Editor’s note: A previous version of this art events roundup incorrectly identified the venue for the Forever Flowers Workshop as BMA Lexington Market. The workshop will actually be taking place at the Baltimore Museum of Art. This post has been updated.
BmoreArt’s Picks: January 6-12
This Week: Workshop with Murjoni Merriweather at BMA Lexington Market, Vagabond Players present ‘The Shark is Broken,’ opening reception for Gulnur Tuluoglu at Gallery CA, Creative Alliance Resident Artist exhibition opening reception, Curator Tour of Paws on Parchment at The Walters, and Teapots XI opening reception at Baltimore Clayworks — PLUS Baltimore Small Stage Coalition hosts Non-Equity Auditions 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!
Thursday, January 8 :: 6-8:30pm
@ Baltimore Museum of Art
Let’s bloom into the new year together! Learn to make a Forever Flower while setting your intentions for the new year with artist and sculptor Murjoni Merriweather.
Flowers carry meaning, whether we offer them to someone we love or keep them for ourselves. In this drop-in workshop Merriweather will teach you how to create pipe-cleaner Forever Flowers that hold color, care, and intention long after they’re made.
Please see Accessibility at BMA for additional resources to support your visit.
Friday, January 9 | Ongoing through February 1
@ Vagabond Players
By Ian Shaw & Joseph Nixon
Directed by Stephen Deininger
As the film celebrates its 50th anniversary, dive deep into the behind-the-scenes drama, humor, and humanity that unfolded during the making of Jaws. Centered on the tense, often hilarious dynamic between actors Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, and Roy Scheider, the play offers a revealing look at the real-life personalities behind the iconic characters of Quint, Hooper, and Brody. Set almost entirely aboard the stranded Orca during filming delays, it explores ego clashes, artistic frustration, and unexpected camaraderie—echoing the larger themes of fear, fame, and legacy that Jaws so powerfully captured. Both a love letter to a cinematic legend and a sharp reflection on what it means to create under pressure, THE SHARK IS BROKEN is a timely tribute that deepens our understanding of a film that changed Hollywood forever.
Gulnur Tuluoglu: Sacrifice Of Home | Opening Reception
Friday, January 9 | 5-7pm
@ Gallery CA
Gallery CA presents Sacrifice of Home, the upcoming solo exhibition by Gulnur Tuluoglu, on view from January 9th through February 7th, 2026. In this body of work, which includes paintings and mixed media, Tuluoglu addresses the complexity of being a second-generation immigrant. By referencing family photos, while also creating a world of her own symbols, she speaks to the preservation and reinterpretation of tradition.
At the center of the exhibition is the recurring image of the lamb sacrifice (‘Kurban’ in Turkish), drawn from the Abraham/Isaac narrative. In the story, Abraham is asked to sacrifice his son as a test of faith, and at the final moment, a sheep is offered in the child’s place. Tuluoglu revisits this narrative by depicting members of her own family during Eid al-Adha, the celebration rooted in that story. Here, the lamb becomes a symbol for more than the ritual itself. The bold paintings invite the viewer to consider when sacrifice may be driven not by faith, but by fear, and what the consequences of that might be.
Although these scenes depict moments usually understood as communal or celebratory, the work carries an undertone of dissonance. They speak to the isolation that arises when rituals are lived from afar, and the sacrifices of leaving one home for another.
Read more of this week’s picks at BmoreArt.
