BmoreArt News: Paws on Parchment, The Stoop, La Cuchara
Baltimore art news updates from independent & regional media
This week’s news includes: Paws Out! at The Walters, The Stoop celebrates 20 years, the aftermath of fire at La Cuchara, Unavu dishes up Southern Indian cuisine, AVAM’s MLK Dare to Dream Day, Ruth Orkin exhibition at NMWA, Teri Henderson named Operations Manager at CCCC, and more!
Ernest Shaw’s Humanizing Project
The Painter Calls for Relooking at the African Diasporic Experience
“The Unembodied In-between of Blackness: that is where our humanity rests. That is where anyone from any ethnicity, any culture, that is where they connect with the work.”
BmoreArt’s Picks: January 6-12
BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas.
Reception for photographer Albert Ewing at Lord Baltimore, workshop with Murjoni Merriweather at BMA Lexington Market, Vagabond Players present ‘The Shark is Broken,’ opening reception for Gulnur Tuluoglu at Gallery CA, Creative Alliance Resident Artist exhibition opening reception, and more!
Elegance in Motion: André De Shields
The Broadway legend and native son of Baltimore reflects on his roots, artistry, and legacy
De Shields moved with the fluidity of a dancer, knowing exactly how to pose his rangy body with a refined ease that belied his 79 years.
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The True America: Recovered Photographs by Ernest Cole Offer a Time Capsule of Harlem
Review: Discovery of More Than 60,000 Negatives Brings Extraordinary Exhibit to MICA
Cole’s works grant us a look, through the lens of an observant foreigner, at Black American expressiveness in the late 1960s and early 70s.
Timely and Timeless: Amy Sherald’s “American Sublime” at the BMA
An Analysis of Sherald’s Epic Survey of American Portraiture
A Baltimore context imbues the exhibition with the feeling of an ecclesiastic gathering of old friends, a family reunion, a sacred circle.
Featured Articles
Let Them Eat Cake: Nora Howell at Gallery CA
The Artist’s Solo Exhibit “Now You See It, Now You…” Challenges Structures of Privilege
Operas Collide: Peabody and Morgan Bring Glorious New Voices to Classic Production
A Dream Team is Born with Kurt Weill’s “Street Scene”
The Satellite Art Show & Art Gaysel at 10
The Miami Beach Fairs You Might’ve Missed Served Sleazy, Sexy, DIY Vibes and Accessible Art
The 2025 BMA Gala in Photos
An Event Designed to Honor the Sherman Family, Wangetchi Mutu, and Amy Sherald
A Day in the Life: Towson University’s Studio Art MFA
I Went Back to My Alma Mater to Spend a Day With Current TU Student, Annie Tamini
Lydia Pettit Brings Horror to Art Basel Miami Beach
An Interview with the Painter on her ABMB Debut with Galerie Judin
Pettit, a Baltimore native, studied painting at MICA and received her MFA from the prestigious Royal College of Art in London, where she lives and works today.
Wine and Opera: Baltimore’s Most Romantic Night Out
Wine and Opera: Baltimore’s Most Romantic Night Out
Cinghiale’s Monthly Opera Salon Series Offers World Class Music Paired with Northern Italian Cuisine
Featured Articles
Baltimore-based Artists Make (Art) History with Mayoral Portraits
Four New Mayoral Portraits Allow Artists to Create Historic Narratives for the Future
Drinking in Galleries (or Toasting at their Wake) and Learning to Love Art in Bars
Exhibition Round-Up: C. Grimaldis Gallery Shuts its Doors this Saturday, But There’s Plenty of Art to See Elsewhere Before Last Call
Collaging Past, Present, and Future: Jackie Milad’s Gorgeous New Book is Here
Milad Discusses What Inspired “Shabtis Gather” and Her Partnership with BmoreArt on the New, 200-Page Publication
Photography and the Black Arts Movement: What Power for Change Can an Image Hold?
National Gallery of Art Exhibits Works Spanning 1955-1985
A Respect for Origin: Sisu Bar & Bottles
Where Hospitality Meets “Farmer’s Bar”
Issue 20: The Icons
Fall, 2025
Issue 20: The Icons celebrates many of Baltimore’s highest achieving artists, culture producers, curators, entertainers, and culture producers.
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