In His Own Words: Raoul Middleman
A conversation with the now-deceased painter, contrarian, mentor, and longtime MICA faculty member
"I really believe the academic training I received was good for me, because I think, intrinsically, I’m a nut."
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BmoreArt’s Picks: March 29 – April 4
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
Resplendent opens at Connect+Collect, Christine Platt, Chloe Dulce Louvouezo & Kristoffer Carter for CityLit Festival, Familiar Flora at Goucher College's Rosenberg Gallery, Silas Munro lecture at TU, Yayoi Kusama opens at the Hirshhorn, Graham Coreil-Allen at UMBC CIRCA, and more!
More Than Pretty Leaves
Baltimore’s thriving plant-collecting community
Baltimore’s houseplant community is as wide and diverse as our city, ranging from internationally recognized players to newcomers who just bought their first snake plant.
Overlapping Concerns: BMA Union Protest Coincides with ‘Guarding the Art’ Exhibition
Union organizers accuse BMA Director Chris Bedford of privately stalling election while publicly championing security guards through a new exhibition
On Tuesday, March 22, a group of seven workers who are part of the ongoing effort to unionize the Baltimore Museum of Art held signs with slogans such as “1 Voice, 1 Union” and “No More Delays”; one sign had “Guarding the Art” changed to “Guarding the Guards.”
Baltimore News: Jenenne Whitfield Named Director of AVAM, BMA Workers React to Exhibition, New Raoul Middleman Museum
Baltimore news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Raoul Middleman's studio transformed into a museum, State senate passes Trans Health Equity Act, Hilton Carter is a good plant neighbor, and more reporting from Hyperallergic, The AFRO, WYPR, and other local and independent news sources.
Filming About Architecture
The 13th annual Architecture and Design Film Festival returns to DC
"Design and filmmaking are both storytelling,” Bergman says. “When you design something, you're telling a story, [as much as] when you're making a film."
BmoreArt’s Picks: March 22-28
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
Stoop Storytelling talks the Baltimore music scene at Ottobar, Resplendent opens at Mehari Sequar Gallery with curator Teri Henderson, The Peale presents a panel discussion for The Guardians, Myrtis Bedolla in conversation with painter Alfred Conteh, and more!
Lexie Mountain Makes Her Big-Screen Debut as a Sex Cult Influencer
An interview with the star of ‘Adventures in Success’
it’s not much of a challenge for Baltimore artist Lexie Mountain’s character Pegasus “Peggy” Appleyard, the ambiguously-intentioned sex cult leader, to take charge of her flock.
Photos: 2022 Maryland Dancesport Competition
Amateurs and professionals, ages 4-81, compete in the athletic world of dancesport
In the 1990s, ballroom dance organizations adopted the term Dancesport in a global effort to be a part of the Olympic games.
Baltimore News: Majolica Mania at the Walters, Maryland’s Pandemic Surplus, & Frederick Douglass’ Ireland Exile
Baltimore news updates from independent & regional media
Madeline Stratton's exhibition at Hamiltonian, the curtain comes up at the Hippodrome, Majolica Mania at The Walters, Maryland's fiscal surplus, the Museum J.E.D.I. podcast, and more reporting from Real News Network, Baltimore Magazine, Baltimore Fishbowl, Baltimore Brew, and Real News Network.
Particular Placements and Fluid Structures in Liz Larner’s Exhibition at SculptureCenter
In 'Don’t put it back like it was,’ Larner explores creative destruction and transformation through materials such as mold, hair, and stainless steel
The first object I meet immediately implicates me in a process of dismantling.
BmoreArt’s Picks: March 15-21
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: Jeanne Keck, Scott Newcomb, and Tim McFadden at Jo Fleming Contemporary Art, Women artists at Chesapeake Arts Center, NMWA celebrates Black women printmakers, High Tide in Dorchester screens at MD Center for History and Culture, The Folks at Home open at Center Stage, and more!
SEE ME: Murjoni Merriweather Personalizes the Portrait Bust Tradition
“I wanted to create a space for Black people to feel surrounded by ancestors, surrounded by love.”
The future looks busy and bright for Merriweather, who completed her Fountainhead Residency in September and returned to live and work at Baltimore’s Creative Alliance, where she’ll be in residence through July 2022.
Principle of Abundance: Carla Du Pree and CityLit Project
"I always think of how much, how high, and how something can get done that has yet to be seen or encountered."
Carla Du Pree’s profound surrender to the principle of abundance has allowed her advocacy to flourish, especially CityLit Project, a Baltimore literary nonprofit founded by Gregg Wilhelm in 2004.
Gallery Roundup: Art and Fashion at Currency Studio, Zoomers at Current Space, Craft and Domesticity at MICA
Succinct reviews of three must-see exhibitions in Baltimore this weekend
CENTENNIAL: On The Topic Of Now at Current Space, Open House: Art, Craft, and Domesticity at MICA's Decker Gallery, and a new art gallery/retail space in the former ICA Baltimore building on North Avenue.
Baltimore News: Audio of Keith Davis Jr. Trials Released, Abortion Debate in MD, City Council Rejects $1 Homes
Baltimore news updates from independent & regional media
This week's news includes: Safe Streets, call for "State of Emergency" in Baltimore, abortion debate continues in State House, “Black Collagists: The Book” by Teri Henderson featured at No Pix After Dark, and more reporting from The Trace, Baltimore Fishbowl, WYPR, and more.
New Ownership for Area 405
The LLC, 405-417 East Oliver Street Partners, closed on the four-story, 71,744-square-foot building for $3.8 million
The legendary Greenmount West artist studio and exhibition space, owned and operated by artists since 2002, was sold to an LLC formed by the nonprofit Central Baltimore Partnership and real estate developer Ernst Valery on March 8, 2022.
BmoreArt’s Picks: March 8-14
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: Zoë Charlton leads a talk on Baltimore artist residences for MSAC, NMWA presents International Women’s Day virtual festival, reception for E. Brady Robinson's SK8R GRLS at Hotel Indigo, John Waters reception at C. Grimaldis Gallery, BMA hosts Rikiesha Metzger lecture, and more!