BmoreArt’s Picks: January 30 – February 5
This Week: Oletha DeVane’s ‘Spectrum of Light and Spirit’ book launch webinar, Elizabeth Talford Scott at MCHC, Lipstick, A Queer Farce opens at Fells Point Corner Theatre, opening reception for Creative Alliance’s Residents, Black Power Freedom Party & Reception at St. John’s College, Winter Workshop Show opening reception at Ink Spot Press, Impact Hub + Baltimore Jewelry Center present Heart of the Butterfly: Designing Peace in Station North, uninhibited black space II curated by Charles Mason III opening at Gallery CA, and an Elizabeth Talford Scott community celebration at the BMA — PLUS Made in Baltimore Store applications open and more featured opportunities!
BmoreArt’s Picks presents the best weekly art openings, events, and performances happening in Baltimore and surrounding areas. For a more comprehensive perspective, check the BmoreArt Calendar page, which includes ongoing exhibits and performances, and is updated on a daily basis.
To submit your calendar event, email us at events@bmoreart.com!
Oletha DeVane | ‘Spectrum of Light and Spirit’ Book Launch Webinar
Thursday, February 1 :: 4pm
posted by UMBC CADVC
Edited with text by Lowery Stokes Sims, Symmes Gardner. Foreword by Rebecca Uchill. Text by Leslie King-Hammond, Christopher Kojzar, Serubiri Moses, Oletha DeVane, Tadia Rice.
FEBRUARY 1, 4PM EASTERN TIME: WEBINAR BOOK LAUNCH, FEATURING OLETHA DEVANE, LOWERY STOKES SIMS, CHRISTOPHER KOJZAR, AND SERUBIRI MOSES.
Maryland-based artist Oletha DeVane (born 1952) has long been a prominent presence in the Baltimore-area art scene, working in all media, including public sculpture. Spectrum of Light and Spirit documents the first full retrospective of her work, from early paintings to video artworks and interactive sculpture.
Among the works presented here is a large-scale carved sculpture, N’Kisi Woman—Universal N’Kisi (2021–22); nkisi is a Kongo cultural figure invested with sacred energy. The work reflects DeVane’s fascination with how materials convey meaning and reemerge as myths and memories.
“Oletha DeVane is a wayfinder and a storyteller,” says the retrospective’s curator, Lowery Stokes Sims. “Over the last five decades as she has traveled in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, she has been inspired by the stories and characters she encounters, bringing the unexpected to light, while finding new nuances in the old and familiar, and unexpected correlations among those varied cultures.”
Oletha DeVane: Spectrum of Light and Spirit is available for pre-order now through D.A.P.!
First Look—Material & Memories: Elizabeth Talford Scott and the Crazy Quilt Tradition
Thursday, February 1 :: 6:30-8pm
@ Maryland Center for History and Culture
Visit MCHC for February’s Free First Thursday and get a first look at our newest quilt exhibition, Material & Memories: Elizabeth Talford Scott and the Crazy Quilt Tradition. Quilting and art enthusiasts are invited to celebrate the culmination of community collaboration and work by student curators from the Maryland Institute College of Art’s Exhibition Development Seminar. A light reception will follow. Museum admission is free all day for Free First Thursday.
Lipstick: A Queer Farce by Lane Michael Stanley
Friday, February 2 | Ongoing through February 25
@ Fells Point Corner Theatre
Fells Point Corner Theatre Announces
Lipstick: A Queer Farce by Lane Michael Stanley
Running February 2-25, 2024
Shows Friday and Saturday at 8pm
Sunday Matinees are at 2pm
All tickets $24
There is a pay-what-you-can preview on Thursday, February 1
Continuing its 36th season of untold stories, FPCT proudly presents the Baltimore premiere of Lipstick, A Queer Farce, by Lane Michael Stanley and directed by Jeff Miller. Lipstick is a silly, sweet farce with a heart of gold and a drawer full of sex toys. Anna has invited Kelly over for dinner, but is it a date? Or just hanging out? Just in case that wasn’t confusing enough, a cavalcade of visitors crashes their evening – an ex-girlfriend, a nebby bestie, a handyman, a mom, and a parade of potential suitors. Hijinks, of course, ensue, in this play-shaped love letter to the queer community.
This play contains adult material and is not suited for children.
Read more of this week’s picks at BmoreArt.
