Opening Reception

Friday, 02.13.2026
5:00 – 9:00 p.m.

CLOSING RECEPTION

Friday, 03.13.2026
5:00 – 9:00 p.m.

GALLERY HOURS

Thursday – Saturday
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

AREA 405 presents 405 DAILY, its first tenant exhibition, featuring works by seventeen (17) former and current building artists and the Station North Tool Library. On view from February 13 to March 13, 2026, the exhibition adopts the format of a newspaper, with the curator assuming the role of journalist to document the day-to-day lives of artists working upstairs.

The exhibition takes shape through curator Joyce Liang’s reflection on the static public image of AREA 405. It explores how public memory is shaped by headlines, whose prominence is closely related to their ability to trigger emotional responses. While early press coverage of the building largely focused on moments of crisis and transition, this exhibition turns viewers’ attention to what continues beyond such events. Framed as a manifesto, it asserts that everyday life, and often undocumented experiences, constitute the majority of AREA 405’s lived history.

In the curator’s diaries, Liang wrote: “Since [the public announcement of its reopening], I find people’s impressions of [AREA 405] somewhat unchanged, as if its public presence has been frozen on the date of that piece of news…Major events in the history of 405 like this often spread to a wider audience because of their simplicity and intensity, and I realize that this phenomenon applies similarly to other major events in human history.”

The exhibition also challenges the hierarchy of headlines, recognizing that those appearing in The New York Times carry different weight than those published in community newspapers. This distinction, however, is not a judgment of significance; it is an acknowledgment that, within a community, its own headlines reflect what matters most to its members, regardless of the relative importance of national news. 

Across the exhibition, participating artists present works rooted in personal anecdotes and intimate reflections, alongside responses to broader historical moments. MJ Neuberger’s What Trees Know (2025) molds carvings of hearts from trees she discovered during her hikes. The work reflects on the intensity of love that drives the act of carving and on how our emotion fades, witnessed by nature and the passage of time. Thea Canlas’s site-specific installation, Pananabik (Longing) (2026), occupies the Gallery’s fridge, featuring Philippine food sourced locally in Baltimore. Drawing on her Philippine upbringing, the work emphasizes how early colonial economies continue to shape modern global foodways. A dinner prepared from these foods will be served as part of the exhibition's programming. 405 DAILY also welcomes back David Page, AREA 405’s first-ever tenant and the last artist exhibited before the building’s transition of ownership.

This exhibition is part of the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)’s Bicentennial celebration and includes a Gallery Naming Ceremony in honor of Dr. Leslie King Hammond on Friday, February 20, 2026, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The exhibition also presents a month-long series of tenant-led workshops, performances, and open studios.

405 DAILY is made possible by grants from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), and with additional generous support from the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation, the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), and Almanac Hardwood. AREA 405 is a project of the Central Baltimore Partnership.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Ann Weaver, Audrey Lee Naiva, David Page, Elliot Doughtie, Heather Braxton, Katie Peck, Kristin Putchinski, Lyn Goeringer, Margaret Rogers, MJ Neuberger, Mo Kessler, Nate Larson, Red Rae, Station North Tool Library, Terence Nicholson, Thea Canlas, Theresa Robertson, Wonchul Ryu (류원철)

Curated by

Joyce Liang
Creative Programs Director, AREA 405

Opening Reception + Performance by Red Rae

Friday, February 13, 2026
5:00 – 9:00 pm | Performance @ 6:00 p.m.
FREE: RSVP Recommended

Join the Station North 2nd Friday Art Walk and enjoy an opening performance by artist Red Rae.

Valentine's Day artist workshop: Shaped by Love

Saturday, February 14, 2026
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Ticket: $12

Model love for yourself and others by making a small 3D scultpures. MJ Neuberger, who draws on the speculative histories and love stories carved into beech trees in her artwork, offers an opportunity to imprint your passion and compassion for the world in your own unique way. Using carving tools and stamping, you’ll make a bas-relief of your love and have an object of your affection to share.

Gallery Naming Ceremony

Friday, February 20, 2026
5:00 – 7:00 pm | Plaque Unveiling @ 5:30 p.m.
FREE: RSVP Recommended

Celebrating the legacy of Dr. Leslie King-Hammond and her dedicated work at MICA, Central Baltimore Partnership will name AREA 405’s first-floor gallery Dr. Leslie King Hammond Gallery. The ceremony is free and open to the public.

Wellness workshop: TaiChi and Qigong

Tuesday, February 24, 2026
7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Ticket: $30

Artist and Sifu Terence Nicholson is a 19th Generation Disciple of the Wudang Longmen (Dragon's Gate) Kung Fu lineage. He will teach Qigong breathing techniques from the Wudang System and the fundamentals of Yang Style Tai Chi.

405xsntl: Home Maintenance Basics workshop

Tusday, March 3, 2026
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. 
Ticket: $15

Join Station North Tool Library and learn about seasonal maintenance for your home's systems to support a healthy living environment and extend the lifespan of your utilities.

Material Exchange Hosted by Mo Kessler

Saturday, March 7, 2026
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
FREE: RSVP Recommended

Everyone is invited to bring any materials they have collected for a someday project whose someday has yet to come, and exchange them for someone else’s random collections of things.

Dinner Party w/ Thea Canlas: Kain Na (Let's Eat) 

Saturday, March 7, 2026
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
FREE or by Donation: RSVP Required

Kain Na invites you to enjoy Filipino food as part of artist Thea Canlas's installation Pananabik (Longing) (2026). This food gathering activates Thea's work, which is part recreation of her grandmother's kitchen in the Philippines and part ode to Baltimore. Vegan and gluten-free options available.

Closing Reception + Performance by Lyn Goeringer

Friday, March 13, 2026
5:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Performance @ 6:00 p.m.
FREE: RSVP Recommended

Join the Station North 2nd-Friday Art Walk and enjoy a performance by Lyn Goeringer: “Somewhere between ritual and improvisation, Songs for Goat Skull invites us to revive those lost dreams, to make a world the place we want it to be.”