In a report released by ArtPlace, an initiative of national and regional foundations, federal agencies and major banks to accelerate creative placemaking, Baltimore’s Downtown was identified as one of the 44 Top ArtPlaces in the nation. Cities with neighborhoods that have been exceptionally successful at combining art, artists and venues for creativity and expression with independent businesses, retail shops and restaurants, and a walkable lifestyle to make vibrant neighborhoods were singled out by ArtPlace for their livability and creativity.
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Autospa was one of the highlights of Artscape 2012. Conceived and performed by artists Nina Sarnelle, Erin Womack, Agnes Bolt and Scott Andrew, it was a total mind and body experience that many people may not have been able to see first hand. If you missed it..or want to relive it, sit back, relax and check out the video!
Autospa from erin womack on Vimeo.
Downtown arts collective, EMP, is opening their first exhibition of 2013 on January 18th. “Reject the Gaze” features the paintings and drawings of local visual artists Lacey Anderson and Sylvia O.
In “Reject the Gaze,” the artists are stylistically juxtaposed yet share a similar effect on the viewer: both Anderson and Ortiz turn notions of the flesh on their head and directly challenge the viewer’s gaze on the female form.
“Reject the Gaze” opens January 18.
Thousand Little Brothers is the latest installation by Hasan Elahi. A former subject of an intensive FBI investigation post 9/11, Hasan Elahi developed tracker to disclose every bit of information about him. The project is comprised of over 50,000 images collected over a year period along with screenshots of his financial data, communications records, and transportation logs.
This multimedia exhibition builds on a series of installations, performances, and websites that use Elahi’s self-surveillance to critique contemporary investigative techniques. A second innovation in this work is its embrace of surveillance for its subject’s own protection; Elahi has protected himself from unwanted scrutiny by making his entire life and whereabouts publicly accessible.
Elahi’s work examines issues of surveillance, simulated time, transport systems, and borders. The Thousand Little Brothers exhibit employs the use of multiple cameras, televisions, and audio – immersing the viewers’ pseudo-voyeuristic behaviors and observational obsessions. Elahi also draws inspiration from each space that he exhibits in. MAP is located in a highly touristic area of Baltimore and is also adjacent to the Baltimore Police Department and “The Block,” Baltimore’s red light district. This location will play a role in the exhibition outcome.
Opening Reception: Thursday, January 24, 6-8pm
Maryland Art Place
8 Market Place, Suite 100
Baltimore, MD 21202
The full-gallery installation “Locale Unlimited” is a collaboration between Jeremy Stern, whose interdisciplinary fabrications explore distortion in cartographic processes, and Adam Franchino, whose programmable constructions investigate the visualization of time-based information captured through sensor systems. With open-ended results, this installation engages the changing nature of maps while allowing visitors to circulate the space to define the artistic territory as essential contributors to the art themselves.
“Locale Unlimited” opens Sat Jan 19, 5:30-7:30pm. On view Jan 19-Feb 22. Main Gallery hours: 11am-7pm, Tue-Sat. Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD
Adam will lead a workshop “Introduction to Arduino” at Creative Alliance on Thu Jan 31, 2013, 6-8pm. Arduino is an easy to learn approach to physical computing, built with artists in mind. The hands-on workshop will help students through circuits, illustrating basic functions of the Arduino.
Baltimore sculptor Sebastian Martorana will be featured in the Smithsonian Channel’s 40 Under 40 documentary. The documentary goes behind the scenes of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s “40 Under 40: Craft Futures” exhibition.
40 Under 40 will be broadcast on the Smithsonian Channel on January 15 at 9pm, January 16 at 12am, and January 16 at 7pm.