The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century
Since its emergence in the Bronx in the 1970s, hip hop has grown into a global phenomenon, driving innovations in music, fashion, technology, and visual and performing arts.
Since its emergence in the Bronx in the 1970s, hip hop has grown into a global phenomenon, driving innovations in music, fashion, technology, and visual and performing arts.
The Highlandtown Arts District is welcoming spring with 18 galleries and shops opening their doors for First Friday Art Walk! In addition to our 31+ artists and makers featured this month, you won't want to miss the soft opening of our new maker's space, Locality, an artisan boutique. Casa de la culura is launching their "Migrant Gallery" in collaboration with Casa Venezuela and with muscial performances starting at 6pm. We are definitely hearing the music this April.
Maryland Art Place (MAP) is excited to announce Out of Order (OOO), MAP’s Annual Spring Benefit Exhibition & Silent Auction, where any artist is welcome to hang one original work of art on a first-come, first-served basis. Installation will take place Saturday, April 8, 2023, from 7am-midnight. We will have donuts and coffee for the early birds and pizza and Karaoke in the basement from 9pm to 11pm for the late installers. No need to sign up in advance, just come by MAP's first- floor gallery space @ 218 West Saratoga Street in the Bromo Arts District!
Maryland Art Place (MAP) is happy to continue KIDOOO, a youth version of Out of Order! KIDOOO was created as an opportunity for young artists to exhibit their work in a major arts venue, expanding MAP’s services to students in elementary, middle, and high school level arts classes.
The opening of KIDOOO will take place in tandem with MAP's annual Out of Order event on April 21, 2022.
The first in a series of end-of-the-year exhibitions showcasing works by graduating art majors working in a range of media from two- and three-dimensional approaches to digital and new media.
ART SEMINAR GROUP ONLINE PROGRAM
Vermeer – The Greatest Exhibition, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 10 February – 4 June 2023
Chris Boicos, professor of art history for the University of Southern California Paris program and founder (2007) and main lecturer for Paris Art Studies
Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) lived and worked in Delft. His work is best known for his tranquil, introverted indoor scenes, his unprecedented use of bright, colorful light and his near-photographic illusionism.
Learn to weave on a floor loom!
Total of four sessions.
Let Clare guide you on your fiber journey to help make your dream project become a reality in this super fun weaving workshop! You will learn all the basics of weaving on a floor loom from soup to nuts. All materials are included in this multi-session workshop. Bring a snack, beverage, and a sense of adventure! If you have some ideas about what you want to make, bring those along too!
Cost: $300
A multi-media exhibit exploring the use of color, texture and form, featuring glass objects by Michele Rubin of Washington, DC; abstract watercolors by Shanti Conlan of Houston, TX; and stoneware by Vidya Vijayasekharan.
Exhibit dates: April 14 - May 27, 2023. Reception: April 21, 6-8pm. Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12-4pm.
Pictured: First There Were 7 by Vidya Vijayasekharan (photo courtesy of the artist)
The Arts Council's annual Resident Visual Artists Exhibit showcases artists with studios at the Center for the Arts, including recent work by James Adkins, Sara Engel, Myungsook Ryu Kim, 2022-23 Emerging Studio Artist Lauren R. Lyde, Diana Marta, Joyce J. Ritter, Lisa Scarbath, Jereme Scott, Asma Ahmed Shikoh, Andrei Trach, Jamie Travers, Mary Jo Tydlacka, and David Zuccarini.
Exhibit dates: April 14 - May 27, 2023. Reception: April 21, 6-8pm. Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 10am-8pm, Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12-4pm.
VINTAGE BLACK EXPO 2023
Join us on Saturday April 15th, from 11am-7pm at the historic Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center for our next Vintage Black Expo | Baltimore 2023 It is a day to celebrate, educate, cultivate and elevate Black vintage history, culture and traditions through the lens of fashion.
At the Vintage Black Expo you can expect...
▪︎ Networking with fellow vintage lovers
▪︎ Learning from vintage experts and historians
▪︎ Shopping with sustainable businesses across the region
Zekes’ Coffee Shop and Maryland Art Place (MAP) are pleased to present America’s Favorite Pastime, an exhibition featuring artworks related to baseball. Baseball has played a major role throughout American history. We’re excited to STRIKKKEEE first with this catchy theme. Let’s root, root, root for the ball team and all the participating artists who knocked this show out of the park thanks to all our baseball art enthusiasts! Join us for the opening reception held at Zeke’s Coffee located at 4719 Harford Road on Saturday, April 15 between 12pm and 2pm.
Maryland Art Place (MAP) is happy to continue KIDOOO, a youth version of Out of Order! KIDOOO was created as an opportunity for young artists to exhibit their work in a major arts venue, expanding MAP's services to students in elementary, middle, and high school level arts classes.
The opening of KIDOOO will take place in tandem with MAP's annual Out of Order event on April 21, 2022.
You're invited to join us for guided studio tours of the Crown Industrial Park, home to over 100 artists and makers in the Highlandtown Arts & Entertainment District. Each monthly event features a guided tour of six studios and a happy hour sponsored by Mobtown Brewing Company and Monument City Brewing Company!
Dates:
Free! Please RSVP in advance!
In conjunction with the exhibition Compensation for Loss, come out to The Peale on Sunday, April 16, for a visit with naturalists from the Maryland Natural History Society. This event is great for kids and families.
Join a spoken word poetry night to benefit the Baltimore Abortion Fund on Wednesday, April 19 from 6-9PM at Joe Squared (33 W North Ave, Baltimore MD 21201)!
We will have a panel of fantastic local poets sharing their work, as well as an open mic for any poets to sign up. Enjoy pizza and brews from the wonderful Joe Squared menu, shop from a selection of local vendors, and help raise money to support the Baltimore Abortion Fund's Fund-a-Thon!
Maryland Art Place (MAP) is excited to announce Out of Order (OOO), MAP’s Annual Spring Benefit Exhibition & Silent Auction, on Friday, April 21, 2022, at 6 o'clock in the evening. This year marks the 26th year of OOO. The auction will be both a virtual and physical exhibition and will be held in the MAP building located at 218 West Saratoga Street, just within the Bromo Arts District. OOO is a highly celebrated exhibition-event, and a ‘one-night-only’ opportunity for patrons and collectors to acquire contemporary art at unbelievably low silent auction prices.
Following the 26th Annual Out of Order Benefit Exhibition and Silent Auction on Friday, April 21, 2023, meet local patrons while supporting one of Baltimore’s most established contemporary arts organizations by attending Maryland Art Place's basement after party, from 10pm-1am. Seperate tickets available for admission to this event.
Please join artist Antoinette Meyers Perry, and Solace exhibition at The Peale curator Cheyene Adams for an interactive workshop about self love and growth. Through art and crafts we will explore what it means to bloom where we are planted. Join us this Saturday April 22, 2023 at The Peale from 12-2pm. Hope to see you there!
Join us at the Raoul Middleman Studio Museum for the opening reception of A Painter’s Paradise: Raoul Middleman’s Seascapes. Middleman (1935 – 2021) is considered to be one of Baltimore's most important contemporary artists.
FREE! RSVP in advance!
Join us at The Peale building for a thought-provoking panel discussion that includes artist Anna Foer Fine and a diverse group of multi-disciplinary experts.
In the exhibition, Compensation for Loss, Anna Fine Foer’s carefully researched and meticulously crafted works re-imagine the Renaissance cabinet of curiosities for the present. These cabinets were a precursor to the museum, where collectors displayed natural specimens, often from far-off locales, to advance scientific study and to impress visitors with their erudition and wealth.