Grammy-nominated lutenist Ronn McFarlane will give a lecture and demonstration on Sunday, November 22, from 2:00 PM until 3:30 PM.

In this class, Ronn will teach Renaissance and Baroque ornamentation and performance practice on the lute, and how it might transition to the classical guitar.

Registration is required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation containing information about joining. Please keep that email as it will contain the password you need to log on.

This program will take place on Google Meet. Use the following info to get to the meeting. You are not required to have a google account or even a computer to join in, feel free to call in with the number below.

Meeting ID
meet.google.com/ctm-hawt-yfq

Phone Number:

(‪US‬)‪+1 628-232-0762‬

PIN: ‪452 999 734#‬

It is an empowering and rewarding experience. to write an hour each week, at the same time and place. It serves as powerful support for building your daily writing discipline. The world still needs our creative efforts

Bird City Improv teaches how to apply the principles of improvisation to facilitate professional and artistic development among peers.

In this weekly webinar we discuss topics in improvisation, communication skills, and mindfulness. These webinars are participatory.

For the fourth and final installment of the institution’s Core Conversation Series, MCHC is hosting a conversation on “community,” where Dr. Porchia Moore, Museum Critical Race Theorist, and Nina Simon, designer, instigator, and advocate for community-driven institutions, join Katie Caljean, MCHC’s Vice President of Education & Strategic Engagement, in a conversation about how history museums can be relevant, responsive, and useful for many audiences in today’s disconnected and fast-paced world.

Would you be interested in learning how to naturally reduce stress and anxiety by using simple, rapid and research-based strategies? Participants in this workshop will learn about the science of mindfulness as well as techniques that can be used to calm the body and the mind in under a minute and can be used anywhere at anytime.

Join Sophia Casey, Professional Certified Coach and leadership consultant, and author of Fierce Vulnerability: A Colored Girl’s Truths, Trials, and Triumphs welcomes a panel of subject matter experts and leaders in the Black community to speak at the Fierce Vulnerability Summit: Real Talk about Sisterhood on December 10, 2020 at 7 pm eastern via Facebook.

We're bringing back our popular Brain Basics webinar offered this summer as part of the Art, Mindfulness, and the Brain series. During this free event, learn brain basics, including why the mind needs emotional—not rational—motivation in order to accomplish goals. Presenters include Tim Phillips and Dr. Bill Casebeer from Beyond Conflict and Traci Methena and Morag Bradford from Creative City Public Charter School. Advance registration strongly recommended.

Join the Creative Alliance's Artesanas Mexicanas to make and decorate traditional artificial food.

Monday, December 14th at 4pm: Form your food from papier-mâché
Wednesday, December 16th at 4pm: Paint and decorate your artificial food

This is a two-part program series and participants should plan to attend both sessions.

Materials needed:

paper or newspaper
flour
water
paint and paintbrush

Calligraphy remains one of the world’s most beautiful, dynamic, and powerful artistic expressions. Join Adriana Proser, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Quincy Scott Curator of Asian Art; Dany Chan, Assistant Curator of Asian Art; and Ashley Dimmig, Wieler-Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow in Islamic Art, as they discuss a selection of calligraphy in the Walters collections.

Join us for an in-depth conversation with artists Katharina Grosse and Eric N. Mack, moderated by critic and art historian Dr. Molly Warnock. Inspired by the exhibition Katharina Grosse: Is It You?, Grosse and Mack will discuss the intersections of their work, processes, and influences during this livestreamed conversation.

Baltimore-based artist LaToya M. Hobbs’ work deals with figurative imagery that addresses beauty, cultural identity, and womanhood as they relate to women of the African Diaspora. In conversation with Keondra Prier, Manager of School Programs, LaToya shares her experiences as a portraitist, a mother, and the 2020 Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize Winner. LaToya and Keondra will also discuss how teaching and educational styles relate to creating art.