This Week: Creative Alliance and WPA benefit auctions, Earth Day events at The Crow’s Nest, The Queen-tet performance at the Peabody Library, open house for We Gather at the Edge at SAAM, reception for MICA Grad Show III, screening of Anacostia Portraits at DC Film Fest, Clavel partners with The Walters for a lecture/tepache tasting, Creative Alliance 30th Anniversary Marquee Ball, Baker Artist Awards Celebration at the BMA, artist talk with Lite Zhang and Pavlos Liaretidis at Atrium Artspace, and a panel discussion on AI + Art at UMBC — PLUS Open Call Auditions at Everyman Theatre 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!
Marquee Ball 2025 Silent Auction
Ongoing through April 26
presented by Creative Alliance
Buy Now Auction Items Available 4/18 – 4/26!
The Marquee Ball is Creative Alliance’s annual fundraiser gala that includes a VIP dinner, art auction, open studios, and a wild dance party that honors The Patterson’s history as a movie palace. The movie theme inspires the evening’s events and attire with eye-popping results! Baltimore’s wildest party supports Creative Alliance’s free youth education and community arts programs!
Washington Project for the Arts: Benefit Auction 2025
Ongoing through May 2
Washington Project for the Arts x Artsy are proud to present the annual Collectors’ Night 2025 Benefit Auction, now celebrating its 45th year. Proceeds from the sale are split equally between participating artists and Washington Project for the Arts (WPA), so your purchase directly supports artists while also enabling WPA to continue producing a wide range of artist-organized programs, publications, and exhibitions.
Bidding will open exclusively on Artsy at 12:00pm EDT, on Friday, April 18. Lots will close in 1-minute intervals beginning at 12:00pm EDT on Friday, May 2, so you can focus bidding on specific pieces without missing out on others. Additionally, Popcorn bidding will extend a Lot’s closing time if a bid is placed within two minutes of the Lot closing. This allows you time to counter back should you wish to continue bidding. Each Lot will have a closing countdown timer on its specific page. For more information about Artsy’s Cascade and Popcorn bidding, click here.
All artworks will be available to pick-up or ship from Washington, DC. Artwork pick-up and shipping will be coordinated by WPA. Shipping costs are the responsibility of the buyer.
Founded in 1975 and based in Washington, DC, Washington Project for the Arts is a nonprofit incubator for artist-organized projects, building community through collaboration, experimentation, and advocacy. Visit wpadc.org for more.
Ecocide: Nature in the Shadow of War– Earth Day
Tuesday, April 22 :: 5:30-8pm
@ The Crow’s Nest
We will be open for Q&A’s with several of our artists in honor of Earth Day.
This show features the following artists.
Terry Arena
Baltimore Artists Against Apartheid
Jessy De Santis
Qamar Hassan and Loulie Rossmassler
Kei Ito
Andrew Ellis Johnson
SAFRA
Susanne Slavick
Elin o’Hara Slavick
Taylor Smith-Hams
Read more of this week’s picks at BmoreArt.
