DATUM Observations

Dates: January 30 – May 27, 2023

Stevenson University Art Gallery in the Theatre Lobby, Greenspring campus

CALL FOR ART & FILM!

Seeking visual art & short films for our 8th annual Overlea ArtsFest Juried Show & Festival, held at Holt Park & Center for the Arts in Baltimore on August 11th, 12th and 13th.

~ No submission fees ~ Cash prizes for winners

All local artists 16 yrs and older who live, work or go to school in Maryland are eligible to submit for visual art. All local, national and international filmmakers 16 yrs and older are eligible to submit for short films.

EcoHope must exist alongside EcoDespair, but the arts can offer a path for renewal through visual and responsive engagement. The artist -activists in this exhibition are intercessors and illuminators--whether the work is conceptual, allegorical or metaphorical, or representational and specific, it examines and addresses systemic environmental failure through remediation, confrontation, education, personal lived actions of the artist, or simply by drawing attention and asking the viewer to respond.Curated by J. Susan Isaacs and Erin Lehman.

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.

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)

Evergreen’s new major exhibition, A History of Houseplants, explores the forces that sparked the Victorian obsession with houseplants, reveals how the trend manifested at Evergreen and in Baltimore, and examines how today’s houseplant enthusiasts both recall and differ from the Victorians of 150 years ago.

On view October 1, 2022-June 4, 2023. Gallery open Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4p.m. Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day.

Admission is FREE and no advance registration is necessary.

The Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents Ola Belle Reed: I’ve Endured, an exhibition that explores the life and work of nationally recognized bluegrass musician Ola Belle Reed, contextualizing her achievements within a history of migration from rural Appalachia north in the twentieth century.

Come to the Jewish Museum of Maryland on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 7PM for a live taping of the JMM's podcast, Disloyal, about the Museum's current exhibit, Material/Inheritance: Contemporary Work by New Jewish Culture Fellows. RSVP here for your free ticket: http://ow.ly/vaEq50OueaP

Join us at Gallery 1448 for the opening reception of Muse and Metaphor.

Throughout history, artists have relied on muses to inspire and inform their visual creativity. This show features six photographers who explore the idea of muse and metaphor in their work. Curated by Molly Roberts, this show is deeply rooted in Baltimore.

Featured artists are Schaun Champion, Frank Hallam Day, E. Brady Robinson, Paula Gately Tillman, M. Holden Warren, and Elena Volkova.

Join the JMM for the closing of Material/Inheritance: Contemporary Work by New Jewish Culture Fellows, an exhibition featuring 30 artists whose work has been supported by the New Jewish Culture Fellowship (NJCF), a national arts fellowship that advances the work of groundbreaking Jewish artists.

The event will feature music, performances, and more, including:

2:00 PM / Neshome Likht for Ecological Relatives

Join us at The Peale for the opening!

POSEN x POSEN x POSEN brings together the artistic endeavors of the Posen family—Stephen Posen, Alexandra Posen, and Zac Posen—and explores the remarkable contributions they have made to the realms of art and fashion. Stephen Posen, as an abstract painter, channels his creativity onto canvas, while Alexandra Posen expresses her artistic vision through sculptural forms. Zac Posen, on the other hand, has left an indelible mark on the fashion industry with his distinctive designs.

Catalyst Contemporary and the Baltimore chapter of the American Institute of Architects partner to present sculpture by Alberto Cavalieri at the Center for Architecture and Design located at One Charles Center. The works on display come from Cavalieri's series of twisting and elegant “Knots.” In solid cast iron and fabricated, modular aluminum these knot sculptures take viewers on a journey through the beautiful potential of Cavalieri's elegant forms and into the context of the much larger-scaled possibilities of architecture.

Back for the 36th Anniversary season, Columbia Festival of the Arts’ Free LakeFest Weekend is June 16-18, 2023, at the Downtown Columbia Lakefront! This fun and inclusive FREE three-day outdoor festival features a variety of live music and arts performances, Invitational Fine Arts and Crafts Show with more than 50 artists, a Juneteenth celebration and cookout hosted by The 3rd, interactive entertainment for all ages, food trucks, and a wine and beer garden sponsored by the Collective Offshore.

Back for the 36th Anniversary season, Columbia Festival of the Arts’ Free LakeFest Weekend is June 16-18, 2023, at the Downtown Columbia Lakefront! This fun and inclusive FREE three-day outdoor festival features a variety of live music and arts performances, Invitational Fine Arts and Crafts Show with more than 50 artists, a Juneteenth celebration and cookout hosted by The 3rd, interactive entertainment for all ages, food trucks, and a wine and beer garden sponsored by the Collective Offshore.

Join us for the exhibition opening!

Stepping into Baltimore-based cartoonist Barbara Dale’s studio, Peale chief curator Jeffrey Kent was truly awed by the experience as he witnessed Barbara's effortless utilization of various mediums in her creative practice, including pastel chalk, lithographs, ceramics, paint, pencil, ink, etc.