BALTIMORE, MD – February 2019 – NonToxic Masculinity will take place at the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Museum, 1417 Thames Street, Baltimore, MD 21231. The exhibition runs from February 7th until March 30th with an opening reception on February 7th from 6:00-8:00pm. The mission of NonToxic Masculinity is to provide a premier exhibition experience for the diverse communities of Baltimore and beyond… an exhibition that presents some of the most exceptional contemporary artwork of our time.

NonToxic Masculinity presents rich and insightful work by renown artists Jerry Prettyman and E.L. Briscoe. This exhibition utilizes their creative spirit as arts activism as well as positive messaging.

NonToxic Masculinity is an exhibition that seeks to control the narrative by shifting away from the gaze of main stream media. It is a fresh and refreshing revelation that spotlights strength, yet tenderness, as it adjusts the lens and encourages a broader view of African American men, both young and old. The show invites a re-interpretation of the stereotypical reflex to respond to men of color, particularly Americans of African descent, as dark, dangerous, ominous, and foreboding. The works circle around the idea of sensitivity and emotion, and that idea shows up over and over again throughout the work and within the exhibition as a deeply rooted juxtaposition.

Visit the exhibition. You will enjoy it, and you will come away with a vital cultural experience. You don’t have to go far. We are right in Fells Point, easily accessible by the water-taxi and bus routes. NonToxic Masculinity takes place in the Bearman Gallery at the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Museum.

Exhibition Dates: February 7th – March 30th

Opening Reception: February 7th… 6:00-8:00PM

Location: Bearman Gallery at Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Museum

1417 Thames Street, Baltimore, MD 21231

Visitor Info and Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 10:00AM-4:00PM & Sat-Sun 12:00PM-4:00PM

Curator: Kibibi Ajanku – Art Director: Joseph Ford

Supporters & Sponsors: Joseph Ford and the Living Classrooms