The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: Levester Williams in conversation with Sheila Gaskins and Savannah Knoop at UMBC CADVC, Creatives in the Garden at Stem&Vine, Bill Schmidt, Annette Sauermann, and Madeleine Dietz at C. Grimaldis Gallery, Ornamenta, and more!
Two Community Organizers Were Immortalized in a Mural that Ended up on the Front Page of the New York Times as an Illustration for Baltimore's Clap-Back to Donald Trump
It takes a minute to wrench myself out of the cosmic nerve center of this 40-foot wide, 20-foot-tall mural, which Santos created in 2011, and move on to clues and cues that will help piece together the narratives that figurative murals promise to offer up... So, who are these women?
The Seasonal Party That's So Much Fun it Should Convince You to Join the Art Space Even if You Hate Art
Last Saturday, the most recent Members Party featured live projections by Tony Rutka and beats from DJ Paul Campion. I am kicking myself for being out of town last week, but thankfully digital and film photographer Oliver Maddox captured the fun and sent some photos our way to stoke my FOMO.
As Rubys Artist Grant Applications Open, New Alumni Initiatives Announced
Moorhead has been selected from a pool of more than 170 past Ruby grantees to receive a fully-funded residency and material stipend through a new partnership with Art Omi in the Hudson Valley.
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Women's History Month events at the Portrait Gallery, the Rubys return, Baltimore's mini Hip-Hop museum, the Book Festival, VisArts new fellow Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi, John Waters' "Liarmouth" to feature Aubrey Plaza, with reporting from the Fishbowl, ARTnews, Banner, and other local news sources.
Wood firing is one of the biggest community events at Baltimore Clayworks and it is attended by ceramic artists from Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
“The imprints of elemental properties inherent to ceramics fired in a wood kiln often yield mesmerizing finishes; it almost adds a fourth dimension to the artworks.”
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
How the Painter Embarks Upon the Physical and Psychological Cosmos
Like his artwork, Alli offers a glimpse into the boundless potential of the human imagination.
Murder! Retaliation! And More Reasons to See the New Adaptation of Aeschylus’ Ancient Greek Drama
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company's current production, an adaption of Aeschylus’ Oresteia trilogy by Ellen McLaughlin, is brilliantly directed by Lise Bruneau and features outstanding performances by Isabelle Anderson as Clytemnestra and Lizzi Albert as Electra. On stage through March 10.
Three semifinalists will be selected for the final review for the Sondheim Art Prize, which will award $30,000 to a visual artist or visual artist collaborators living and working in the Baltimore region.
This year’s panel of jurors — Noel W. Anderson, Connie H. Choi, and Aaron Levi Garvey — have selected 18 visual artists and visual artist collaborators for the semifinal round.
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William S. Dutterer in Forbes, A corner bar exhibition at Museum of Industry, Growing Pride Parade Changes Venue, SAAM's new chairman, Equity at the Pratt, Farm Alliance of Baltimore Dinners, Synthesis at Frederick Arts Council, The Afro's archives, 2024 MD Heritage winners, and more
Curator Caitlin Gill's Group Exhibition Brings Representation into the Post-COVID Era
“The show wasn’t intended to be actively political, but the body is always political.”
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: Alexander Tochilovsky lectures at MICA, Tomashi Jackson at UMBC, Opera Baltimore at the Peabody Library, David Brown opening reception at Goya, Rebecca Marimutu and a group show opening reception at Goucher's Rosenberg and Silber Galleries, and more!
The Perennial Dialogue Among Art Through the Ages at the Walters
The esteemed Baltimore institution shows pertinent new works among its coveted collection of ancient art to reveal eternal truths across world cultures – and that tricky thing called time.
Highlights, Zeitgeists, and Weirdness (Including Shows You Can Still See)
There is no other “must-see” event on the ever-more-esoteric Aztec calendar of art world “can’t miss” events that fills me with as much eager anticipation and simultaneous existential dread. But the art here makes it all worth it.
Baltimore news updates from independent & regional media
Navigating book bans at African American Museums, Sandy Williams IV sculpture in DC, Baltimore/Brazil artist exchange, and the Baltimore Sun's decline—with reporting from Baltimore Magazine, Hyperallergic, Baltimore Banner, and other local and independent news sources.
Thoughts Inspired by the Enoch Pratt Library’s 36th Annual Booklovers' Breakfast
This, the Pratt’s 36th Breakfast, was to be my first. And so, with little idea of what to expect, I daydreamed about Jesmyn and me sitting across a fancy table, spearing pancakes and passing the bacon whilst talking about characters we had yet to bring to life.
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: Elena Johnston (1985-2023) at Current Space, Maryland Arts Day, Paul Rucker at UMBC, strikeWare reception at Julio Fine Arts, Elizabeth Talford Scott at The Peale and The Walters, National Grants and Residency Applications, and more!
