Séance: Photographs by Shannon Taggart
UMBC's Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents Séance: Photographs by Shannon Taggart, on display from August 31 through December 17.
UMBC's Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents Séance: Photographs by Shannon Taggart, on display from August 31 through December 17.
BCS is excited to invite you to the night of your dreams!
Join us November 20th for the opening night of Baltimore Center Stage Presents the ArtsCentric Production of Dreamgirls live and in-person. Come celebrate with us! The show runs Nov 16 - Dec 12. Reserve your seat now!
Returning for its 8th season, Christmas Village in Baltimore will once again transform West Shore Park at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor into an authentic German Christmas market! Starting from Thanksgiving and running until Christmas Eve (November 25th – December 24th, 2021), a large variety of weekday and weekend events designed to please young and old await to be explored! Also, make sure that you don’t miss our Preview Weekend on November 20th and 21st.
Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities by Pulitzer Prize finalist Anna Deavere Smith, directed by Nicole Brewer in partnership with Long Wharf Theatre takes Baltimore Center Stage Nov 27 - Dec 19! Get your tickets now. You won’t want to miss this show!
Mickalene Thomas’ immersive two-story installation transforms the BMA’s East Lobby into a living room for Baltimore reflective of Thomas’ signature aesthetic influenced by 1970s and 1980s motifs. The experience–the most expansive commission undertaken by both the artist and the BMA—extends onto an enclosed terrace, where Thomas has curated a presentation of works by artists with ties to Baltimore. Featured artists include: Derrick Adams, Zoë Charlton Theresa Chromati, Alex Dukes, Dominiqua S. Eldridge, Devin N. Morris, Clifford Owens, and D’Metrius John Rice.
Women who rebelled against sexist social rules have been trivialized and controlled for centuries. Portrayed according to stereotypes or vilified, women acting on their own behalf have been undermined consistently by their representation in Western art. Spanning the Renaissance to the progressive social movements of the 19th and early 20th centuries, this exhibition links heroines of the past with modern trailblazers, celebrating women throughout history who broke rules, transgressed boundaries, and insisted upon recognition of their human rights.
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.
Thaddeus Mosley (b. 1926, Pennsylvania) transforms wood into inventive abstract forms that source inspiration from the art of the African diaspora, jazz, and the European modernist avant-garde. Using only a mallet, chisel, and masterful joinery techniques, Mosley, largely self-taught, reworks felled timber from local sawmills into monumental biomorphic expressions inspired by ancient and modern cultures from around the world.
The BMA and Dallas Museum of Art have co-organized the first U.S. exhibition in over 35 years dedicated to the Spanish artist Juan Gris, Color and Illusion: The Still Lifes of Juan Gris. The exhibition highlights the artist’s pioneering and revolutionary contributions to the Cubist movement by focusing on his fascination with subjects drawn from everyday life.
New works by Lauren Frances Adams, Mequitta Ahuja, Cindy Cheng, and LaToya Hobbs—all past recipients of Joan Mitchell Foundation recognition with connections to Baltimore—emphasize the importance of continued support for artists at all stages in their careers. Whether through the shifting boundaries between self and other, contemplations about the cycles of life, or provocations to the public about shared histories, each artist engages deeply with vital aspects of contemporary culture.
This exhibition explores the 43-year friendship between artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954) and Baltimore collector Etta Cone (1870-1949). More than 160 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and illustrated books will provide new insights into the formation of the renowned Cone Collection, one of the greatest collections of modern art in the United States.
Richard Yarde’s virtuosic watercolors transformed the medium with large-scale colorful paintings often composed on multiple attached sheets of paper and executed without preliminary drawing. Equally inspired by historical Black photographers, European post-Impressionists and by a keen political purpose, Yarde (1939–2011, Massachusetts) drew acclaim early in his career for his masterful portraits of Black leaders—athletes, swing-era dancers, blues and jazz musicians—as well as individuals he knew growing up in the multicultural Boston neighborhood of Roxbury.
Acclaimed painter and printmaker Greg Fletcher presents a solo exhibition of monoprints and drypoints created during the pandemic at Ink Spot Press. A native of Baltimore, Fletcher has been transforming the stories, memories, and figures of this city into his evocative artwork for decades.
The show runs December 5, 2021 – January 31, 2022. Gallery hours are Saturdays 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and by appointment. For more information, contact [email protected].
Coffee Patisserie & Classical Music 12.5.21
Nina DeCesare, bass
Katherine Needleman,
Join us at Bismark - Wilson Gallery to view recent work by Kate Norris, Dan Brown and Jim Burger. There will be three receptions, where you can meet the artists and enjoy refreshments: December 5, 12, &19, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Additionally, on December 5, Jim Burger will read “love notes” from his latest book, What's not to Like? Words and Pictures of a Charmed Life.
The show runs December 5 - 19. Additional gallery hours are available by appointment. Contact Claudia Bismark at 410-675-8959 / [email protected].
Join us on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 1 p.m. for the Mayor’s Christmas Parade. Sponsored by community associations and businesses in North Baltimore’s Hampden and Medfield neighborhoods. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Tom Kerr at 410-366-0726.
On December 4 and 5, the Dance Foundation of Maryland and Morton Street Dance Center will present a truly special Nutcracker at Chesapeake Arts Center. Born out of the pandemic and presented at a time when representation in the arts seems so critical, this fast-paced, original Nutcracker featuring dancers aged 7-64 is packed with spirit, spectacle, and the enchanting beauty of ballet.
Baltimore native André De Shields, winner of the 2019 Tony Award® for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Hadestown), returns to his hometown to tell the story of Charm City and its influence on his journey to personal success, alongside the BSO.
Join us in celebrating the splendor of the holiday season with a concert of much-loved Christmas Classics by Bach, Handel, and more. Bring the whole family to rejoice in the season with “Prepare Thyself,” Slumber softly,” and “Great Lord, O Powerful King” from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and Bach’s Uns ist ein Kind geboren (Unto us a child is born). Additionally, enjoy a selection of treasured Christmas Carols, including “Comfort Ye” from Handel’s Messiah, O Holy Night, In the bleak midwinter, Hark!
Join us in celebrating the splendor of the holiday season with a concert of much-loved Christmas Classics by Bach, Handel, and more. Bring the whole family to rejoice in the season with “Prepare Thyself,” Slumber softly,” and “Great Lord, O Powerful King” from Bach’s Christmas Oratorio and Bach’s Uns ist ein Kind geboren (Unto us a child is born). Additionally, enjoy a selection of treasured Christmas Carols, including “Comfort Ye” from Handel’s Messiah, O Holy Night, In the bleak midwinter, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, and We Wish You a Merry Christmas.