FRONT

April 2017- Ongoing

Opening Reception:

408/410 N Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, Saturday, April 22 (6pm)

Walking Tours:

Saturday, April 22 (4-6pm) Saturday, April 29 (2-4pm)

Featuring:

PRECIOUS BLAKE WILSON BUTTERWORTH GRAHAM COREIL-ALLEN BRIAN DAVIS FREESPACE COLLECTIVE OLIVIA WEISE

https://2017.micagradshow.com www.artcitybaltimore.com

Baltimore, MD, April 22, 2017 – This spring, The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and Art City Baltimore are proud to present the thesis exhibition FRONT, a five-person project featuring new works by Graham Coreil-Allen, Pre- cious Blake, Brian Davis, and FreeSpace Collective members Billy Friebele and Michael Dax Iacovone. This exhibition is curated by 2017 MFA candidate and emerging curator Betty Gonzales. Inspired by creative placemaking efforts initiated in Baltimore by organizations looking to spark life in certain parts of the city, FRONT is a series of events and artworks intended to address issues of urban renewal by reimagining vacant storefronts and buildings throughout the Bromo Arts and Entertainment District.

The aim of this project is to ignite conversations and awareness of various spaces within the Bromo Arts District by providing multiple ways of experiencing and discussing the people, places, and history whose character and culture is now at stake with the amount of proposals for new development within the designated arts district. Artists, community members, and visitors are encouraged to walk through and interact with the spaces and people around them that are intended to enrich their understanding and appreciation of one of Baltimore’s youngest Arts and Entertainment Districts.