With the hiring of Julia Marciari-Alexander, it turns out the Walters wasn’t looking for the next Gary Vikan—it was looking for the next Kwame Kwei-Armah, or maybe the next Marin Alsop. Rather than...
Julia Mariciari-Alexander has been named executive director of the Walters. She's currently deputy director for curatorial affairs at the San Diego Museum of Art, and she was previously associate...
My two favorite art shows this year couldn’t have been more different: Open Walls Baltimore, an exhibition of street art around Station North, and Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance...
The Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize is headed to The Walters next year. The BMA, host to the Sondheim Prize since 2005, will be unable to mount the exhibition because of onging...
Saturday is Record Store Day, which provides an excellent opportunity for patronizing local establishments that still sell vinyl. Among my faves are Normal's in Waverly, Trax on Wax in Catonsville,...
Tonight, saxophonist Carl Grubbs premieres the reinvention of his Inner Harbor Suite as a jazz/classical hybrid. He's added a string section led by BSO violist Peter Minkler, and the resulting band...
Gary Vikan, longtime Walters Art Museum director, will step down next year. An announcement was made at yesterday's Board of Trustees meeting that Vikan, who's been with the Walters for 27 years (18...
