On the IMDA Program, City Life, and How UMBC Gives them Space to Get Messy (Plus Health Insurance!)
"I’m getting a living stipend, health insurance… it’s a support structure and resources for the parts of my practice that maybe aren’t even contained within the program."
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Lou Joseph to direct City Arts Council, Andaleeb Badiee Banta leaving the BMA for NGA, NGA announces acquisitions from Native American artists, new dates for Artscape, American Craft Council show returns to Baltimore, and more!
In the Artist's Solo Show at Swann House, Human Form Submits to the Wild
V. Walton's practice continues to address nature, ableism, and racism, but the sculptures shown in Terra and their relationship to one another probe our understanding of the human body while situating that body as part of a greater, mysterious whole.
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: Joyce J. Scott + Josh Franco in conversation at SAAM, Wye Oak Lecture Series at MCHC, Edgar Reyes and valentina at Connect+Collect, Maryland Opera at St. Paul's, Charm City Craft Mafia's Holiday Heap, Current Space Art Market, Baker Artist Portfolios Literary Spotlight, and more!
December exhibitions that provide hope, insight and inspiration, centered specifically in the past, present and future of Baltimore
As we head towards 2025, it's worth remembering that artists see the future in ways the rest of us don’t, so we have to keep our attention focused on them so we can find new sources of strength and solidarity.
Fairs Find Success with New takes on "Safe" Media Even as Institutions and Collections Celebrate Weirder Acquisitions
Soft Focus, Blurry Paintings Satisfy, Especially at Price Points Reflective of Younger and Emerging Artists