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.
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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.
BmoreArt News: Amy Sherald, JHU Arts, Full Circle Dance Company
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: 60 Minutes with Amy Sherald, a vision for the arts at JHU, Full Circle Dance Company celebrates 25 years, Creative Alliance's 2026 Season, changes at ACC, open DC exhibitions, Crushing Colonialism's 2nd Anniversary, a review of Richard Ayodeji Ikhide at CPM, and more!
Like a Live Wire: Subscape 2025
A Photo Essay of Baltimore's Free Underground Music Festival
This October 10-12th, Subscape showcased experimental and genre-defying music from punk and noise to electronic and indie rock with a strong emphasis on local and regional talent.
BmoreArt’s Picks: October 21-27
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
Space and Place as Collaboration: “Interior Architectures” and “Back East” at Current
Performance by Rahne Alexander with DJ Ducky Dynamo: Sunday, October 19th from 3-6pm
Two two-person shows balance the individual and the collective, featuring solo and collaborative works by Rahne Alexander with Erin Stellmon as well as Emma Childs and Vinnie Hager.
BmoreArt News: Jonathon Heyward, Maryland Film Fest, Carmelo Anthony
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Jonathon Heyward to stay with BSO until 2031, MdFF goes back to spring schedule, Carmelo Anthony holds court at the Pratt, obituary for Ann Everton, the culture wars come to DC and beyond, NCMA opens doors to furloughed workers, and more!
Creating the Learning Space We Need: Pedagogy Study Hall at CADVC
A collaborative project by artist Tomashi Jackson and policy analyst Nia K. Evans at UMBC
The ambitious slate of programs that take place over the 7-week run of the exhibition are as much a part of the "Pedagogy Study Hall" project as the physical spaces of the galleries.
Book Review: The Avenue
China Martens' Debut Novel is a Striking Polaroid of Early Noughties Mayhem and Motherhood in Baltimore
Martens is a focused storyteller who delivers a strong narrative. The book is achingly heartfelt yet a whole lot of fun, a heady read by a writer who knows her craft and lets it fly.
BmoreArt’s Picks: October 14-20
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: Baltimore Transfiguration International Film Festival, Mel Chin lectures at UMBC, Anonymous Was a Woman opens at the Kreeger, Unidos En El Arte artist talk at Creative Alliance, BALTIMORATORY performance at Peabody Heights, MdVLA's 40th birthday party at 2640, and more!