Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Require Structural Change and Transparency in the Way Museums Acquire and Sell Art
Once an institution starts viewing its collection as revenue-generating assets, how does it reconcile its obligation to the artists it has collected in the past and the curators who made the decisions to collect the art?
The letter indicates conflicting understanding within the BMA itself about the justification for the deaccessions
A group of former trustees and members of Baltimore Museum of Art’s accessions committees sent a letter to Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh requesting that their offices investigate the BMA for its recent decision to deaccession three major works.
Schaun Champion's romantic outdoor photos of Black men and women wearing floral crowns are the images we need right now
The series came from the artist's question: has anyone seen a black flower? No one could give her an answer, but she knew they existed.
Limitations and strategies for art prizes and digital exhibitions during a global pandemic
Conversations with the 2020 Sondheim Finalists: Miguel Braceli, Hoesy Corona, Phylicia Ghee, LaToya Hobbs, Muriel Hasbun, and strikeWare
NMWA’s collecting practices have significantly diversified the art world since 1987
NMWA’s recent acquisitions include 166 photos by Mary Ellen Mark, a mixed-media portrait by Delita Martin, three large-scale photos by Rania Matar, and a six-foot-long chandelier by Joana Vasconcelos
Photos by Devin Allen, Shae McCoy, Elena Volkova, Philip Muriel, Randall Scott, and Kyle Pompey
Ethics and expression through photos of protest
A graduation ceremony is a symbol, a photo opportunity, a rite of passage, but doesn't live up to the hype in real life
Instead of a traditional ceremony, the class of 2020 has a chance to invest creative energy in unique, authentic, and personal forms of celebration
After Covid-19 postponement, Issue 09: Craft is coming! If you want to own it, please subscribe via our website.
Issue 09: Craft celebrates Baltimore’s incredible makers, visionary artists, and creative businesses
Whether hospitalized or at home, the recovery process from Covid-19 is complicated
It’s been three weeks since my ER doctor called to confirm that I tested positive for Covid-19 on April 3, a full 14 days after qualifying for a test that should have been available the first day I had a fever of 102—not eight days and a serious bout of pneumonia later.
Home fashion is all about comfort and entertainment
An assortment of Baltimore creatives wearing pajamas, evening gowns, vintage, and homemade facemasks
SewLab and other small creative businesses are saving lives in Baltimore
These four-layered bamboo/cotton, antimicrobial fabric masks are perfect for daily wear and extending the lifespan of N95 masks for healthcare professionals.
Photos of Guests at the Baltimore School for the Arts Beloved Annual Gala
Grammy-level performances, beautiful decorations, hands-on art workshops, and 500 of Baltimore's best-dressed individuals
Amber Eve Anderson, Lance Bankerd, Se Jong Cho, Ami Dang, Taha Heydari, Eze Jackson, Leslie King-Hammond, Amanda McCormick, Deyane Moses, and Ernest Shaw
For visual artists, curators, performers, composers, and publishers, the purposeful creation of new archives, as well as the respectful transformation of past collections, is a common threat that unifies us on a quest to tell new stories and to diversity existing archives.
The view from Latin America's largest art fair
Unlike Basel, where you know the names of every single artist and gallery, at Maco there was so much space for discovery.
Heidi Daniel and the Enoch Pratt Free Library
Libraries as places of possibility regardless of social class enabled Daniel to experience a larger world outside the one she lived in and imagine a variety of prospects that life might hold for her. That capacity drives her vision for the Pratt.
Mexico City's Artist-Centric Art Fair
Material is a young art fair but is now all grown up, both figuratively and literally.
What do you wear to the Pratt Contemporaries annual Black and White Party?
Whether guests were lions, bears, flying monkeys, or straight-up divas in black and white, this event felt exceptional without being stuffy, lavish but not vulgar.
Fleishman Is in Trouble, Three Women, and Queenie
If there are any men who want to understand the way a woman’s mind and body works, kindly add these three books to your list.
