Arts

“Being a history museum is more of a choice, not really a necessity,” executive director Sol Davis said of the institution’s turn toward contemporary art.

The Baltimore arts college is among a number of small institutions finding themselves at a painful crossroads as the dust from the pandemic settles.

Baltimore-based artist Juliet Ames is known for her salt box art, and she took it a step further Tuesday by adding a new function that dogs are sure to love.

Museum workers have been trying to form a union for two years, but the effort ran into thorny legal and political issues. In Maryland, workers at government agencies often need to have a state law approved in order to begin the process of forming a union.

Why was the mural that said “HOME THIS MUST BE THE PLACE” in South Baltimore painted over?

More job layoffs are expected at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, where administrators say plunging undergraduate enrollment has effectively made the historic city arts institution a smaller college.

To help you keep track and update your playlists, here’s the most noteworthy new indie rock, punk, folk and experimental music of the past month from the area.

Childhood depiction with muskrat offers glimpse of her survival during enslavement

Notre Dame of Maryland guest curator Casey McKeel created art workshops for some of Maryland’s incarcerated women, whose collages, paintings and audio are now on display at Gormley Gallery.

Winfield is only the second comedian to get a golden buzzer on the show.

Abdu Ali goes in depth about their new USA Fellowship, the struggles of being a consistent artist and how arts institutions in Baltimore can do better.

Popular Baltimore mosaic artist Loring Cornish, no stranger to political work, is using the works in his new Hampden gallery to fight against rising antisemitism and foster solidarity.

As we move on from Rihanna’s halftime show performance, we’re left with one question: Who is next to take stage?

Actor and singer Keith Snipes recalls how the Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center provided the foundation for his training as an artist. Decades after his first time there, he credits the center with training countless young, aspiring performing artists and making a difference in their lives.

Baltimore poet Wallace Lane writes about passing time, lessons learned and finding strength in the bad days.

Baltimore Center Stage and ArtsCentric, a color-conscious community theater organization, teamed up to produce ”Crowns,” a musical about the power of Black church, camaraderie and those ever-important hats.

Maryland’s congressional leaders pushed for removing Roger Taney’s bust from the Capitol and replacing it with a new work honoring the late Justice Thurgood Marshall, a champion of civil rights.

Choreographer TSU Terry explains how to pull off three classic dances tied to Baltimore: the Spongebob, crazy legs, and the Cherry Hill.

Tahir Hemphill’s new exhibition at UMBC outlines the intersection of hip-hop, data analysis and visual art.

The Baltimore City delegation on Friday voted unanimously to support Walter Workers United’s collective bargaining bill, which followed legislation introduced in the House and Senate that would require the Walters to recognize the union.