Baltimore Artist Roundup: Getting Out

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A number of Baltimore artist have or will be having exhibitions of their work in New York, California, Washington DC and more! Feel free to contact us if you have something coming up!

Mina Cheon will be having a solo show of her work, Choco Pie Propaganda, at Ethan Cohen Gallery in New York, January 23 – February 28, 2014. Opening reception Thursday, January 23, 6 – 8pm.

Ben Piwowar will be showing work at ArtPlace, in New Haven, CT, Friday, February 7, 2014-Saturday, March 22, 2014, in a show called Smart Painting,  curated by John O’Donnell.

Alex Ebstein will be in Implicit Horizon, at Mixed Greens in New York, in February and March, 2014.

Nate Larson recently unveiled a public art project with United Photo Industries in Brooklyn, featuring his Geolocation project, made in collaboration with Marni Shindelman of Athens, Georgia.

Nate Larson and Marni Shindelman, Geolocation Project

Ryan Hoover, Magnolia Laurie, Amanda Burnham, and Rosemary Liss are among the artists showing in The Land Has Many Parts, at the Jane Deering Gallery in Santa Barbara, CA, January 15 to February 15, 2014.

Mary Anne Arntzen will be showing at the art galleries at Salisbury University, in Colors and Things, February 6 – March 29, 2014, Opening Reception: Thursday, February 6, 6 p.m.

Gary Kachadorian will be showing work at Artisphere in Arlington, VA. Progress Report and Backgrounds will be up January 15 to February 16. He will also be showing at Open Source Gallery in Brooklyn this February in a group show called Fuse-Works: Some Assembly Required.

Gary Kachadorian at Artisphere

Milana Braslavsky and Lisa Dillin will be showing together at Hamiltonian Gallery this February-  information coming soon.

Marian Glebes will be showing work at the Atkins Arboretum in Ridgely, MD, April 1 to May 30, 2014, with an opening reception Saturday, April 19 from 3 to 5 p.m.

C. Ryan Patterson is showing in SUSTAIN, a group exhibition at the Huff Gallery in Louisville, KY, January 12 – February 23, 2014

James Bouche, Hermonie Only, Raoul Middleman, John Bohl, Chris Day and Jonathan Thomas are all showing in Hoi Polloi, curated by Brian Garner of Litho Shop, at the Kaplan Gallery at Vis Arts in Rockville, MD, Wednesday, January 22  to  Sunday, February 23, 2014. Opening reception Friday, January 24 – 7:00  to  9:00 PM.

Hoi Polloi gallery view

AND of course the WPA SELECT 2014, curated by Mera Rubell, will be shown at Artisphere in March, after showing at Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York. Featuring Amanda Burnham, Michelle Dickson, Dave Eassa, Alex Ebstein, Cliff Evans, Sean FitzPatrick, Ryan Hoover, Jason Hughes, Tiffany Jones, Gary Kachadourian, Magnolia Laurie, Curtis Miller, Cara Ober, Rachel Rotenberg, Ginevra Shay, Jo Smail, Ryan Syrell, Alessandra Torres, and Stewart Watson

 

 

GBCA Brown Bag Lunch

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The Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance presents a Brown Bag Lunch Session exploring two new programs: Artists U/Baltimore and the Urban Arts Leadership Program.

Artists U is a program founded and directed by Andrew Simonet in Philadelphia. Artists U is a grassroots, artist-run platform for changing the working conditions of artists. The program includes workshops and individualized planning sessions with artist facilitators.

The Urban Arts Leadership Program will provide similar professional development mentoring with a specific focus on supporting artists of color. The program is currently being developed by David D. Mitchell, who also serves as a facilitator for Artists U/Baltimore.

Date/time: Monday, June 17, noon

Location:  Arena Players, 801 McCulloh Street

Click here for more information.

Preach! New works by Jeffrey Kent

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Preach! is a new body of work from Baltimore-based artist Jeffrey Kent that draws parallels between the Civil Rights Movement and the ongoing debate over marriage equality in the United States.

Preach! is on display in the Herbert Bearman Art Galley of the Frederick-Douglass – Isaac Myers Maritime Park Museum from February 7 – March 31. The installation was developed by students of MICA’s Exhibition Development Seminar (EDS).

For more information on Preach! and EDS visit www.preachjeffreykent.com.

EXCHANGE: a home-based artist residency

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EXCHANGE: a home-based artist residency is a thesis project by Hyejung Jang, a Curatorial Practice MFA candidate at Maryland Institute College of Arts (MICA) in partnership with School 33 Art Center. EXCHANGE is designed to explore new ways and potential for forming intimate connections between artists and community members by supporting emerging artists, and integrating contemporary art into everyday life.

This is a two-month long project—from January 23 to March 23, 2013—placing two emerging international artists with two local families in Baltimore. It transforms the home into a fertile platform of new experience, cross-cultural dialogue, social integration, education, and art while the artists live with the host families. The work created by the artist during their residency will be exhibited at School 33 from March 22 to May 25.

The project is currently in the phase of raising funding through a Kickstarter campaign.

School 33 Wins Grant

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School 33 Art Center has been awarded an Artistic Innovation and Collaboration Grant from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. The $100,000 grant will help to fund four projects designed to transform the center and expand community outreach over the next two years. School 33 and eight other arts organizations were chosen from a total of 85 applicants.

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