The End of the World is Here....Again
The End of the World is Here…Again
The End of the World is Here…Again
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 20, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. (Artist Talk: 6 p.m.)
Kentucky native and self-taught artist, J.T. Kirkland displays his paintings that celebrate the natural forms found in wood.
“I strive to find clarity and resolution in line, color, and form, while challenging viewers’ perceptions of surface and space through simple, precise gestures on wood,” Kirkland states.
Art Maryland 2014, a premier showcase for regional artists, is a multi-media statewide juried exhibit featuring work selected from nearly 600 entries submitted by 214 artists working in a wide variety of styles and mediums . Guest juror Julia Marciari-Alexander, Executive Director of The Walters Art Museum, will offer remarks and present juror awards at a free reception November 7 from 6–8pm. Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12-4pm.
More than 250 of the nation’s finest artisans will display and sell their handcrafted work in Gaithersburg, Maryland (outside Washington, DC) at the Sugarloaf Crafts Festival, Friday, November 21, through Sunday, November 23 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds. Jury-selected artists from around the country will present their stunning array of contemporary crafts in sculpture, glass, jewelry, fashion, wood, leather, metal, furniture, home accessories, photography and fine art. Holiday shoppers can enjoy browsing and buying fine crafts and unique gifts for everyone on their holiday list.
MFA candidate McCormack, an interdisciplinary artist who works in glass and other materials, has a strong interest in kinetic and sound sculpture. He physically engages visitors through installations and sculpture. He believes that through the shared experience of art our community will better appreciate all life forms, people and ideas.
Fri., Oct. 31 - Sat., Dec. 20 (Closed Nov. 26 - Nov. 29)
Opening Reception: Thurs., Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Gallery Hours: Tues. – Sat., 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Furniture making emerged as one of Baltimore’s most significant art forms from the end of the 1700s through the first quarter of the 19th century. Cabinet shops flourished throughout the bustling port city, the fastest-growing in the country, and there was great demand for "fancy furniture" by a newly rich mercantile elite eager to furnish their Federal-style houses in the latest fashions.
Printmaking Department Chair Jonathan Thomas took more than a year to complete his project Ten Minutes on a Foggy Night, with the exhibition sharing the same name. Working with an array of subject matter culled from found materials and utilizing chance operations throughout his process, Thomas explores the multiple and often complex roles images have in peoples’ lives and the connections they foster.
Image credit: MICA Printmaking Department Chair Jonathan Thomas, Carefully, As If It Were Something That Had A Life Of Its Own, screenprint, 2013.
Storytelling, spoken word, and theater performances by community members who share real stories about racism. Special guests, Bilphena Yahwon, a Liberian refugee, and Yadira De La Riva of the Peace Poets about life on the Frontera/Border of USA and Mexico. 3-6pm $5 donation. Registration Required: 410-276-1651
August 27 – December 17
Victoria Sambunaris: Taxonomy of a Landscape
Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
This favorite annual exhibition is a selection of the best entries from all four years of undergraduate students. The work is from a variety of media and is chosen by two selected jurors. 2014 jurors are artists and art professionals Laura Amussen and Dustin Carlson. Amussen is an award-winning artist, director of exhibitions at Goucher College, and an educator at Towson University. From large-scale, site-specific installations to intimate sculptures, her work involves a variety of concepts and media.
ASIAN ARTS & CULTURE CENTER
at Towson University
MEDITATION
September 12 – December 13, 2014
Center for the Arts Asian Arts Gallery
Explore the diverse traditions, histories, purposes and approaches to meditation through objects from the Asian Arts & Culture Center’s permanent collection and more.
Location: Center for the Arts,
Asian Arts Gallery
Hours:
Monday – Friday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday 1 – 4 p.m.
Before starting a career in illustration, Harry Campbell’s ’86 (visual communications) experience landed him at several companies, such as WB and Nickelodeon. Since then, he
has received numerous awards, with his work routinely in The New York Times, Newsweek, and Plan Sponsor magazine.
Sponsored by: MFA in Illustration Practice.
Image: Award-winning illustrator Harry Campbell ’86 (visual communications).
Sign up for a fall class or workshop at the Baltimore Jewelry Center! We offer classes in basic art jewelry and metalsmithing as well as more complex metal working techniques (casting, dieforming, stone setting, enameling). We are offering seven 12-week classes, two 4-week classes, and three workshops. Our classes are open to new and established artists and many of our classes require no experience. Studio space rental is available, and students receive a $100/month discount on studio rental. Visit our website for more information.
Tom Scott’s career as an artist spanned more than 60 years, from the early 1950s through the first decade of this century. His output is remarkable not only for its temporal span but for its quantity and qualities, amounting to over 3,000 by his death at age 85 in March 2013.
Opening Reception November 20th, 6pm to 8 pm
Marc Handelman is a painter who has worked across media, including film/video, installation, and book arts. His recent projects often have examined the strange afterlife of the genre of landscape and conceptions of nature. He has exhibited internationally and is a faculty member at Columbia University’s School of the Arts and Rutgers University’s Mason Gross
School of the Arts.
Sponsored by: The LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting.
MFA candidate Schreibman looks back to iconic American clothing of earlier decades—the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s—for inspiration in her work, using clothes to directly emboss forms into paper. The push and pull of each seam, button, zipper and stray thread brings the fabric to life in the artist’s works.
Fri., Oct. 31 - Sat., Dec. 20 (Closed Nov. 26 - Nov. 29)
Opening Reception: Thurs., Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Gallery Hours: Tues. – Sat., 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
MFA candidate Schreibman looks back to
Every Wednesday is Neighbors Night!
Come join us for movies, games, music, neighbors & ALL NIGHT HAPPY HOUR
HAPPY HOUR SPECIALS ALL NIGHT:
$5 Bar Munchies (5-10pm) - Coddies, Mussels, Tacos, Veggie DIp
$1 Natty Boh Cans
$3.75 Local Craft Beers ( Bottles & Cans)
$1 OFF Local Draft Beers
$5 House Wine - Revolution & Artisan
$4 Rail Drinks
Aspiring and professional screenwriters join us for an informal meeting. Coffee, networking, feedback, inspiration, and moral support are included. This fun and engaging meet-up provides participants with constructive feedback on works-in-progress. Get inspired to write your own screenplay! 7-9pm $5 per person.
Walk-ins Welcome
Special Exhibition is FREE
Every Thursday, 5-9p.m.
Just walk in and enjoy!