Station North Art Festival, Baltimore with Babes

The other day, our wonderful school art teacher Ms. Laura Embereson, pulled me aside in the hall to tell me my daughter will have work on display at this event, and that there will be awards given out like a real art show! I had never heard of the event before, but it sounded intriguing, especially since our daughter's self portrait will be on display. The exhibit is called Aimed for Purpose, very appropriate for a student show.

Thinking back to my own childhood, this event sounds like similar exhibits I showed at. I am artist, who was once a child who enjoyed making art. I remember when my parents encouraged me and my talent, exposing me to events and exhibits like this. A child feels a great sense on accomplishment and pride when they see a piece of their own artwork in an exhibit, out there in the world. I can't wait to share this day with her!


Location : Across from Station North Thrift Store, 1400 Greenmount Ave.
Time: Saturday May 14th, 12-4pm
Free!

For more info: Adopt a Block Inc.

Station North Art Festival (SNAF) is a program that is run through Adopt-A-Block, Inc. that involves East Baltimore schools and school-aged children who submit artwork based on a pre-determined theme that is always positive and community based. We collect the artwork from individuals and teachers, it is judged by professional artists, and the top 3 students and top school are awarded several prizes.

Pyramid Atlantic Book Arts Fair

Pyramid Atlantic Art Center presents the Book (R)evolution! November 5-7 at the Silver Spring Civic Building and Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring, Maryland, (Washington, DC Metro Area)

The 11th Biennial Pyramid Atlantic Book Arts Fair and Conference presents an exciting weekend of events which will examine the evolution of the book as art and the latest innovations and interpretations of this versatile form. For the first time, this year's Book Arts Fair will also include a contemporary print component, which will examine the print form as an independent medium as well as its relationship to the book.

The fair features a full weekend of a showcase and events: contemporary print and book art exhibitors, specialty marketplace, curated exhibition, notable speakers, demonstrations, short films, after-hours receptions, all in Silver Spring's brand new, modern civic building.

BEST member Bowerbox Press will be showcasing handmade journals and letterpress prints.

Written by Val of Bowerbox Press

photo: copyright 2010 Bowerbox Press/Val Lucas

MAP: Curators Incubator Program Thursday

The Curators Incubator brings young curators under the wing of an experienced art organization to program inventive projects for the MAP galleries. On view through October 24 are the three projects designed by this year's curators. The first of four gallery talks happens This Thursday at MAP!

Janell Olah

2009 Featured Curators:
Shelly Blake-Plock: Art of the Set-Up: Sound Objects as Artifacts
Artists: Peter Blasser. Alessandro Bosetti. Andy Hayleck. Bonnie Jones. Melissa Moore. Mike Muniak.

Rachel Sitkin: In Our Nature: Artists Reflect on the Manmade Landscape
Artists: Kim Beck. Laura Cooperman. Michelle Hagewood. Alex Lukas. Igor Pasternak.

Margaret Winslow: Soft Space: Architecture in Contemporary Art
Artists: Ronald Longsdorf. Janell Olah. Stephen Ruszkowki.

Laura Cooperman

This Thursday there will be a gallery talk and sound art performance with curator Shelly Blake-Plock and John Berndt and Art of the Set-Up artists. The program starts at 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 24. Gallery talks by the other two curators will follow in October.

For more details and info on additional programs visit the MAP Web site!

Screen Paintings at the Skylofts Gallery

Shop the ever growing, affordable (*read cheap*) Highlandtown Farmer's Market on the corner of Conkling St. and Bank St. 8-12am this Saturday and be pleasantly surprised. Wander into Hoehn's bakery on the corner there, grab a loaf of fresh bread and a pastry and your weekend will be off to a great start.

As an added bonus to this already great day, visit the Timeless Painted Screens artist reception after the Market closes in the Skylofts Gallery. Baltimore heritage is on the walls in an exhibit that highlights this hometown tradition of screen painting. Robert Myers, Stupid Hero will be preforming and food will be provided from many of the vendors of the Market.

The screenpainting exhibit is open to the public Tues-Sat, 11am-6pm through Sept. 3rd.