BmoreArt’s Picks: June 1-7
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Sonya Clark on Collaboration, Labor, and the False Hierarchy of Art and Craft
An interview with Sonya Clark about her survey show at NMWA
Taking over an entire floor of the museum, the show is a massive undertaking that showcases 100 works in a survey spanning Clark’s career.
David-Jeremiah’s Paradoxes of Power: American Flags, Cop Car Bumper Stickers, and Lamborghini Hoods
A conversation with the Dallas-based artist after his first series of shows on the East Coast in the Spring of 2021
A rebellious artist exploring his location and position through his necessary work, David-Jeremiah invites viewers to name their relationship to his America and their America as well.
The News: The Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death, Suspect Arrested in Barksdale Homicide, Mosby Gives the Middle Finger
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BmoreArt’s Picks: May 25-31
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Art AND: Pooneh Maghazehe
How the sculptor selects materials, why Baltimore is her 'Bermuda Triangle,' and what goes into the hour-long pandemic salad
Adapting and problem solving excite Maghazehe and motivate her materially centered sculpture practice.
Collaborative Cinema: ‘Children of Paris’ and ‘Mom & M’
Both Baltimore documentaries are part of this year's Maryland Film Festival lineup
A close read of two films screening at the 2021 MdFF.
The News: Security Deposit Alternatives Bill Vetoed, BPD Report “Encouraging,” Mosbys Make Headlines
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At the Maryland Film Festival, Local is Global
The 2021 festival is mostly virtual, with genre-bending offerings that work as well in the digital world as they do on the big screen
This eclectic approach to audience cultivation speaks to the fact that the Parkway’s core audience is a blend of multi-hyphenates: Cinephiles and filmmakers, arts administrators, college students, and anyone drawn to the Station North arts scene.
BmoreArt’s Picks: May 18-24
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The Lungdeep Breath of Loving: Katherine Bradford’s Mother Paintings at Canada
Bradford’s Mother Paintings feel like deep breaths exhaled into a changed world
The figures populating the Mother Paintings live among slabs of heavy, humid air, hypersensitized in their responses to claustrophobic and caustic atmospheres.
Why the Walters Art Museum Workers Want to Unionize
Walters Workers United join a wave of museum unionizations
Organizers from Walters Workers United say that “the health and safety of employees, transparency, pay equity, and the museum’s top-down decision-making” are among the primary concerns they want to address.
The News: COVID Restrictions Relaxed, Diverting Behavioral Health Calls from Police, Dems’ “Hogan Accountability Project”
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How Baltimore Fed Lucille Clifton’s Poetry
From 1968 to 1985, Clifton considered herself a “poet who lives in Baltimore” rather than a “Baltimore poet”
Through the imaginative, mystical works she produced—works she insisted she received—Lucille transcended location and met the reader, you could say, at the heart of humanity, where place is merely background.
BmoreArt’s Picks: May 11-17
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The Good, the Bad, and the Flood Insurance: Protecting Your Art Against Disasters
Whether you’re thinking about participating in fairs again post-COVID or just want to protect your work while it’s living in your basement, insurance is worth looking into
With the general consensus that we need it, the questions really are: what kind of insurance do I need and how much is it going to cost?
The News: Maryland Vax Rate, Walters Workers to Unionize, Nurses’ War on COVID
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Art AND: Gaia
His murals dot Baltimore City and are immediately recognizable for their realism, sense of color, and strong, often political narratives
"Our abilities are not proprietary and should not be hoarded. If someone needs assistance producing a mural, I try to make myself available."