BmoreArt’s Picks: October 6-12
This Week: Susan Magsamen and Michael P. Murphy in coversation at JHU, Black International Film Festival at Pike’s Studio Cinema, Steve Ziger and Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson in conversation at The Ivy, opening reception for Nate Larson at Julio Fine Arts, MICA Bicentennial Weekend, Sweaty Everything opening reception at Area 405, Flaunt exhibition preview party at AVAM, Baltimore Open Studio Tour, Q&A with Adam Shapiro and Katie Lowes at the Jewish Museum, and The Ivy’s 25th birthday celebration — PLUS Artscape 2027 applications are open 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!
How Architecture Transforms Us
Wednesday, October 7 :: 5:30-7pm
@ JHU’s SNF Agora Institute
This is the first in a series of IAM Lab-led events honoring the Johns Hopkins University Sesquecentennial – 150 Years One Hopkins. The series is supported, in part, by an Envisioning the Future award. It celebrates JHU’s pursuit of knowledge and dedication to improving lives as well as its growth as a global hub for neuroarts and neurospatial design, by exploring how intentional design can affect health and wellbeing.
During his residency, Murphy will work closely with faculty, clinicians, researchers, students, and community partners to catalyze new ways of thinking about the built environment. The residency is part of the IAM Lab’s Intentional Spaces Initiative whose work is supported, in part, by the Pedersen Foundation.
Wednesday, October 7
5:30-7:00 pm at the SNF Agora Institute on JHU’s Homewood campus:
3102 Wyman Park Dr, Baltimore, MD 21218.
Participants can also join via livestream.
Please register for in person or livestream attendance.
Black International Film Festival
Thursday, October 8 – Monday, October 12
@ Pike’s Studio Cinema
Founded in 2014, the Baltimore International Black Film Festival is produced by the not-for-profit 501(c)(3) tax exempt social /service organization: SOGAA, Inc. Our mission is to support unity in the community and foster education with the best in independent film-making while enhancing the diverse cultural landscape and economic vitality of Baltimore City. With its unique paring of films by African-American, the African Diaspora and members of the Same Gender Loving – Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (SGL-LGBT) communities, the Baltimore International Black Film Festival (BIBFF) serves a dual purpose of educating the community while providing a venue for independent films for, by and about African Americans, the African Diaspora and members the SGL-LGBT community locally, nationally and globally. The 1st Annual BIBFF was held at the historic Charles Theatre, the only theatre of its kind in Baltimore. The Charles Theatre with its 1150-seat, 23,000 square-foot movie house is located in one of Charles Street’s most historic buildings and is only minutes away for the Baltimore Harbor in addition to numerous restaurants, bars, museums and attractions. The BIBFF is truly a “Charm City” event blending entertainment and education in the greater Baltimore area through a uniquely diverse cinematic experience. The inaugural Baltimore International Black Film Festival was held December 3-5th 2014.
Steve Ziger with Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson: WHILE AWAY: AN ARCHITECT’S TRAVEL SKETCHES
Thursday, October 8 :: 6-7:30pm
@ The Ivy Bookshop
Join us for an evening with Steve Ziger, whose firm Ziger|Snead was the architect for the Ivy Bookshop! We’re excited that he’s just published a book, While Away: An Architect’s Travel Sketches, and that we get to celebrate it at The Ivy.
And what a book this is: Part memoir, part travel guide, part drawing manual and architectural history, this captivating book features 240 ink, pencil, and watercolor sketches rendered over five decades. Ziger’s personal experiences are blended with insightful observations about the built environment and the wondrous potential of human-made design. This timely collection of sketches reminds us of the value of being present to the world around us, and the power of drawing to help us see, learn, and understand a place.
He’ll be in conversation with the excellent Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, author of one of the bestselling biographies at the Ivy, Claire McCardell. This will be a one-of-a-kind event, and we hope to see you there!
Read more of this week’s picks at BmoreArt.
