe distance for family, friends, and neighbors.
For a nominal cost, Baltimore residents can hire musicians to perform a few songs, stoop-side, at a safe distance for family, friends, and neighbors.
BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week we are featuring online events that you can view from the comfort of your own couch plus a few ways to get involved locally. Stay home, stay healthy, stay engaged in the arts.
Art critic and UMBC curator Maurice Berger dies from coronavirus symptoms at age 63
He could have easily written beautiful and empty things, instead his life's work was naming racism and calling out the art world’s whiteness.
It took eight days of coronavirus symptoms and a trip to the ER to get a test
The US has known about COVID-19 since January. Why are there not enough tests?
Bacurau, streaming via the Parkway, will make you wanna start the revolution—if only you could leave your house
The town of Bacurau fights back, they do some damage, and it feels like a victory for its characters and for viewers, a blueprint for imminent direct action and self-defense.
Organizing my memories into a semi-linear timeline gives me a whisper of peace
The cruelty of our government is overwhelming.
If a good performance is one that resonates, then Collective Dreaming at MICA’s BBOX theater March 6 and 7, was spectacular, as the COVID-19 pandemic has made the performance unexpectedly relevant and poignant.
If a good performance is one that resonates, then Collective Dreaming at MICA’s BBOX theater March 6 and 7, was spectacular.
