A program of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance
What is thread? Is it just a long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibers? What is the thread that holds us together? How is thread made? This exhibit explores the answers to these questions and much more. This Call for Artists show features 20+ different artists from around the area and their interpretations of what thread means to them using a variety of mediums. Available in an online catalog format!
Exhibition & Festival
Asia North 2022: A Celebration of Art, Culture & Community
Friday, April 8-Saturday, May 28
Various locations throughout the Station North Arts District, Baltimore, MD
Celebrate Baltimore’s Charles North (a.k.a. Station North) neighborhood’s constantly evolving identities as a Koreatown, arts district, and creative hub.
towson.edu/asianorth
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company In-the-ruins returns this summer with a production presented by CSC’s Black Classical Acting Ensemble. The ensemble, an affinity space and incubator for Black artists will perform Shakespeare’s poetic and supernatural tragedy, Macbeth. Summer productions take place outdoors in Howard County at the historic ruins of the Patapsco Female Institute. Featuring witches, prophecies that lead to madness, and a persistent stain of guilt and betrayal, this wicked production will send shivers down your spine and leave you on the edge of your seat.
Get your tickets today for Where We Belong!
Don’t miss this special limited engagement before it embarks on its national tour! Baltimore Center Stage presents Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Production of Where We Belong will be running live and in-person October 19-24th. Use promo code BELONG25 at checkout to purchase your tickets for only $25! We can't wait to see you at the show!
Mary Jo Messenger, Katherine Farrell, and Lynda Mitic combine their unique yet complimentary perspectives and love of everyday beauty in this new exhibit at the Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House. This exhibit honors Humanim, a non-profit, social service organization serving residents of Maryland with disabilities and socio-economic challenges - with portraits and paintings focused on light and growth. Several pieces and 20% of the proceeds from this exhibit will be donated to Humanim to celebrate their 50th anniversary.
We offer art workshop videos, coloring pages, and other educational content! With these videos, we're coming to YOU with how to's of art projects you can do right at home with everyday household items. Enjoy, and have fun!
Our 26th annual members' extravaganza back!
Don't miss the opportunity to have your artwork on the walls of our main gallery (yes, on our actual walls), or your fabulous talents showcased on our stage. Who knows... you might be the next BIG thing!
Did you know that The BIG Show was the very first Creative Alliance program? That first event led to twenty-five years of artistic expression, community, cultivation of young minds, and so much joy.
We are excited to announce the Bern Unit’s new radical reading collective!! What better way to dance on the ashes of the old world run by billionaires and sweep them into the dustbin of history than to strengthen community knowledge! Join our new reading group and discuss how to build collective power in the time of coronavirus and beyond (we have so much material to work with!) We’ll be tackling readings and videos from thinkers across the globe and brainstorming practical application in this incredible moment in human history.
Get fresh seafood delivered right to your door! No matter where you are in the US, now you can order some of Phillips’ classics like famous crab cakes, top quality crab meat or even our specialty sauces and spices to brighten up any home cooked meal. Our mission is to provide speedy delivery with next-day shipping to all orders placed Monday through Thursday by noon. Make cooking dinner at home and satisfying all members of the family easy with Phillips Seafood shipping services.
November 17-January 15, 2023
Free No Tickets Necessary
Open During Regular Peale Hours, Th-F: 3-7pm and Sat-Sun: 10-4pm
*Masks required at indoor events
The Be Here: Baltimore storytelling program is a new way to discover the people and places of the city. To date, we have shared more than 1,500 stories: online, at the Peale Center, and in Baltimore’s communities. Hear stories from around Baltimore and record your own on the Peale’s website or using the Free Be Here Stories App for iOS, powered by MuseWeb.
Get craft ideas and downloadable art projects for free art-making workshops.
The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA) is proud to promote the exhibition at the Gallery in the Sky at the Top of the World Observation Level. Baltimore artist Lauren R. Lyde’s solo show, “The View from Here,” is on view through August 21, 2022. The foundation of the artwork is childhood and her “Dream Chaser” series. The imagery is a journey into childhood. It inspires a youthful appreciation and approach to life.
Join Americans for the Arts staff who will overview our advocacy and research relating to the new federal COVID-19 Relief Package. Speakers will discuss Americans for the Arts COVID-19 response resources, the new legislation, what parts relate to arts organizations, artists, and the creative economy and what you should expect in the next few weeks.
Speakers:
Robert Lynch, President and CEO, Americans for the Arts & Action Fund
Ruby Lopez Harper, Sr. Director of Local Arts Advancement
Randy Cohen, Vice President of Research
Patricia Yolande Ciricillo – wife, mother, nurse, activist, and quilter. After leadership roles in nursing and social justice advocacy for children and against racism, she found her creative voice in the fabric arts and the stunning results have been shown regionally and nationally.
This unique exhibit will be available March 17 – April 23, 2022. Reception will be held on Sunday, March 20 at 3pm at the Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House – 10400 Cross Fox Lane, Columbia, MD.
CIVIL HANDS UNCLEAN is a modern companion piece to William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, written by Resident Artist Neal Gallini-Burdick. This experience is FREE and non-participatory. Once you text “START” to 410-657-2581, the play will continue to its end until you specify otherwise. Standard text messaging rates apply. Share with your friends and follow along together!
Suggested age 16+ for some language and sexual references. Parental guidance suggested.
Tootsie, the hilarious Tony Award®-winning musical is coming to Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center for a limited one-week engagement Tuesday, November 30 through Sunday, December 5, 2021. Call it “musical comedy heaven” (Rolling Stone). Call it “the most uproarious new musical in years!” (The Hollywood Reporter). Call it Tootsie! This laugh-out-loud love letter to the theater tells the story of Michael Dorsey, a talented but difficult actor who struggles to find work until one show-stopping act of desperation lands him the role of a lifetime.
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Beckoning all Earthlings — from climate change skeptics to the world's leading eco-scientists and kid activists — to an exhibition that's one part visual Earth love feast and two parts environmental crash course on the wonders and fragility of life on our one blue homegirl planet.