The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced that Wire/Treme creator David Simon is among 23 "genius" grant recipients this year. You might recall that the BSO's Marin Alsop won a...
Each year, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts bestows its National Schools of Distinction in Arts Education Award to five public schools from around the country. This year, two of...
“Maracaípe,” the title track from Tonar Records’ Beijing Guitar Duo CD, has been nominated for a Latin Grammy. Composed by Sergio Assad especially for the duo, it’s up for “Best Classical...
Baltimore Club producers Aaron LaCrate and Debonair Samir have been awarded platinum records by the British Phonographic Industry for their contribution to Dizzee Rascal's hit UK CD, Tongue n' Cheek...
David Simon's HBO series Treme just got some love from the Emmys and scored two nominations. Agnieszka Holland was nominated for "Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series" for the pilot episode ("Do...
The winners of the 2010 Baker Artist Awards have been announced. Visual artists Karen Yasinsky and Richard Cleaver and musician Peter Minkler won the Mary Sawyers Baker Prize—you can check out their...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
Lisa: Well, thinking back to when I was a kid makes sense since we do music for kids. Two life-changing visual arts that captivated me...
Marin Alsop and the BSO and Milkshake have been nominated for 2010 Grammy Awards. The BSO was cited for Bernstein's Mass in the Best Classical Album category (the recording also features the Morgan...
Gabriela Lena Frank's "Inca Dances," commissioned by the Baltimore Classical Guitar Society, snagged a Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition. The premiere recording of the...
A bit of stimulus money has trickled down to the arts. The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA) has announced who'll be receiving National Endowment for the Arts/Baltimore City job...
