Artblog | coronavirus

October 27, 2021 by Dereck Stafford Mangus

Saving a historic building’s facade when the rest of the building is destroyed, gentrification in Baltimore

As with many cities undergoing rampant gentrification in older neighborhoods, historic preservation of the buildings and the quality of life of the neighbors are two aspects of development that are often overlooked. Dereck Mangus reflects on his experience in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, when an antebellum building is destroyed — all but the facade — to make way for a tall, modern, mixed-use building.

April 12, 2021 by Jacob C Hammes

Grand Ballroom of Doom

December 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!

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.”

August 12, 2020 by Natalie Sandstrom

Tapestries sparkle in isolated pandemic viewing, Marie Cuttoli at The Barnes

Natalie Sandstrom visits a newly opened, limited capacity, Barnes Foundation to check out “Marie Cuttoli: The Modern Thread from Miró to Man Ray” and finds that distance makes the works shine even brighter.

August 7, 2020 by Kemuel Benyehudah

Reimagine our schools as a school-to-museum pipeline for Black students

In 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.

August 4, 2020 by Artblog

Artists in the time of Coronavirus, an ongoing virtual exhibition, Part 53

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.”

August 4, 2020 by Artblog

Thank you from Artblog, Submissions closed for “Artists in the time of Coronavirus”

The deadline to submit to “Artists in the time of Coronavirus” has passed! HUGE thank you to everyone who has participated!

July 30, 2020 by Artblog

Artists in the time of Coronavirus, an ongoing virtual exhibition, Part 52

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.”

July 28, 2020 by Artblog

Artists in the time of Coronavirus, an ongoing virtual exhibition, Part 51

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.”