BmoreArt’s Picks: July 27 – August 2
The best weekly art openings, events, and calls for entry happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
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Living With Art: Olusanya Ojikutu
Creating context and conversation through a collection of classical and contemporary African art
By displaying contemporary works by African and diasporic artists with objects of historical measure into a setting for conversation, gatherings, and family, the Ojikutus have built a life around art devoid of the artificial distinctions that most museums have perpetuated for centuries
The News: Rebecca Hoffberger Retiring, Juvenile Justice Reform, Fighting for Poppelton
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Opening Pandora’s Box: Women Behaving Badly at the BMA
A rewarding show of rarely seen prints that examines gynophobia in early print culture to the eventual rise of first-wave feminism
This show is richly rewarding, due in large part to a range of rarely seen objects and some truly clever juxtapositions.
BmoreArt’s Picks: July 20-26
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The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore: A Photo Essay
Animals and infrastructure of the Baltimore Zoo
Tsucalas's work is punctuated with razor-sharp compositions, a curious sensitivity, and a plucky sense of humor, both romantic and critical.
Art AND: Tracey Beale
The art jeweler, vocalist, and BMA program manager is constantly thinking about metal—for its malleability and its permanence
Largely self-taught, Beale now mostly allows her intuitive process to guide her from design to realization of new pieces.
The Boy with the Blue Beard
Chyno is many things at once: a food persona, a business owner, a cannabis advocate, a parent to an impressive plant collection
Through his work, Chyno constructs better realities not only for himself but for many other people in this city.
Litscope: Cancer & Mama Phife Represents
Boyce-Taylor is the mother of A Tribe Called Quest rap star Malik Taylor, aka Phife Dawg, who died of complications from type 1 diabetes in 2016
Cheryl Boyce-Taylor's "Mama Phife Represents" embodies Cancer energy well, exploring the depths of a mother’s loss with emotional dexterity.
BmoreArt’s Picks: July 13-19
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Brittany Young, Founder of B-360, Creates STEM Opportunities with Dirt Bikes
Young is a Baltimore native and founder of B-360, an organization designed to enhance STEM education, engage community, and strengthen the workforce, all through the beloved pastime of dirt bike riding and maintenance.
Tiffany Ward Aims to Connect Artists Across the African Diaspora
Curating exhibitions and leading the Mare Residency Program, Ward explores migration, identity, Blackness, and womanhood
In her practice as a creative director, curator, and writer, Tiffany Auttrianna Ward asks questions about archives, storytelling, endurance, and existence in both physical and digital space, exploring themes of migration, identity, Blackness, and womanhood.
Hae Won Sohn Wins 2021 Sondheim Artscape Prize
The Baltimore-based and process-oriented sculptor receives the $25,000 award
The Sondheim Finalist Exhibition is on view at the Walters through July 18.
The News: Inspector General Questions BPD Benefits, Vax Education Push, Unemployment Hearing Scheduled
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BmoreArt’s Picks: July 6-12
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Rupture and Regeneration: Sophia Belkin and Sasha Fishman in Resort’s Final Shows
Downtown gallery Resort ends its three-year run with solo shows featuring Sophia Belkin and Sasha Fishman
There is much to consider about depletion and extraction in a low- or no-budget art space within a gentrifying city.
Working with Each Other’s Strengths: Asè Design Studios
Woodworkers Lawrence Moore and Daryl Patterson talk about their new joint venture in Old Town
In 2020, Lawrence and Darryl outgrew their studios, and decided to lease a space together in the newly renovated Art@520 building in Old Town.
The News: Death Toll Rises for Unvaccinated, Hogan’s Future, Baltimore Sued for ADA Non-Compliance
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