A Two-Person Show at the James E. Lewis Museum of Art Considers Caregiving with Labor-Intensive Media
Franklin and Moore champion the courageousness of the human spirit.
A Two-Person Show at the James E. Lewis Museum of Art Considers Caregiving with Labor-Intensive Media
Franklin and Moore champion the courageousness of the human spirit.
A Conversation with Derrick Adams
Established on a quiet block in the intimate north Baltimore neighborhood of Waverly, The Last Resort Artist Retreat (TLRAR) will offer Black creatives curated experiences in communal spaces that emphasize a renewed regard for rest, rejuvenation, and cross-disciplinary exchange.
Building a legacy while supporting a community
Timmons is especially drawn to pieces rendered by artists based in or affiliated with Baltimore: Amy Sherald, Elizabeth Talford Scott, Jerrell Gibbs, Mequitta Ahuja, Derrick Adams, and Devin Allen, among many others.
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 scholarship, writing, art, and curatorial practice of lifelong friends Leslie King Hammond and Lowery Stokes Sims
For almost fifty years, the scholarship and curatorial endeavors of Leslie King Hammond and Lowery Stokes Sims have built a legacy of excellence and diversity at museums and colleges
Sankofa Theater choreographer and creative director Kibibi Ajanku fell in love with traditional indigo dyeing in The Gambia in West Africa
From Ghana to Benin, Benin to Nigeria, Ajanku has apprenticed with master dyers who retain knowledge of traditional indigo dyeing techniques, an art that is being lost to synthetic processes.
The exhibition, curated by Dr. Deborah Willis, features 35 artists working in photography, installation, and time-based media
The exhibition centers hope, humor, and ritual as humanizing strategies to investigate and negotiate the impacts of migration.
"For art to inspire, it must be seen,” Gregory and Atwell told me during an interview. “One of our greatest joys is sharing our collection and hopefully spurring further thought in young minds.”
