CONGREGATE art + faith + community

Check out what I have been working on and support!

"CONGREGATE art + faith + community is an exhibition that establishes artist residencies within five houses of worship in the Station North Arts & Entertainment District (SNAED). Through collaborative art making and programs, a communal experience is created where art and faith communities come together in order to develop a better understanding of one another.

How will we use the money?

Your support is integral into making this exhibition a reality. Funds will go towards the exhibition installation and a printed catalogue. The show will feature extensive documentation, and a catalog publication collecting the experiences of congregants and artists and resulting in sustainable relationships created by MICA and Station North communities of faith.

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CONGREGATE art + faith + community

Opening Reception Friday, September 6, 2013 5pm-7pm

On View September 6–September 25, 2013

Sheila & Richard Riggs and Leidy Galleries
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Graduate Studio Center
131 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD 21201

Carrie Mae Weems INsight Conversation with Deborah Willis

I first learned about Carrie Mae Weems in 2010/11. Her use of the female figure in her work is very intriguing and mesmerizing as it presents controversial topics of the black female in the black community and american society.

 Let's just say I love her and her work, so I was extremely excited to hear she will be a featured artist at the LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph in Charlottesville, VA, but unfortunately I could not go, which now a days doesn't mean much thanks to the world wide web! So please enjoy this up close and personal talk between Carrie Mae Weems and Deborah Willis (the awesome Hank Willis Thomas' mother) as she discusses her life as an artist and her work.

LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph is a celebration of photography, created by photographers, for those who share a passion for the still image. The Festival features exhibits and on-stage appearances of our INsight artists, as well as exhibitions, outdoor projections, workshops and interviews over three days and nights. Billed as “3 days of peace, love and photography,”the Festival is designed to bring together the international photography community and create opportunities for attendees and artists to share images, ideas, and to be inspired.

The Impact of the Arts in Baltimore

Spring is here and the arts are alive in Baltimore! Festivals, fairs, open studio tours, and more are happening in and around the city. Be sure to get out and support your local artists.



Check out these sites for things to see and do!
Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance
Baltimore Fun Guide
Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts
Visit Baltimore
Station North Arts & Entertainment District
Highlandtown Arts & Entertainment District
Bromo Tower Arts & Entertainment District

A dedication

Introducing a new piece "Non-Violence & Prayer"

This is dedicated to the innocent lives lost in the senseless acts of violence that are happening in our schools and that continue to happen in neighborhoods.

Photographer, Danny Lyon, 1962

The Baltimore Arts Scene

If you want to know what's happening around Baltimore check out The Baltimore Arts Scene. Telling everything about dance, theatre, music, fashion and visuals arts.