PROCESS: Baltimore City College IB Visual Arts Exhibition 2014 — Back to All Events PROCESS: Baltimore City College IB Visual Arts Exhibition 2014 Thursday, May 8, 2014 4:00 PM 16:00 Saturday, May 10, 2014 3:00 PM 15:00 Google Calendar ICS Opening and Reception: Thursday, May 8, 5 - 8PM Exhibition Run: May 8 - 18 Gallery Hours: Sundays, 12-3PM Process is an exhibition of artwork by Baltimore City College Students enrolled in the International Baccalaureate Visual Arts Program. Featuring the the work of both Juniors and Seniors, the exhibit will not only showcase student artwork, but through an examination of the process and preparations IB students practice, will illustrate the philosophy and mission of the International Baccalaureate program. The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. City College is the only Baltimore public high school to offer the IB program. This joint venture between Area 405 and City College's Art Department seeks to give these exceptional students of our public school system the opportunity to show their work outside of the classroom, as well as introduce the IB program to the population at large. Earlier Event: May 2 Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street Later Event: May 17 Una Noche Flamenca 2014 
City Ranch Fundraiser — Back to All Events City Ranch Fundraiser Saturday, May 24, 2014 8:00 PM 11:30 PM 20:00 23:30 Google Calendar ICS Join City Ranch as they celebrate five years of equine services in Baltimore! Since its founding in 2007, City Ranch has been dedicated to giving urban children lifelong memories on the backs of horses and providing accessible and affordable horseback riding to the greater Baltimore community. In doing so, we hope to develop positive character in children through horsemanship and to bring the joy of horseback riding to the urban environment. Cocktail Hour from 8 to 9 PM Dancing from 9 to 11:30 PM. Hand & Line dance to hits from today and yesterday Free set-ups, wine, hors d'oeuvres and champagne! Adults only (BYOB) A donation of $30.99 gets you in on the fun. Click here to donate. For tickets or more information about the event, please call: Ahesahmahk Dahn, 410-456-2195 Barbara Alsina, 443-386-6524 Jean Dahn, 443-797-4430 Earlier Event: May 17 Una Noche Flamenca 2014 Later Event: June 6 Glass Mind Theatre's RSVP 
Glass Mind Theatre's RSVP — Back to All Events Glass Mind Theatre's RSVP Friday, June 6, 2014 8:00 PM 20:00 Saturday, June 14, 2014 4:00 PM 16:00 Google Calendar ICS What Weekly review by Amanda Fortner The Glass Mind Theatre's original production, RSVP, will grace Area 405's "outdoor theatre" beginning June 6, 2014. GMT playfully takes the duchess of decorum, none other than Miss Manners herself, Emily Post. Based off of her book, Etiquette, the show will explore and satirize the way we "should" act and how that balances with what we want. An experience full of laughter and frivolity, and maybe even a little heart. Devised & Directed by Ann Turiano Tickets $15 (Seniors and Students with ID: $10) Performances at 8PM (doors open 7:30) on June 6, 7, 8, 13 & 14. Closing Night: Sunday, June 15, 4PM (doors at 3:30). Earlier Event: May 24 City Ranch Fundraiser Later Event: July 3 Area 405 Presents 
Area 405 Presents — Back to All Events Area 405 Presents Thursday, July 3, 2014 5:00 PM 17:00 Saturday, August 23, 2014 6:00 PM 18:00 Google Calendar ICS Macricrocosm Press for Macricrocosm Citypaper's review by Bret McCabe featuring work by Brandon Morse, Dan Perkins, Ginevra Shay, Helen Elliott, Jarah Moesch, Julia Pearson, Lisa Marie Jakab, & Paul Jeanes July 3rd – August 24th Artist Reception: Thursday, July 17, 7-10pm Following the on site exhibitions and Artscape Sondheim Semi-Final opening. Curated by Stewart Watson Exhibition Designer Jeramie Bellmay Macricrocosm features the works of 8 emerging and established artists working in media including painting, video, photography, enamel and installation. Whether it is a vast landscape obfuscated to appear cellular, or the sheer scale of a painting overpowering the viewer, each artist uses his or her work to set the viewer in a position as the omnipresent being surveying a small world, or that of the singular being looking out into the vast unknown. Brandon Morse's computer generated videos are projected onto 3 dimensional screen forms that manipulate the images further. Dan Perkins' massive painting plays with the theme within its canvas while smaller works draw the viewer into his manufactured worlds. Ginevra Shay's photographs are reminders of weather related phenomena, yet are direct mono prints of everyday items. Helen Elliot's enamel works are rich abstracted fields of color, so small and filled with a world of data. Jarah Moesch creates a microcosm complete with oversized microscope slides, a landscape, and a digital projection. This interactive piece traces blood and plasma transfers and tens of thousands of people. Julia Pearson's rich, monumental photographs are lit from behind further abstracting their origins. Are they lunar, cellular, or something of this world? Lisa Marie Jakab's works on paper are works that as easily suggest cosmic arrays as neural pathways. Paul Jeanes' pair of paintings are like icy northern landscapes or swipes of information on slide under a microscope. Macricrocosm is a proud to be a part of the Artscape Gallery Network where several artists have submitted to the Janet &Walter Sondheim Prize and will be open for extended hours during Artscape July 18, 19 and 20. Hours for Macricrocosm will be posted here on our web site and on our Facebook Page Area 405 and by appointment by contacting us at info@area405.com to find out more about Artscape, The Sondheim Prize, or the Artscape Gallery Network or our partners- CLICK HERE! Source:: http://img-cache.oppcdn.com/img/v1.0/s:33397/t:QkxBTksrVEVYVCtIRVJF/p:18/g:br/o:2.5/a:100/q:90/1400x720-FuZFJXnSwrDWcSFu.jpg/913x720/6f2a8c9b16fb8e0962e55b96bec3d5a7.jpg Tagged http://www.coplanar.org/ Earlier Event: June 6 Glass Mind Theatre's RSVP Later Event: September 20 Area 405 
Area 405 — Back to All Events Area 405 Saturday, September 20, 2014 4:00 PM 16:00 Thursday, November 13, 2014 7:00 PM 19:00 Google Calendar ICS receives BEST of BALTIMORE Art Gallery from Citypaper 2014 All Things Must Pass an interview and review of Autumn Leaves by Jack Livingston on BmoreArt The Contemporary Museum's CoHost Event with AREA 405 was a smashing success with the incredible GUERRILLA GIRLS - read more about it in the review by the CITYPAPER HERE The INTENTIONAL a DC Magazine is paring up with BmoreArt and The PinkLine Project for a launch of their latest edition on November 8th - learn more about it HERE Bruun Studios announces Autumn Leaves, An Ambitious Community & Art project this Fall Autumn Leaves is an exhibition and 7 free public events that celebrate individuality, reflect on meaning, and model healthy communities taking place September 20 through November 2, 2014 at Area 405. Bringing people together to reflect upon and celebrate our lives through art, Autumn Leaves illuminates a Baltimore we otherwise might not know. Each of 7 the events presents a different group of participants, all with something to bring to the occasion, framing festivities about the autumnal time of our lives. The exhibition features portraits and words about 49 individuals age 50 or older- these are the leaves of Autumn Leaves. These Leaves include local luminaries from fields such as public health, the arts, media, entertainment, and community advocacy, as well as many community members who have lived past 50 years being that it is itself an accomplishment worth marking. Also included are 49 drawings by Peter Bruun invoking the passage of time as we live our lives. The 49 portraits have been created by seven artists: Zoë Charlton, Ian MacLean Davis, Tiffany Jones, Ernest Shaw, E.L. Briscoe, Nicole Buckingham Kern, and Paris Johnson. Written works by these seven writers using just 49 words to convey his or her thoughts are featured: Jen Grow, Steven Leyva, Laura Schovan, Kevin Griffin Moreno, Nakia Brown (aka "Fire Angelou"), Jeremy Chase-Israel, and Victor Rodgers (aka "Art Vandalay"). For more information about Autumn Leaves Autumn Leaves Web Site Each event is hosted by a pair of young leaders and presents the 7 leaves sharing from the heart. With one or more performing youth art groups, a featured writer and the artist, we join together in diverse and caring fellowship, where who you are and what you bring is honored, welcome, and always enough. The Sycamore Group Sunday, November 2nd (doors open 4:00pm; presentation 4:45pm) Artist: Zöe Charlton Hosts: Lola & Thibault Manekin Leaves: Clarence Brown, Michael Burke, John Campagna, Cheryan Clinton, Beth Fredrick, Monique Goss & Jo Tyler Writer: Fire Angelou (a.k.a. Nakia Brown) Featured Youth Art Group: UNCHAINED TALENT The Poplar Group Saturday, September 20th Artist: Tiffany Jones Hosts: Damien Davis & Dani Johnson Leaves: Bill Clark, Anna Davis, Jeff Johnson, Gilda Johnson, Walter Lomax, Dean Lynes & Selwyn Ray Writer: Laura Shovan Featured Youth Art Group: Youth Resiliency Institute The Birch Group Tuesday, September 30th Artist: Nicole Buckingham Kern Hosts: Brad Rogers & Jennifer Strasbaugh Leaves: Juanita Brown, Tori Burns, Paul Freedman, Julie Gabrielli, Robert Ginyard, Seth Knopp, & Donna Jackson Nakazawa Writer: Art Vandalay (a.k.a. Victor Rodgers) Featured Youth Art Group: Goaldiggers: The Sankofa Project The Oak Group Sunday, October 5th Artist: E.L. Briscoe Hosts: Maisy Cottingham & Jamie Stierhoff Leaves: Evelyn Chatmon, Jon Spelman, Janie Baylor Stephens, Lee Stierhoff, Douglass Williams, Felton Williams, & Traci Wright Writer: Jen Grow Featured Youth Art Group: 901 Arts The Ash Group Thursday, October 9th Artist: Ian MacLean Davis Hosts: Scott Burkholder & Lindsey Davis Leaves: Elizabeth Faas-Hughes, Sallah Jenkins, Liz Lerman, , Don Palmer, Geri Lynn Peak, Bea Scott & Florian Svitak Writer: Steven Leyva Featured Youth Art Group: TwentyOneOsix (2106) The Chestnut Group Tuesday October 14th Artist: Paris Johnson Hosts: Pamela Eisenberg& Kevin Griffin Moreno Leaves: Adote Akwe, Alvin Eng, Mel Holden, Harriet Lynn, Zinaida Rozenberg, Tamra Settles & Marc Steiner Writer: Kevin Griffin Moreno Featured Youth Art Group: Muse 360 Arts The Maple Group Sunday, October 18th Artist:Ernest Shaw Hosts: Rodney Foxworth Leaves: Lee Boot, Gayle Carney, Carol Higgs, Guy Jones, Ken Royster, Vincent Thomas & Debi Young Writer: Jeremy Chase-Israel Featured Youth Art Groups: Encouraging the World & Walks of Art limited valet parking will be available for each event $7 Autumn Leaves' four October events are part of Free Fall Baltimore, a program of the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA). Peter Bruun, founding director and primary artist for Bruun Studios and creator of Autumn Leaves, was one of only five artists to receive a Creative Baltimore Fund grant in support of Autumn Leaves. A full listing of other funders and partners for Autumn Leaves can be found at Autumn Leaves Support All events are free, open to the public and take place at Area 405 and no reservations area required. Earlier Event: July 3 Area 405 Presents Later Event: November 24 AREA 405 presents "PRESENTS" 
The New Day Campaign, First the Pain — Back to All Events The New Day Campaign, First the Pain Tuesday, October 13, 2015 4:30 PM 16:30 Thursday, December 31, 2015 5:30 PM 17:30 Google Calendar ICS Area 405 is proud to be a part of the New Day Campaign, a series of 15 exhibitions and 60 events throughout the Baltimore region. This initiative uses art to challenge stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness and addiction, making the world a more healing place. Together we can show where stigma ends and healing begins. Join us this fall. November 14th - December 20th 2015 What pain looks like when one is suffering with mental illness or addiction, or affected by a loved one’s hurting, and what flows from that pain. How might we find a place of compassion to become part of the solution rather than contributing to the suffering? First the Pain II features a new and immersive video and sound installation by Phylicia Ghee and new and existing works representing the theme through drawing, painting, print making, and photography by artists Jenna Kahn, Michelle Labonte, Ashley Minner, Nicolette Norman, Lydia Pettit, Alyse Ruriani,Emma Jo Shatto and Laura Weiner. First the Pain II Opening Reception & Intrepid IPerformance and Opening Reception November 14, 4:00 - 6:00pm Opening Reception for First the Pain II is part of the Healing Experiences Series and includes a performance of Intrepid I. Listen In with ellen cherry: COMBAT November 21, 6:00 - 9:30pm Presented and recorded before a live audience, song-and-story-alchemist ellen cherry brings her webcast “Listen in with ellen cherry” into new territory, exploring the topics of PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) and healing through music,… Listen In with ellen cherry: WAR ZONE December 5, 6:00 - 9:30pm Presented and recorded before a live audience, song-and-story- alchemist ellen cherry brings her webcast “Listen in with ellen cherry” into new territory, exploring the topic of intergenerational trauma in the city of Baltimore through music and… Intrepid II Performance December 6, 5:00 - 7:00pm In conjunction with the exhibition First the Pain II, New Day Campaign’s resident healing artist, Phylicia Ghee, performs and presents others in performing Intrepid, a full-body drawing and healing experience about letting go and letting in. gallery hours will be posted here and on our facebook page and are also by appointment Earlier Event: May 28 Gilding The Lily Later Event: January 15 Ornamenta Baltimore Jewelry Center Benefit FEBRUARY 6th 
Una Noche Flamenca — Back to All Events Una Noche Flamenca Tuesday, October 13, 2015 4:30 PM 16:30 Sunday, October 25, 2015 5:30 PM 17:30 Google Calendar ICS Area 405 is proud to host our 11th Annual, Una Noche Flamenca! October 24th 2015 8-11pm The internationally renown talents of Flamenco artists Anna Menendez and Edwin Aparicio, guitarist Ricardo Marlow, percussionist Behzad Habibzai and vocalist Héctor José Márquez. This year, we also have the distinct honor of welcoming international flamenco star, Norberto Chamizo to Area 405's stage. Please join us as we celebrate once again these wonderful artists in our rustic Area 405 interior. We will provide the ambiance, they, the magic! Doors open at 7:15 light tapas provided. Seats are first come, first served, and are set in a relaxing tablao style with tea lights and cafe' tables with Spanish wines and non alcoholic beverages available . Only 135 seats will be available at just General admission is $40 each. We are offering Greenmount West/ Station North community residents and neighbors HALF PRICE! That's just $20 for a world class performance! so please see the special ticketing price for this at brown paper tickets booking If you aren't from our neighborhood, but feel you need community pricing, please contact us at info@area405.com with your information, and we will try to accommodate you. This show will sell out - buy your tickets early and avoid the rush! Artist Bios: Anna Menendez Anna Menendez, is a Washington DC based Flamenco artist. She began as a ballet dancer, but found her true passion in Spanish dance. Anna has performed with many dance companies and has been a solo Flamenco artist since 1997. Ms. Menendez has performed at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, in over 50 children's concerts with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, with The Washington Opera, and in October of 2011 Anna and her company “Pastora” performed as a part of Velocity at the Sydney Harman Hall in Washington DC . Ms Menendez has performed in and myriad concert halls, tablaos and venues throughout the country. Most recently Ms. Menendez performed in Flamenco Aparicio’s production of “Intimo” at the “Teatro Nacional Ruben Dario” in Managua, Nicaragua. Ms. Menendez is a 2003 Artistic Fellowship Award recipient from the D.C. council for the Arts and Humanities for excellence in Flamenco dance. Along with performing regularly, she is a choreographer and teacher at the American Embassy of Dance in Washington, DC. She is also a Teaching Artist with Young Audiences of Maryland under who’s direction Anna has developed a series of programs integrating literacy and learning through Spanish dance. Edwin Aparicio Edwin Aparicio is considered to be one of the most sought-after flamenco performers, teachers and choreographers in the United States. He has been described by critics as "the most amazing dancer seen in years," "a technical powerhouse dancing with blistering conviction," having "hellfire footwork" and choreographies with "beautiful, evocative imagery".Trained by the world renowned flamenco artists Tomás de Madrid and "La Tati", Mr. Aparicio made his debut at the legendary Casa Patas in Madrid in 2001 and in 2005 performed as a soloist and a company member with "Jóvenes Flamenco" at the Centro Cultural de San Blas in Madrid. Mr. Aparicio has performed with The Washington National Opera at The Kennedy Center under the direction of Plácido Domingo.Aparicio is the artistic director and choreographer of the productionsFlamenco Men,Flamenco/Flamenca,Al AndalúsCamino / al flamenco, andEncuentros, co-director and choreographer ofBailes Inéditos, director and choreographer of the nationally acclaimed productionsÍntimowith Carmela Greco, which was presented in Washington DC, Philadelphia, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Portland OR, and at the Kean University in New Jersey, andEntresueño, which marked Mr. Aparicio's New York City debut as a company director Since 2008Mr. Aparicois a member of thefacultyat the Washington School of Ballet. In 2013heperformed as a guest artist in The Washington Ballet's production of Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. Norberto Chamizo Born in Germany to a family of Spanish emigrants, Norberto began studying dance at 19. He moved to Madrid to dedicate his life to Flamenco studying at Amor De Dios with acclaimed artists Tomas De Madrid, Circo, La Tati and more. Since 2001, he has performed as a soloist in the COMPAÑÍA FLAMENCA TOMÁS DE MADRID and has toured throughout Europe, Northern Africa, and Japan.teaching Flamenco since 2000. Norberto frequently appears as a featured performer at the legendary Madrid Tablao Casa-Patas with renowed artist Carmela Greco and others. Norberto is a director, choreographer and teacher of Flamenco since 2002 spreading his technics worldwide. In 2004, Norberto formed his own company Flamenco Joven, with which he regularly tours internationally, most notably spending several touring seasons in Japan, Germany, Spain, The Canary Islands, and New York. Ricardo Marlow As a young child, Ricardo (Richard) Marlow was introduced to the guitar by his father, the eminent classical guitarist John E. Marlow. He went on to receive a degree from the James Madison School of Music (James Madison University) in 1997. Ricardo studied flamenco guitar with Maestro Gerardo Núñez, in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain. He has performed with the "Danza del Río Flamenco Company," with Ana Martínez and Paco de Málaga, Anna Menéndez, and since 1997, with the "Arte Flamenco" Dance Company.Marlow is a key member of Edwin Aparicio's productions of "Bailes Inéditos," "Encuentros," and "Íntimo," where performed with Jesús Montoya, Alfonso Cid, Roberto Castellón, "La Truco," and Carmela Greco. Marlow has performed at the Mayor's Art's Awards at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, The Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, and regularly performs at theaters, museums and flamenco venues in the Washington, DC, as well asnational and international venues and an original composition as part of Septime Webre's Washington Ballet production of "Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises" at the Kennedy Center. Héctor José Márquez Héctor José Márquez a Flamenco cante is from Washington, DC. Mr. Marquez originally studied flamenco guitar in Granada, Spain, with Paco Trujillo, then in Sanlúcar de Barrameda he studied cante with Rafael Bernal, Ismael De La Rosa, Amparo Heredia "La Repompilla" and Maestro Rafael De Utrera. Upon returning to the U.S. he began to work in local tablaos. Mr. Márquez has performed with Flamenco Aparicio Dance Company at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, Center Stage, GALA Hispanic Theater, the Harman Hall, Instituto Cervantes, Teatro Nacional Rubén Darío in Nicaragua and the Old Town School of Folk Music. Mr. Márquez has also worked with Pastora Flamenca, Auxi Fernández, Nelida Terado, and Natalia Monteleon with Arte Flamenco. He performed at Alegrias La Nacional in New York City, The United State's most famous Tablao. Mr. Márquez performed as a guest artist in Septime Webre's Washington Ballet production of Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" at the Kennedy Center and can be found performing with many national and international companies. Behezad Habibzai Behzad Habibzai brings over 20 years experience as a musician. A drummer, composer, classically-trained percussionist, and founding member of the New England underground punk band The Rhetorics, Behzad began playing flamenco guitar at the age of 14 after exploring various world music. Behzad performs with Flamenco Aparicio, Pastora, Arte Flamenco, and Pasion y Arte at theaters and festivals including but not limited to the Atlas Theater's Intersections Festival, Gala Theatre's Fuego Flamenco Festival, Sidney Harman Hall's Velocity DC Dance Festival, the Creative Alliance, the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, the DC Feria, and chamber music performances with members of the United States Army Field Band. Since 2013, Behzad has co-produced three programs under the ensemble name Sonsonete with soprano vocalist Meghan Pilar Whittier exploring a program of flamenco and Spanish art songs. Additionally, Behzad has performed in numerous productions in the metro area's theater scene serving as onstage musician at the Constellation Theatre, WSC Avant Bard, and Gala Hispanic Theatre. Behzad has given workshops and lectures at George Mason University, Peabody Conservatory, and the Mid-Atlantic Guitar Festival, and has been a guest artist at the Ibero-American Guitar Festival twice. Behzad is proud to have maintained an active studio teaching flamenco guitar at the Guitar Gallery in Washington, DC and has been serving as accompanist for the flamenco classes at the American Dance Institute for over a decade. Earlier Event: May 28 Gilding The Lily Later Event: January 15 Ornamenta Baltimore Jewelry Center Benefit FEBRUARY 6th 
CASA ART OF CARING — Back to All Events CASA ART OF CARING Monday, March 2, 2015 11:30 AM 11:30 Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:30 PM 15:30 Google Calendar ICS CASA ART OF CARING Sunday, April 26th 2015 Art of Caring is a one-of-a-kind art auction advocating against child abuse and neglect, creating unwavering support for our children in Baltimore City by CASA of Baltimore City. Join us April 26, 2015, and together we can make a difference. Artists include Sam Holmes, Ryan Syrell, Tiffany Jones, Mary Anne Artzen, Breon Gilleran, Make Studios, Renee VanDerStelt, Justin Strom Olivia Obineme/ Strangers with Style Kathleen McCullough Brandon Morse Cara Ober Antoine Blanton Jeramie Bellmay Joseph Giordano Gaia Lisa Dillin Abigail Parrish Elena Volkova Nether Baltimore Gerald Ross Timothy Nohe Lauren Adams Morris Munyana Frank Perrelli Rob Hackett - and so many more!!! Join us 3-7pm Donate, Support, Advocate http://artofcaring.casabalt.org/event/ Earlier Event: November 24 AREA 405 presents "PRESENTS" Later Event: March 28 Charm City Tribe Community Seder Saturday April 4th 
Charm City Tribe Community Seder Saturday April 4th — Back to All Events Charm City Tribe Community Seder Saturday April 4th Saturday, March 28, 2015 8:30 AM 08:30 Sunday, April 5, 2015 9:30 AM 09:30 Google Calendar ICS Community Seder and Holy Hallel After Party Saturday, April 4 at 6:00pm - 10:00pm • $36/person •Register online A night in two parts: A rousing telling of the story of the exodus from Egypt during a festive meal and Holy Hallel After Party. What is a Holy Hallel After Party? Your favorite pesadich desserts, potato vodka cocktails and a rock-n-roll performance of Hallel- a collection of psalms put together to be sung during joyous occasions on the Hebrew Calendar. Earlier Event: March 2 CASA ART OF CARING Later Event: April 29 Youth Resiliency Institute at Area 405 Saturday May 2nd 
Youth Resiliency Institute at Area 405 Saturday May 2nd — Back to All Events Youth Resiliency Institute at Area 405 Saturday May 2nd Wednesday, April 29, 2015 5:00 PM 17:00 Monday, May 4, 2015 6:00 PM 18:00 Google Calendar ICS YOUTH RESILIENCY INSTITUTE YOUTH RESILIENCY INSTITUTE An Answer to Violence Through the Arts Saturday May 2nd 12:30-3:00pm A Celebration of Reggae Legend Peter Tosh Guest Speaker: Niambe McIntosh, daughter of Peter Tosh and Administrator of the Peter Tosh estate. & The Youth Resiliency Institute (YRI) announces the Baltimore Guitarist's Against Violence Program Tosh Roots Reggae Youth Cohort Induction WHAT: On Saturday, May 2, 2015, fifteen youths ages 8-18 from Baltimore's Cherry Hill Homes, Albemarle Square, and other parts of the city will be publicly inducted into the Tosh Roots Reggae Youth Cohort as part of the Youth Resiliency Institute's Baltimore Guitarist's Against Violence (BGAV) program. "It is apparent even more so, as evidenced by the violence and social unrest displayed on Monday following the funeral of Freddie Gray that Baltimore City does not have a youth problem, it has an adult problem. Providing outlets for our youth is a responsibility of adults in order to protect our youth." said Fanon Hill, co-founder of the Youth Resiliency Institute, along with his wife, Navasha Daya. BGAV Cohort members will have the opportunity to make their own guitars under the tutelage of musician and instrument maker Abu the Flutemaker; learn guitar basics from master guitarists; perform roots reggae concerts throughout Baltimore City beginning in September; and learn about legendary reggae artist Peter Tosh's life, music, and his example of responding to police brutality through art, not counter -productive violence. Students will research and learn from incidents of police brutality and intimidation that have plagued impoverished Black communities throughout Baltimore. Students will also attend Baltimore Police Department monthly Community Relations Council meetings familiarizing themselves with the organizational structural of each Baltimore City police district. BGAV curricula honors the traditions, history and restorative capacity of the neighborhoods students live in, while demonstrating the power of reconciliation, forgiveness and conflict mediation through special visits from relatives of homicide victims and anti-violence activists. "Imagine a Baltimore City where it was as easy to get a guitar as it is to get a gun," said Hill. "As cultural arts organizers and artists we need to go on the offensive and provide youth with opportunities to create art, fresh imagery and original songs that corroborate their experiences and challenge the status quo in Baltimore's cultural arts community." The event is free and open to the public and will feature guest speaker Niambe McIntosh, daughter of reggae legend Peter Tosh and administrator of her father's estate. McIntosh will speak about her father and his legacy, with an eye to the importance of that legacy for young people living in difficult circumstances. According to Hill, "Peter Tosh had a lot of swagger, as you might say, but he never was a violent person. He never resorted to violence. Although he spoke about issues related to police brutality, he fought with his music, with his art form." WHEN: Saturday, May 2, beginning at 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Area 405, 405 E. Oliver St., Baltimore, MD 21202 For more information, contact Fanon Hill at fanon@youthresiliencyinstitute.org or (443) 934-1972. www.youthresiliencyinstitute.org The Youth Resiliency Institute is a program under the umbrella of Fusion Partnerships, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the state of Maryland. Earlier Event: March 28 Charm City Tribe Community Seder Saturday April 4th Later Event: May 28 Gilding The Lily 
Gilding The Lily  — Back to All Events Gilding The Lily Thursday, May 28, 2015 12:30 PM 12:30 Tuesday, August 4, 2015 1:30 PM 13:30 Google Calendar ICS Gilding The Lily June 12- August 1 2015 Curated by René Treviño and Stewart Watson Opening Reception: June 13, 2015, 7-10pm Artscape Gallery Network Reception: July 17, 2015, 7-10pm “Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion” --From the film Donnie Darko The artists in this exhibit use glitter, gold leaf, silver Mylar and other reflective materials in their work. These works literally sparkle and yet they also condemn or implicate. Often this work is a mirror that pointedly reflects our consumer driven politics or the ephemerality of our existence. Looking simultaneously to the past and future, these artists gild lilies, explore the depths of space and perform magic. Chivas Clem Mary Annella Frank & Francesca Bozzelli Marian April Glebes Jonathan Latiano Trudi Y Ludwig Jonathan Monaghan Jefferson Pinder Dan Steinhilber Jane Yoon Earlier Event: April 29 Youth Resiliency Institute at Area 405 Saturday May 2nd Later Event: October 13 Una Noche Flamenca 
Ornamenta Baltimore Jewelry Center Benefit FEBRUARY 6th — Back to All Events Ornamenta Baltimore Jewelry Center Benefit FEBRUARY 6th Friday, January 15, 2016 1:00 PM 13:00 Tuesday, February 9, 2016 2:00 PM 14:00 Google Calendar ICS PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF DATE for this event due to the blizzard.- it has been rescheduled to Saturday, February 6th - we hope you can make it! Join the Baltimore Jewelry Center for Ornamenta on FEBRUARY 6th from 7-10pm at Area 405! Ornamenta is the second annual benefit party of the Baltimore Jewelry Center, a new metals and art jewelry makerspace in Station North offering classes, workshops, and studio rental. Ornamenta will feature a pop-up exhibition of student and faculty work, a stellar silent auction, food by Blacksauce Kitchen, an open bar with signature cocktails, and a DJ and dancing! Tickets are just $55 and can be purchased at http://bmorejewelrycenter.bpt.me or at the door! All proceeds benefit the Baltimore Jewelry Center's free educational programming like workshops, exhibitions, and artist talks as well as our scholarship program. Earlier Event: October 13 Una Noche Flamenca Later Event: February 15 Proximity 
XXChange — Back to All Events XXChange Friday, November 4, 2016 7:00 PM 19:00 Friday, December 2, 2016 9:00 PM 21:00 Google Calendar ICS XXChange at AREA 405 Friday, November 4- Friday, December 2, 2016 Area 405 is pleased to host XXChange, an exhibition, workshop and symposium series curated through the Baltimore Women’s Maker Collective and funded with a grant from the Grit Fund by The Contemporary and The Robert W. Deutsch Foundation November 4 – December 2, 2016. Jurors Myrtis Bedolla, Zoë Charlton, Breon Gilleran and Megan Van Wagoner chose 36 artists, makers, designers and craftspeople to exhibit in XXChange. Featuring media including digital fabrication, functional sculpture, mixed media projections, and a range of more traditional craft and fine art, The XXChange exhibition and series of events of encourages and empowers self-identifying women/womyn/ gender fluid, and trans* creators in building community and incorporating a broader scope of art, craft and technology into the traditional scope of gender based material pursuits. Artists featured in XXChange are: Aimi Bouillon Allison Fomich Ann Stoddard Aparna Sarkar April Wood Ariel Foster Audrey Van De Castle Brianna Faulkner Bonnie Crawford Kotula Catherine Mapp Christine Strong Claudia McDonough Dawn Whitmore Eleni Kontos Esther Iverem Faith Wilson Freda Mohr Holly Wilson Jenna Carls Jenna Wright Jennifer Zwelling Jessica Searfino Kristina Haden Liana Owad Madeline Becker Margaret Walker Mary Frank Mary Greiger Mia Halton Michele Colburn Mollye Bendell Nicole Bachezo Sasha Baskin Sarah Marriage Sherry Insley Sydney Mullis Whitney Sherman Opening Artist Reception Friday, November 4, 6-9pm In conjunction with Alloverstreet Gallery Hours during XXChange: Fridays 6p-8p Saturdays & Sundays 11-4 AREA 405 will be closed Thursday November 24 through Monday November 28 Closing Reception in conjunction with ALLOVERSTREET: Friday, December 2, 6-9pm XXChange & The Baltimore Women's Maker Collective XXChange & The Baltimore Women's Maker Collective While studios, makerspaces, DIY workshops, and tech labs are proliferating in neighborhoods across the city, even within progressive working environments, encouragement and support for marginalized groups are lacking. The Baltimore Women’s Maker Collective (BWMC) came out of a desire to address the need for progressive work environments, growing intersectionality and encouragement and support for marginalized groups. With support of a Grit Fund Grant from The Contemporary, this womanist group of artists, creative entrepreneurs, and craftspeople has been able to expand the visibility of BWMC and celebrate the achievements of all people in Baltimore and beyond who are breaking gender and racial barriers. Through the exhibition, events and workshops in conjunction with XXChange, we hope to build and complement the community and conversations already taking place, and all events and workshops are open and safe spaces for all who would like to participate. Workshops + Demonstrations As part of BWMC’s mission to skill share and promote women makers, we're teaming up with Open Works and Station North Tool Library who will generously host low-cost and free workshops and demonstrations. Friday, November 11 6-8pmAt The Station North Tool Library + Oliver Street Studios ( 405-417 East Oliver Street) Blacksmithing with Breon Gilleran Intro to Power Tools with Timisha Porcher of Toolbox Divas Saturday, November 19 11a-1pm At Open Works ( 1400 Greenmount Avenue, Greenmount & Oliver Streets ) Candle Making demonstration with Knits, Soy, and Metal Intro to Draping with Valencia JamesBonnie Crawford Kotula: Free form soldering circuits Symposium: "Flipping the Narrative" Saturday, November 12th, 10a-5pm at AREA 405 A day long series of panel discussions and artist talks exploring different facets of identity in art, craft, and design. (Admission by donation) XXChange jurors Myrtis Bedolla, Zoe Charlton, Breon Gilleran, and Megan Van Wagoner will talk about their perspectives and experiences collecting, curating, and jurying artwork. More participants to be announced 10:30-11:30: Curator’s panel and gallery tour 11:30 –12:30 Art and Craft 12:30-1:30 Break/Lunch 1:30 -2pm A conversation: Women in Craft 2:30-3:30 Transforming Materials 3:30-4:30 Exploring Gender through Practice About the Jurors MYRTIS BEDOLLA, (www.galeriemyrtis.com) Founder of Galerie Myrtis in 2006, Myrtis Bedolla has 20 years of experience as an advisor to institutions and private collectors in the acquisition and sale of fine art and provides professional curatorial services, lectures and educational programming to corporate, civic and arts organizations. The mission of the gallery is twofold: to exhibit artists who deserve recognition for work that explores our cultural and historical landscape, and to celebrate art movements that have paved the way for greater artistic freedom. ZOË CHARLTON, www.zoecharlton.com Zoë Charlton makes drawings that explore the ironies of contemporary social and cultural stereotypes. She depicts her subject’s relationship with their world by combining images of culturally loaded objects and landscapes with undressed bodies. She received her MFA from the University of Texas at Austin with recent exhibitions including ConnerSmith Gallery in Washington, DC, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, the Harvey B. Gantt Center, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and Studio Museum of Harlem. She is a recipient of a Pollock-Krasner grant, and a Ruby Artist Grant. Charlton is an Associate Professor of Art at American University in Washington, DC. She is represented by ConnerSmith, Washington D.C. BREON GILLERAN, www.feelforsteel.com Breon Gilleran is a sculptor, blacksmith, and printmaker. She received a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 1981 and an MFA from the University of Maryland in Sculpture in 2002. Breon is an Assistant Professor of Art at Goucher College. She maintains an active studio practice at Area 405 exhibiting widely both nationally and internationally with a recent solo exhibition at McDaniel College, 2015. MEGAN VAN WAGONER, http://www.meganvanwagoner.com Megan Van Wagoner is a sculptor who tells stories with everyday objects. She completed her BFA in ceramics at the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1997 and an MFA from the Mount Royal School at the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2000. She has participated in residencies at ArtFarm, the Vermont Studio Center, has traveled to Jingdezhen, China to study contemporary ceramic production in 2012. She is the recipient of a Maryland Arts Council Individual Artist Award. Megan has recently shown solo exhibitions at Flashpoint Gallery, Washington, DC, Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD, and Montpelier Arts Center in Laurel, MD. She currently teaches art and design at Montgomery College in Silver Spring, Maryland. About BWMC Baltimore Woman's Maker Collective (BWMC)was founded early 2016 to encourage and celebrate the achievements of self-identifying women and non-binary artists, creative business owners, and craftspeople in the greater Baltimore region. Safe spaces for marginalized groups are lacking but vitally necessary to foster empowering, educational, and creative experiences. Its mission is to create an inclusive platform for women of all ages, races, cultures, abilities, and sexual-identities to connect, collaborate and share skills and resources. Thus, BWMC seeks to act as a supportive social network to promote makers of all disciplines, help established business-owners connect with clients, and advocate accessibility for women, genderqueer, trans-, and non-binary people working in or pursuing traditionally male-dominated creative trades. BWMC’s core organizers are Heather Bradbury, April Danielle Lewis, Breon Gilleran, Jorgelina Lopez, Letta Moore, and Hannah Wides. Thank you to The Contemporary, The Robert W Deutch Foundation for the GRIT FUND in in helping to product this exhibition and series of events and workshops, and to our community and collaborators for your continued valuable support. CHEERS, it doesn't happen without you Earlier Event: August 29 Elect an Artist with Lisa Austin Later Event: April 23 CASA ART of Caring SUNDAY April 30th 2017 
Proximity — Back to All Events Proximity Monday, February 15, 2016 4:00 PM 16:00 Tuesday, March 22, 2016 5:00 PM 17:00 Google Calendar ICS An exhibition co-curated by Sarah Tanguy and Stewart Watson and featuring the works of seventeen artists chosen from studio visits throughout Area 405's accompanying Oliver Street Studios. The exhibition will include new and recent existing works by: Amy Boone McCreesh, Antonio McAfee, Benjamin Piwowar, Breon Gilleran, David Page, David Ubias, Jackie Milad, James Vose, Joshua Wade Smith, Kyle Tata, Laura White, Liz Donadio, Margaret Rogers, Mary Anne Arntzen, Paul Jeanes, Steven Pearson, Zoe Friedman. The cumulative biographies and exhibition records of this group of artists are astounding. They are Trawick Prize winners, Sondheim Prize Finalists & Semifinalists, many have having exhibited at The Walters Art Museum, The Baltimore Museum of Art, The Evergreen Museum, and too many exhibition spaces and university galleries to count. The exhibition dates: are February 20th -March 20 Opening Artist Reception: Saturday, February 20th 6-9:30pm Gallery hours Sunday 28 feb 12-3, and by appointment -info@area405.com Alloverstreet Art walk and artist talk Friday March 4th 6:30 -9pm Sat march 12 Green Gala (ticketed event) 7-11 pm Friday- Sunday March 18-20 Tool Library Symposium (ticketed event) Sarah Tanguy is an independent curator and arts writer, as well as a curator for Art in Embassies (AIE), U.S. Department of State, in Washington, DC. Since 1983, Tanguy has developed over a hundred and fifty exhibitions. Recent independent exhibitions include“Between the Covers: Altered Books in Contemporary Art,” Everhart Museum, Scranton, Pennsylvania; the 20th anniversary exhibition for The Kreeger Museum, Washington, D.C.; “Mapping: Memory and Motion in Contemporary Art,” Katonah Museum of Art, New York; and an ongoing exhibition program for the American Center for Physics, College Park, Maryland. She was associate curator of the public art collection at the new Washington Convention Center (spring 2000-winter 2002). In addition to numerous exhibition-related essays, she has written for The Washington Times, Sculpture, New Art Examiner, Glass, American Craft, Metalsmith, Urbanite, Hand Print Workshop International, Turning Points, Mid-Atlantic Country, Baltimore, and Readers Digest. As an AIE curator, Tanguy has created over 75 exhibitions of American art for U.S. ambassadorial residences overseas since fall 2004. She has also curated four art collections for the public areas of the new US embassies in Addis Ababa, Helsinki, Monrovia, and Sarajevo, and is currently working on the art collections for Ankara, Athens, Moscow, Niamey, Oslo, Taipei, and The Hague. The exhibitions and collections bring together works by contemporary U.S. and host country artists around shared themes, and include painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media and new media work, and works on paper. The daughter of a diplomat, Tanguy was born in Penang, Malaysia. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Arts from Georgetown University. While working on her a Master of Art degree in Art History from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, she returned to Washington, D.C., as a summer intern at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Thereafter, she has worked at the National Gallery, the International Exhibitions Foundation, The Tremaine Collection, the International Sculpture Center, the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, The Hechinger Collection, and Art in Embassies. Earlier Event: January 15 Ornamenta Baltimore Jewelry Center Benefit FEBRUARY 6th Later Event: April 1 Traces 
Court Appointed Special Advocates CASA Art of Caring Baltimore City 2016 — Back to All Events Court Appointed Special Advocates CASA Art of Caring Baltimore City 2016 Sunday, May 1, 2016 3:00 PM 7:00 PM 15:00 19:00 Google Calendar ICS Support Baltimore's Children in Foster Care at this special once yearly event Join Honorary Co-Chairs Rebecca Hoffberger American Visionary Art Museum Founder Director & Kelly Ennis Managing Principal The Verve Partnership our Annual Event Art of Caring 2016 Sunday, May 1st, 2016 3-7pm Earlier Event: April 1 Traces Later Event: June 3 Legacy, an exhibition of Corcoran Students front gallery 
Traces — Back to All Events Traces Friday, April 1, 2016 9:00 AM 09:00 Friday, April 22, 2016 10:00 AM 10:00 Google Calendar ICS TRACES April 1 – April 22, 2016 OPENING RECEPTION: April 1, 2016, 7:00pm – 10:00pm traces2016.com WORKS BY: Gabrielle Velez, Edgar Reyes, Irvin Morazan, Ricardo Ruiz, Nicoletta De La Brown, Krissty Batres, Jorge Galvan, Ryan Flores, René Treviño, and Justin Zachary curated by Ashley Delara DeHoyos TRACES, Ni de aquí, Ni de allá (neither here, nor there) reflects the cultural complexities of Latinidad and examines the aesthetic values and characteristics of producing work under the Latin American umbrella. Featuring the work of ten artists currently living in Maryland, Virginia, Texas and Pennsylvania with diverse familia heritage across the Latin American diaspora–from Mexico, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Panama, California, New York and Texas. Focused in Baltimore, a city too often defined by a limited, black-and-white conversation with regards to identity, TRACES intends to reframe the conversation and broaden its parameters. By shining light on the emerging Latin American population and contemporary art scene, TRACES aims to facilitate needed discourse around the Latin American experience in the United States and issues relating to cultural essentialism, acculturation, and assimilation. Through visual art and performance, TRACES unpacks the connections between one’s environment, heritage, and experience. Using digital media, photography, sculpture, fiber, and other approaches, the artists investigate traces of their own histories and influences in relation to current art trends. OPENING RECEPTION Live performance by Nicoletta De La Brown April 1 | 7:00PM to 10:00PM ALLOVERSTREET April 8 | Click Here for Allover Street Calendar of Events PROGRAMMING Friday April 1, 2016 Sancocho Private preview and Intimate Discussion in the Gallery 5:00PM – 7:00PM Opening Reception 7:00PM – 10:00PM Live performances by Krissty Batres & Nicoletta De La Brown APRIL 17, 2016 Unraveling the Complexities a Cultural Roundtable 2:00PM – 5:00PM Earlier Event: February 15 Proximity Later Event: May 1 Court Appointed Special Advocates CASA Art of Caring Baltimore City 2016 
Legacy, an exhibition of Corcoran Students front gallery — Back to All Events Legacy, an exhibition of Corcoran Students front gallery Friday, June 3, 2016 6:00 PM 18:00 Wednesday, June 15, 2016 5:00 PM 17:00 Google Calendar ICS Legacy, artist reception 7-9pm Friday June 3rd in conjunction with June Alloverstreet. Legacy features works by the Corcoran School of Art & Design. Demonstrating the conceptual and material breadth of this group of young artists, Legacy encapsulates the development of a new and diverse generation. The eleven students exhibiting include Amber Boris, Claudia Lamy, Noah McWilliams, Anthony Pattermann, Arel Peckler, Patrick Quinn, Ali Sengul, Jordan Shelton, Lionel White, Khadijah Wilson, and Rachel Van Dyke. Legacy is coordinated by professors Lisa Dillin and Jonathan Latiano. Alloverstreet is a first Fridays monthly art walk throughout the Oliver Street corridor featuring upwards of 10 art galleries and exhibition spaces, with a kickoff happy hour at the Station North Tool Library and an artist talk at AREA 405. Earlier Event: May 1 Court Appointed Special Advocates CASA Art of Caring Baltimore City 2016 Later Event: June 4 BmoreArt Journal of Art + Ideas Launch 
Elect an Artist with Lisa Austin — Back to All Events Elect an Artist with Lisa Austin Monday, August 29, 2016 5:00 PM 17:00 Saturday, September 3, 2016 8:00 PM 20:00 Google Calendar ICS Artist and Activist LISA AUSTIN joins us at AREA 405 Friday, September 2nd in conjunction with September's back to school ALLOVERSTREET to have a fundraiser and talk about how artists are vital to today's democracy. Artists can help transform the opaque structures that thwart each community's potential.The first ELECT AN ARTIST was held in Richmond, VA this June to get artists - from poets to painters - to start thinking about running for local elected office and local board. Instead of oppositional thinking, our democracy needs Collaborative- Creative problem-solvers. Come enjoy a beverage and get creatively involved in running your community. Donations are welcomed to help support the upcoming ELECT AN ARTIST website as well as 2017 campaign of social sculptor (Lisa Austin) who plans to run for Mayor of Erie, PA. Suggested Donations: Event $5-$25. One-of-a-kind-numbered-T-shirt $20. Buttons - $5. Join us Friday for this important event! Earlier Event: July 2 Call for entries for XXChange Later Event: November 4 XXChange 
Retreat / William Lamson / Lu Zhang — Back to All Events Retreat / William Lamson / Lu Zhang Saturday, October 14, 2017 8:30 AM 08:30 Sunday, January 14, 2018 9:30 AM 09:30 Google Calendar ICS RETREAT / William Lamson / Lu Zhang Lu Zhang Headspace, 2017 image courtesy Joseph Hyde Lu Zhang Headspace, 2017 image courtesy Joseph Hyde Lu Zhang Headspace, 2017 image courtesy Joseph Hyde William Lamson : Untitled (Infinity Camera) 2017 (still) October 14th,2017 – January 13th, 2018 Opening Artist Reception, Saturday, October 14th, 2017 6-9pm Artist Talk Sunday, December 10th, 2pm Other programming to be announced Retreat features the work of Lu Zhang and William Lamson, two artists whose practices specifically focus on immersing oneself in creating a studio practice that is the process. Where site specificity becomes studio and the work transforms throughout the exhibition itself. Zhang transforms the front gallery space into an expanded series of experiments that will remain in flux throughout the course of the exhibition. Lamson features projected videos in the back gallery. Curated by Stewart Watson, AREA 405 is pleased to be a part of the process of these two exemplary artists' work this fall. William Lamson: William Lamson was born Arlington, Virginia and lives in Brooklyn, New York. He is an interdisciplinary artist whose diverse practice involves working with elemental forces to create durational performative actions. Set in landscapes as varied as New York’s East River and Chile’s Atacama Desert, his projects reveal the invisible systems and forces at play within these sites. In some work he is the subject, directly performing in front of the camera, in all of his projects, Lamson’s work represents a performative gesture, a collaboration with forces outside of his control to explore systems of knowledge and belief. Lamson earned his MFA from Bard College, and teaches in the Parsons MFA photography program. His work has been exhibited widely in the United States and Europe, including the Brooklyn Museum, The Moscow Biennial, P.S.1. MOMA, Kunsthalle Erfurt, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, and Honor Fraser Gallery in Los Angeles. In addition, he has produced site specific installations for the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Center for Land Use Interpretation, and Storm King Art Center. His work is in the collections of The Brooklyn Museum, The Dallas Museum of Art, The Indianapolis Museum of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston and numerous private collections. William has shown with Robischon Gallery in Denver since 2006, most recently exhibiting in The Roaring Garden, Rotation this summer. His work has appeared in ArtForum, Frieze, the New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The New Yorker, Harpers, and The Village Voice. He has been awarded grants from the Shifting Foundation, the Experimental Television Center, he is 2014 Guggenheim Fellow. About the Work: Untitled (Infinity Camera) 2017 Commissioned in 2017 as part of a show called Wanderlust at the University of Buffalo Art Gallery, Untitled (Infinity Camera) employs a floating optical device to create a hypnotic journey through the tidal waterways around New York City. The device itself consists of an open sided chamber of one way mirrors that can be configured in various ways in relation to the video camera. As this optical rig is carried along by the current, the camera records a kaleidoscopic vision of bridges, towers, pollution and the watery ecosystem around which everything is built. Like a partially submerged architectural model, the reflective space simultaneously frames the landscape and obstructs it, allowing the camera to see in opposite directions at the same time while the center of the frame recedes into the darkness of an infinite regress Lu Zhang: Lu Zhang (b. 1983, Chongqing, China) is a multi-disciplinary artist who works in installation, sculpture, drawing, and text. Zhang’s conceptual approach takes specific sites or contexts as a point of departure. Recognizing the processes and people already present, she adapts her practice to respond to and temporarily inhabit a place. Zhang views her itinerant practice as emerging from an immigrant experience. She selects sites intuitively; sometimes responding to its historical context; other times tracing its physical manifestations, from scale to proportion or architecture; still other times Zhang mines a site’s function and collaborates with its workers. Zhang has received a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council for works on paper and been awarded The Trawick Prize Young Artist Award. In 2014, she became an inaugural recipient of a Rubys Artist Project Grant in Literary and Visual Arts. She has produced projects in Baltimore, Chicago, China, Finland, and the Netherlands. She has collaborated with ICA Baltimore and SPARE to produce publications and exhibitions; the George Peabody Library to launch a studio residency program, and The Contemporary to build resource initiatives for artists. Zhang received her MFA in Painting at the Frank Mohr Institute in the Netherlands and her BFA in General Fine Arts at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. About the Work: Headspace In Headspace, Lu Zhang engages the front room exhibition space of Area 405 in an expanded studio experiment. The installation presents fluctuating arrangements of drawings, prints, and sculptural objects. Through repeated movements and serial actions, Zhang treats drawing as akin to taking a long meditative walk. She employs shifts of scale, repetition, found materials, and cut-outs to frame the surfaces, textures, topography, and architecture of Area 405. Adapting the dependable modernist grid to be flexible, fallible, and vibrating, she presents moments of intense focus and gestures of play within the container of a studio. Throughout the duration of the exhibition, Headspace will remain in flux, activated through shifts, additions, reconfigurations, and visitor interactions. As the building houses 40 artist studios and hosts programs and exhibitions, Zhang interprets 405 East Oliver Street to be a site of making and a site of gathering. In this landscape, Zhang interrogates the role of the studio as a physical and mental space: as a site of learning, a site of confrontation, a site of routine, a site of doubt, a site of endurance, and a site of rest. Within this flexible context, she attempts to devise a way of working as a place to retreat to, a place for durational ceasing, a place to reconsider, establish language, and begin again.In Zhang’s conceptual practice, she takes specific sites or contexts as a point of departure. Recognizing the processes and people already present, she adapts her methods to respond to and temporarily inhabit a place. Zhang views her itinerant practice as emerging from an immigrant experience. She selects sites intuitively; sometimes responding to its historical context; other times tracing its physical manifestations, from scale to proportion or architecture; still, other times Zhang mines a site’s function and collaborates with its workers. Using a procedure of gathering, sorting, arranging, and rearranging, Zhang’s methodology is rooted in research and sustained engagement. She applies this logic to her chosen sites with the resulting works taking a variety of forms from installations, to books, to drawings, to gestural interventions. By gathering imagery from a wide range of sources; from found materials to historical texts, to her personal archive, Zhang investigates the nature of work, the essence of language, and the poetics of place. About AREA 405 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 and beyond. The preserved industrial character of our warehouse provides a distinctive setting for exhibitions as well as extensive studio space for the artists who create here (Oliver Street Studios). AREA 405's mission has been to produce, present and promote arts and cultural programming by offering a space for experimentation and collaboration for artists. AREA 405 has collaborated with cultural and community organizations, throughout the region and from around the world since opening its doors in 2003, host to tens of thousands of visitors in its nearly 15 years as an Artist Run venue. AREA 405 405 East Oliver Street Baltimore, MD 21202 www.area405.com info@area405.com www.facebook.com/area405 @area405 #area405 Stewart Watson, Executive Director, is open by appointment throughout this exhibition, additional hours will be posted on our facebook page and on our web site Earlier Event: June 1 The Dog & Pony Show Later Event: January 12 BEYOND BEAUTIFUL: ONE THOUSAND LOVE LETTERS 
CASA ART of Caring SUNDAY April 30th 2017 — Back to All Events CASA ART of Caring SUNDAY April 30th 2017 Sunday, April 23, 2017 9:00 AM 09:00 Sunday, April 30, 2017 8:00 PM 20:00 Google Calendar ICS CASA ART OF CARING 2017 Court Appointed Special Advocates of Baltimore City SUNDAY April 30th 2017 3-7pm at AREA 405 Join Honorary Chair Joseph Haskins President and CEO The Harbor Bank of Maryland for our Annual Event On April 30 AREA 405 is hosting the 7th Annual Art of Caring art auction in support of this worthy cause. This is the 5th year hosting the event at AREA 405. Last year The Art of Caring raised over $200,000 in funds, art sales and in-kind donations. More importantly, we raised awareness of the valuable work that CASA Baltimore City is doing to help our city's children who would otherwise fall through the cracks or get swallowed up in the quagmire of the juvenile court system. There are many ways you can help to support CASA and participate in bettering the lives of some of Baltimore's most vulnerable youth. Ways to support CASA include purchasing a ticket to the event, spreading the word about the Art of Caring, or attending an information session to learn how to become a CASA volunteer. This year, due to popular demand, we have extended viewing times and the auction will start during the week leading up to the Art of Caring main event on APRIL 30th. AREA 405 will have open hours from April 24-29 for viewing the artwork so generously donated by Emerging and Established Artists throughout the Baltimore region. These works are available for bidding and purchase in the CASA ART of CARING 2017 auction and exhibition. AREA 405 will be open 24, 25, 26 April Monday Tuesday & Wednesday 12-4pm 27 & 28 April Thursday & Friday 3-7pm 29 April Saturday 10-1 CASA ART OF CARING SATURDAY APRIL 30th 3-7pm to get tickets or sign up for bidding BIDPAL/CASA2017 Many thanks to the dozens of artists who have participated in generously donating their works, some for the first time, and many as repeated donors to this worthy cause. Please come see to THE ART of CARING! Sarah Doherty's giant Plane from the Art of Caring 2016 - come see what we have this year! Tagged CASA, casabalt, casabaltimore, fostercare, art sale, art auction, area 405, stationnorth, sunday april 30 Earlier Event: November 4 XXChange Later Event: June 1 The Dog & Pony Show 
The Dog & Pony Show — Back to All Events The Dog & Pony Show Thursday, June 1, 2017 12:30 PM 12:30 Saturday, August 5, 2017 1:30 PM 13:30 Google Calendar ICS THE DOG AND PONY SHOW: A SONDHEIM FINALIST ALUMNI EXHIBITION Dates: June 30 – July 30, 2017 at Area 405 Fancy Opening Reception June 30: 7-9 pm Curated by Cara Ober & Stewart Watson After twelve years, The Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize has generated an elite alumni of visual artists from the Baltimore / Washington region. Each year, esteemed international jurors select 6-7 finalists for a museum exhibition and the chance to compete for the $25k prize. At this point there are approximately seventy former Sondheim finalists. The Dog and Pony Show is an Artscape Satellite exhibition that recognizes those who have been previously selected as Sondheim finalists as a community of high achieving visual artists. The exhibit at Area 405 is curated by Stewart Watson, Director of Area 405, and Cara Ober, Editor of BmoreArt, who reached out to all seventy former Sondheim Finalists and invited them, to the best of their ability, to participate. The result is an exhibit featuring over a third of the former finalists designed to celebrate the award and their evolving careers. Although the title of the exhibit is a tongue-in- cheek response to the spectacle of competitive art, the exhibit will function as a celebration, as well as a critique, of Baltimore's most prestigious art prize from the perspective of those who have experienced it directly. Participating artists have been encouraged to create new works in response to the phenomenon of art prizes, both the positive and negative aspects of the experience, and can function as a critique of the artifice inherent in theatrical display. Using serious and humorous approach, as well as metaphorical imagery of dogs, ponies, and stage acts, the artists in this exhibit will honestly examine the vulnerability of artists, definitions of success in the art world, and performative public experiences. As Area 405 is a large space with inherent personality, large installation work and sculpture will form the centerpiece of the show. The Dog and Pony Show seeks to build community and advocacy within a growing family of Sondheim Finalists, to recognize their achievements and struggles, and to visualize the long-term impact of this prize upon the careers of regionally based artists. Participating artists include: Chris Lavoie, Chris Palios, Laure Drogoul, Darcie Book, David Page, Frank Day, Hasan Elahi, Jon Duff, Jason Hughes, Jim Leach, Karen Yazinsky, Lauren Frances Adams, Lisa Dillin, Leah Cooper, Magnolia Laurie, Mark Parascandola, Melissa Dickenson, Molly Springfield, Neil Feather, Ryan Hackett, Ryan Syrell, René Treviño, Stephanie Barber, Stewart Watson, Tony Shore, Wickerham & Lomax, and Zoë Charlton. Earlier Event: April 23 CASA ART of Caring SUNDAY April 30th 2017 Later Event: October 14 Retreat / William Lamson / Lu Zhang 
BEYOND BEAUTIFUL: ONE THOUSAND LOVE LETTERS — Back to All Events BEYOND BEAUTIFUL: ONE THOUSAND LOVE LETTERS Saturday, January 12, 2019 10:00 AM 10:00 Tuesday, April 2, 2019 11:00 AM 11:00 Google Calendar ICS BEYOND BEAUTIFUL: ONE THOUSAND LOVE LETTERS AREA 405’s exhibition features Peter Bruun’s drawings along with works by Loring Cornish, Piper Shepard, Atsuko Chirkijan and Exul Van Helden ON VIEW JANUARY 17 THROUGH MARCH 10, 2019 Beyond Beautiful: One Thousand Love Letters marvels at love in all its poignant mystery, surprise, and messiness. Anchored by hundreds of drawings by artist Peter Bruun, and inspired by actual love letters, the two-site exhibition is organized around eight themes and features free public events for each, offering heart-opening performances, inspirational stories, communal sharing, and artistic uplift. The exhibition also includes art by Atsuko Chirikjian, Loring Cornish, Pat Dennis, Phylicia Ghee, Ken Royster, Ernest Shaw, Piper Shepard, and Exsul Van Helden. Peter Bruun EXHIBITION INFORMATION Beyond Beautiful: One Thousand Love Letters is on view at both Maryland Art Place (MAP) and AREA 405 from January 17 through March 10, 2019. AREA 405 405 E. Oliver Street Baltimore, MD 21202 www.area405.com Gallery Hours: Saturday 10:00am–3:00pm Maryland Art Place 218 W. Saratoga Street Baltimore, MD 21201 410-962-8565 www.mdartplace.org Gallery Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, Noon–4:00pm Earlier Event: October 14 Retreat / William Lamson / Lu Zhang Later Event: April 3 A Passing Scene 
A Passing Scene — Back to All Events A Passing Scene Wednesday, April 3, 2019 8:00 AM 08:00 Friday, May 31, 2019 9:00 PM 21:00 Google Calendar ICS A Passing Scene Curated by Minzi Li Opening Reception Sunday 14 April 5-8pm Kei Ito, Gabo Arora, Marcela Huerta, Shengxu Jin, Nate Larson, Ruth E Toulson, Micro Yuan’er, Jialin Yang & Ted Whitaker Programs: Opening Reception Sunday, April 14, 5-8pm Film Screening with Ruth E. Toulson April 27, 6-8pm Exhibition De-installation Experience May 25-26, 1-4pm Closing Reception & “Trails Left” Event Friday, May 31. 5-8pm Off-site Programs: The Last Goodbye April 17, 12-4pm.@JHU-MICA Film Center 10 E North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202 Leaf Vein Bookmark Lab Workshop May 11, 1-4pm. next door at The Station North Tool Library 417 E Oliver St, Baltimore, MD 21202 About the Curator Originally from China, Minzi Li is an emerging curator and MFA candidate in Curatorial Practice at Maryland Institute College of Art. She has co-curated Legame, a workshop exhibition at the Venice Biennale, as well as the Baltimore-located group shows Land Trust, Everything Must Go and Dark Passenger. As the president of GradEx, she has organized and co-curated the off-campus group shows Mirror and Expression, and several student solo exhibitions. Having graduated with a CIDA-accredited degree in Interior Design, she uses her current research to focus on the rhythm, circulation, and lighting environment of exhibitions. About MICA’s Curatorial Practice Program MICA’s MFA in Curatorial Practice prepares students to determine how curators will shape the cultural life of our global society. Students work in a variety of experimental contexts and formats, proposing alternative models of exhibition-making, institution-building, and social justice through art. Designed to forge connections among artists, institutions, and communities, the program fosters contemporary art and culture in collaboration with diverse audiences, and links local issues to international discourse. About the Venue 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 throughout Baltimore and beyond. A Passing Scene has been generously supported by MICA’s MFA in Curatorial Practice, AREA 405, MICA Film Center and Station North Tool Library. Curated by Minzi Li, A Passing Scene features works by artists who examine the experiences of parting, and the ritualistic act of memorializing what is no longer present. These photographs, installations, films and archives act as a monument to the inevitability of ephemerality, to the lingering presence of all that has disappeared. Each artist in the show draws inspiration from family stories and offers a slice of their own cultural heritage; together, their artworks recreate diverse scenes of immigration, dislocation, atomic warfare, and the Holocaust. The works especially highlight how different geopolitical contexts have shaped these artists' lives-and how history has left its trail on each of them. A Passing Scene does not merely offer opportunities for visual spectatorship but, under the power and intimacy of both the artists' and viewers' experiences, it invites one to talk about these precarious experiences in a public space. The theater-like design of AREA 405 enhances the artist-led tours and other programs offered during the exhibition, allowing participants to immerse themselves in reconstructions and deconstructions of events and sites that have ceased to exist. Marcela Huerta Victoria, British Columbia-born writer and freelance designer Marcela Huerta is the author of Tropico, a collection of narrative poems memorizing the grief about her father’s passing as a second-generation immigrant and the daughter of political refugees from Chile. Her poems detailed described the struggling stories which was oral told by her parent and how memories could be so blurred and untrustworthy from different perspectives. Baltimore-based Japanese artist, Kei Ito, addresses issues of deep loss and intergenerational connection as he explores the materiality and experimental processes of photography. His work deals with trauma and legacy passed down from his late grandfather, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and a later anti-nuclear activist, in relation to current threats of nuclear disaster. Ito’s artworks lead the audience on a journey from grief and remembrance to hope. Shengxu Jin Grew up on the border between China and North Korea: a place mixed with Chinese and Korean. Shengxu Jin’s works offer audiences a window onto the concerns of third-generation Korean immigrant. Originated from his identity and the dislocation of his homeland, the “Void” feeling prompted the artist to create an illusory scene when he thought about the place where he belonged. Viewers could find the artist internalizing his subtle emotion of nostalgia in exploring his imagined world. Nate Larson Working with big data, historical research, and community partnerships to create expanded documentary projects, Nate Larson presents his personal worldview through his site-specific research. Born in Indiana, this Baltimore-based contemporary photographer harmonizes the insights of abstract datasets with the personal storytelling that comes from one-on-one relationships. His work is exhibited both nationally and internationally and is included in collections such as High Museum Atlanta, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and many more. Micro Yuan’er/Jialin Jialin Yang and Ted Whitaker held and documented the last event with the local children at Micro Yuan. The artist, Ted and manager, Jialin invited these children to make their own tiny ceramic sculptures and bury them hese archival collections were made with the material from the last event held by the manager from Micro Yuan’er project. Earlier Event: January 12 BEYOND BEAUTIFUL: ONE THOUSAND LOVE LETTERS 
Who — We Stewart Watson, Executive Director Stewart Watson is an artist, parent, partner, curator, creator, educator, volunteer, and community advocate. She serves on several regional boards and organizations. Stewart is co-owner, founder, and president of Oliver Street Studios, the 66,000 square foot warehouse in the heart of Baltimore City where she co-founded AREA 405 in 2003 and has been executive director for many years. Oliver Street Studios has grown from a vacant building into an artistic and community anchor for the Station North Arts & Entertainment District. Everlasting thanks to the countless friends and volunteers who have rolled up their sleeves and pitched in continuing to build AREA 405and develop its programming. Jeramie Bellmay, Michael Stephens, Jim Vose, Lena Leone, Jeff Leone, Ashely DeHoyos, Abigail Parrish, Antoine Blanton, Breon Gilleran, Michelle Avary, Dana Johns, David Page, Lauren Schott, Ben Stone, Kimi Hanauer, Hannah Leighton, Anna Menendez, Jennifer Minke, Monika Graves, David London, Shea Frederick, Sarah Doherty, John Shea, Julia Pearson, Deana Haggag, Kim Farmer, Arman Mizani, Chris Lavoie, Mark Mordhorst, Piper Watson, Reed Monson, Steve Freel, Jason Hoylman, Tom McManus, Ginevra Shay, Tyler Farinholt, Dale Hargrave, Dwight Hargrave and so many more… 
2012 — 2012 Events Winter Festival of Wonders, 02.10 & 02.12.2013 Winter Festival of Wonders website What Weekly 02.15.2012 Bill Redelius Photos Slideluck Potshow Baltimore II / Apart, 02.24.2012 Apart Photographer Jonathon Rosser on Tumblr Slideluck.com - Baltimore Brooklyn Bloggery Recap George Skepton Photos Theresa Keil Photos Go West (exhibitionists), 06.01.2012 Marina Schulze Photos Curator's Statement Artists with Legal Questions, 09.22 - 12.01.2012 Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts website / Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts on Facebook AKIMBO Baltimore, 09.15.1012 WYPR Maryland Morning Podcast AKIMBO Baltimore website Tool Library Info Session Potluck, 10.05.12 Station North Tool Library website / Station North Tool Library on Facebook Duo: Asimina Chremos Dance/Bonnie Jones Sound & Text, 11.10.2012 Video of the Area 405 performance at Serial Monogamy: Baltimore Blogspot Santa at Area 405, 12.04.2012 
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Station North Tool Library — Station North Tool Library The Station North Tool Library opened on April 22, 2013 in the adjacent space to Area 405 (the red door) in our East Oliver Street complex (Oliver Street Studios). Created and helmed by John Shea, Piper Watson, and Chris Lavoie, SNTL not only lends tools, but also hosts DIY workshops, community services, DIY classes and open shop hours in the workshop space and now a classroom. The Station North Tool Library’s mission is to empower individuals, through affordable access to tools, skills, and workspace, to positively direct development, rehabilitation, and construction of their environment and their lives. The Station North Tool Library is a project for the benefit of individuals wanting to have an impact on their own lives and spaces while simultaneously working to build a stronger community. SNTL provides tool lending and a space to work and learn new skills. Community members are able to use the Tool Library to perform simple home maintenance, tend their yards and gardens, build furniture, start projects, and learn new skills in a safe and affordable manner. The goal is to start new trends directed by peoples inherent creative output. By giving people access to tools, the Tool Library provides our community with opportunities and the power to fix and build in all aspects of their environments and lives. Annual Membership is a sliding scale *suggested donation* based on your income. one dollar for every $1000 you earn per year. Sign Up and get involved! SNTL Website SNTL on Facebook PRESS What is a Tool Library, What Weekly, David London, 10/24/12 Starting a Tool Library: Inspiration and Insights from Baltimore’s Station North. The Center for the New American Dream, Piper Watson & John Shea, 03/08/13 Keeping it Local and Doing it Yourself: The Station North Tool Library, Robert W. Duetsch Foundation, Taylor deBoer, 06/25/13 Object Guerilla, 10/05/13 CONGREGATE art+faith+community project 
New Gallery — HOME, always All images of artwork any artwork are copyrighted and owned by the artists and photographers who took the images and may not be used without permission. Images on this web site are only used for AREA 405 and may not be shared without permission. Images from the Baltimore Museum of Industry are used by AREA 405 in kind, thanks BMI, you are a treasure! Area 405 All images of artwork are copyrighted and owned by the artists and may not be used without permission. Images on this web site are only used for Area 405 and may not be shared without permission. Christian Benefiel indirect effect 2014 Laure Drogoul 2013 Margo Elsayd House Dignified 2013 Rhymes With Opera 2014 Alzaruba Knowing 2013 Dawn Gavin Medium 2005 John Ruppert Cory Wagner medium 2005 City Ranch 2013 Romeo & Juliet Baltimore Performance Kitchen 2013 Tim Horjus SweetArt 2013 10th Anniversary exhibition Frank Perrelli House Dignified 2013 Mahasti Mudd 2004 City Ranch Benefit 2013 Jason Hughes 2013 The Flat Earth 2004 an amazing evening with the real E.A.Poe WC Richardson 2012 Ledelle Moe Rollergirl - isn't she great Tim Nohe Go West 2012 John Ruppert Split Circle 2005 Julia Pearson SweetArt 2013 Matt Saindon Go West 2012 Elena Volkova SweetArt 2013 Laure Drogoul Transmodern Festival 2007 JT Kirkland Medium 2005 SweetArt 10th Anniversary exhibition 2013 Karen Rodinborn Medium 2005 Go West 2012 Juan Rojo Go West 2012 Akimbo 2012 Jesse Dortzbach Hive 2009 Ruth Pettus conventions 2011 Julia Pearson flat earth 2004 Jo Brown & Michelle Coburn SweetArt 2013 Sebastian Martorana Area 405 Christian Benefiel SweetArt 2013 Paul Jeanes Hive 2009 roycrosse 2011 conventions James Rieck Joyce Yu-Jean Lee & Lisa Dillin SweetArt 2013 Knowing 2013 Breon Gilleran 2013 SweetArt Juan Rojo 2013 SweetArt Santa Bob 2012 John Ruppert 2008 Amanda Burnham House Dignified 2013 Ellen Durkan Lisa Marie Jakab Macricrocosm 2014 Paul Jeanes macricrocosm 2014 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87Next