As CD sales continue to plummet, more bands are reconsidering the LP as a viable format. This year was a banner year for vinyl, and for album art that was exactly that—art. Many local releases...
I ran into artist Warren Linn at MICA yesterday, and he told me he's headed to NYC for tonight's opening of Rolling Stone and the Art of the Record Review at the Society of Illustrators' Museum of...
The National Endowment for the Arts has announced that MICA will receive a $150,000 grant from its inaugural round of "Our Town" funding. According to the NEA, the "Our Town" grants are awarded to...
One of the city’s most vibrant art events, the 8th annual Transmodern Festival runs all weekend at the H&H Building, Current Gallery, 14Karat Cabaret, and other venues around town. You can...
As unlikely as it seems, Bob Hieronimus designed a campaign poster for William Donald Schaefer's 1971 mayoral run. Pictured above, it was done with Schaefer's blessing, and here's an explanation,...
Tonight, Second Chance—a nonprofit with the worthy goal of “retraining and creating employment for displaced and unemployed workers in deconstruction methods” and “reclaiming building materials to...
Sometimes the planets align, all seems right with the world, and good things happen to good people. That's what it felt like last night at the Brown Center, when MICA formally announced it was...
Artist Kathy Fahey just sent along word that she was involved in making a video for Wye Oak's "Fish," from the indie duo's excellent new disc, Civilian. Fahey—who did the cover art for the band's...
DJ/Producer/B'more Gutter impresario Aaron LaCrate has teamed up with John Waters for a new t-shirt that's part of the Milkcrate clothing line. It features an image from one of Waters's art pieces...
Mid-week can be tough, but here are some events to get you over the hump. Tonight, D:center Baltimore holds Design Conversation #28 (on Material, Building, and Sustainability) at Windup Space in...