Community Calendar

Maryland Art Place, in partnership with Hotel Indigo Baltimore is pleased to present LIFE, a solo exhibition by Maryland-based artist, Waymond Harrison. The exhibition is free to view at Hotel Indigo, located at 24 West Franklin St. from March 4 - May 30, 2025. A public reception will take place Thursday, March 27 from 5 PM to 7 PM.

About the artist: Waymond Harrison is an artist whose life is a testament to transformation through creativity. From a young age, he found himself ensnared in a cycle of legal troubles, spending much of his youth in and out of juvenile facilities and prisons. It was in Los Angeles, at the age of 30, during a lengthy incarceration, that he first encountered the redemptive power of art. Surrounded by the starkness of prison walls, he began painting, using materials from the prison print shop, and immersing himself in the works of legendary artists like Picasso, Basquiat, and Kerry James Marshall.

Art became his refuge, a means of self-expression, discipline, and personal growth. Through painting, Waymond discovered a profound sense of purpose, channeling his experiences into works that speak to resilience, introspection, and the capacity for change. His journey reflects not only the pain of the past but the beauty of reinvention—a powerful reminder of how art can illuminate the path to healing and self-discovery.

2025 Saturday ‘Visiter’ Awards Call for Entries - Submit Your Poe Inspired Work!

Call for entries open from January 19 - May 30.
The Saturday “Visiter” Awards are named for the prize a young Edgar Allan Poe won while he lived in Baltimore which helped to launch the famed writer’s career. Medals are presented by Poe Baltimore in two categories: works that adapt Poe’s life or writing (including biography, or true adaptations of his poetry or prose), and original works that are inspired by Poe’s life or writing. For more information, visit https://poefestinternational.com/saturday-visiter-awards.

The 12th Annual Amanda Hichkad CCA Celebration Walk, which raises funds for Cancer LifeNet, takes place Saturday, May 10, at 8 a.m. at The John Carroll School, 703 East Churchville Road in Bel Air. The Presenting Sponsor is Klein's ShopRite of Maryland.

Organized by the UM Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation and Chesapeake Cancer Alliance, the walk is held to honor, celebrate and remember those who have received a cancer diagnosis. This year's goal is to raise $125,000 to support Cancer LifeNet at the Kaufman Cancer Center at the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center.

Cancer LifeNet is a free-of-charge, supportive care program offered to all residents of Harford and Cecil counties, regardless of where they receive their cancer treatment. Cancer LifeNet is funded fully through philanthropy and is designed to help patients and their loved ones find the resources needed to balance work, family and cancer treatment.

Community members are invited to be part of the walk as a team captain, sponsor, participant and/or donor. Registration for adults is $25, and ages 12 and younger are free of charge. To sign up and learn more, visit http://givetoday.uchfoundation.org/AHCCW2025. For questions, call UM Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation at 443-643-3460 or email [email protected].

Join the Erin Levitas Foundation (ELF) on Saturday, May 10, 2025, for the 6th annual Stroll & Roll 5K run and walk on Mother’s Day weekend. Participants are invited to walk, run, stroll, or roll to raise awareness about body safety and boundaries to help prevent sexual harm. The event offers both in-person and virtual participation options, allowing supporters to join and honor someone who gave them strength or support in their life, from anywhere in the world.

The in-person event will take place at the Camden Yards Sports Complex and features a timed 5K run or a 1.6-mile mobility-accessible loop around Baltimore’s renowned stadiums. Registered participants will receive a complimentary t-shirt, bag and participants will receive medals at the end of the event. Following the walk and run, families can enjoy a dedicated kids’ zone featuring activities such as a moon bounce, glitter tattoos, giant bubbles, face painting, a coloring wall, children’s books and inflatable basketball and football games. Complimentary on-site parking and access to harm prevention resources will also be available.

Consistently rated the best local scavenger hunt since 2016!

Puzzling Adventures are a cross between a scavenger hunt, an adventure race, and an informative self-guided walking tour. Each adventure consists of a series of locations that you are guided to where you are required to answer a question or solve a puzzle to receive your next instruction. Compete as a group, individually or create multiple teams and race each other. Almost all of our adventures are designed to be wheelchair and stroller friendly and all are carefully crafted to be entertaining and informative with something to appeal to all ages. Complete the adventure as quickly as possible to win first place or take your time and enjoy the journey. Price is per team, not per person. Groups can be any size, but small groups are recommended for the best experience.

Enter the code EVENTPASS on the payment page for a $10 discount!

Most locations are available daylight hours every day.

A selection of approximately 40 paintings, prints, and drawings from the BMA’s collection explores the role of water and landscape in defining the early modern Dutch Republic.

The water’s edge was a site of rich and often fraught ideas, where environmental, economic, political, and social narratives came to the fore. It also served as a site of immense inspiration for Dutch artists such as Frans Hals, Rembrandt van Rijn, Jacob van Ruisdael, and Salomon Van Ruysdael, among many others. Landscapes depicting harbors, trade, travel, and leisure abounded, as did the production of maps, still lifes, and portraits. Together, these images offer insight into the identity of the young Dutch Republic.

This focus exhibition of 10 works explores the relationship between burning fossil fuels—namely, coal—and the emergence of European modernism. Drawing on research conducted by climate scientists and art historians, the exhibition presents a range of paintings and works on paper by Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, James McNeill Whistler, and others to explore the ways that their artistic practices and style emerged, in part, in response to widespread pollution in London and Paris.
Presented as part of the Turn Again to the Earth environmental initiative.

Together Again at the Table is a Dinner Set and Service Ware Invitational showcasing nationally recognized artists/potters in celebration of utilitarian objects for daily use.

Participating Artists
Wyatt Amend, Kelly Brothers, Celia Feldberg, Marret Metzger, Erica Bleu O’Connor, Kyle O’Connor, Alex Paat, Amal Tamari

Also on Exhibition:

Lines and Patterns
This is the first of the three featured exhibitions that the former recipients of Lormina Salter Fellowship introduce their mentors and peers who inspire their creativity. Sam Briegel (’20) and Yoshi Fujii (’08) invite artists who emphasize forms and surface embellishments with thoughtful line quality and patterns through various creative process.

Community Arts Spring Showcase
Community Arts Teaching Artist Showcase

The immersive “Protect This Earth” installation that turned heads at Milan Design Week is making its U.S. debut—exclusively at the Under Armour Brand House in Baltimore.

Under Armour and zero-plastic pioneer UNLESS have teamed up on a first-of-its-kind capsule: a fully regenerative sportswear collection made entirely from plants. No plastic. No waste. Designed to perform—then decompose.

THE DETAILS
Location: Under Armour Brand House, 101 Performance Dr., Baltimore
Launch Date: April 22 (Earth Day)
Store Hours: 10 AM – 9 PM
Availability: In-store only through mid-June or until sold out. Not available online or any other retail locations.

The capsule features hoodies, tees, and shorts across men’s, women’s, and unisex styles ($30–$160). Select elements of the original Milan installation—including the immersive “Protect This Earth” experience—will be reimagined in-store, giving visitors a deeper look at the product lifecycle from plants to performance to compost.

This is just the beginning—the next evolution of sportswear made for athletes and built for the planet.

Witness the powerful photography of Baltimore-based artist Devin Allen, whose black-and-white images capture the raw emotion of the Baltimore uprisings that followed Freddie Gray’s death a decade ago in 2015. Documenting a defining moment in Baltimore’s history, Allen reveals both the pain and strength of its people. See these images—rarely on display—in remembrance of Gray’s life.