BmoreArt’s Picks: August 11-17
This Week: The Lines We Cross ongoing at The Lewis Museum, CCCC Residency Roundtable with Ultra Naté at the BMA, The Records & The Ruse performance at The Voxel, Baltimore Jewelry Center Graduate Exhibition opening reception, Fabrication of the Soul opening reception at Zo Gallery, Soft Water opening reception at Area 405, Crystal Moll Gallery Paint Out + Summer Plein Air Show, Baltimore Toy Theatre Festival at Current, and The BIG Show artist meet + greet at Creative Alliance — PLUS apply for Baltimore Open Studio Tour Weekend 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!
THE LINES WE CROSS: 250 Years of Maryland Forging America
Ongoing through October 31, 2027
@ The Lewis Museum
As America marks 250 years, The Lewis invites you into a deeper conversation.
Maryland sits directly below the Mason-Dixon Line—a border state where freedom and slavery once existed side by side. In this landscape of impossible boundaries, Black Marylanders learned to navigate through movement, making, and profound creativity. They crossed literal and symbolic lines to claim their freedom, build thriving communities, create lasting culture, and challenge America to live up to its highest ideals.
Now open at The Lewis, The Lines We Cross: 250 Years of Maryland Forging America is an immersive three-floor exhibition that explores these remarkable journeys through powerful artifacts, interactive experiences, and unforgettable stories—including the stunning blonde piano of legendary Baltimore native Billie Holiday.
Whether you’re visiting for the first time or returning to discover something new, this exhibition offers an experience that will inspire, challenge, and stay with you long after you leave.
The Residency Roundtable with Ultra Naté
Wednesday, August 12 :: 6-9pm
@ Baltimore Museum of Art
Join us at Charm City Cultural Cultivation (CCCC) for The Residency Roundtable featuring, Ultra Naté. Presented in partnership with the BMA, this landmark conversation gathers the collaborators, producers, and cultural architects who shaped Naté’s legendary career and solidified Baltimore City’s indelible impact on global house music.
The roundtable participants include Bill Coleman; The Basement Boys (Teddy Douglas, Thommy Davis & Jay Steinhour); Gladys Pizzaro; Wayne Davis; Mookie “Maurice” Brock; Jada Givenchy; Jonathan Knox; and Kemba Shannon. The discussion will be moderated by writer and CCCC Operations Manager Teri Henderson.
Friday, August 14 – Sunday, August 16
@ The Voxel
The Records & The Ruse is a live documentary theatre performance about previously hidden government actions that targeted the Baltimore Chapter of the Black Panther Party. The play is rooted in historical evidence, new groundbreaking freedom of information journalism, and original documentary and cinematic materials adapted for live performance. This residency presentation of The Records & The Ruse is part of the project’s ongoing development, and we invite an engaged audience to share their questions and feedback following the performance.
If further equity access OR additional access assistance is required for performances, please email therecordsandtheruse@gmail.com.
Read more of this week’s picks at BmoreArt.
