Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Tony Shore wins MASB Travel Prize, AVAM's new director Ellen Owens, 2025 Baltimore Book Festival, Love Groove Festival returns, Plein air artist Jason Witte, Arewà Basit and Amy Sherald, Goya Contemporary at the Armory Show, Nourished by Time, and more!
Plant Stylist and Social Media Influencer Reigns King of the Urban Jungle
A Baltimore native and a creative force, Carter is changing the way people think about greenery in their homes, encouraging the masses to bring nature indoors.
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: Opera Baltimore at Peabody Library, Cara Ober lecture for Art Seminar Group, Lynn Silverman + Liam Davis opening receptions at Goya, How to Become a Body opening at Red Giant, Bromo Art Walk + After Party, Solace & Sisterhood artist panel +opening reception at Driskell Center, and more!
The 2025 Armory Show VIP Preview in Photos, featuring two Baltimore-based Galleries
Photos by E. Brady Robinson of art, visitors, artists, and culture workers at the Armory VIP Preview on September 4, 2025
Beautiful New Book Blends the Baltimore-based Author's Visual Works with Fiction
Deborah English's illustrated fiction is more high art than a graphic novel, more expansive than an illustrated work.
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: American Sublime comes to the BMA, winners of the Rabkin Prize announced, Nichole Morris documents all of Baltimore, Turnstile takes on the world, Baltimore's skateboarding scene, Beyond Baltimore Street: Living Lumbee Legacies exhibition, and more!
Overlooked Liminal Spaces Host Some of Baltimore's Best Public Art
All the demolition and reconstruction in the decades preceding the 80s reated a plethora of liminal spaces in our cities—and Baltimore was lucky to attract artists who rose to the placemaking challenge they presented.
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: So much! Pre Zero at Fadensonnen, Girls on Girls opening reception at Alchemy of Art, an opening reception for Katie Pumphrey at Creative Alliance, Art Around Hampden, 'Jubilee: St. James at 200' film discussion at the Lewis, Who Failed the Kids? closing reception + artist talk, and more!
Elevating Connection at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
As the first Black music director of a major orchestra and also the youngest, breaking barriers and leaning into a bold vision is at the core of Heyward's personal playbook.
Unionized Museum Staff on their New Collective Bargaining Agreement
"Our workplaces are the political spaces that may have the most direct impact on us. Why shouldn’t we try to democratize that process and uplift the voices of those of us who are experts in our professions?"
UMBC’s newly launched Maurice Berger CADVC Program Fund pledges to support work on the histories of race, representation and justice in visual culture
Berger’s notion of us was always an expansive one, so it’s fitting that his legacy continues to grow, even after his death.
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Katie Pumphrey's art imitates life, "objectionable art" at the Smithsonian, a posthumous Bay Bridge cameo in 'The Baltimorons,' KenYatta Rogers journey to August Wilson, street art on West North Avenue, new state Arts & Entertainment districts announced, and more!
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: I. Henry Phillips, Sr. exhibition at Baltimore Museum of Industry, opening reception for Windows on North + Charles at SNF Parkway, Yoon Sun Shin opening reception at Gallery CA, August Exhibitions opening celebration at VisArts, Everyman Theatre presents The Piano Lesson, and more!
Sicilian Bakery in Remington 'Doubles' as a New York-Style Pizza Joint
The pursuit of the perfect dough is a holy pilgrimage that every serious pizza establishment must embark on.
A Conversation with the Collaborative Artists and Twin Sisters Whose Names Have Guided Their Practice
Infused with a profound spiritual ethos, Hope and Faith’s immersive and evocative collages, sculptures, and other creations offer community, comfort, and transformation—especially to those navigating adversity or grief.
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Remembering Dave Herman, Betty Cooke's jewelry to be auctioned, Opera Baltimore awarded a grant, Picturing Mobility exhibition coming to UMBC, Common in concert to benefit United Way of Central Maryland, Jessica Smith is new Managing Director of Motor House, and more!
Meet the Curator Helming the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture
"The stories you tell and the artwork you choose have the power to transport people—to new times, deeper understandings, and different vantage points. That’s a sacred responsibility. Reshaping institutions begins with grounding yourself in purpose." "
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: Glenn Walker exhibition at The Peale, Celebration + Farewell Party for Shane Prada at BJC, Forever Home Artist Talks + Public Reception at Design Distillery, Ivan B. McClellan in conversation with Teri Henderson at Greedy Reads Remington, screening of "Putty Hill" at Pratt, and more!
