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Baltimore Museum of Art News: January 10, 2025
Arts and Entertainment
January 13, 2025
From: Baltimore Museum of ArtHappy New Year!
What are you most looking forward to in 2025? If your goals include more rest, reflection, and learning through the arts, then keep scrolling to see a few of the events and exhibitions we're hosting during our 110th Anniversary—with more to come. We can't wait to see you at the museum!
Disability Joy and Justice Zine-Making Workshop
Saturday, January 11
1-3 p.m.
BMA Lexington Market
Art activist and designer Jen White-Johnson will lead a free zine-making workshop at BMA Lexington Market. Create your own handmade art book and engage in conversation about acceptance, accessibility, and disability justice.
Slavery in Motion
Thursday, January 16
6:30-9 p.m.
Join us for a presentation and conversation with members of Remains // An Archive as they discuss the inspiration for the multimedia art collection Slavery in Motion. This in-person conversation will be livestreamed on YouTube.
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Turn Again to the Earth
This fall, we embarked on Turn Again to the Earth, an ambitious initiative centered on the environment that will encourage conversation and action around climate change and the role of the museum. Throughout 2025, we'll dive deeper into this work, examining the relationship between art and the environment as we celebrate our 110th anniversary and consider our future through the lens of this critical subject.
Learn more about Turn Again to the Earth
Creative Connections
Wednesday, March 5
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
This free, monthly program for adults with dementia and their care partners offers an opportunity to socialize and be creative while enjoying art.
Contributors Brunch
Saturday, March 8
8:30-10:30 a.m.
Contributor Members and above are invited to a curator-led talk inspired by Turn Again to the Earth with a buffet brunch before or after. To upgrade to the Contributor level, call 443-573-1800 or visit artbma.org/join.
Teacher Programs
Thursday, March 27 & Saturday, April 26
Educators are invited to connect the themes explored in Turn Again to the Earth to the classroom during our Teacher Night on March 27 and a hands-on Teacher Workshop with curatorial tour on April 26.
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A Deep House of Soulful Vision: The Paintings of Terry Thompson, with Special Guest Franklin Sirmans
Thursday, April 10
6:30-9 p.m.
Join us for an evening of contemporary African American art and house music, presented by the Johns Hopkins University’s Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts.
Community Day
Sunday, May 18
12-4 p.m.
Bring friends and family to celebrate Turn Again to the Earth! This all-ages event features hands-on artmaking and interactive activities that honor and spark curiosity about the natural world. Free.
Black Earth Rising
May 18—September 21, 2025
Presented as part of Turn Again to the Earth, this ticketed exhibition brings together works by contemporary African diasporic, Latin American, and Native American artists to change the way we think about environmentalism. Curated by renowned writer and curator Ekow Eshun, Black Earth Rising centers the voices of people of color to remind us of our joyful connection to nature and how exploring this connection can be a form of resistance against historical oppression. The exhibition includes works by artists such as Firelei Báez, Wangechi Mutu, and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith.
Tickets go on sale Earth Day, April 22.
Become a BMA Member for free admission and to attend to the Black Earth Rising Member Breakfast on Sunday, May 18.