visual art

Spoiled Foot installation by Mark Bradford.Joshua White
Arts District

Mark Bradford’s Tomorrow Is Another Day Exhibit Opens at the BMA

A community talk on Saturday will kick off this major exhibition, which brings a piece of the Venice Biennale to Baltimore.
Lauren LaRocca | September 21, 2018
Joyce Scott hosts Taste of Tuva this month.John Dean Photography
Arts District

Culture Club: Mark Bradford at the BMA, Taste of Tuva with Joyce Scott, and Mono Practice Opens

Our monthly roundup of openings, events, and news from the art world.
Lauren LaRocca | August 29, 2018
“Graffiti is similar to my pottery; I don’t see myself as a craftsman or purist,” Roberto Lugo says. “Graffiti has that sense of impatience because you’re worried about getting caught. With ceramics, I work really quick and gestural.”The Walters Art Museum
Arts District

Roberto Lugo Taps into Personal and Collective History in Work at The Walters Art Museum

The ceramic artist will present an interactive performance piece inside the Walters' new 1 West Mount Vernon Place.
Lauren LaRocca | August 08, 2018
A past ART/SOUND/NOW event.The Walters Art Museum
Arts District

Culture Club: Fluid Movement, Surf Music Showcase, and Art/Sound/Now

Our monthly roundup of openings, events, and news from the art world.
Lauren LaRocca | August 01, 2018
Artscape
Arts District

What Art Installations Not to Miss at Artscape 2018

Visual artists add their magic to the festivities with interactive pieces.
Lauren LaRocca | July 18, 2018
Erick Antonio Benitez
Arts District

And the 2018 Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize Goes To . . .

Winning artist announced during a ceremony at the BMA.
Lauren LaRocca | July 15, 2018
Lauren LaRocca
Arts District

Wickerham and Lomax Generate Dialogue for Creatives in New Reginald F. Lewis Installation

The 2015 Sondheim prize winners visually depict the messiness of creative work in new exhibit.
Lauren LaRocca | July 12, 2018
2017 Cirque du SoleilPhoto by Matt Beard, costume by Marie-Chantale Vaillancourt
Arts District

Culture Club: Cirque du Soleil, Sondheim Finalists, John Lingan, and Artscape

Our monthly roundup of openings, events, and news from the art world.
Lauren LaRocca | July 03, 2018
"Some Thing in the Water"Bruce Willen
Arts District

Post Typography Creates Underwater Art Piece For Light City’s Art Walk

Baltimore design agency teams up with PI.KL Studio and Figure 53 for installation.
Lauren LaRocca | April 11, 2018
Jack Whitten. Detail, Lucy. 2011. Black mulberry, mixed media, Phaistos stone, mahogany, metal I-beam. Genevieve Hanson, NYC
Arts District

Culture Club: Jack Whitten, CityLit, and #RiseBmore

Our monthly roundup of openings, events, and news from the art world.
Lauren LaRocca | April 05, 2018
Arts District

Stephen Towns Exhibit Chronicles Rumination and Reckoning at The BMA

Baltimore artist examines slavery’s effect on modern society through a series of quilts that tell the story of Nat Turner.
Lauren LaRocca | March 07, 2018
Arts District

Culture Club: Devin Allen, Stephen Towns, and The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Our monthly roundup of openings, events, and news from the art world.
Lauren LaRocca | March 01, 2018
Spencer Finch’s Moon Dust (Apollo 17) installation at The Baltimore Museum of Art, collection of Joanne Gold and Andrew Stern.Mitro Hood
Arts District

Moon Dust Opens at the Baltimore Museum of Art

The much-anticipated installation will light up Fox Court for the next seven years.
Lauren LaRocca | February 23, 2018
Tom Dekyvere's ElanticaTom Dekyvere
Arts District

Light City Expands to Three Weekends and 14 Neighborhoods

Musical acts to include Grandmaster Flash and G. Love and Special Sauce.
Lauren LaRocca | February 20, 2018
Arts & Culture

Towering Figure

After winning a MacArthur Fellowship, Joyce J. Scott charts new artistic territory.
Gabriella Souza | February 19, 2018
Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald
Arts District

Amy Sherald Unveils Portrait of Michelle Obama

The Baltimore artist was celebrated this morning at a ceremony in Washington D.C.
Lauren LaRocca | February 12, 2018
Jesse Krimes in front of his piece Apokaluptein:16389067Lauren LaRocca
Arts District

Art Activist Jesse Krimes Brings Awareness to Mass Incarceration

Work made—and smuggled out—during his six-year prison sentence is on exhibit at Loyola University.
Lauren LaRocca | February 07, 2018
Charence Higgins as Lucifer in Battle of Blue Apple CrossingBaltimore Rock Opera Society
Arts District

Culture Club: The Cone Sisters, The Community Project, and the African-American Arts Festival

Our monthly roundup of openings, events, and news from the art world.
Lauren LaRocca | February 01, 2018
Arts District

MICA Alums Collaborate on Hiroshima Project at Baltimore War Memorial

Two artists whose grandfathers were on opposite sides of the Hiroshima bombing use art to reconcile an inconceivable past.
Lauren LaRocca | January 24, 2018
Alma Roberts
Arts District

Culture Club: Woke at City Hall, John Waters Christmas, and Grammy Noms

Our monthly roundup of openings, events, and news from the art world.
Christine Jackson | December 07, 2017

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