BmoreArt’s Picks: February 18-24
This Week: Tom Miller Day! Opening Reception and 30th Anniversary Celebration at Eubie Blake, Schroeder Cherry reception at Stamp Gallery at UMCP, LAYERS panel discussion at MICA, lecture with Dr. Nikki Greene at the Driskell Center, American Craft Made Baltimore, MICA GRAD Show I opening reception, The Baby Laurence Legacy Project with Brinae Ali at Creative Alliance, gallery tour with Sylvia Jones at The Walters, The Art of Collecting panel discussion at Galerie Myrtis, and Thread Lines opening reception at Goya — PLUS a boat load of calls for entry including a curatorial call with The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation and more!
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.
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Tom Miller Day! Opening Reception and 30th Anniversary Celebration
Tuesday, February 18 :: 6-8pm
@ Eubie Blake Cultural Center
Tom Miller Day! Opening Reception and 30th Anniversary Celebration
Eubie Blake, 2nd Floor
Tuesday, February 18 | 6 pm – 8 pm | In Person | Donations Appreciated
www.tommillerweek.org
February 18th, 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of two milestones: the 30th anniversary of Tom Miller’s groundbreaking solo exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art and the commemoration of Tom Miller Day, first proclaimed by Mayor Kurt Schmoke on February 18, 1995. Tom’s solo show was historic, honoring him as one of the first African American artists from Baltimore to receive this level of recognition. His whimsical, vibrant style continues to bring joy to our city, gracing public murals, museum halls, and cherished collections in the homes of art lovers throughout the country.
Join family, friends, collectors, and Blackives, LLC in celebrating the life and legacy of Tom Miller (1945-2000). Miller’s book, which he co-authored with the late Cammay Calloway, Can A Coal Scuttle Fly, will be read by former Mayor Kurt Schmoke or Keith Snipes. The Coal Scuttle, 1988, is currently on display by the Maryland Center for History and Culture and has not been exhibited in over 30 years. The evening will conclude with a music by Rufus Roundtree and Da B’More Brass Band. Hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Mixed Media Assemblages on Wood by Schroeder Cherry | Reception
Tuesday, February 18 :: 6-8pm
@ UMD Stamp Gallery
The Stamp Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition “Open Ended Narratives: Mixed Media Assemblages on Wood by Schroeder Cherry”, a solo exhibition of assemblage artwork by multidisciplinary artist Schroeder Cherry. Cherry’s uses mixed-media assemblage painting to create open-ended narratives inspired by travel, folklore, and events, frequently drawing on stories of the African diaspora.
This exhibition is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council. Learn more at msac.org
Artist Statement
My art works are open-ended narratives inspired by travel, music, literature, folklore, and everyday events. Mixed-media assemblage paintings on wood often incorporate discarded objects and repeated images. Keys and locks represent tools of access. Watermelon slices refute negative stereotypes by representing positive aspects of the African diaspora. Glass shards, metal, buttons, playing cards—all become part of the materials telling a story.
The works are open-ended because there is no one story; viewers bring their own experiences to each piece. I often make art in series. This allows me to explore an idea in-depth and play with variations of a theme.
Artist Bio
Originally from Washington, D.C. Dr. Schroeder Cherry is now an award-winning, Maryland -based artist who uses mixed -media assemblage paintings on wood to create open-ended narratives inspired by travel, folklore, and events – both real and imagined. He earned a bachelor’s degree in painting and puppetry from The University of Michigan; a master’s degree in museum education from George Washington University; and a doctorate in museum education from Columbia University. His works are found in private and public collections across the US. He has also performed puppetry across the US in museums, cultural centers, libraries and schools.
Awards and recognition include: 2019 Sondheim competition finalist; 2021 Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award; 2023 Virginia Center for Creative Arts Residency; 2024 visit to Brazil on an Artists Travel Grant awarded by the Municipal Art Society of Baltimore; 2024 Baker Award Finalist; and the 2024 PBS documentary episode titled, “Play” by Craft in America. Schroeder Cherry has worked in seven US museums, including The Art Institute of Chicago; Smithsonian Institution’s Anacostia Museum; Studio Museum of Harlem; J.Paul Getty Museum; The Baltimore Museum of Art; and Maryland Historical Society. He has held senior grantmaker positions at Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Foundation, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, first as Deputy Director of Museums, and later Counselor to the Director. He has taught graduate museum studies at Morgan State University, and in 2021 was appointed Curator of Morgan’s James E. Lewis Museum of Art (JELMA).
LAYERS: The Art of Contemporary Collage | Panel Discussion
Wednesday, February 19 :: 6-8pm
@ MICA Falvey Hall
Join artists Yannick Lowery, Jackie Milad, and Isaiah Winters as well as exhibition curator, Teri Henderson in a lively discussion about contemporary collage on Wednesday, February 19, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. in Falvey Hall, Brown Center. Free and open to the public.
Learn more about LAYERS: The Art of Contemporary Collage exhibition.
About Curator Teri Henderson
Teri Henderson is an independent curator and the Arts & Culture Editor of Baltimore Beat. Previously, she was a staff writer for BmoreArt, gallery coordinator for Connect + Collect. She was a 2020 Momus Emerging Critics Resident, a 2024 Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellow, and a 2024 Maynard Institute for Journalism Education Fellow. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Art+Feminism. In 2020, Henderson started an Instagram account called @blackcollagists. This platform features the work of emerging and established collage artists to raise awareness about the history of Black collage art Black Collagists: The Book, published in 2021, is a physical record of her research. In 2024, she served as a consulting curator for the acclaimed exhibition “New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024” at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. She was a jury member for the 2023 exhibition “Histories Collide: Jackie Milad x Fred Wilson x Nekisha Durrett,” at the Baltimore Museum of Art. In addition to her curatorial work, she is a contributing writer for Plastikcomb Magazine, and her writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The Washington Post, Artforum, BmoreArt, House Beautiful, Justsmile Magazine, Kinfolk Travel, and the St. James Encyclopedia of Hip Hop Culture.
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