Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Artscape updates, Trans Visibility quilt displayed on the Mall, Preakness past and present in photos, Joyce J. Scott receives honorary doctorate from UB, John Waters weighs in on Carly Hayden's firing and how to (mis)behave at his book signings, Guns of Steel, and more!
"the dance floor, the hospital room, and the kitchen table" revisits the AIDS Crisis with Candor and Courage
Future Ghost, a Queer performance collective that is the brainchild of Lyam B. Gabel and Joseph Amodei, created the production out of a desire to bring light to not just the disease, but to the people who experienced and lived through this uniquely disastrous phenomenon.
Party Photos from BmoreArt's Release for Issue 19 on May 15
In Issue 19, we celebrate Baltimore’s “hidden gems” through the stories of individuals and organizations often operating below the public radar but making a solid contribution to city life.
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: UMBC Senior Thesis opening reception, closing reception for Jonna McKone and Elena Volkva at Connect + Collect, Cathy Cook Film Retrospective at Current Space, John Waters book signing at Atomic Books, opening reception for Piper Shepard at Academy Art Museum, and more!
Our new print journal features artists and organizations often operating below the public radar but making a solid contribution to city life.
Baltimore itself is a hidden gem. Sure, it has flaws, but for anyone who dares, it offers up sparkling and surprising opportunities that wildly exceed expectations.
The Multi-Media Artist Interrogates the Cost of Fast Fashion and Offers Models of Repair
Camouflage renders beauty and material repurposing from the catastrophes of environmental degradation. The beauty here is not empty or slight, but deeply ethical, a slow product of intense labor and years of study and gestation.
Award-winning Fermenters Invite the Curious to Market, Bar, and Tasting Room in Govans
In 2022, Meaghan and Shane Carpenter opened Hex Superette in the front of their manufacturing facility on York Road. The sun-drenched dining room overlooks the grocery store.
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Honorary MICA degrees for Christopher Myers and George Ciscle, Baltimore turns up for Turnstile, reactions to Dr. Carla Hayden's firing, coleman a. jordan | ebo at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennial, the lasting legacy of Black Cherry Puppet Theater, and more!
A Long-Overdue Monograph Offers a Complex Portrait of the Man Who Documented Baltimore's Seedy Underbelly
This month, storied art publisher Phaidon ships a hefty tome dedicated to one of the city's most overlooked (but important) photographers, who immortalized a sleazy queer Baltimore that no longer exists.
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: JOCK’N BLUES unveiling + reception at BLIFTD ART STVDIOS, May Bromo Art Walk, Chew-Ache opening reception at The Compound, Preakness Festival 150 opening reception at MAP, MICA ArtWalk Opening and Exhibition, opening reception for Hosey Corona at Creative Alliance, and more!
Observations and Highlights from the Best Satellite Fairs
Springtime for discounts in Chelsea, winter for artists and galleries...
How Ainsley Burrows & Laurielle Noel's All-Black Burlesque Production Draws on Legacy as it Meets the Moment
“We lean into the erotic nature of it. We lean into the artistic nature. We lean into the transcendent nature of it,” Burrows says. “If you’re feeling good about yourself then it is more difficult for you to do something that will oppress someone or will oppress yourself.”
The Upendo Trumpeter Discusses the Band's New Album, Influences, and Love as a Volcano
In Upendo's latest album "For the Love of it All" the band brings experience and heritage to new compositions.
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Julia M. Alexander passes away from heart attack, The Banner wins a Pulitzer, The Phillips Collection appoints Tiffany McGettigan and Clarisse Fava-Piz, 2025 Screenwriters Competition announced, BMA's upcoming exhibition The Way of Nature, and more!
Artist Zoë Charlton's Work is the First in the Initiative Unveiled in Station North
A lighting ceremony for Charlton's work at the North Avenue Market, was hosted with big crowds, programming, and performances.
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: Baker Artist Talks at The Peale, Baltimore Rock Opera Society's "Lempira," 2025 Lewis Musuem Gala, Sondheim artist talks at the Walters, opening reception for Ling-lin Ku and Rachel Suzanne Smith at Baltimore Jewelry Center, Station North First Friday Art Walk, and more!
The Creative Alliance Celebrates 30 Years at their Annual Gala Event
Creative Alliance Honors Linda de Palma and JM Giordano for Lifetime Achievement
On May 1 Protests in Baltimore to Stop the Billionaire Takeover
Six smaller rallies came together in Baltimore as a massive protest against the Trump Administration
