
05/31/2019
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Located in our 170 year old artist owed warehouse, AREA 405 has been dedicated to presenting the Arts and supporting our community for over 15 years.
Located in a 160 year-old artist-owned warehouse within Baltimore's Station North Arts and Entertainment District, AREA 405 is committed to showcasing and strengthening the vitality of the arts community within Baltimore. Our 66,000 square feet warehouse at 405 East Oliver Street provides a particular setting for exhibitions as well as studio space for the 40+ artists who work here (Oliver Street Studios). Our building's long history as a brewery, industrial equipment maker and as a window blind manufacturer has inspired both exhibitors and performers over the past 13+ years. AREA 405's mission is to produce, present and promote arts and cultural programming by offering a venue for artists from Baltimore and beyond. Collaborating with art, cultural and community organizations throughout the region, AREA 405 has hosted scores of events featuring thousands of artists and tens of thousands of visitors since opening its doors in 2003. Area 405 supports the visual arts, dance, theatre, film and more.
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Join us tonight, Friday May 31, for the closing of "A Passing Scene, When people face emptiness", curated by Minzi Li. It is a way to say goodbye to AREA 405 as we take a break from programming for a little while.
For 16+ years, we have run on volunteer power, not as a not for profit, but as a passionate and loving commitment to our community, our neighborhood, and our city.
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BmoreArt Releases Print Issue 07: Body Cara OberMay 16, 2019Art and CultureBaltimoreEventsFeature StoryVisual Art0 Comments The idea of an Issue 07 was inconceivable when we made the first BmoreArt Journal of Art + Ideas in November of 2015. At that time, I was hellbent on making something beautiful...
Russell, We are grateful to have had you and the whole Wind Up team as neighbors and friends. We know what doing this work takes and it comes from the heart. Thank you for being here for our community. Good luck with your future endeavors. xoxo.
More than any other space in Station North--and the whole city, really--The Windup Space catered to just about every genre of music, and the rest of its schedule was even more varied.
What Doreen Bolger says!
“People often collect the art of their time, so why not collect the art of your own place? Especially if you live in a cool place like Baltimore.” says Doreen Bolger, Former Director of the Baltimore Museum of Art.
We are so excited to feature Doreen Bolger with artist Taha Heydari on April 18 - for Connect + Collect 3: Taha Heydari and Doreen Bolger
http://www.bmoreart.com/2014/01/living-with-art-a-look-at-doreen-bolgers-collection-by-cara-ober.html
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Friday Gallery Roundup: The Reginald F. Lewis Museum, Transformer, and Ink Spot Press Rebekah KirkmanMarch 29, 2019Art and CultureArt GalleryArtist Run SpaceBaltimoreFeature StoryGalleriesMuseumNon Profit Spaces and OrganizationsPhotographyReviewsVisual Art0 Comments This week: Photographer Roland F...
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HUGE
The Tate made the decision to reject money from the Sackler family upon the recommendation its its ethics committee.
brava Cara Ober brava Carollee Scheemann we miss you and are grateful to have known you and your work
Schneemann died from breast cancer on March 5, 2019 at the age of 79, and the art world that once criticized her has lauded her a pioneer and influential feminist force to be reckoned with.
Hey Baltimore, Hey Everywhere, Hey Women, Womyn, Female Identifying, Non Binary, Trans -
APPLY! Deadline approaching
United wants to put women's art in the skies. Enter for your chance to design and paint a Boeing 757 plane.
These Baltimore City Public Schools kids still need your help! They are headed to the Chess Nationals, but need your support to reach their goals
THANK YOU!
From May 10-12, 2019, The United States Chess Federation invites children K-6 to compete in The National Elementary Championship in Nashville, Tennessee. The Green School of Baltimore is an elementary public school that serves 150 children, K-5 in Baltimore City . 8 years ago, parent volunteers...
Women of Baltimore
Who run the world?? Girls! Women! Ladies! Chicas! Femmes! This post is dedicated to all the amazing women we’ve captured on video, worked with and been inspired by. Happy International Women’s Day! How many beautiful faces do you recognize here? Give them a shout out and watch with the SOUND ON! 🙌🙌🏾🙌🏿
Women Murdering Men In Western Art History
From Orpheus to Marat, here are some women murdering men in Western art history.
ever grateful for the women who build our community
Who run the world?? Girls! Women! Ladies! Chicas! Femmes! This post is dedicated to all the amazing women we’ve captured on video, worked with and been inspired by. Happy International Women’s Day! How many beautiful faces do you recognize here? Give them a shout out and watch with the SOUND ON! 🙌🙌🏾🙌🏿
We love Chess! We love Baltimore City Public School kids! Please consider supporting the GSB Chess team's Dream of heading to the National Championships with your charitable donation
From May 10-12, 2019, The United States Chess Federation invites children K-6 to compete in The National Elementary Championship in Nashville, Tennessee. The Green School of Baltimore is an elementary public school that serves 150 children, K-5 in Baltimore City . 8 years ago, parent volunteers...
Happy Birthday, AREA 405! you are 16 years old today
The AREA 405 exhibition space is 16 years old! We have hosted hundreds of exhibitions and events in our 16 years.
The AREA 405 exhibition space is 16 years old! We have hosted hundreds of exhibitions and events in our 16 years.
Michelle Antoinette Nelson- !!! @lovethepoet interviewed in Forbes 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
Brown + Healthy, based in Baltimore, promotes physical, mental, and emotional well being for people of color around the world and is designed to tear down the negative narrative of people of color so often put forth by the mainstream media.
our building family has opportunities
If you're still looking for that special something for your special someone, our classes make amazing gifts! They range from crafty fiber based classes with Knitting and Rope Baskets to full on metal working in Knife Making!
This Saturday, take COFFEE TABLES!
Build a solid butcher block style coffee table using reclaimed lumber and hairpin legs. Design it simple and sleek, mill down the lumber, and laminate it together. Then rout, sand, finish, and attach the legs. This versatile process is applicable to many other woodworking projects from smaller cutting boards to larger table tops.
Max table size is 20" x 48". Measure your room or current coffee table beforehand to get a sense for what will fit best!
Prerequisite – Shop Safety
Look at all the things going on this week around our city!
One event is happening at AREA 405 - Sunday afternoon, drop by!
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 you...
Art Heals the body and the soul
Those behind the initiative think it could have benefits for mental and physical conditions.
Congratulations Bishme Cromartie ! fantastic news
Hear how the Baltimore fashion designer got his start and what’s inspired him along the way.
WOW! super cool
Applications for the next class of Enterprise Rose Fellows open February 4, and for the first time, community-engaged artists can join emerging architects in receiving these award-winning fellowships.
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Having hosted performances of Single Carrot Theatre in the past, we understand and support their decision to focus on meaningful and relevant work.
ONWARD!
Single Carrot Theatre is giving up its permanent home in favor of conducting a series of environmental performances.
Join us Sunday, January 20th 2-5pm for the first of our reception events for Beyond Beautiful
Just sent this out: "Beyond Beautiful: One Thousand Love Letters" begins THIS WEEK.
#beyondbeautiful #onethousandloveletters https://onethousandloveletters.com/
We loved the way you described art and architecture. Your knowledge and passion, without judgement was enlightened. On to your next great odyssey, Sister Wendy!
She interrupted a cloistered life of prayer in England and soared to international stardom as one of the most improbable art critics in television history.
help our in house neighbors help our community neighbors
📣Calling on our bad-ass community of doers and makers!🛠️🔩🔧🛠
If you believe that sharing is more important than winning; that making something with your own hands can change how you see yourself; and that we all have a right to a functional, beautiful home and community—
PLEASE CONSIDER GIVING BACK AND PAYING IT FORWARD! Your gift will be matched by a local foundation for TWICE the impact!
https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/sntl2018
As always, thank you for all your support and for making this community better and better.
THE MORE WE SHARE, THE MORE WE HAVE!
Materials-Based Research Grant
The Materials-Based Research Grant encourages mutually-beneficial collaboration between craft and the STEM fields—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
We love Alice Gadzinski and are grateful she lives on through her exuberant work
Friends, family, and staff piece together a retrospective exhibit in celebration of the late artist.
We are exceptionally proud of our friend, Peter Bruun and look forward to working with him on an upcoming project, 1000 Love Letters, beginning January 2019
We are honored to have had Peter Bruun included as one of ten highlighted participants during Michael Bloomberg's keynote on the opioid crisis at the first ever Bloomberg American Health Summit, part of the Bloomberg American Health Initiative at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
The purpose of the moment was to highlight the many different allies doing work before the opioid crisis, and to emphasize the importance of all working together. Mr. Bloomberg took the occasion to announce a new $50,000,000 campaign to empower state and local stakeholders, activists, and advocates, starting with Pennsylvania.
Peter's brief remarks (video below) include referencing the New Day Campaign, and a personal sharing on what drives his passion for this work.
Reflecting on the moment, Peter notes, "I know it's really not just my story that matters. There are a thousand stories - people of all ages, education, religion, political predisposition, and race have stories - I am a huge admirer of the work Bloomberg is doing, but wish we could have had more of that diversity on stage with us, especially with race. Our ten stories are true, but that further inclusion would have conveyed a more complete and truer story. We are ALL affected."
Indeed: we are all affected, and we are all part of the solution.
#duskanddawn
Sending our heartfelt support for the whole New Beginnings community
A co-owner and client of the New Beginnings Barbershop in southwest Baltimore have been shot, sources tell 11 News.
We agree- all should be registered!
Advertisement Nation Under new Oregon law, all eligible voters are registered unless they opt out By Maria L. La Ganga Mar 17, 2015 | 8:28 PM | Seattle Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signs a voter registration bill. (Don Ryan / Associated Press) Americans are required to register if they want to vote; as of...
ALL of this! xoxox
The mural is the first work of public art in Baltimore to commemorate Divine, a cult figure who was dubbed “Drag Queen of the Century."
thank you FORCE. We need this now more than ever.
3,000 Survivors Stories will blanket the National Mall, May 31-June 2 2019.
https://mailchi.mp/themonumentquilt/zkhuurusaj-743257
View the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1878288195592097/
#monumentquilt #notalone #believesurvivors
Q&A: Baltimore-Based Collectors Larry Eisenstein and Robin Zimelman Find Joy in "Difficult" Post-2000 Art
Eisenstein and Zimelman's ever-growing collection of video, new media, and sculpture started almost 20 years ago in Williamsburg. Here, they speak about their process.
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Art To Dine For - Treasures from the Top | Creative Alliance
A reimagined 19th century factory turned artist home and studio sets the scene for this unforgettable evening! Homeowners and esteemed sculptors Stewart Watson and Jim Vose share the personal stories behind their whimsical and historic collection and invite you to bring your own treasured heirloom o...
I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America
Daughters of A Revolutionary Summer will portray the likes of Angela Davis, Cicely Tyson, Katherine Dunham, Queen Mother Moore and Barbara Jordan in their end of program performance. I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America is a play based on the book length photo essay of the s...
Come to dinner with Jim Vose and Stewart Watson in support of the Creative Alliance #ArtToDineFor
A reimagined 19th century factory turned artist home and studio sets the scene for this unforgettable evening! Homeowners and esteemed sculptors Stewart Watson and Jim Vose share the personal stories behind their whimsical and historic collection and invite you to bring your own treasured heirloom o...
Don’t miss this at Artscape
YOUSE GUYS! We are so excited for Artscape this year!
Beat the heat with a new game from SNTL! Put your plumbing skills (or pure determination!) to the test. Win prizes and eternal bragging rights!
Come find us this weekend on the west side of 1700 N Charles Street.
#artscape #toollibrary #baltimore #weekend #free #funandgames #beattheheat
Come and Paint!
BmoreArt
“It’s funny that in contemporary life we think pottery shouldn’t be political, but ancient Greek pottery was all about politics, war, sex, and violence,” he says. “In so many ways I am following the tradition in that work, but it’s about what’s going on today.” Today:: Roberto Lugo's Political Ceramics at The Walters Art Museum by Cara Ober
http://www.bmoreart.com/2018/07/criticality-and-ceramics-at-the-walters.html
Please remember them in your thoughts and actions
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Maria Hiaasen, widow of Maryland shooting victim Robert Hiaasen, shares memories of her husband.
405 E Oliver St
Baltimore, MD
21202
you can take the circulator and walk a couple of blocks we are near the lightrail, the Amtrak Baltimore Penn Station and if you are coming via Bolt bus, we are 4 blocks from the stop!
Area 405 is not a not for profit, but is run like one. It is an Artist Run Space. We host 3-6 visual arts exhibitions per year, fund raising events for public schools we love, community organizations & children in foster care, as well as tons of community based projects, special events and occasionally private ones when we can.
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1500 Union AveJohns Hopkins Archaeological Museum
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1601-03 East North AveHoward Wellman Conservation LLC
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