Collecting

Collecting

Glenstone is a place that seamlessly integrates art, architecture, and nature into a serene and contemplative environment.

Located in Potomac, Maryland, a museum that tends to its outdoor environments as much as the indoor ones that house much of the art.

Connect + Collect Artist Talk with Jordan Tierney, Adam Stab, Lee Davis and Anand Pandian

A BmoreArt Gallery Discussion and Event with the Ecological Design Collective

A Photo Essay documenting the first major retrospective since the artist’s passing by Jill Fannon

A comprehensive range of carved wooden sculpture by nationally recognized Baltimore-based artist Joe Haviland is up through Sunday, February 19

A Conversation with Derrick Adams

Established on a quiet block in the intimate north Baltimore neighborhood of Waverly, The Last Resort Artist Retreat (TLRAR) will offer Black creatives curated experiences in communal spaces that emphasize a renewed regard for rest, rejuvenation, and cross-disciplinary exchange.

A Curator Carves Out Space for artists at the Black Artist Research Space

Established in 2020, BARS is a haven for Black artists and culture movers that exists far beyond its own walls and expands in every direction.

Nancy Dorman and Stanley Mazaroff’s Bucolic Space for Contemporary Art

The rich patina of age and nature upon the original structure, a significant work of art in itself, elevates the unique contributions of contemporary artists to this region.

Housewerks Salvage at the Chesapeake Gas Company

To list the items that Riddleberger has saved from landfills would take a building as large as the 1885 gas company “valve house” in South Baltimore where he keeps his collection of curios: an architectural salvage business called Housewerks.

Building a legacy while supporting a community

Timmons is especially drawn to pieces rendered by artists based in or affiliated with Baltimore: Amy Sherald, Elizabeth Talford Scott, Jerrell Gibbs, Mequitta Ahuja, Derrick Adams, and Devin Allen, among many others.

Moses sees her role as a curator as a community builder

Moses' curatorial project, the Maryland Institute Black Archives (MIBA), uncovered the erased history of Black students at MICA and documented as many stories from present-day Black students, alumni, faculty, and staff as possible.

Collectors Philip and Deborah English talk about the lure of the whimsical Victorian-era ceramics

Majolica Mania is the result of a near-constant effort by enthusiasts to get decorative arts curators to take this fantastical subset of ceramics seriously.

The wide-ranging, meticulously organized collections include photographs, seashells, teeth, vintage ornaments, automobile emblems, bones, feathers, and much more

Entering the wood-floored room on the third floor of the couple's Baltimore home feels a bit like walking into a cabinet of curiosities from centuries past.

Organizers hope to attract collectors of all stripes

Twenty-four galleries, dealers, and print publishers from across the country will be present for the fair in Pigtown.

Proceeds benefit the Ukrainian Emergency Art Fund, which gives cultural workers emergency financial aid

This concrete gesture of solidarity is Elena Volkova’s way of “trying to turn grief into something productive,” she says. “Better than being curled-up crying on the floor.”

Baltimore’s thriving plant-collecting community

Baltimore’s houseplant community is as wide and diverse as our city, ranging from internationally recognized players to newcomers who just bought their first snake plant.

The Circle and the Line: The Jewelry of Betty Cooke at The Walters Art Museum

There is subtlety, but never repetition in this retrospective of 160 objects. There is revelation in the tiniest nuance.

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