Visions of the Circus: An Art Exhibition
McDaniel hosts the premiere of a major exhibition highlighting the cultural and historical significance of the circus. Rice Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., and Saturday, noon–5 p.m.
McDaniel hosts the premiere of a major exhibition highlighting the cultural and historical significance of the circus. Rice Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., and Saturday, noon–5 p.m.
Man, Image, Idea: Photographs of Men from the Mark Rice Collection
August 30 – December 12
UMBC Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
REINVENTION: The Work of Chris Bathgate will explore how modern and traditional machine work can be harnessed to create unique artistic expressions. Featuring 28 works of art, REINVENTION will open on Friday, March 24, 2017 and will remain open through March 11, 2018. REINVENTION will also include schematic drawings of Bathgate's work done both digitally and through Diazo printing, an antiquated process used to create copies of architectural and technical drawings, commonly known as blueprints.
This special exhibit celebrates the pivotal role the arts have had in advancing the ideals of Columbia and inspiring the local community. Select artwork from The Rouse Company | The Howard Hughes Corporation art collection – originally on display at the Rouse headquarters building but largely tucked away since the company’s relocation in 2013 – will once again be on display for all to enjoy.
AVAM's newest one-man show, "Reverend Albert Lee Wagner: Miracle At Midnight," is in celebration of one of America's most prominent visionary artists. Curated from 50+ Wagner masterpieces recently gifted to the museum by Gene and Linda Kangas, this show will also include two of Reverend Wagner's largest works, donated to AVAM's permanent collection ten years ago by Pat Handal.
Collage work by artists from the Eyesplice Collective, including Ellen Mueller, Megan Hildebrandt, Magnolia Laurie, Cynthia Mason, Sarah Kelly, Sarah Nicole Phillips, and Lauren Howard.
A free reception will be held on September 15 from 6-8:30pm as part of the Arts Council’s Annual Meeting and Grant Awards presentation. Resident artists will also host Open Studios from 7-8pm that evening.
UMBC's Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture presents Gun Show, an exhibition of more than 100 life-size replicas of assault rifles created by artist David Hess from “rescued” objects. The exhibition is curated by Kathy O’Dell, associate professor of visual arts and special assistant to the dean for education and arts partnerships.
The inaugural exhibition for the BMA’s new Center for People & Art brings together 37 works from across the BMA’s collection to explore the universal theme of home. Visitors will discover paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, textiles, and works on paper from the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific Islands, as well as four miniature rooms, plus a variety of interactive features presented in three thematic areas:
Visiting Artist Barbara Hammer
Wednesday, September 13, 5:30 p.m.
Room 132, Performing Arts and Humanities Building (PAHB)
The Department of Visual Arts presents a visiting artist lecture by Barbara Hammer, a visual artist working primarily in film and video. Considered a pioneer of queer cinema, she has made over 80 moving image works in a career that spans 40 years.
An immersive experience created with and about the Black gay communities of Jackson, Mississippi, and Baltimore, Maryland, two cities disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic. For one night, explore the universality of love, family, faith, and self-acceptance.
McDaniel hosts a visiting artist lecture by multidisciplinary artist Bart O’Reilly. A native of Dublin, Ireland, O’Reilly is an artist and instructor currently based in Baltimore. His work addresses questions related to places and their objects. He also works to help fellow artists who are under-represented.
Join the Howard County Arts Council for Road to the Arts weekend! This annual event celebrates the beginning of the 2017-2018 gallery season by inviting art lovers to explore the local visual arts scene. Galleries throughout Howard County will host openings and special exhibits over the course of the weekend. Participating galleries include the Arts Council, the Artists’ Gallery, The African Art Museum of Maryland, Columbia Art Center, HorseSpirit Arts Gallery, The Meeting House Gallery, and Roxy’s Art.
For a free Road to the Arts map, call 410-313-ARTS (2787).
Raise your glass to a NEW kind of night out! Paint Nite® invites you to create art over cocktails at a local restaurant or bar, guided by a professional artist and party host. Grab your friend
Join us for a day of free events, lectures, and activities focused on jewelry making and how it impacts our culture. This Symposium is held in conjunction with the ongoing project Radical Jewelry Makeover: Baltimore, which is a community mining and recycling project. Presenters include: Susie Ganch, Brad Brooks-Rubin, Sheri Parks, Jo Briggs, and Kathleen Kennedy. Demos and mini-workshops include: pouring metal ingots, cuttlefish casting, photosensitive fiber printing, silicone casting, mold-making.
The Abell Street Fair is an annual celebration of what makes this community unique, and what makes urban living great. With Abell Avenue's brightly painted rowhouses as a backdrop, the Street Fair features live music, beer from local brewery Peabody Heights, wine from The Wine Source, food from Farm to Charm and Well-Crafted Pizza, an all-you-can-eat crab feast and bake sale, The Clothing Swap, books from The Book Thing, local artists and vendors, a children's parade and other children's activities, and a Silent Auction loaded with great local treasures.
Join us Sunday, September 17 from 2-4pm for a children's educational talk and craft. Master Gardener, Betty Walke will share the story of the butterfly life cycle and the migration of the monarchs. Children will learn to look for symmetry in nature will and apply it to art. Each child will make their own painted monarch to take home.
Please RSVP.
$5 per child. Child must be accompanied by an adult. Adults are free of charge.
This lecture will describe research undertaken at the MdHS alongside research at the American Philosophical Society in the planning for the upcoming exhibition, Curious Revolutionaries: The Peales of Philadelphia (opening April 7, 2017). The lecture will describe how archival collections and their content were translated into thematic approaches to the exhibition, as well as into exhibition texts, spatial design, graphics, programming, and guide materials for the show.
MICA presents MSNBC’s Joy-Ann Reid as the headline speaker of this year's Constitution Day programming, an annual symposium co-sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland (ACLU-MD) that provides commentary on contemporary issues in politics, government, civic engagement and activism.
Artists Compound Presents: CREATIVE V.I.B.E
Visual Interaction for Business & Entertainment
Baltimore, Maryland: It’s a Networking Event, Dance Party, Concert, and Gallery! Come V.I.B.E on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 from 7 PM-12 AM at The Downtown Cultural Arts Center, 401 N Howard St, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. Art, Music, Hospitality, Entertainment & other businesses come together to create new alliances, meet stellar local talent, and simply have a good time.
Explore “hallyu,” the “Korean Wave”--the explosion in global popularity of Korean dramas, films, popular music, fashion and food erupted in East Asia in the late 1990s and spread across the world in the late 2000s. Learn about the history of this phenomenon and the trend-setting artists who continue to transform the face of popular culture across the world. Discover how technological innovations contributed to Korea’s emergence as a global hub for the production of pop culture.