Liliana Guzmán | Next To Myself
Opening: SAT MAY 21 | 6-9PM
On View: SAT MAY 21 - SUN JUL 3
Artist Talk: FRI JUL 1 | 6-7PM
OPEN SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS Noon-6PM
A program of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance
Opening: SAT MAY 21 | 6-9PM
On View: SAT MAY 21 - SUN JUL 3
Artist Talk: FRI JUL 1 | 6-7PM
OPEN SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS Noon-6PM
n exhibition presented by Joy Davis, Creative Alliance’s new Visual Arts Director entitled We Are Present. Explore the multitude of art production and craft in what is currently considered the Maryland, Delaware, and DC metro areas. This exhibition is a launchpad to acknowledge and celebrate the varying experiences and stories of Indigenous individuals.
Step into the pages of author Eric Carle's books with Port Discovery Children’s Museum’s limited time exhibit – Very Eric Carle. Explore themes such as hope, hard work, persistence, and friendship as you venture through classic works including The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Quiet Cricket, The Very Lonely Firefly, The Very Clumsy Click Beetle and The Very Busy Spider from beloved author/illustrator Eric Carle. Locally sponsored by: M&T Bank. Media Sponsor: Maryland Public Television. Co-organized by Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.
A two-person, multi-media exhibit featuring metal etchings by Washington, DC artist Gaylia Wagner and digital embroidery by Susan Hensel of Minneapolis. Free public reception on June 13 from 6-8pm.
Exhibit dates: June 13 - August 6. Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 10-8, Sat 10-4, Sun 12-4. Closed July 4.
Photo: Music of the Squares by Susan Hensel (image courtesy of the artist)
Explore five centuries of the artifice of identity— from the splendid metamorphoses of classical myths to the posturing and bodily reinvention of contemporary drag culture. Shapeshifting includes approximately 50 prints, drawings, photographs, and artists’ books from the BMA’s collection that explore transformation and masquerade as recurring themes of artistic imagination across time and place.
Guarding the Art will feature works from the BMA’s collection, across eras, genres, cultures, and mediums, selected by guest curators from the BMA’s Security department. As guest curators, the officers will collaborate with leadership and staff across the museum to select and reinterpret works. In addition, the team is working with renowned art historian and curator Dr. Lowery Stokes Sims, who is providing additional mentorship and professional development.
Suzanne F. Cohen’s (1935–2018) extraordinary leadership and enduring support for the BMA touched every area of the Museum. In addition to chairing the Board and numerous Trustee committees, Cohen helped establish an endowment for free admission and funded many exhibitions, commissions, restorations, public programs, and gifts of art.
Beatrice Glow is a New York- and Bay Area-based multi-sensory and interdisciplinary artist whose work explores the social history of plants. For her first exhibition in a major U.S. museum, Glow delves into the unseen and unsavory sociohistorical and ecological realities underlying the tobacco industry’s veneer of luxury through her digitally printed and embroidered silk textiles, VR-sculpted and 3D-printed objects, watercolors, and scent experiences.
The long-awaited Joan Mitchell retrospective is almost here! Co-organized by the BMA and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, this comprehensive exhibition follows the career of the internationally renowned artist who attained critical acclaim and success in the male-dominated art circles of 1950s New York, then spent nearly four decades in France creating breathtaking abstract paintings that evoke landscapes, memories, poetry, and music.
This exhibition showcases William Cordova’s on the lower frequencies i speak 4 u (2019), a remarkably complex work that originates from the Peruvian American artist’s research into individuals, places, and narratives significant to the Civil Rights Movement that intersect with contemporary social and musical history.
Paint It! Ellicott City 2022 showcases artwork created by juried artists during the Howard County Arts Council's annual plein air paint-out in Ellicott City’s historic district. The juror for this year’s exhibit is award-winning landscape painter Ron Donoughe, who will offer remarks and present juror awards at a free public reception on June 13 from 6-8pm.
Exhibit dates: June 13 - August 6. Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 10-8, Sat 10-4, Sun 12-4. Closed July 4.
Photo: Down Main Street by J. Stacy Rogers (photo by Dan J. Goodrich)
Organized by Carnegie Museum of Art, this exhibition debuts a recent body of work by New York-based artist Elle Pérez.
Including 13 photographs created between 2019 and 2021, Devotions explores relationship building, creating space to reflect on how we navigate ourselves in relation to others and the world. Pérez’s carefully sequenced images dwell in moments of grief and care, pain and pleasure, desire and self-exploration. Amidst recurring motifs of water, touch, and BDSM are also striking choices in proximity, scale, color, and light.
Salman Toor: No Ordinary Love will feature more than 45 paintings and works on paper made between 2019 and 2022, that weave together motifs found in historical paintings with recognizable 21st-century moments to create new worlds based in Toor’s imagination. Among the works are several made especially for the exhibition and inspired by paintings in the BMA’s renowned 17th- to 19th-century European collection, such as Sir Anthony van Dyck’s Rinaldo and Armida (1629).
Drop into the newest photography exhibition Visions of Night during the Bromo Art Walk, an unguided tour of some of the best spots in the Bromo Tower Arts & Entertainment District.
Meet and mingle with the contemporary artists from the exhibition J. M. Giordano, Sydney J. Allen, Webster Phillips III, John Clarke Mayden, and MCHC Curator of Films & Photographs Joe Tropea. And perhaps encounter the spirits of the historical photographers lurking around the corner. Registration is requested.
Experience the Bromo Arts District during a night of artistic performances, exhibits, and open studios. Curate your own tour and visit the 20+ participating creative groups. Register for free tickets to receive event updates and access to special promotions.
Are You Now or Have You Ever Been…
Blacklist: The Hollywood Red Scare is an exhibit telling the story of the Cold War in Hollywood. It brings the history of the Cold War to life through personal narratives of blacklisted people, members of the House Un-American Activities Committee, and film executives, telling the stories of people on both sides of the Communist/anti-Communist divide. The exhibit features film stills, photographs, movie posters, documents, and more, and explores the intersection of politics, popular culture, economics, and the First Amendment.
Young Blood Exhibition: Thursday, July 14 - Saturday, September 3, 2022
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 15 | 6 pm to 9 pm
At the intersection of art and science lies Voyages, an original immersive event series at the National Aquarium that inspires connection to nature and celebrates all things Baltimore. At Voyages: Chapter 1, voyagers will embark on an audio-focused tour of the National Aquarium’s exhibits, listening to original soundscape tracks composed by local beatboxer, vocal percussionist and breath artist Shodekeh.
Poe enthusiasts and artists encouraged to submit to 4th annual Saturday Visiter Awards, due May 30.
Lynn Cullen, nationally recognized author of Mrs. Poe, to serve as presenter and guest of honor at awards ceremony in October 2022.