Programs:

Opening Reception

Sunday, April 14, 5-8pm

Film Screening with Ruth E. Toulson April 27, 6-8pm

Exhibition De-installation Experience May 25-26, 1-4pm

Closing Reception & “Trails Left” Event Friday, May 31. 5-8pm

Off-site Programs:

The Last Goodbye

April 17, 12-4pm.@JHU-MICA Film Center 10 E North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202

Leaf Vein Bookmark Lab Workshop

May 11, 1-4pm. next door at

The Station North Tool Library

417 E Oliver St, Baltimore, MD 21202

About the Curator

Originally from China, Minzi Li is an emerging curator and MFA candidate in Curatorial Practice at Maryland Institute College of Art. She has co-curated Legame, a workshop exhibition at the Venice Biennale, as well as the Baltimore-located group shows Land Trust, Everything Must Go and Dark Passenger. As the president of GradEx, she has organized and co-curated the off-campus group shows Mirror and Expression, and several student solo exhibitions. Having graduated with a CIDA-accredited degree in Interior Design, she uses her current research to focus on the rhythm, circulation, and lighting environment of exhibitions.

About MICA’s Curatorial Practice Program

MICA’s MFA in Curatorial Practice prepares students to determine how curators will shape the cultural life of our global society. Students work in a variety of experimental contexts and formats, proposing alternative models of exhibition-making, institution-building, and social justice through art. Designed to forge connections among artists, institutions, and communities, the program fosters contemporary art and culture in collaboration with diverse audiences, and links local issues to international discourse.

About the Venue

Located in a 170 year-old artist-owned warehouse within Baltimore’s Station North Arts and Entertainment District, AREA 405 is committed to showcasing and strengthening the vitality of the arts community throughout Baltimore and beyond.

A Passing Scene has been generously supported by MICA’s MFA in Curatorial Practice, AREA 405, MICA Film Center and Station North Tool Library.

Curated by Minzi Li, A Passing Scene features works by artists who examine the experiences of parting, and the ritualistic act of memorializing what is no longer present. These photographs, installations, films and archives act as a monument to the inevitability of ephemerality, to the lingering presence of all that has disappeared. Each artist in the show draws inspiration from family stories and offers a slice of their own cultural heritage; together, their artworks recreate diverse scenes of immigration, dislocation, atomic warfare, and the Holocaust. The works especially highlight how different geopolitical contexts have shaped these artists' lives-and how history has left its trail on each of them.

A Passing Scene does not merely offer opportunities for visual spectatorship but, under the power and intimacy of both the artists' and viewers' experiences, it invites one to talk about these precarious experiences in a public space. The theater-like design of AREA 405 enhances the artist-led tours and other programs offered during the exhibition, allowing participants to immerse themselves in reconstructions and deconstructions of events and sites that have ceased to exist.

Marcela Huerta

Victoria, British Columbia-born writer and freelance designer Marcela Huerta is the author of Tropico, a collection of narrative poems memorizing the grief about her father’s passing as a second-generation immigrant and the daughter of political refugees from Chile. Her poems detailed described the struggling stories which was oral told by her parent and how memories could be so blurred and untrustworthy from different perspectives.

Baltimore-based Japanese artist, Kei Ito, addresses issues of deep loss and intergenerational connection as he explores the materiality and experimental processes of photography. His work deals with trauma and legacy passed down from his late grandfather, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and a later anti-nuclear activist, in relation to current threats of nuclear disaster. Ito’s artworks lead the audience on a journey from grief and remembrance to hope.

Shengxu Jin

Grew up on the border between China and North Korea: a place mixed with Chinese and Korean. Shengxu Jin’s works offer audiences a window onto the concerns of third-generation Korean immigrant. Originated from his identity and the dislocation of his homeland, the “Void” feeling prompted the artist to create an illusory scene when he thought about the place where he belonged. Viewers could find the artist internalizing his subtle emotion of nostalgia in exploring his imagined world.

Nate Larson

Working with big data, historical research, and community partnerships to create expanded documentary projects, Nate Larson presents his personal worldview through his site-specific research. Born in Indiana, this Baltimore-based contemporary photographer harmonizes the insights of abstract datasets with the personal storytelling that comes from one-on-one relationships. His work is exhibited both nationally and internationally and is included in collections such as High Museum Atlanta, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and many more.

Micro Yuan’er/Jialin

Jialin Yang and Ted Whitaker held and documented the last event with the local children at Micro Yuan. The artist, Ted and manager, Jialin invited these children to make their own tiny ceramic sculptures and bury them hese archival collections were made with the material from the last event held by the manager from Micro Yuan’er project.

BEYOND BEAUTIFUL: ONE THOUSAND LOVE LETTERS

AREA 405’s exhibition features Peter Bruun’s drawings along with works by Loring Cornish, Piper Shepard, Atsuko Chirkijan and Exul Van Helden

ON VIEW JANUARY 17 THROUGH MARCH 10, 2019

Beyond Beautiful: One Thousand Love Letters marvels at love in all its poignant mystery, surprise, and messiness. 

Anchored by hundreds of drawings by artist Peter Bruun, and inspired by actual love letters, the two-site exhibition is organized around eight themes and features free public events for each, offering heart-opening performances, inspirational stories, communal sharing, and artistic uplift. 

The exhibition also includes art by Atsuko Chirikjian, Loring Cornish, Pat Dennis, Phylicia Ghee, Ken Royster, Ernest Shaw, Piper Shepard, and Exsul Van Helden.

EXHIBITION INFORMATION

Beyond Beautiful: One Thousand Love Letters is on view at both Maryland Art Place (MAP) and AREA 405 from January 17 through March 10, 2019. 

AREA 405
405 E. Oliver Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
www.area405.com
Gallery Hours:
Saturday 10:00am–3:00pm

Maryland Art Place
218 W. Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-962-8565
www.mdartplace.org
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday–Saturday, Noon–4:00pm

RETREAT / William Lamson / Lu Zhang

THE DOG AND PONY SHOW: A SONDHEIM FINALIST ALUMNI EXHIBITION

Dates: June 30 – July 30, 2017 at Area 405

Fancy Opening Reception June 30: 7-9 pm

Curated by Cara Ober & Stewart Watson

After twelve years, The Janet  &  Walter Sondheim Prize has generated an elite alumni of

visual artists from the Baltimore / Washington region. Each year, esteemed international  jurors select 6-7 finalists for a museum exhibition and the chance to compete for the $25k prize. At this point there are approximately seventy former Sondheim finalists.

The Dog and Pony Show is an Artscape Satellite exhibition that recognizes those who

have been previously selected as Sondheim finalists as a community of high achieving

visual artists. The exhibit at Area 405 is curated by Stewart Watson, Director of Area

405, and Cara Ober, Editor of BmoreArt, who reached out to all seventy former

Sondheim Finalists and invited them, to the best of their ability, to participate. The result

is an exhibit featuring over a third of the former finalists designed to celebrate the award and

their evolving careers.

Although the title of the exhibit is a tongue-in- cheek response to the spectacle of

competitive art, the exhibit will function as a celebration, as well as a critique, of

Baltimore's most prestigious art prize from the perspective of those who have

experienced it directly.

Participating artists have been encouraged to create new works in response to the

phenomenon of art prizes, both the positive and negative aspects of the experience, and

can function as a critique of the artifice inherent in theatrical display. Using serious and

humorous approach, as well as metaphorical imagery of dogs, ponies, and stage acts,

the artists in this exhibit will honestly examine the vulnerability of artists, definitions of

success in the art world, and performative public experiences. As Area 405 is a large

space with inherent personality, large installation work and sculpture will form the

centerpiece of the show.

The Dog and Pony Show seeks to build community and advocacy within a growing

family of Sondheim Finalists, to recognize their achievements and struggles, and to

visualize the long-term impact of this prize upon the careers of regionally based artists.

Participating artists include: Chris Lavoie, Chris Palios, Laure Drogoul, Darcie Book,

David Page, Frank Day, Hasan Elahi, Jon Duff, Jason Hughes, Jim Leach, Karen

Yazinsky, Lauren Frances Adams, Lisa Dillin, Leah Cooper, Magnolia Laurie, Mark

Parascandola, Melissa Dickenson, Molly Springfield, Neil Feather, Ryan Hackett, Ryan

Syrell, René Treviño, Stephanie Barber, Stewart Watson, Tony Shore, Wickerham &

Lomax, and Zoë Charlton.

CASA ART OF CARING 2017

Court Appointed Special Advocates of Baltimore City

SUNDAY April 30th 2017  3-7pm at AREA 405

Join Honorary Chair
Joseph Haskins
President and CEO The Harbor Bank of Maryland
for our Annual Event

On April 30 AREA 405 is hosting the 7th Annual Art of Caring art auction in support of this worthy cause.  This is the 5th year hosting the event at AREA 405.  

Last year The Art of Caring raised over $200,000 in funds, art sales and in-kind donations. More importantly, we raised awareness of the valuable work that CASA Baltimore City is doing to help our city's children who would otherwise fall through the cracks or get swallowed up in the quagmire of the juvenile court system.

There are many ways you can help to support CASA and participate in bettering the lives of some of Baltimore's most vulnerable youth.  

Ways to support CASA include purchasing a ticket to the event, spreading the word about the Art of Caring, or attending an information session to learn how to become a CASA volunteer. 

This year, due to popular demand, we have extended viewing times and the auction will start during the week leading up to the Art of Caring main event on APRIL 30th.

AREA 405 will have open hours from April 24-29 for viewing the artwork so generously donated by Emerging and Established Artists throughout the Baltimore region. These works are available for bidding and purchase in the CASA ART of CARING 2017 auction and exhibition.

AREA 405 will be open

24, 25, 26 April Monday Tuesday & Wednesday 12-4pm

27 & 28 April Thursday & Friday 3-7pm 

29 April Saturday 10-1

CASA ART OF CARING SATURDAY APRIL 30th 3-7pm

to get tickets or sign up for bidding BIDPAL/CASA2017

Many thanks to the dozens of artists who have participated in generously donating their works, some for the first time, and many as repeated donors to this worthy cause.

Please come see to THE ART of CARING!

XXChange at AREA 405 Friday, November 4- Friday, December 2, 2016

Area 405 is pleased to host XXChange, an exhibition, workshop and symposium series curated through the Baltimore Women’s Maker Collective and funded with a grant from the Grit Fund by The Contemporary and The Robert W. Deutsch Foundation November 4 – December 2, 2016.

Jurors Myrtis Bedolla, Zoë Charlton, Breon Gilleran and Megan Van Wagoner chose 36 artists, makers, designers and craftspeople to exhibit in XXChange. Featuring media including digital fabrication, functional sculpture, mixed media projections, and a range of more traditional craft and fine art, The XXChange exhibition and series of events of encourages and empowers self-identifying women/womyn/ gender fluid, and trans* creators in building community and incorporating a broader scope of art, craft and technology into the traditional scope of gender based material pursuits.

Artists featured in XXChange are:

Aimi Bouillon  Allison Fomich    Ann Stoddard    Aparna Sarkar    April Wood    Ariel Foster

  Audrey Van De Castle  Brianna Faulkner  Bonnie Crawford Kotula   Catherine Mapp   

Christine Strong   Claudia McDonough   Dawn Whitmore    Eleni Kontos    Esther Iverem    

Faith Wilson    Freda Mohr    Holly Wilson    Jenna Carls    Jenna Wright    Jennifer Zwelling   

Jessica Searfino    Kristina Haden    Liana Owad    Madeline Becker    Margaret Walker   

Mary Frank    Mary Greiger    Mia Halton    Michele Colburn    Mollye Bendell  Nicole Bachezo  

Sasha Baskin    Sarah Marriage    Sherry Insley    Sydney Mullis    Whitney Sherman

Opening Artist Reception

Friday, November 4, 6-9pm

In conjunction with Alloverstreet

Gallery Hours during XXChange:

Fridays 6p-8p

Saturdays & Sundays 11-4

AREA 405 will be closed Thursday November 24 through Monday November 28

Closing Reception in conjunction with ALLOVERSTREET:

Friday, December 2, 6-9pm
 

XXChange & The Baltimore Women's Maker Collective

XXChange & The Baltimore Women's Maker Collective

While studios, makerspaces, DIY workshops, and tech labs are proliferating in neighborhoods across the city, even within progressive working environments, encouragement and support for marginalized groups are lacking. The Baltimore Women’s Maker Collective (BWMC) came out of a desire to address the need for progressive work environments, growing intersectionality and encouragement and support for marginalized groups. With support of a Grit Fund Grant from The Contemporary, this womanist group of artists, creative entrepreneurs, and craftspeople has been able to expand the visibility of BWMC and celebrate the achievements of all people in Baltimore and beyond who are breaking gender and racial barriers.

Through the exhibition, events and workshops in conjunction with XXChange, we hope to build and complement the community and conversations already taking place, and all events and workshops are open and safe spaces for all who would like to participate.

Workshops + Demonstrations

As part of BWMC’s mission to skill share and promote women makers, we're teaming up with Open Works and Station North Tool Library who will generously host low-cost and free workshops and demonstrations.

Friday, November 11 6-8pmAt The Station North Tool Library + Oliver Street Studios ( 405-417 East Oliver Street)

Blacksmithing with Breon Gilleran Intro to Power Tools with Timisha Porcher of Toolbox Divas

Saturday, November 19 11a-1pm At  Open Works ( 1400 Greenmount Avenue, Greenmount & Oliver Streets )

Candle Making demonstration with Knits, Soy, and Metal Intro to Draping with Valencia JamesBonnie Crawford Kotula: Free form soldering circuits

Symposium: "Flipping the Narrative" Saturday, November 12th, 10a-5pm at AREA 405

A day long series of panel discussions and artist talks exploring different facets of identity in art, craft, and design. (Admission by donation)

XXChange jurors Myrtis Bedolla, Zoe Charlton, Breon Gilleran, and Megan Van Wagoner will talk about their perspectives and experiences collecting, curating, and jurying artwork. More participants to be announced

10:30-11:30: Curator’s panel and gallery tour

11:30 –12:30 Art and Craft

12:30-1:30 Break/Lunch

1:30 -2pm A conversation: Women in Craft

2:30-3:30 Transforming Materials

3:30-4:30 Exploring Gender through Practice

About the Jurors

MYRTIS BEDOLLA, (www.galeriemyrtis.com) Founder of Galerie Myrtis in 2006, Myrtis Bedolla has 20 years of experience as an advisor to institutions and private collectors in the acquisition and sale of fine art and provides professional curatorial services, lectures and educational programming to corporate, civic and arts organizations. The mission of the gallery is twofold: to exhibit artists who deserve recognition for work that explores our cultural and historical landscape, and to celebrate art movements that have paved the way for greater artistic freedom.

ZOË CHARLTON, www.zoecharlton.com Zoë Charlton makes drawings that explore the ironies of contemporary social and cultural stereotypes.  She depicts her subject’s relationship with their world by combining images of culturally loaded objects and landscapes with undressed bodies. She received her MFA  from the University of Texas at Austin with recent exhibitions including ConnerSmith Gallery in Washington, DC, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, the Harvey B. Gantt Center, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and Studio Museum of Harlem. She is a recipient of a Pollock-Krasner grant, and a Ruby Artist Grant. Charlton is an Associate Professor of Art at American University in Washington, DC.  She is represented by ConnerSmith, Washington D.C.

BREON GILLERAN, www.feelforsteel.com Breon Gilleran is a sculptor, blacksmith, and printmaker. She received a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1981 and an MFA from the University of Maryland in Sculpture in 2002. Breon is an Assistant Professor of Art at Goucher College. She maintains an active studio practice at Area 405 exhibiting widely both nationally and internationally with a recent solo exhibition at McDaniel College, 2015.

MEGAN VAN WAGONER, http://www.meganvanwagoner.com Megan Van Wagoner is a sculptor who tells stories with everyday objects. She completed her BFA in ceramics at the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1997 and an MFA from the Mount Royal School at the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2000. She has participated in residencies at ArtFarm, the Vermont Studio Center, has traveled to Jingdezhen, China to study contemporary ceramic production in 2012. She is the recipient of a Maryland Arts Council Individual Artist Award. Megan has recently shown solo exhibitions at Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, DC, Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD, and Montpelier Arts Center in Laurel, MD.  She currently teaches art and design at Montgomery College in Silver Spring, Maryland.

About BWMC Baltimore Woman's Maker Collective (BWMC)was founded early 2016 to encourage and celebrate the achievements of self-identifying women and non-binary artists, creative business owners, and craftspeople in the greater Baltimore region. Safe spaces for marginalized groups are lacking but vitally necessary to foster empowering, educational, and creative experiences. Its mission is to create an inclusive platform for women of all ages, races, cultures, abilities, and sexual-identities to connect, collaborate and share skills and resources. Thus, BWMC seeks to act as a supportive social network to promote makers of all disciplines, help established business-owners connect with clients, and advocate accessibility for women, genderqueer, trans-, and non-binary people working in or pursuing traditionally male-dominated creative trades. BWMC’s core organizers are Heather Bradbury, April Danielle Lewis, Breon Gilleran, Jorgelina Lopez, Letta Moore, and Hannah Wides.

Thank you to The Contemporary, The Robert W Deutch Foundation for the GRIT FUND in in helping to product this exhibition and series of events and workshops, and to our community and collaborators for your continued valuable support. CHEERS, it doesn't happen without you
 

Artist and Activist  LISA AUSTIN

joins us at AREA 405 Friday, September 2nd in conjunction with September's back to school ALLOVERSTREET to have a fundraiser and talk about how artists are vital to today's democracy.

Artists can help transform the opaque structures that thwart each community's potential.The first ELECT AN ARTIST was held in Richmond, VA this June to get artists - from poets to painters - to start thinking about running for local elected office and local board. Instead of oppositional thinking, our democracy needs Collaborative- Creative problem-solvers. 

Come enjoy a beverage and get creatively involved in running your community.

Donations are welcomed to help support the upcoming ELECT AN ARTIST website as well as 2017 campaign of social sculptor (Lisa Austin) who plans to run for Mayor of Erie, PA.

Suggested Donations: 
Event $5-$25.
One-of-a-kind-numbered-T-shirt $20.
Buttons - $5.

Join us Friday for this important event!

Call for entries for XXCHANGE

Call for artwork by women/womyn artists, makers crafters, and designers of all gender identities and expressions using but not limited to traditional methods of sewing, textiles art, weaving, welding, woodworking, cold connections, and contemporary techniques e.g., laser cutting or digital design and fabrication. 

baltimore women's maker collective

Through the support of a Grit Fund Grant from The Contemporary (the nomadic, non-collecting art museum, Baltimore, MD) Baltimore Women's Maker Collective is holding "XXChange" at AREA 405 this fall at AREA 405. This event provides  a platform for the arts community to network and engage with more self-identifying women interested in pursuing and/or participating in the fields of art, craft and technology.

Where: AREA 405 in the Station North Arts & Entertainment District

When: November 4 - December 1, 2016

Reception: First Friday, November 4, 5-8pm

Saturday November 12: Planned events include: artist talks, fabrication demonstrations, workshop and panel discussions. Participants include Zoë Charlton, Hannah Wides, Stewart Watson, Ellen Durkan, Myrtis Bedolla, and others to be announced .

Saturday & Sunday December 3 & 4, planned Sale and Symposium

Deadline for Applications: August 31

Submission Fee: $15.00.

Description:

The City of Baltimore is in the midst of a cultural renaissance. While artists’ studios, maker spaces, DIY workshops, and tech labs are proliferating in neighborhoods across the city, within these progressive working environments encouragement and support for marginalized groups may be lacking. To address these issues, a small group of like-minded people came together to form The Baltimore Women’s Maker Collective (BWMC), a growing, intersectional feminist group of artists, creative entrepreneurs, and craftspeople. The BWMC was recently awarded a Grit Fund Grant by The Contemporary, XXChange is able to expand the visibility of BWMC and celebrate the achievements of all people in the greater Baltimore region and beyond who are breaking gender and racial barriers. Through XXChange, we hope to build a creative exhibition and series of symposium style events that complement the community and conversations already taking place. This event will provide the arts community an opportunity to network with and inspire more self-identifying women interested in pursuing and/or participating in the fields of art, craft and technology. 

Artists selected for the exhibition are eligible for one of 15 honoraria awards of $100. 

This application is open nation-wide and all are encouraged to apply

The exhibition space at Area 405 can accommodate larger installations. Proposals of new work will also be considered and must include a detailed proposal statement, appropriate drawings and descriptions. Please contact Baltimore Women's Maker Collective directly for details at info@bwmcollective.org

Awards:

Artists selected for the exhibition will be eligible for one of 15 honoraria awards of $100 each. Honoraria will be awarded by the jurors to artists whose work demonstrates outstanding achievement. The jurors' decisions are final.

Exhibition Space:

Area 405 is a 7000 square foot exhibition and event space in the heart of Baltimore City that promotes arts and cultural programming as a venue for artists, and for 13 years has supported collaborative events with local and regional organizations. The is gallery located in the Oliver Street Studios Building which currently houses over 40 artist studios and The Station North Tool Library, with its proximity to maker-spaces of all kinds, it is the ideal space for this special exhibition. www.area405.com

Eligibility:

Eligible artists include all women, gender fluid, and trans* artists, makers, designers, and craftspeople whose work can be described as CRAFT or POST CRAFT. This includes makers using traditional craft mediums such as metals, ceramics, textiles, industrial or fashion design, book making, new or mixed media, as well as artists using any materials and processes once associated primarily with handicrafts to express new concepts. If you are a maker or own a small business making art or craft, we want to see what you make!

All types of art and craft will be considered.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older.

All submitted works must be available to exhibit for the full duration of the exhibition.

All are encouraged to apply; this application is open nation-wide.

Application Process:

Upload application materials to www.submittable.com    

You may submit three digital images and one detail image of each of work completed within the last 3 years. Images must represent work being displayed. No descriptions, names or text of any sort should be layered onto the images. ( if you are submitting new work, please send a proposal of the work to

info@bwmcollective.org along with the images to the submittable upload

1. Maximum File Size- 3MB per image

2. Save each image as a  .jpg

3. Label each image “FirstNameLastName1.jpg” (i.e.: TubmanHarriet1.jpg)

4. Use 1-3 to match image descriptions on application.

5. Label details “detail 1.jpg etc.”

Notification:

Notification will be made by email to the address provided in your submission.

Delivery/Installation:

Artists are responsible for delivering or shipping work to and from the gallery October 29- November 1 and December 5-7, 2016.

ABOUT THE JURORS:

- MYRTIS BEDOLLA, www.galeriemyrtis.com

Founder of Galerie Myrtis in 2006, Myrtis Bedolla has 20 years of experience as an advisor to institutions and private collectors in the acquisition and sale of fine art and provides professional curatorial services, lectures and educational programming to corporate, civic and arts organizations. The mission of the gallery is twofold: to exhibit artists who deserve recognition for work that explores our cultural and historical landscape, and to celebrate art movements that have paved the way for greater artistic freedom.

- ZOË CHARLTON, www.zoecharlton.com

Zoë Charlton makes drawings that explore the ironies of contemporary social and cultural stereotypes. She depicts her subject’s relationship with their world by combining images of culturally loaded objects and landscapes with undressed bodies. She received her MFA from the University of Texas at Austin with recent exhibitions including ConnerSmith Gallery in Washington, DC, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, the Harvey B. Gantt Center, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and Studio Museum of Harlem. She is a recipient of a Pollock-Krasner grant, and a Ruby Artist Grant. Charlton is an Associate Professor of Art at American University in Washington, DC. She is represented by ConnerSmith, Washington D.C.

- BREON GILLERAN, www.feelforsteel.com

Breon Gilleran is a sculptor, blacksmith, and printmaker. She received a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1981 and an MFA from the University of Maryland in Sculpture in 2002. Breon is an Assistant Professor of Art at Goucher College. She maintains an active studio practice at Area 405 exhibiting widely both nationally and internationally with a recent solo exhibition at McDaniel College, 2015.

- MEGAN VAN WAGONER, www.meganvanwagoner.com

Megan Van Wagoner is a sculptor who tells stories with everyday objects. She completed her BFA in ceramics at the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1997 and an MFA from the Mount Royal School at the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2000. She has participated in residencies at ArtFarm, the Vermont Studio Center, has traveled to Jingdezhen, China to study contemporary ceramic production in 2012. She is the recipient of a Maryland Arts Council Individual Artist Award. Megan has recently shown solo exhibitions at Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, DC, Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD, and Montpelier Arts Center in Laurel, MD. She currently teaches art and design at Montgomery College in Silver Spring, Maryland.

This project is partially supported by the Grit Fund, a regional regranting program administered by The Contemporary and funded by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and The Robert W. Deutsch Foundation.

 This exhibit is sponsored by Baltimore Women’s Maker Collective, AREA 405 and THE GRIT FUND.

Legacy, artist reception 7-9pm Friday June 3rd in conjunction with June Alloverstreet. 

Legacy features works by the Corcoran School of Art & Design. Demonstrating the conceptual and material breadth of this group of young artists, Legacy encapsulates the development of a new and diverse generation.

The eleven students exhibiting include Amber Boris, Claudia Lamy, Noah McWilliams, Anthony Pattermann, Arel Peckler, Patrick Quinn, Ali Sengul, Jordan Shelton, Lionel White, Khadijah Wilson, and Rachel Van Dyke. Legacy is coordinated by professors Lisa Dillin and Jonathan Latiano. 

Alloverstreet is a first Fridays monthly art walk throughout the Oliver Street corridor featuring upwards of 10 art galleries and exhibition spaces, with a kickoff happy hour at the Station North Tool Library and an artist talk at AREA 405.

TRACES

April 1 – April 22, 2016

OPENING RECEPTION: April 1, 2016, 7:00pm – 10:00pm

traces2016.com

WORKS BY: 

Gabrielle Velez, Edgar Reyes, Irvin Morazan, Ricardo Ruiz, Nicoletta De La Brown, Krissty Batres, Jorge Galvan, Ryan Flores, René Treviño, and Justin Zachary

curated by Ashley Delara DeHoyos

TRACES, Ni de aquí, Ni de allá (neither here, nor there) reflects the cultural complexities of Latinidad and examines the aesthetic values and characteristics of producing work under the Latin American umbrella. Featuring the work of ten artists currently living in Maryland, Virginia, Texas and Pennsylvania with diverse familia heritage across the Latin American diaspora–from Mexico, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Panama, California, New York and Texas.

Focused in Baltimore, a city too often defined by a limited, black-and-white conversation with regards to identity, TRACES intends to reframe the conversation and broaden its parameters. By shining light on the emerging Latin American population and contemporary art scene, TRACES aims to facilitate needed discourse around the Latin American experience in the United States and issues relating to cultural essentialism, acculturation, and assimilation.

Through visual art and performance, TRACES unpacks the connections between one’s environment, heritage, and experience. Using digital media, photography, sculpture, fiber, and other approaches, the artists investigate traces of their own histories and influences in relation to current art trends.

OPENING RECEPTION

Live performance by Nicoletta De La Brown

April 1   |   7:00PM to 10:00PM

ALLOVERSTREET

April 8   |   Click Here for Allover Street Calendar of Events

PROGRAMMING

Friday April 1, 2016

Sancocho Private preview and Intimate Discussion in the Gallery 5:00PM – 7:00PM
Opening Reception 7:00PM – 10:00PM
Live performances by Krissty Batres & Nicoletta De La Brown

APRIL 17, 2016
Unraveling the Complexities a Cultural Roundtable
2:00PM – 5:00PM

An exhibition co-curated by Sarah Tanguy and Stewart Watson and featuring the works of seventeen artists chosen from studio visits throughout Area 405's accompanying Oliver Street Studios. 
The exhibition will include new and recent existing works by:

Amy Boone McCreesh, Antonio McAfee, Benjamin Piwowar, Breon Gilleran, David Page, David Ubias, Jackie Milad, James Vose, Joshua Wade Smith, Kyle Tata, Laura White, Liz Donadio, Margaret Rogers, Mary Anne Arntzen, Paul Jeanes, Steven Pearson, Zoe Friedman. 

The cumulative biographies and exhibition records of this group of artists are astounding. They are Trawick Prize winners, Sondheim Prize Finalists & Semifinalists, many have having exhibited at The Walters Art Museum, The Baltimore Museum of Art, The Evergreen Museum, and too many exhibition spaces and university galleries to count.

The exhibition dates: are February 20th -March 20

Opening Artist Reception: Saturday, February 20th 6-9:30pm

Gallery hours Sunday 28 feb 12-3, and by appointment -info@area405.com
Alloverstreet Art walk and artist talk Friday March 4th 6:30 -9pm
Sat march 12 Green Gala  (ticketed event) 7-11 pm
Friday- Sunday March 18-20 Tool Library Symposium (ticketed event)

Sarah Tanguy is an independent curator and arts writer, as well as a curator for Art in Embassies (AIE), U.S. Department of State, in Washington, DC. Since 1983, Tanguy has developed over a hundred and fifty exhibitions. Recent independent exhibitions include“Between the Covers: Altered Books in Contemporary Art,” Everhart Museum, Scranton, Pennsylvania; the 20th anniversary exhibition for The Kreeger Museum, Washington, D.C.; “Mapping: Memory and Motion in Contemporary Art,” Katonah Museum of Art, New York; and an ongoing exhibition program for the American Center for Physics, College Park, Maryland. She was associate curator of the public art collection at the new Washington Convention Center (spring 2000-winter 2002). In addition to numerous exhibition-related
essays, she has written for The Washington Times, Sculpture, New Art Examiner, Glass, American Craft, Metalsmith, Urbanite, Hand Print Workshop International, Turning Points, Mid-Atlantic Country, Baltimore, and Readers Digest.
As an AIE curator, Tanguy has created over 75 exhibitions of American art for U.S. ambassadorial residences overseas since fall 2004. She has also curated four art collections for the public areas of the new US embassies in Addis Ababa, Helsinki, Monrovia, and Sarajevo, and is currently working on the art collections for Ankara, Athens, Moscow, Niamey, Oslo, Taipei, and The Hague. The exhibitions and collections bring together works by contemporary U.S. and host country artists around shared themes, and include painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media and new media work, and works on paper.
The daughter of a diplomat, Tanguy was born in Penang, Malaysia. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts from Georgetown University. While working on her a Master of Art degree in Art History from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, she returned to Washington, D.C., as a summer intern at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
Thereafter, she has worked at the National Gallery, the International Exhibitions Foundation, The Tremaine Collection, the International Sculpture Center, the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, The Hechinger Collection, and Art in Embassies.

PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF DATE for this event due to the blizzard.- it has been rescheduled to Saturday, February 6th - we hope you can make it!

Join the Baltimore Jewelry Center for Ornamenta on FEBRUARY 6th from 7-10pm at Area 405! Ornamenta is the second annual benefit party of the Baltimore Jewelry Center, a new metals and art jewelry makerspace in Station North offering classes, workshops, and studio rental. Ornamenta will feature a pop-up exhibition of student and faculty work, a stellar silent auction, food by Blacksauce Kitchen, an open bar with signature cocktails, and a DJ and dancing! Tickets are just $55 and can be purchased at http://bmorejewelrycenter.bpt.me or at the door!

All proceeds benefit the Baltimore Jewelry Center's free educational programming like workshops, exhibitions, and artist talks as well as our scholarship program.

 Area 405 is proud to be a part of the New Day Campaign, a series of 15 exhibitions and 60 events throughout the Baltimore region.

This initiative uses art to challenge stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness and addiction, making the world a more healing place. Together we can show where stigma ends and healing begins. Join us this fall.

November 14th - December 20th 2015

What pain looks like when one is suffering with mental illness or addiction, or affected by a loved one’s hurting, and what flows from that pain. How might we find a place of compassion to become part of the solution rather than contributing to the suffering?

 First the Pain II features a new and immersive video and sound installation by Phylicia Ghee  and new and existing works representing the theme through drawing, painting, print making, and photography by artists Jenna Kahn, Michelle Labonte, Ashley Minner, Nicolette Norman, Lydia Pettit, Alyse Ruriani,Emma Jo Shatto and Laura Weiner. 

First the Pain II Opening Reception & Intrepid IPerformance 

and Opening Reception

November 14, 4:00 - 6:00pm

Opening Reception for First the Pain II is part of the Healing Experiences Series and includes a performance of Intrepid I. 

Listen In with ellen cherry: COMBAT
November 21, 6:00 - 9:30pm

Presented and recorded before a live audience, song-and-story-alchemist ellen cherry brings her webcast “Listen in with ellen cherry” into new territory, exploring the topics of PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) and healing through music,…

Listen In with ellen cherry: WAR ZONE
December 5, 6:00 - 9:30pm

Presented and recorded before a live audience, song-and-story- alchemist ellen cherry brings her webcast “Listen in with ellen cherry” into new territory, exploring the topic of intergenerational trauma in the city of Baltimore through music and…

Intrepid II Performance
December 6, 5:00 - 7:00pm

In conjunction with the exhibition First the Pain II, New Day Campaign’s resident healing artist, Phylicia Ghee, performs and presents others in performing Intrepid, a full-body drawing and healing experience about letting go and letting in. 

gallery hours will be posted here and on our facebook page  and are also by appointment

Area 405 is proud to host our 11th Annual, Una Noche Flamenca!

October 24th 2015 8-11pm

The internationally renown talents of Flamenco artists Anna Menendez and Edwin Aparicio, guitarist Ricardo Marlow, percussionist Behzad Habibzai and vocalist Héctor José Márquez. This year, we also have the distinct honor of welcoming international flamenco star, Norberto Chamizo to Area 405's stage.

Please join us as we celebrate once again these wonderful artists in our rustic Area 405 interior. We will provide the ambiance, they, the magic!

Doors open at 7:15 light tapas provided.
Seats are first come, first served, and are set in a relaxing tablao style with tea lights and cafe' tables with Spanish wines and non alcoholic beverages available .

Only 135 seats will be available at just
General admission is $40 each. 
We are offering Greenmount West/ Station North community residents and neighbors HALF PRICE! That's just $20 for a world class performance!
so please see the special ticketing price for this at brown paper tickets booking
If you aren't from our neighborhood, but feel you need community pricing, please contact us at info@area405.com with your information, and we will try to accommodate you.

This show will sell out - buy your tickets early and avoid the rush!

Artist Bios:

Anna Menendez
Anna Menendez, is a Washington DC based Flamenco artist. She began as a ballet dancer, but found her true passion in Spanish dance. Anna has performed with many dance companies and has been a solo Flamenco artist since 1997. Ms. Menendez has performed at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, in over 50 children's concerts with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, with The Washington Opera, and in October of 2011 Anna and her company “Pastora” performed as a part of Velocity at the Sydney Harman Hall in Washington DC . Ms Menendez has performed in
and myriad concert halls, tablaos and venues throughout the country. Most recently Ms. Menendez performed in Flamenco Aparicio’s production of “Intimo” at the “Teatro Nacional Ruben Dario” in Managua, Nicaragua.
Ms. Menendez is a 2003 Artistic Fellowship Award recipient from the D.C. council for the Arts and Humanities for excellence in Flamenco dance. Along with performing regularly, she is a choreographer and teacher at the American Embassy of Dance in Washington, DC. She is also a Teaching Artist with Young Audiences of Maryland under who’s direction Anna has developed a series of programs integrating literacy and learning through Spanish dance.

Edwin Aparicio
Edwin Aparicio is considered to be one of the most sought-after flamenco performers, teachers and choreographers in the United States. He has been described by critics as "the most amazing dancer seen in years," "a technical powerhouse dancing with blistering conviction," having "hellfire footwork" and choreographies with "beautiful, evocative imagery".Trained by the world renowned flamenco artists Tomás de Madrid and "La Tati", Mr. Aparicio made his debut at the legendary Casa Patas in Madrid in 2001 and in 2005 performed as a soloist and a company member with "Jóvenes Flamenco" at the Centro Cultural de San Blas in Madrid. Mr. Aparicio has performed with The Washington National Opera at The Kennedy Center under the direction of Plácido Domingo.Aparicio is the artistic director and choreographer of the productionsFlamenco Men,Flamenco/Flamenca,Al AndalúsCamino / al flamenco, andEncuentros, co-director and choreographer ofBailes Inéditos, director and choreographer of the nationally acclaimed productionsÍntimowith Carmela Greco, which was presented in Washington DC, Philadelphia, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Portland OR, and at the Kean University in New Jersey, andEntresueño, which marked Mr. Aparicio's New York City debut as a company director Since 2008Mr. Aparicois a member of thefacultyat the Washington School of Ballet. In 2013heperformed as a guest artist in The Washington Ballet's production of Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC.

Norberto Chamizo
Born in Germany to a family of Spanish emigrants, Norberto began studying dance at 19. He moved to Madrid to dedicate his life to Flamenco studying at Amor De Dios with acclaimed artists Tomas De Madrid, Circo, La Tati and more. Since 2001, he has performed as a soloist in the COMPAÑÍA FLAMENCA TOMÁS DE MADRID and has toured throughout Europe, Northern Africa, and Japan.teaching Flamenco since 2000. Norberto frequently appears as a featured performer at the legendary Madrid Tablao Casa-Patas with renowed artist Carmela Greco and others.
Norberto is a director, choreographer and teacher of Flamenco since 2002 spreading his technics worldwide. In 2004, Norberto formed his own company Flamenco Joven, with which he regularly tours internationally, most notably spending several touring seasons in Japan, Germany, Spain, The Canary Islands, and New York.

Ricardo Marlow
As a young child, Ricardo (Richard) Marlow was introduced to the guitar by his father, the eminent classical guitarist John E. Marlow. He went on to receive a degree from the James Madison School of Music (James Madison University) in 1997. Ricardo studied flamenco guitar with Maestro Gerardo Núñez, in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain. He has performed with the "Danza del Río Flamenco Company," with Ana Martínez and Paco de Málaga, Anna Menéndez, and since 1997, with the "Arte Flamenco" Dance Company.Marlow is a key member of Edwin Aparicio's productions of "Bailes Inéditos," "Encuentros," and "Íntimo," where performed with Jesús Montoya, Alfonso Cid, Roberto Castellón, "La Truco," and Carmela Greco. Marlow has performed at the Mayor's Art's Awards at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, The Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, and regularly performs at theaters, museums and flamenco venues in the Washington, DC, as well asnational and international venues and an original composition as part of Septime Webre's Washington Ballet production of "Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises" at the Kennedy Center.

Héctor José Márquez
Héctor José Márquez a Flamenco cante is from Washington, DC. Mr. Marquez originally studied flamenco guitar in Granada, Spain, with Paco Trujillo, then in Sanlúcar de Barrameda he studied cante with Rafael Bernal, Ismael De La Rosa, Amparo Heredia "La Repompilla" and Maestro Rafael De Utrera. Upon returning to the U.S. he began to work in local tablaos. Mr. Márquez has performed with Flamenco Aparicio Dance Company at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, Center Stage, GALA Hispanic Theater, the Harman Hall, Instituto Cervantes, Teatro Nacional Rubén Darío in Nicaragua and the Old Town School of Folk Music. Mr. Márquez has also worked with Pastora Flamenca, Auxi Fernández, Nelida Terado, and Natalia Monteleon with Arte Flamenco. He performed at Alegrias La Nacional in New York City, The United State's most famous Tablao. Mr. Márquez performed as a guest artist in Septime Webre's Washington Ballet production of Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" at the Kennedy Center and can be found performing with many national and international companies.

Behezad Habibzai
Behzad Habibzai brings over 20 years experience as a musician. A drummer, composer, classically-trained percussionist, and founding member of the New England underground punk band The Rhetorics, Behzad began playing flamenco guitar at the age of 14 after exploring various world music. Behzad performs with Flamenco Aparicio, Pastora, Arte Flamenco, and Pasion y Arte at theaters and festivals including but not limited to the Atlas Theater's Intersections Festival, Gala Theatre's Fuego Flamenco Festival, Sidney Harman Hall's Velocity DC Dance Festival, the Creative Alliance, the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, the DC Feria, and chamber music performances with members of the United States Army Field Band. Since 2013, Behzad has co-produced three programs under the ensemble name Sonsonete with soprano vocalist Meghan Pilar Whittier exploring a program of flamenco and Spanish art songs. Additionally, Behzad has performed in numerous productions in the metro area's theater scene serving as onstage musician at the Constellation Theatre, WSC Avant Bard, and Gala Hispanic Theatre. Behzad has given workshops and lectures at George Mason University, Peabody Conservatory, and the Mid-Atlantic Guitar Festival, and has been a guest artist at the Ibero-American Guitar Festival twice. Behzad is proud to have maintained an active studio teaching flamenco guitar at the Guitar Gallery in Washington, DC and has been serving as accompanist for the flamenco classes at the American Dance Institute for over a decade.

Gilding The Lily

June 12- August 1 2015

Curated by René Treviño and Stewart Watson
Opening Reception: June 13, 2015, 7-10pm
Artscape Gallery Network Reception: July 17, 2015, 7-10pm

“Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion”
--From the film Donnie Darko

The artists in this exhibit use glitter, gold leaf, silver Mylar and other reflective materials in their work. These works literally sparkle and yet they also condemn or implicate. Often this work is a mirror that pointedly reflects our consumer driven politics or the ephemerality of our existence. Looking simultaneously to the past and future, these artists gild lilies, explore the depths of space and perform magic.

Chivas Clem
Mary Annella Frank & Francesca Bozzelli
Marian April Glebes
Jonathan Latiano
Trudi Y Ludwig
Jonathan Monaghan
Jefferson Pinder
Dan Steinhilber
Jane Yoon

 YOUTH RESILIENCY INSTITUTE

An Answer to Violence Through the Arts

Saturday May 2nd 12:30-3:00pm  

A Celebration of Reggae Legend Peter Tosh

Guest Speaker: Niambe McIntosh, daughter of Peter Tosh and Administrator of the Peter Tosh estate.                                                     &

The Youth Resiliency Institute (YRI) announces the Baltimore Guitarist's Against Violence Program Tosh Roots Reggae Youth Cohort Induction

WHAT:  On Saturday, May 2, 2015, fifteen youths ages 8-18 from Baltimore's Cherry Hill Homes, Albemarle Square, and other parts of the city will be publicly inducted into the Tosh Roots Reggae Youth Cohort as part of the Youth Resiliency Institute's Baltimore Guitarist's Against Violence (BGAV) program. "It is apparent even more so, as evidenced by the violence and social unrest displayed on Monday following the funeral of Freddie Gray that Baltimore City does not have a youth problem, it has an adult problem. Providing outlets for our youth is a responsibility of adults in order to protect our youth." said Fanon Hill, co-founder of the Youth Resiliency Institute, along with his wife, Navasha Daya.

BGAV Cohort members will have the opportunity to make their own guitars under the tutelage of musician and instrument maker Abu the Flutemaker; learn guitar basics from master guitarists; perform roots reggae concerts throughout Baltimore City beginning in September; and learn about legendary reggae artist Peter Tosh's life, music, and his example of responding to police brutality through art, not counter -productive violence. 

Students will research and learn from incidents of police brutality and intimidation that have plagued impoverished Black communities throughout Baltimore. Students will also attend Baltimore Police Department monthly Community Relations Council meetings familiarizing themselves with the organizational structural of each Baltimore City police district.

BGAV curricula honors the traditions, history and restorative capacity of the neighborhoods students live in, while demonstrating the power of reconciliation, forgiveness and conflict mediation through special visits from relatives of homicide victims and anti-violence activists.

"Imagine a Baltimore City where it was as easy to get a guitar as it is to get a gun," said Hill. "As cultural arts organizers and artists we need to go on the offensive and provide youth with opportunities to create art, fresh imagery and original songs that corroborate their experiences and challenge the status quo in Baltimore's cultural arts community."

The event is free and open to the public and will feature guest speaker Niambe McIntosh, daughter of reggae legend Peter Tosh and administrator of her father's estate. McIntosh will speak about her father and his legacy, with an eye to the importance of that legacy for young people living in difficult circumstances. According to Hill, "Peter Tosh had a lot of swagger, as you might say, but he never was a violent person. He never resorted to violence. Although he spoke about issues related to police brutality, he fought with his music, with his art form." 

WHEN:  Saturday, May 2, beginning at 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: Area 405, 405 E. Oliver St., Baltimore, MD 21202

For more information, contact Fanon Hill at fanon@youthresiliencyinstitute.org or (443) 934-1972.

www.youthresiliencyinstitute.org

The Youth Resiliency Institute is a program under the umbrella of Fusion Partnerships, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the state of Maryland.

Community Seder and Holy Hallel After Party 

Saturday, April 4 at 6:00pm - 10:00pm  • $36/person •Register online

A night in two parts: A rousing telling of the story of the exodus from Egypt during a festive meal and Holy Hallel After Party.

What is a Holy Hallel After Party?
Your favorite pesadich desserts, potato vodka cocktails and a rock-n-roll performance of Hallel- a collection of psalms put together to be sung during joyous occasions on the Hebrew Calendar. 

CASA ART OF CARING

Sunday, April 26th 2015

Art of Caring is a one-of-a-kind art auction advocating against child abuse and neglect, creating unwavering support for our children in Baltimore City by CASA of Baltimore City. Join us April 26, 2015, and together we can make a difference.

Artists include

Sam Holmes, 
Ryan Syrell, 
Tiffany Jones, 
Mary Anne Artzen,
Breon Gilleran, 
Make Studios,
Renee VanDerStelt, 
Justin Strom
Olivia Obineme/ Strangers with Style
Kathleen McCullough
Brandon Morse
Cara Ober
Antoine Blanton
Jeramie Bellmay
Joseph Giordano
Gaia
Lisa Dillin
Abigail Parrish
Elena Volkova
Nether Baltimore
Gerald Ross
Timothy Nohe
Lauren Adams
Morris Munyana
Frank Perrelli
Rob Hackett
- and so many more!!!

Join us 3-7pm Donate, Support, Advocate

http://artofcaring.casabalt.org/event/

receives  BEST of BALTIMORE   Art Gallery from  Citypaper 2014

 All Things Must Pass an interview and review of Autumn Leaves by Jack Livingston on BmoreArt

The Contemporary Museum's CoHost Event with AREA 405 was a smashing success with the incredible GUERRILLA GIRLS - read more about it in the review by the CITYPAPER HERE

The INTENTIONAL a DC Magazine is paring up with BmoreArt and The PinkLine Project for a launch of their latest edition on November 8th - learn more about it HERE

Bruun Studios announces Autumn Leaves,

An Ambitious Community & Art project this Fall

Autumn Leaves is an exhibition and 7 free public events that celebrate individuality, reflect on meaning, and model healthy communities taking place 

September 20 through November 2, 2014 at Area 405.

Bringing people together to reflect upon and celebrate our lives through art, Autumn Leaves illuminates a Baltimore we otherwise might not know. Each of 7 the events presents a different group of participants, all with something to bring to the occasion, framing festivities about the autumnal time of our lives.

The exhibition features portraits and words about 49 individuals age 50 or older- these are the leaves of Autumn Leaves. These Leaves include local luminaries from fields such as public health, the arts, media, entertainment, and community advocacy, as well as many community members who have lived past 50 years  being that it is itself an accomplishment worth marking.  Also included are 49 drawings by Peter Bruun invoking the passage of time as we live our lives.

The 49 portraits have been created by seven artists:  Zoë Charlton, Ian MacLean Davis, Tiffany Jones, Ernest Shaw, E.L. Briscoe, Nicole Buckingham Kern, and Paris Johnson. 

Written works by these seven writers using just 49 words to convey his or her thoughts are featured: Jen Grow, Steven Leyva, Laura Schovan, Kevin Griffin Moreno, Nakia Brown (aka "Fire Angelou"), Jeremy Chase-Israel, and Victor Rodgers (aka "Art Vandalay").

For more information about Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves Web Site

Each event is hosted by a pair of young leaders and presents the 7 leaves sharing from the heart. With one or more performing youth art groups, a featured writer and the artist, we join together in diverse and caring fellowship, where who you are and what you bring is honored, welcome, and always enough.

The Sycamore Group

Sunday, November 2nd (doors open 4:00pm; presentation 4:45pm) 

Artist: Zöe Charlton

Hosts: Lola & Thibault Manekin

Leaves: Clarence Brown, Michael Burke, John Campagna, Cheryan Clinton, Beth Fredrick, Monique Goss & Jo Tyler

Writer: Fire Angelou (a.k.a. Nakia Brown)

Featured Youth Art Group: UNCHAINED TALENT

The Poplar Group

Saturday, September 20th 

Artist: Tiffany Jones

Hosts: Damien Davis & Dani Johnson

Leaves: Bill Clark, Anna Davis, Jeff Johnson, Gilda Johnson, Walter Lomax, 

Dean Lynes & Selwyn Ray

Writer: Laura Shovan

Featured Youth Art Group: Youth Resiliency Institute

The Birch Group

Tuesday, September 30th

Artist: Nicole Buckingham Kern

Hosts: Brad Rogers & Jennifer Strasbaugh

Leaves: Juanita Brown, Tori Burns, Paul Freedman, Julie Gabrielli, Robert Ginyard, 

Seth Knopp, & Donna Jackson Nakazawa

Writer: Art Vandalay (a.k.a. Victor Rodgers)

Featured Youth Art Group: Goaldiggers: The Sankofa Project
 

The Oak Group

Sunday, October 5th

Artist: E.L. Briscoe

Hosts: Maisy Cottingham & Jamie Stierhoff

Leaves: Evelyn Chatmon, Jon Spelman, Janie Baylor Stephens, Lee Stierhoff, Douglass Williams, Felton Williams, & Traci Wright

Writer: Jen Grow

Featured Youth Art Group: 901 Arts

The Ash Group

Thursday, October 9th 

Artist: Ian MacLean Davis

Hosts: Scott Burkholder & Lindsey Davis

Leaves: Elizabeth Faas-Hughes, Sallah Jenkins, Liz Lerman, , Don Palmer, Geri Lynn Peak,

Bea Scott & Florian Svitak

Writer: Steven Leyva

Featured Youth Art Group: TwentyOneOsix (2106)

The Chestnut Group

Tuesday October 14th 

Artist: Paris Johnson

Hosts: Pamela Eisenberg& Kevin Griffin Moreno

Leaves: Adote Akwe, Alvin Eng, Mel Holden, Harriet Lynn, Zinaida Rozenberg,

 Tamra Settles & Marc Steiner 

Writer: Kevin Griffin Moreno

Featured Youth Art Group: Muse 360 Arts

The Maple Group

Sunday, October 18th

Artist:Ernest Shaw

Hosts: Rodney Foxworth

Leaves: Lee Boot, Gayle Carney, Carol Higgs, Guy Jones, Ken Royster, 

Vincent Thomas & Debi Young

Writer: Jeremy Chase-Israel

Featured Youth Art Groups: Encouraging the World & Walks of Art

 limited valet parking will be available for each event $7

Autumn Leaves' four October events are part of Free Fall Baltimore, a program of the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA).

Peter Bruun, founding director and primary artist for Bruun Studios and creator of Autumn Leaves, was one of only five artists to receive a Creative Baltimore Fund grant in support of Autumn Leaves. 

A full listing of other funders and partners for Autumn Leaves can be found at

Autumn Leaves Support

All events are free, open to the public and take place at Area 405 and no reservations area required.