COVID-19

January 12, 2021 By Susan Isaacs

Contemporary art mingles with vintage party dresses at Towson University’s ‘All Night Party’

Co-curators J. Susan Isaacs and Erin Lehman write an essay about their exhibition “All Night Party,” which places contemporary works in conversation with 20th century party dresses, drawing similarities between America’s political climate then and now.

January 7, 2021 By Oli Knowles

Socialist Grocery

December 30, 2020 By Morgan Nitz

Liberta Awards 2020

A few things to love in a year everyone hated- the 2020 Libertas, Artblog’s annual end-of-year shout-outs!

December 21, 2020 By Dereck Stafford Mangus

Contemporary churches in Baltimore, repurposed and appreciated in a new light

After learning that the iconic Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church in Baltimore church was purchased by an out-of-state developer, Dereck reflects on the upward trend of repurposed churches in his neighborhood.

December 15, 2020 By Michael Lieberman

Slought archives thoughts on our quarantine lives in a collection of poetry and art

Michael Lieberman reviews Slought’s exhibition ‘Atlas of Affects,’ an open-call archive project about personal experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic.

December 14, 2020 By Oli Knowles

Socialist Grocery

December 9, 2020 By Morgan Nitz

Shop local, shop artists this holiday season, a short list

Take a dip into our 17 year archive and find the perfect gift for yourself or a loved one at the same time. We love multitasking for you.

November 23, 2020 By Oli Knowles

Socialist Grocery

November 6, 2020 By Oli Knowles

Socialist Grocery

November 3, 2020 By Dereck Stafford Mangus

Charm City double feature, a tale of two historic theaters

Dereck Stafford Mangus composes a thoughtful essay on America’s– and specifically, Baltimore’s– disappearing movie theatre culture and how that has been heightened due to Covid-19 closures.

November 2, 2020 By Roberta

Matthew Rose repurposes madness and confusion in his clever quaranzine ‘Coronaville’

Roberta chats with Matthew Rose about his new book ‘Coronaville,’ which chronicles the early madness and confusion in America surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. This post is available in audio, video, and text!

October 29, 2020 By Morgan Nitz

Disarm the Philadelphia police, invest in black lives and community

Roberta and Morgan co-write a short post calling on Philadelphia to disarm the police department NOW following the brutal murder of Walter Wallace Jr. in West Philadelphia earlier this week.

August 20, 2020 By Artblog

Artists in the time of Coronavirus, an ongoing virtual exhibition, Part 56

We proudly present part 56 of our open call, non-juried, online exhibition entitled “Artists in the time of Coronavirus!” A huge thank you to our 300+ participants!

August 14, 2020 By Artblog

Artists in the time of Coronavirus, an ongoing virtual exhibition, Part 55

In the face of COVID-19, Artblog is hosting an open call, non-juried, first come first-served online exhibition entitled “Artists in the time of Coronavirus.”