Maryland recognizes 87 artists
The Maryland State Arts Council has announced its individual artist grant recipients for 2013. The grants, ranging from $1000 to $6000, were awarded for fiction, media/digital/electronic arts,...
If you haven't already read it, check out Michael Gonzales's moving tribute to artist Larry Scott ("Larry Scott's Baltimore") in last week's City Paper. Scott, who passed away five years ago, was at...
Costas Grimaldis opened his Charles Street gallery during the Carter administration and has lots of great stories to share about the local, national, and international art scenes. I profiled...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
When I think about what piece of art changed my life, my mind quickly goes to a moment in the summer of 2006 when I saw a certain series...
This Wednesday, the C. Grimaldis Gallery opens a group summer show with work by local legends Grace Hartigan, Raoul Middleman, and John Waters. The show will also feature pieces from an impressive...
Tonight, Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys play Merriweather, and there's a reception for the Honoring 1812 exhibition at the Crystal Moll Gallery in Federal Hill from 5 to 8 pm. At the gallery...
Earlier this week, I printed out a map of locations for the Open Walls Baltimore (OWB) pieces around Station North.
In about half an hour, I visited all the walls (and one piece that was done on...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
I was in Barcelona last summer and went to the Joan Miró museum. I'd never been a huge fan of his, but the museum was excellent—it...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
Thelonious Monk’s piano. What I'd heard was titled Misterioso, with a [Giorgio] De Chirico painting on its jacket. I was just 21 years old...
Baltimore's Ali Miller and Laini Nemett have won the "Best In Show" and "Young Artist" prizes, respectively, in the Bethesda Painting Awards. Miller was awarded $10,000, and Nemett pocketed $1,000....
