DC's Frary Gallery Exhibits Johns Hopkins University's Recent Half-a-Million Dollar Acquisitions
An Art Collecting Committee was formed of JHU students, faculty, staff, alumni, and trustee representatives. They selected works from an artists’ portfolio curated by Ober and Inés Sanchez de Lozada, Manager of BmoreArt’s Connect+Collect gallery space that told a diverse Baltimore story.
Works from a Materially-Aware MFA Show Get a Second Life at Sleepwalker Collective
These are the critters and objects brought to being by artists Annika Marthinuss, Melissa Sutherland Moss, Benji Stiles, Tamara Payne, Blair Simmons, Ariel Oakley, and Katie Murphy, respectively, for the Maryland Institute College of Art’s MFA in Studio Art Low-Residency program.
The Board has completed the national search and is delighted to announce Nancy Proctor as the SNF Parkway’s new executive leader.
The Board of the SNF Parkway Theatre — home to the Maryland Film Festival — is pleased to announce the appointment of a new executive leader and share the recent results of its refreshed strategic vision.
A Small Exhibition takes on Big Ideas, with Six-Continents-Worth of Objects from the Collection
For a small show, then, it doesn’t think small. And does it work? Certainly, the works of art are generally compelling, and offer a collective testimony to the vast range and potency of materials used by artists across the centuries.
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: The Peale awarded Andy Warhol Grant, Free Fall Baltimore applications are open, Disability Pride Month and the arts, CA's Art to Dine For, National Gallery partners with Google Arts & Culture, Galerie Myrtis participating in the Armory Show, The Pratt Library, and more!
An Interview with Organizer Pablo de Oliveira on How the Carnival Party at Creative Alliance is Evolving and Performers You Won't Want to Miss This Year
The Viva Brasil party has become an icon of Brazilian culture in Baltimore, drawing audiences from throughout the DMV area. This year it returns to the Creative Alliance Theater, Saturday July 19th at 7:30pm.
An Announcement from Calvin Ball, Howard County Executive
From supporting local community institutions such as the Howard County Poetry and Literature Society (HoCoPoLitSo) to collaborating with the Downtown Columbia Partnership on the Books in Bloom Festival, Howard County is at the forefront of supporting literary artists who inspire change.
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: Rapid Lemon Productions "Variations on Night," Jordan Tierney interactive experience at BMA, Art Soiree x Baltimore Met Gala party at Lord Baltimore, Submersive Productions' Voyages: Chapter 7 at the National Aquarium, COLAB artist panel at Eubie Blake, and more!
How the Secondhand Craft Store and Maker Space in East Baltimore Made Me Believe in Magic Again
Spaces like these are part of the underground magic of Baltimore—where tapping into community is core, where beauty is found and made.
The Smithsonian American Art Museum's Centuries-Spanning Look at Race and Sculpture Opened Just After the Election, Provoking an Executive Order to Rewrite History
Curators Karen Lemmey, Tobias Wofford, and Grace Yasumura spoke truth to power. Power threw a tantrum.
"The Return of American Pest" Confounds, Closes with a Reception on Saturday
American Pest feels intensely familiar and specific, yet it reflects nothing from my highly partisan social media feeds. It feels like entering into an America that exists... but I’m seeing it as if under water or on some other plane of reality that I have never visited before.
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: BMA acquires close to 150 new works, Carla Hayden hired by Mellon Foundation, Grandma Moses exhibition comes to SAAM, Harriet Tubman exhibition curated by Larry Poncho Brown, a breakup at Glenstone, Motor House raises funds to rebuild, and more!
Do Women Still Have to be Naked to Get Into the Met Museum?
Guerrilla Girls: Making Trouble is exactly the show we need right now.
German and Polish Food Traditions Flourish at Chachi's
Step into the kitchen at Chachi’s at Fadensonnen and it won’t feel like a rotisserie chicken restaurant as much as an ode to the craft of cooking.
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: Young Blood opening reception at MAP, High Zero fundraiser at Current, Baltimore, The City of Accessible Arts Public Convening + Disability Pride Arts Fest at Pratt Central Branch, Station North Art Walk, The BIG Show +BIG Party at Creative Alliance, and more!
The Artist's Exhibit "Signifiers" is on View at Gallery Blue Door Through July 25th
Hal Boyd’s paintings operate on multiple levels and attract a diverse audience. They resonate with both high art enthusiasts and non-art world “civilians.” In this show, Boyd continues his exploration of the subconscious and philosophy, expressed through narrative imagery.
From Excavations of Forgotten Histories to Speculative Futures, the Baker Artist Awards Support the Unconventional
Works by Selin Balci, Kelley Bell, Oletha DeVane, Jordan Tierney, and Stephen Towns highlight the importance of rewarding experimentation, research, and innovation.
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Amanda Leigh Burnham wins the Sondheim Prize, Gallery Myrtis' Emergence exhibition featured in Colossal, 3 local organizations win Frankenthaler Climate Initiative grants, summer can't miss exhibitions, Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson on Claire McCardell, and more!