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Myrtis Bedolla brought her “Afro-Futurist Manifesto” to the Venice Biennale in 2022, and now Baltimoreans can visit the expansive show at different places across the city.
March 25, 2023
The Baltimore Museum of Industry is offering a free virtual program on March 28 that looks at the Black women who desegregated a number of industries in Baltimore during the civil rights movement. The discussion is part of the museum’s efforts to honor Women’s History Month, which ends March 31.
March 23, 2023
“Being a history museum is more of a choice, not really a necessity,” executive director Sol Davis said of the institution’s turn toward contemporary art.
March 17, 2023
The Baltimore arts college is among a number of small institutions finding themselves at a painful crossroads as the dust from the pandemic settles.
March 14, 2023
Baltimore-based artist Juliet Ames is known for her salt box art, and she took it a step further Tuesday by adding a new function that dogs are sure to love.
March 8, 2023
Museum workers have been trying to form a union for two years, but the effort ran into thorny legal and political issues. In Maryland, workers at government agencies often need to have a state law approved in order to begin the process of forming a union.
March 3, 2023
Why was the mural that said “HOME THIS MUST BE THE PLACE” in South Baltimore painted over?
March 2, 2023
More job layoffs are expected at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, where administrators say plunging undergraduate enrollment has effectively made the historic city arts institution a smaller college.
March 1, 2023
To help you keep track and update your playlists, here’s the most noteworthy new indie rock, punk, folk and experimental music of the past month from the area.
February 28, 2023
Childhood depiction with muskrat offers glimpse of her survival during enslavement
February 27, 2023
Notre Dame of Maryland guest curator Casey McKeel created art workshops for some of Maryland’s incarcerated women, whose collages, paintings and audio are now on display at Gormley Gallery.
February 24, 2023
Winfield is only the second comedian to get a golden buzzer on the show.
February 19, 2023
Abdu Ali goes in depth about their new USA Fellowship, the struggles of being a consistent artist and how arts institutions in Baltimore can do better.
February 17, 2023
Popular Baltimore mosaic artist Loring Cornish, no stranger to political work, is using the works in his new Hampden gallery to fight against rising antisemitism and foster solidarity.
February 16, 2023
As we move on from Rihanna’s halftime show performance, we’re left with one question: Who is next to take stage?
February 14, 2023