A Quorum of Queens: The Gurlz of Baltimore
How Nine of Baltimore's Most Revered Women in the Arts Convinced Me Friendship Is Their Best Work of All
Joyce J. Scott invites me to spend an afternoon with the Gurlz in her home.
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BmoreArt’s Picks: February 17-23
BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
Claire Bishop lectures at MICA, GBCA Arts Happy Hour & Panel at The Peale, Tom Miller Day virtual gathering, Brandon Woody at Keystone Korner, Inviting Light Behind the Build at Neighborhood Design Center, Bria Edwards opening reception at Julio Fine Arts, Black Printmakers of Washington, and more!
Studio Visit: René Treviño
A Conversation with the Artist Ahead of His Upcoming Exhibition at Erin Cluley Gallery in Dallas, Texas
"Star-Crossed: Recent Works by René Treviño" opens at Erin Cluley Gallery in Dallas, Texas on February 21 with a reception from 5–7 pm
In Memoriam: Ann Fraser Everton
Baltimore's Art Scene Celebrates Everton's Legacy with a Two-Day Festival at the Ottobar on February 28th and March 1st
Through music, art, and yoga, Ann cultivated her own miniature universe and welcomed others to revel at its wonders. As a curious observer, she took in the world with all of her senses and shared her discoveries with joy and humor.
BmoreArt News: Tom Miller Week, Joël Díaz, Washington Post Lays Off Arts Writers and Photographers
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week’s news includes: Tom Miller Week returns, Joël Díaz appointed Executive Director of Clifton House, Bezos led WaPo fires art critic Sebastian Smee, CLLCTIVLY presents 28 Days of Black Futures, 2026 Illuminator Awards at The Peale, the loss of Brewer's Art, and more!
The Binds of Love and Secrets: “Dawn” at Everyman Theatre
World Premier of New Work by Playwright and Resident Member Tuyết Thị Phạm on Stage Through March 1
Dawn straddles two worlds. One unfolds in Cambodia at the rise of the dreaded Khmer Rouge regime. The other takes place in the present day, in the long shadow cast by a young wife and mother’s harrowing past.
BmoreArt’s Picks: February 10-15
BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
Terry Thompson at Eubie Blake, Baltimore Black Dance Collective at The Gordon Center, Maryland Arts Day, The Chicory Project at The Walters, Teri Henderson and Tracey Beale in conversation at The BMA, performance by Mandy Brown at Peabody Library, 405 Daily exhibition opening at Area 405, and more!
“Modernisms”: Singular Plurality at the Jewish Museum of Maryland
More Than a Must-See Exhibition, "Modernisms" Marks an Exciting New Direction for JMM
Executive Director Sol Davis sees art as a way of using the legacy of culturally specific traditions to imagine transformative futures: “I want a Jewish museum to help us dream wildly about the future.”
Shelby Morgan: “Why Wouldn’t I Want to Put it on Display?”
The Musician on Her New Album, Resisting Pop Trends, and her Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus Duality
In February, she plays Ottobar (Wednesday, the 11th) and Metro Gallery (Friday, the 13th) with an April album release show in the works for her latest record, "Why Wouldn’t I Want to Put it on Display?"
Exhibit: Idiosyncratic Iconoclasts
An Exhibit and Auction at C+C Gallery Celebrating 10 Years and 20 Issues
BmoreArt News: Dr. Katherine Larson, Matisse/Fratino, Turnstile
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week’s news includes: The Walters hires Dr. Katherine Larson as its Chief Collections and Curatorial Affairs Officer, BMA announces Matisse / Fratino exhibition, Turnstile wins a Grammy, Tola's Room rowhouse museum, Brewer's Art closes after 30 years, NGA post on Joshua Johnson, and more!
50 Years and Much to Show for It: Maryland Citizens for the Arts
A Conversation with MCA's Executive Director Nicholas Cohen
MCA has spent nearly 50 years lobbying lawmakers about the positive impacts of investing in the arts and working with arts organizations of all sizes from Oakland to the Eastern Shore to help them secure funding and advocate for themselves.
BmoreArt’s Picks: February 3-9
BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
This Week: Teresita Fernández and Dolores Zinny in conversation at MICA, Tahira Chloe Mahdi talk at UMBC, opening reception and curator talk with Dr. Bibhakar Sunder Shakya at TU Center for Asian Art + Culture, TU Faculty Biennial and MFA Candidate Exhibitions, MICA Bicentennial Exhibition, and more
Tawny Chatmon & Rozeal. Expand Art’s Canon in Two DC Museums
Portraiture by Two Black Women Artists Calls for a Truer Look at History
Tokyo-born, Maryland-based artist Tawny Chatmon and DC native Rozeal. (yes, there is a period at the end of her name) are featured in exhibitions at the National Museum of Women in the Arts and nearby National Gallery of Art, respectively.
The Wow Factor: Five Must-See Museum Exhibits in Baltimore
What defines a great exhibition and how do they generate collective energy and wisdom?
If great exhibitions are the currency of museums, which ones in Baltimore are offering audiences rich and substantive investments?
BmoreArt News: Brandon Weinbrenner, Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, Joyce J. Scott
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week’s news includes: Brandon Weinbrenner named Artistic Director at Everyman Theatre, three Baltimore artists featured in NPG exhibition, Joyce J. Scott honored by BCPSS, Amy Sherald exhibition breaks records at BMA, Sinners' hairstylist Tené Wilder nominate for multiple awards, and more!
A Ladder to the Cosmos: Alex Da Corte at Glenstone
Pop Nostalgia and Melancholy Technicolor Criticality Collide with the American Fever Dream
Da Corte has several ambitious mixed-media installations presently on view at Glenstone—injecting an unexpected bit of kitschy neon suburban dystopia into the bucolic institution's minimalist halls. It's a show worth the pilgrimage.
BmoreArt’s Picks: January 27 – February 2
BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
Our Being is Being in Time at CCCC, Sweaty Eyeballs ANIMATION MIXTAPE at SNF Parkway, Rooted/Growing reception at MICA, absolute alternatives opening reception at UMBC CADVC, opening reception for Margaret Jacobs at BJC, David Page and Sara Dittrich opening reception at Red Giant, and more!