BLIFTD Art Studios, Signature Building LVL 2, 2400 Boston St Baltimore, MD 21224
To get to BLIFTD Art Studios - Walk up the brick path to the glass doors lobby entrance on the right side of Original Pancake House.
MCHC serves as the hub for the 2025 Doors Open Baltimore and welcomes attendees with free admission and a special look inside of the historic Enoch Pratt House. Hosted by the Baltimore Architecture Foundation, Doors Open Baltimore is an annual city-wide festival honoring Baltimore’s diverse culture and charm by highlighting its vibrant neighborhoods, captivating architecture, and distinctive spaces.
Visit Port Discovery for just $10 per person and celebrate a spooky and kooky Halloween celebration on October 31st from 10AM - 5PM with 3 floors of fun!
Port Discovery is all about learning through play and one of the best times to play is around Halloween. We are gearing up for a wonderful night full of Halloween-themed games, ghost stories, and many more! All the activities and crafts were created by our staff and kept you and your little one in mind. Come dressed for the celebration and participate in our costume parade, with a special glow in the dark disco party!
Amy Sherald: American Sublime traces the evolution of the artist, a defining voice of her generation who transformed American portraiture.
“American Sublime is a salve. It’s a call to remember our shared humanity and an insistence on being seen.” —Amy Sherald
The exhibition tells the story of Sherald’s vision and practice through approximately 40 paintings created from 2007 to the present—from her early, rarely seen works to her iconic, larger-than-life portraits of Black Americans in everyday moments.
MCHC Press proudly presents a new publication, When Claiborne Bridged the Chesapeake: The Rise and Fall of the Ferry Era, with Marty Bollinger, author and historian. Bollinger explores the trials and triumphs of establishing and maintaining ferries as an economically viable mode of transportation between Maryland’s Western and Eastern Shores during the 19th and early-20th centuries from Claiborne, including the politics of the day that inspired the desire to connect Baltimore to the Eastern Shore.
Submersive Productions Celebrates 10 Years with Retrospective Exhibition at Creative Alliance
Free public exhibition runs November 7 – December 12, culminating in the ticketed Gala on November 30
Threads In Common: A Multidisciplinary Fiber Art Show is OPENING THIS FRIDAY!
Threads In Common gathers five artists whose works speak in the textures of memory. Working across various materials such as fabric, faux fur, paint, and photographs, their practices intertwine the personal and the communal. These are stories of remembrance, transformation, and care stitched into being.
Highlandtown + Highwire = weekend perfection from first beat to last laugh. Fans of Dropout won’t want to miss Improv Jeoparty, the fast-paced primetime comedy gameshow taking Baltimore by storm! Why answer trivia questions when you can do impressions, jokes, and improv scenes?! Reserve your seats now!
Historian and author Christian J. Koot, PhD, joins us for an in-depth lecture on maps of Colonial Era Maryland, pulled from MCHC’s collections. Koot will analyze the inaccuracies within the geographic details, people, languages, and scale that are characteristic of the time, and give insight as to how cartographers gathered and presented such information.
Doors open at 10:30 am. Lecture begins at 11:00 am. Light reception to follow.
Drawing from a remarkable gift to the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, Upon Thy Gates brings together 73 mezuzahs collected by Elaine K. and Norman Winik from Jewish communities around the world. Each mezuzah embodies a distinct community’s aesthetic sensibilities and local influences while remaining tied to a shared tradition of marking and making home.
This exhibition was produced by the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education
Kick off the holiday season in style! Join us for an exclusive Preview Party celebrating the opening of Winterfest 2025 and the Annual Holiday Sale. Be among the first to explore a stunning collection of ceramics and handcrafted gifts created by renowned ceramicists and local artists.
Celebrate the holiday season with the gift of art for your loved ones! Our annual utilitarian ceramics holiday invitational, Winterfest 2025, features 13 established and emerging ceramic artists. This exhibition is perfectly paired with our Annual Holiday Sale where resident and associated artists join together to fill the galleries and the Shop with hand-crafted gifts.
Get ready for an Educators exclusive Sip n’ Play Adult Night Only at Port Discovery, all about celebrating hands-on play and adventure at the museum! Featuring three-floors of fun exhibits to explore, enjoy light drinks and bites while networking with educators and museum staff. During the night, play-test samples of our Field Trips & Discovery Labs for 2025-2026, participate in special giveaways, and take advantage of exclusive discounts offered during the night!
On November 15, Arts for Learning Maryland hosts Art & Possibility, an unforgettable event to celebrate 75 incredible years of educational impact and raise critical funds to fuel what's next for over 150,000 students across Maryland.
This milestone evening, co-chaired by Wendel Patrick, Dr. Nancy Kass, Paul Wolman, and Alicia Wilson, will feature live performances, storytelling, delicious food, and artistic surprises.
Creative cocktail attire suggested–fun & festive is the goal!
Exhibition
Unwound
September 10 – December 6 (closed November 26-29)
Monday – Saturday 11 am – 4 pm
Asian Arts Gallery, Center for the Arts, Towson University. 1 Fine Arts Drive, Towson, MD 21204
[Baltimore, USA 02/25/2024] — ‘The Experiment’ exhibition is set to disrupt the art scene with its bold exploration of unconventional mediums and their impact on audience behavior in the digital age. Curated to provoke thought and inspire conversation by Erhan Us, ‘The Experiment’ pushes the boundaries of contemporary art, inviting viewers to question established norms and engage with creativity in new and unexpected ways.
Help send Mando for Kids to Italy for the International Mandolin Accademia with Maestro Carlo Aonzo!
$20 suggested donation.
Beer, wine and appetizers
Mando for Kids promotes and teaches classical mandolin to young students in the Baltimore area - it’s the only program of its kind in the United States! It was started by a group within the Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra and continues under the direction of Laura Norris, a Classical Mandolin Society fellow, member of the Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra and Baltimore Mandolin Quartet.