BmoreArt’s Picks: January 13-19
This Week: Opening reception for Ken Friedman at m/ (Elizabeth Myers Mitchell Art Museum), opening reception for Beth Yashnyk at Julio Fine Arts, panel discussion with Myrtis Bedolla at Aspen Institute, opening reception for Julia Kim Smith at Waller Gallery, curator’s talk for Dara Lorenzo’s Rosenberg Gallery exhibition, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebrations around the city including: The Walters, St. David’s Church, AVAM, the Lewis Museum, and Symphony Hall — PLUS apply for the 2026 Baker Artist Awards 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!
Ken Friedman: 92 Events | Opening Reception
Wednesday, January 14 :: 6-7:30pm
@ /m (Elizabeth Myers Mitchell Art Museum, St. John’s College Annapolis)
Ken Friedman: 92 Events presents instruction-based artworks spanning six decades by Sweden-based, American-born Fluxus artist Ken Friedman. Visitors are invited to realize the artworks in their minds or, better yet, in real life.
The exhibition also includes contributions from Austin Sposato (with Chip Noland & Jeremy Olsen), David and Tara Gladden, Eric Leshinsky, Leslie Rose, Robert Haywood, Robert W. Madden, Roderick Mincher, Ruben Dobbs (filmed by Alison Harbaugh), Sammy Young, Tom Levine, and Wilfredo Valladares.
Admission is free
Exhibition on view January 15–April 5, 2026
Can You Give Me a Hand? A Solo Exhibition by Beth Yashnyk | Opening Reception with Remarks
Thursday, January 15 :: 5-7pm
@ Julio Fine Arts Gallery
Exhibition on view: January 12 – February 13, 2026
The Julio Fine Arts Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition introducing our newest Visual & Performing Arts faculty member to the community! Beth Yashnyk joined the Department of Visual and Performing Arts in the fall of 2025 as an Assistant Professor of Studio Art. Inspired by media and pop culture, her work utilizes drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and animation to create surreal narratives and environments. Since arriving at Loyola, Yashnyk’s research has centered around the creation of mechanical movement and automata to create interactive artworks that challenge the traditional gallery setting.
In this exhibition, Yashnyk explores the notion of touch through physically, socially, and digitally constructed elements. The work examines the tensions between individuality and collective existence, inviting viewers to reflect on how identities are built, projected, and distorted. Touch is an essential element of the work, represented through hands, mouths, and varied textures and materials. Using wood, plexiglass, silicone, paint, and animation, Yashnyk layers together unexpected images and materials. Through these processes, she studies the many ways in which touch can elicit feelings of pleasure, play, discomfort, and connection.
Art Diplomacy and the Politics of Return
Thursday, January 15 :: 5:15pm
@ Aspen Institute (DC)
How New Laws Are Shaping the Future and Ethics of Cultural Heritage
Join the Aspen Institute and Shook, Hardy, Bacon LLP for a lively and thought-provoking public conversation about how artworks and cultural objects move—or return—across borders. With new international legislation emerging in the U.K., E.U., and beyond, this discussion will explore how museums, governments, and communities are navigating big questions about history, access, and cultural identity.
Featuring
Dr. Chase F. Robinson,Director, Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art
Channah Norman,Co-Chair, Art Law Practice, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Myrtis Bedolla,Founder, Galerie Myrtis
Moderated by
Prof. Mark Vlasic, Adjunct Professor of Law & Public Policy, Georgetown; Founder, Madison Law & Strategy Group; fmr advisor to the Director-General of UNESCO; Executive Producer, BLOOD & TREASURE for CBS and Prime
Read more of this week’s picks at BmoreArt.
