AREA 405

AREA 405 Located in our 170 year old artist owed warehouse, AREA 405 has been dedicated to presenting the Arts and supporting our community for over 16 years.
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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.

Operating as usual

Congratulations to all of the community of artists and creatives in Baltimore and beyond. If 2020 has taught us anything...
12/31/2020
Art in Suspended Animation: Ten Best Baltimore Exhibitions of 2020 - BmoreArt

Congratulations to all of the community of artists and creatives in Baltimore and beyond. If 2020 has taught us anything, it is that we are resourceful, limitless, and without walls or boundaries. Our titles are as broad as our bandwith, and our reach as far as we can zoom.
A special congratulations to those mentioned here, many of whom are artists who have or have had studios with us, have shown with us, have participated in exhibitions, have curated, have communed, have created, have collaborated, have visited, have shared, or connected with us in some way.
As we move forward to 2021, we hope to continue to be a bridge, a connector, a culture producer, a creative catalyst, hub, resource, and opportunity to grow for and with.
thank you Cara Ober we love you xoxo

BmoreArt is a creative and critical daily online journal. We believe that Baltimore’s creative class deserves to be discussed, critiqued, and well-informed.

ever grateful for our friends, our city, our partners, our community, our Baltimore
12/31/2020
Valuable Moments From the Garbage Year - BmoreArt

ever grateful for our friends, our city, our partners, our community, our Baltimore

BmoreArt is a creative and critical daily online journal. We believe that Baltimore’s creative class deserves to be discussed, critiqued, and well-informed.

Joe is open !’if you need pizza, they are back!
12/12/2020

Joe is open !’if you need pizza, they are back!

And we're open for carryout and delivery! Our good buddy John just picked up the first Joe Squared pizza to go out the door in 9 months! Call us to place your order at 410-545-0444. Beer and wine available to go as well!

Wonderful news for the neighborhood and our beloved friends at Joe Squared This is something to be thankful for
11/26/2020
Joe Squared

Wonderful news for the neighborhood and our beloved friends at Joe Squared
This is something to be thankful for

Zagat and Food Network agree. Joe Squared is a family-owned, Baltimore-bred restaurant and bar for people who love food, drink, music, art and community located in the Station North Arts & Entertainment District. Our unique coal-fired sourdough crusted pizza has been named one of the best in America...

Awesomely Luvvie
11/07/2020

Awesomely Luvvie

Kamala Harris just became the first woman ♀️, the first Black woman 👑, first Indian-American woman 🇮🇳, first Jamaican 🇯🇲, first HBCU grad ✊🏾, first woman of Alpha Kappa Alpha 💚💞, to be elected vice president of the United States.

History making, legacy building, world changing woman. Kamala, we see you, sis.

🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

We mourn the loss of BCFD LT Keturah Wyatt , a parent of a child at The Baltimore Design School, our neighbors.Please ke...
10/10/2020

We mourn the loss of BCFD LT Keturah Wyatt , a parent of a child at
The Baltimore Design School, our neighbors.

Please keep her family in your thoughts and keep all our Baltimore City School families and all our first responder families in your thoughts as we continue to navigate this difficult year.
💓💓💓

Our hearts and prayers are with our BDS family, who lost a mother, daughter, sister. 💙🧡❤
#Repost @baltimorefire
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It's with great sadness to share the passing of Lt. Keturah Wyatt - an active #BCFD member. We will continue to pray for her family during this difficult time. #GoneButNotForgotten

Hey friends! A new neighbor has arrived!Games!!!!!! 🥳Welcome
10/07/2020
Justin

Hey friends!
A new neighbor has arrived!
Games!!!!!! 🥳
Welcome

Love tabletop games and love station north? Bar and cafe No Land Beyond launched this today. Help them out if you can:

Alway our congressman 💕
09/15/2020

Alway our congressman 💕

My late husband Congressman Elijah E. Cummings was a profoundly decent man whom I deeply admired and loved with all my heart. His tragic death from thymic cancer at the age of 68 was a heart-wrenching loss for his family, constituents, colleagues, and the nation. A son of Baltimore who rose to become an esteemed lawyer, Maryland state legislator, and member of the U.S. House of Representatives, at the time of his death Elijah chaired the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, a primary investigative body of the Congress. It is with immense pride and profound gratitude that I announce the September 22nd publication of his book, We’re Better Than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy, written in collaboration with Baltimore writer James Dale and published by HarperCollins. Elijah and Jim worked on this book throughout the last year of his life which considering the intensity of his work and his health challenges, is a testament to his strength of will and an example of values-based leadership at its finest. Featuring life lessons that fueled Elijah’s pain, passion, and purpose, the book also details his fight to root out corruption in government and contains his dire warning about the threat that Donald J. Trump represents to the American people and U.S. democracy. With a foreword written by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and an afterword written by me, this must-read book provides a roadmap to help you understand the significance of the man, the gravity of the moment, and what we must all do to save our families, communities, and the country. Last but certainly not least, I am excited and honored to announce that world-renowned actor Laurence Fishburne provides a masterful interpretation of Elijah’s voice in the audio version of the book.

--Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings

Hard cover: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/were-better-than-this-elijah-cummingsjames-dale?variant=32116408483874

Audiobook:https://www.harpercollins.com/products/were-better-than-this-elijah-cummingsjames-dale?variant=32112765534242

A Conversation with Professor Ron: Leadership and Race
09/10/2020
A Conversation with Professor Ron: Leadership and Race

A Conversation with Professor Ron: Leadership and Race

Race is an historical and ongoing conversation, but rarely framed in the context of leadership. Now more than ever, we need leadership that can properly shape racial dialogue, policy, and impact on our society. What kind of leadership is necessary to facilitate healthy relationships between races, a...

09/06/2020

Here is a list of sites for daily pick up of student lunches for Baltimore City School Children.
Stay Safe, stay healthy !

the closest collection points to AREA 405 are
Johnson Square Elementary,
Dallas F Nicholas, and
Mount Royal Elementary/Middle

This is wonderful!!!Thanks The Walters Art Museum
08/17/2020

This is wonderful!!!
Thanks The Walters Art Museum

Starting today, Baltimore City and County residents can pick up a FREE Summer Art Adventures Art Kit from the Walters Art Museum at select Baltimore County Public Library branches.

Thanks to our Manager of Family Programs, Rebecca, and the rest of our team for putting in ❤️💪💦 to create and distribute the kits! Participating BCPL branches include Essex, Lansdowne, North Point, Randallstown, Rosedale, Sollers Point, and Woodlawn.

Send photos of your completed Art Kit projects to [email protected] so that they can be included in our online gallery. We can't wait to see what you create!

07/03/2020
The Walters Art Museum

Friend, amazing Artist, and art handler Mike Mckee has created a great video
The Walters Art Museum 💓

Ever wondered how those huge paintings in museums are hung? The Walters Art Museum is full of such paintings, and it takes special skills to hang these works of art. Mike McKee, Head of Installations and Production, has worked at the Walters for 30 years installing art of all shapes, sizes, and media. Using his own drawings, Mike shares his expertise about how oversized paintings are hung in museums.

THE ZOO!
06/19/2020

THE ZOO!

We're thrilled to announce that the Zoo is reopening! 😁
MEMBER APPRECIATION DAYS: June 24-26
OPEN TO ALL: June 27
Soon you'll be able to see the animals you know and love, but you will notice some significant changes too. Read more: https://bit.ly/2Yezzfq

On writing history's first drafts
06/18/2020
On writing history's first drafts

On writing history's first drafts

The Johns Hopkins News-Letter journalists work to make sure students' voices become part of the archives we use to tell stories about our past

AREA 405's cover photo
06/17/2020

AREA 405's cover photo

Teen Playwriting with the Modell Lyric!
06/15/2020
Teen Playwriting with the Modell Lyric!

Teen Playwriting with the Modell Lyric!

Have you always dreamed of writing a play? This summer join us virtually at the Pratt as we partner with the education staff of the Modell Lyric for a biweekly playwriting class that will run for 8 weeks. Learn what makes a play interesting, how to write dialogue, and how to stage your play. You’l...

Collecting history and documentation for the future.Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
06/12/2020
Statement on Efforts to Collect Objects at Lafayette Square

Collecting history and documentation for the future.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, the National Museum of American History and the Anacostia Community Museum today released the following statement on their efforts to collect objects at Lafayette Square, one of several sites in Washington, D.C. where thous...

Friends!!Tool Library will be open for you to return tools.No late fees, please bring them back so others may use them f...
05/23/2020

Friends!!
Tool Library will be open for you to return tools.
No late fees, please bring them back so others may use them for their projects and fixes.

How we want our shelves to look vs. How they really look

PLZ BRING YOUR TOOLS BACK 🛠❤️ Saturdays 11 am - 5 pm. Tomorrow.

No late fees for the time being. Help us replenish our inventory!

thanks to the generous folks of the Arts Communities -here is an ongoing list of resources for funding and support.Commo...
04/15/2020
COVID-19 Resources for the Artist Organization Field

thanks to the generous folks of the Arts Communities -here is an ongoing list of resources for funding and support.
Common Field

COVID-19 Resources for the Artist Organization Field This list is for arts organizers - please add resources, ideas, thinking and information surrounding best practices during pandemics and other emergencies. This is an OPEN document. Please add information and link URL’s to text. Feel free...

Enjoy some work by our pal and Gilded Lily exhibition artist, Jonathan Monaghan
04/09/2020
Pause, Play: Selected Works by Jonathan Monaghan | University of Maryland Art Gallery

Enjoy some work by our pal and Gilded Lily exhibition artist, Jonathan Monaghan

NOTE: Click on any one of the artwork titles, below, to view it. The works may be viewed: directly on a mobile smart device (iOS or Android operating systems); by streaming it on a smart TV using the Screen Mirroring feature or by using Apple TV, Chromecast or similar device; or by using a HDMI to U...

Friends! Unrestricted emergency funding for artists...
04/08/2020
Announcing Artist Relief for COVID-19 | Creative Capital

Friends! Unrestricted emergency funding for artists...

Creative Capital has joined forces with national arts grantmakers to form Artist Relief — an initiative that includes immediate, unrestricted emergency funding of $5,000 for individual artists of all disciplines.

Open Works continues to be in high production mode! Way to go and thank you xoxo
04/08/2020

Open Works continues to be in high production mode! Way to go and thank you xoxo

UPDATE 11: Rise and grind! With our second design made from CNC-cut acrylic now approved, we were able to hit a new production record of 845 shields yesterday! That brings our cumulative total to 4,415 produced and 4,360 parts collected from YOU!
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We are grinding to keep production high, get an open source release of the acrylic file ready, and put together some rewards for those working hard at home. Look for all those updates by the end of the week -- in the meantime, we've got a new production benchmark to beat today ✊✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾🤪!! #makersunite #madeatopenworks #madeinbaltimore

Grateful for our community Keep it up, makers!We are blessed #staysafe #stayhome
04/06/2020

Grateful for our community
Keep it up, makers!
We are blessed
#staysafe #stayhome

Y'all never cease to amaze! #keeptheprintscoming #makersunite

03/28/2020

UPDATE 7: One week ago today, we asked for your help standing up a crowdsourced factory. As of the end of yesterday's shift, we've packed 46 cases (460 face shields!!) and delivered our first 12. Our ordering portal at www.flattenthecurvebaltimore.com has been so overwhelmed we're keeping it behind a password until we can catch up with demand. We hope to be making 40+ cases A DAY next week as your heroic efforts at home scale up. Keep those parts coming (especially the two-tone, glitter, and glow in the dark ones)!!!! #madeatopenworks #makersunite #wethebuilders

Our neighbors are doing the good work - please support them with love, encouragement, materials and your donations. xoxo...
03/21/2020

Our neighbors are doing the good work - please support them with love, encouragement, materials and your donations. xoxo Open Works

UPDATE 2: We have been OVERWHELMED by the response. Thank you Baltimore! We have over 50 makers who have signed up to make parts here: http://bit.ly/callingall3dprinters

We are working on our own prototypes now, and have set up calls with purchasing agents at healthcare facilities and state agencies for later this weekend.

In the meantime, we had to lay off our entire 21 person PT staff last night due to the Governor's order closing the facility. Sterilizing, assembling, packaging, and distributing these shields will allow us to hire back some of our displaced workers. If you can donate a few dollars to help us purchase packing materials, protective gear for our workers, and get a few shifts back online next week, we would be so grateful. We also want to be able to be in a position to reimburse volunteers for material and time at some point down the road when all of this settles down.

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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!

General information

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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Located in a 170 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 in the heart of Baltimore provides a particular setting for exhibitions as well as extensive studio space for the 40+ artists who create here at Studios @ AREA 405 and The Station North Tool Library. 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 18+ years.

A catalyst for creative collaboration, AREA 405's mission is to produce, present and promote arts and cultural programming by offering a space for experimentation and collaboration. AREA 405 has collaborated with cultural and community organizations throughout the region and from around the world since opening its doors in February 2003.

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