Arts

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Abdu Ali and Krystal C. Mack were awarded $50,000 each from the prestigious Chicago-based USA Artists Fellowship.

Baltimore’s salty side is capturing national attention.

The staff and board of Single Carrot Theatre have decided to close the curtain after more than 60 performances of known and original works.

The Baltimore Museum of Art named Asma Naeem, its chief curator since 2018, as its new director. Naeem will be the first person of color to lead the museum.

The theater is still hoping to raise an additional $1.7 million for renovations.

Gov. Wes Moore has the opportunity to provide balance on spending and taxation, a Towson University political science faculty member says; a visitor to the Baltimore Museum of Art on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday says she was disappointed to find the museum closed.

The parade's return followed a weeklong spat between city officials and Baltimore's arts council, culminating with the mayor's office staging the event with days to spare.

Marylanders across the state are also looking for unique looks for historic inauguration of Maryland's first Black governor.

Artist Angelique Scott talks about her practice ahead of her new exhibition at the Black Artist Research Space.

Additional performances by beloved local R&B group Dru Hill, Baltimore trumpeter Brandon Woody, ballerina Caroline Rocher Barnes, and others are scheduled

Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks are bringing their co-headlining tour to M&T Bank Stadium Oct. 7, 2023. Tickets will go on sale Jan. 20.

Ken-Matt Martin will serve as interim artistic director, the announcement said, as Center Stage searches for a new artistic leader.

Donna Drew Sawyer, who led the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, will no longer lead the department, president of BOPA’s board of directors Brian D. Lyles said in a statement Tuesday night.

To help sort out the controversy surrounding BOPA, here are the things you need to know.

Citing the ongoing tension with the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, Scott said the appointment of Tonya Miller Hall will provide a bridge back to stability between City Hall and city arts.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said the city will see a parade on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But staging a last-minute parade is no easy feat.

A look into some of the most promising arts and culture-related things Baltimore has coming in 2023.

In a "clarifying statement" released Friday afternoon, BOPA aid it did not have the authority to make "unilateral" decisions about canceling mayoral events.

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