Dereck Stafford Mangus reflects on moving from Boston to Baltimore, and into a building clad in Formstone. Dereck compares Formstone’s shaped-stucco facades to art forgeries, calling them “urban kitsch.” But he’s learned to appreciate them as part of what makes Baltimore …Baltimore!
Read MoreLogan Cryer takes a trip out to Reading, PA to check out Zach Horn’s exhibition ‘Cookout’ at GoggleWorks Center For the Arts. Logan is refreshed by Zach’s joyful, kitschy food paintings, and says they are full of heart.
Read MoreAfter getting his second Covid-19 vaccine, Dereck Stafford Mangus takes a reflective walk around Baltimore and photographs the fire-damaged Domino Sugar Refinery. Despite ongoing local and global crises, Dereck is hopeful for the future.
Read MoreMorgan and Roberta write an editorial voicing their concerns, and those of community members, about the new $1.3 million arts funding initiative and say it should be handled by the existing and reputable PCF.
Read MoreIn this post, Kemuel Benyehudah denounces the school-to-prison pipeline and presents an alternative that also addresses the underrepresentation of Black students in the creative economy and museums.
Read MoreAt this traumatic time art can feel frivolous, but these two exhibitions spark a necessary conversation about Black fragmentation and subverting the archive.
Read MoreJessica Rizzo writes that art is no match for men wielding baseball bats or militarized police, but the removal of this statue is well worth celebrating.
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