Studio Visit with an artist-curator who moved to Baltimore from Addis Ababa in 2016 to attend Graduate School at MICA
How Fitsum Shebeshe's studio work and curatorial projects explore a wide spectrum of cultural and existential questions
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: Tom Miller Week at UB, Cade Center Gallery reception for exhibit curated by Andrew Liang, MD Arts Day, Katja Toporski at the Baltimore Jewelry Center, Jonna McKone opening at Full Circle, Kevin Hailey at Hotel Indigo, and more!
A Conversation with Derrick Adams
Established on a quiet block in the intimate north Baltimore neighborhood of Waverly, The Last Resort Artist Retreat (TLRAR) will offer Black creatives curated experiences in communal spaces that emphasize a renewed regard for rest, rejuvenation, and cross-disciplinary exchange.
Photos and an Interview with Ana Tantaros, Baltimore's "Saddest" Party Planner
"Blue Monday" has the dubious distinction of being the saddest day of the year, according to pseudo-science. One Baltimore photographer sees it as the perfect excuse to throw a party.
Baltimore news updates from independent & regional media
Joyce Scott's stolen staff returned to Banneker-Douglass Museum, Matthew Hyleck named new director of Baltimore Clayworks, Rap Research Lab at UMBC, Lavett Ballard on the cover of Time, Walters workers closer to forming a union, Erin Fostel's Charcoal Drawings, and more
How a restauranteur, chef, author, and television host became a leader for environmental causes pertaining to foodways, health, and economic justice
John Shields strives to spread awareness of the farmers, biologists, and environmentalists restoring the Bay and the watershed’s soil, and rebuilding a local food economy through farm-to-table practices at Gertrude's Restaurant
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This week: Tristan Cai opening at TU, Linling Lu at the Phillips Collection, Jackie Milad and Tom Boram at Current, Unfold at the Stamp Gallery, Ainsley Burrows at Creative Alliance, Food for Thought at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, and more!
On fearless artmaking, the value of openness, and why wanting stability is not selling out
"Nothing is ever failed. It's just going to take a form that I don't know about yet.”
A Conversation with the Pivotal Author of 'Thinking with Type'
A discussion of design as a superpower, Lupton's experience as a curator, and the rewarding process of writing books.
Baltimore news updates from independent & regional media
Dante started the NoPixAfterDark podcast in 2019 and it is currently in the 4th season with 210 episodes.
Aaron Dante, creator and host of the NoPixAfterDark Podcast, is starting out the new year fresh and ready for business.
The MD Zoo in Baltimore is a global leader in animal and habitat conservation programs
“People don’t always understand how important zoos are at helping animal populations survive in the wild because a lot of that work goes unseen.”
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: Tahir Hemphill at UMBC CIRCA, Larry Poncho Brown and CJay Phillip in conversation at Motor House, Greedy Reads and Fadensonnen host HIDDEN PLACE at Fadensonnen, Lee Boot virtual artist talk presented by The Peale, Blackscope Cinema Series: Hargrave at Creative Alliance, and more!
On the Heels of Her Retrospective, the Photographer Talks New York in the 80s, Coming Home to Baltimore, and a Personal Journey
The photographer has suffered loss, embarked on myriad creative endeavors, published two books, and just closed a successful retrospective at the Creative Alliance.
Celebrating Asian Culture in Baltimore's Inner Harbor in Photos by Elena Volkova
Baltimore’s Lunar Night Cultural Festival took place January 21 and 22, as a free weekend-long cultural event designed to embrace the richness of Asian culture and traditions through food and art in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and Lake Shore Park.
Artist Dedicated to Exploring the Subconscious in Lush Twenty-Year Retrospective at Gallery Blue Door
Hal Boyd wades into the gloriously oddball humanness of being. He pursues the lusty ocean of the every-person subconscious—a dreamland hauled up for all to see. Here relationships are loaded, flowers burst sexy, animals prowl cackling, beauty and hilarity intertwine.
Baltimore news updates from independent & regional media
Dr. Asma Naeem named new Director of the BMA, Flatspot Records founder Che Figueroa, Six Baltimoreans who changed everything, Food for Thought exhibition opens at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, and more reporting from Baltimore Independent & Regional News
Experiencing the unique performance medium that is the Crankie, an abstract, moving panorama
Movement was the theme of the 2023 Baltimore Crankie Festival, which takes place every year at the Creative Alliance.
