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Film

They Don’t Make TV Like This Anymore

Chris LaMartina’s 'Out There Halloween Mega Tape' exorcises the politics of nostalgia

A spiritual sequel to 2013's 'WNUF Halloween Special,' 'Out There' is a slight tone change for LaMartina and the dedicated creative team he has nurtured over the years.

Visual Art

Emerald Encounters: Salman Toor at the BMA

The contemporary painter's work holds sorrow and joy, pain and comfort, tears and laughter together in the same space

Toor's paintings are autobiographical yet steeped in references to classical paintings, executed with the casual air of an illustrator in his sketchbook.

News & Opinion

BmoreArt’s Picks: August 16-22

The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.

This Week:  Unveiling Resistance exhibition continues at The Galleries at CCBC, MAP presents a J.M. Giordano fundraising auction for Baltimore Abortion Fund, Baltimore Old Time & Bluegrass jam at R. House, Station North SIPS, BROS cosplay karaoke at No Land Beyond, and more!

Collecting

History for Sale

Housewerks Salvage at the Chesapeake Gas Company

To list the items that Riddleberger has saved from landfills would take a building as large as the 1885 gas company “valve house” in South Baltimore where he keeps his collection of curios: an architectural salvage business called Housewerks.

Film

A Poet’s Idea of a Dream

Metamorphosis within the surreal landscapes of 'Neptune Frost' and 'Strawberry Mansion'

The creators of two recent, enthralling films—Neptune Frost (2022) and Strawberry Mansion (2021)—also call on dreams in their dystopian science fiction, presenting provocative and fluid narratives with dynamic characters, beautiful shots of landscapes, and curious costuming.

Professional Development & Career

Art AND: Yam Chew Oh

On the fickle nature of creativity and the desire to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are

There is more than the single story of the material; there is usually a personal tie-in, a cultural or historical reference the viewer can also pick up on if they engage with it.

News & Opinion

BmoreArt’s Picks: August 9-15

The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.

This Week:  Kelvin Bulluck and Justin Tsucalas at Collect + Connect, Overlea Arts Fest at Holt Park, Bromo Arts Tower open hours, The Peale's reopening party and open house, La Casa de la Cultura grand opening, CatVideoFest at Creative Alliance, True Laurels at SNF Parkway, and more!

News & Opinion

BmoreArt’s Picks: August 2-8

The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.

This Week:  D. Watkins discusses his new book at Enoch Pratt Free Library, Sanahara Ama Chandra and Hannah Brancato host a happy hour at CityArts2Cafe, Current Space bar opening, Highlandtown First Friday Art Walk, Galerie Myrtis hosts a zoom artist talk with Ronald Jackson, and more!

Visual Art

Nakeya Brown: Multivalent Visual Markers

Brown’s staged photographs reflect a lineage of Black beauty culture and rituals that are shared throughout the diaspora.

Black pop art iconography, like Jet magazine’s coverage and advertisements reflecting the 1960s Black is Beautiful movement and the Natural Hair Movement of the 2000s, are all influential to Brown’s photographs.

Bmore Art