August 25 Art Walk: Spotlight on Greenmount West
Join us for the Station North Art Walk, an evening of simultaneous exhibitions, performances, and special events in the Station North Arts District with a spotlight on the Greenmount West neighborhood. Pick up a map at Open Works and create your own self-guided tour.
Art Walks are FREE. Register to receive venue announcements, programming updates, and special announcements. Registration is appreciated but not required. Art Walks are rain or shine.
Venues
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AREA 405 | 405 E. OLIVER ST
Open Studios, Greenmount West Community Art Show, Live Music
Join Area 405 artists for open studios on the first, second, and third floors. Check out the Greenmount West Community Art Show in the gallery, and enjoy refreshments with live music by Christie Macdonald and Sami Arefin.
~ Plied Yarns I Outdoor Pop-Up
Stop by Plied Yarns to meet the fiber artists who create this small-batch, hand-dyed yarn in their Area 405 studio. We'll have yarn available for purchase for knitting, crocheting, weaving, needlepoint, or other fiber arts, as well as one-of-a-kind handmade blankets and accessories.
~ Jared Christensen I 2nd Floor
~ Do Good Video I 2nd Floor
Do Good Video opens their studio to anyone interested in learning about video production, audio production, and video editing. The editing suite and production suite will be open and available to browse and ask questions. DGV produces videos for nonprofit fundraising and support, so we encourage anyone who is curious about using media to influence positive social change to come learn more about what we do!
~ Brandon Donahue-Shipp | 2nd Floor
~ Priyanka Kumar | 2nd Floor
~ Jon Malis I 2nd Floor
Artist / Professor
~ Charles Mason III I 2nd Floor
Visual artist, independent curator, and founder of the Two Lane Stories Endowed Fund.
~ Terence Nicholson I 3rd Floor
Multi-media artist Terence Nicholson will give an informal artist talk about his process and inspiration. All ages invited!
~ Lehna Huie I 3rd Floor
Lehna Huie is a multi- disciplinary artist and cultural worker of Jamaican heritage from New York City. Huie works in painting, installation and video on themes of diaspora, memory and fragmentation, creating atmospheric portraits that document her lineage.
~ SIFU SUN I 3rd Floor
Check out where the magic is made in SIFU SUN’s studio! Get a chance to talk to the artist and view works in her collection! Please wear a mask.
Indoors, stairs required for 2nd and 3rd floors
Photo by Elena Volkova
ARTIST & CRAFTSMAN SUPPLY | 127 W NORTH AVE
Free Gel Plate Printing Activity
Artist & Craftsman Supply presents a free gel plate printing workshop. Speedball Gel Plates are ideal for making rich monotype prints without a press. All materials will be provided to experiment with lifting color and incorporating stencils. Bring leaves, feathers, or other flat materials to make your prints unique.
5-8pm, Side entrance, Indoors
Baltimore Improv Group I 1727 N. Charles St., $10 tickets
Improv Comedy
Guilty Pleasures, 7PM; Baltimore Improv Showdown, 9PM
Mention the Art Walk for BOGO tickets to your next improv show!
Baltimore Jewelry Center I 10 E North Ave, Suite 130
Exhibition and Trunk Show by Amelia Toelke
Please join us for an exhibition and trunk show featuring new works by Amelia Toelke!
Indoors, accessible entrance on the Charles Street side of the building near the BJC mural. Please ring the doorbell.
The Cork Factory I 302 E. Federal St.
Open Studios
Open Studios in a historic warehouse building, collectively owned by a group of artists.
~ Carol Higgs I 4th Floor South
Showing original watercolors, wood cuts, collage prints of North Ave and original Cuban hand silk-screened film posters available for purchase.
~ Tommy Mitchell I 4th Floor North
~ Nick Weihe I 4th Floor North
~ Lyndie Vantine I 5th Floor South
No steps to enter building, elevator to all floors
Photo by Elena Volkova
The Crown I 1910 N. Charles St, 9:30PM, 21+, $10-15
A Baltimore Club Night at the Crown Back Bar. ˜”*°• 𝕯𝖚𝖈𝖐𝖞'𝖘 𝕯𝖚𝖓𝖌𝖊𝖔𝖓 •°*”˜ is an anything goes dance party with a focus on highlighting Baltimore Club and Club Adjacent music ♣️
Join us as we let loose and celebrate the reburgeoning underground community and culture that gives this city its charm.
Indoors, restaurant and back bar are wheelchair accessible and have individual bathroom stalls with handlebars. The Crown's Pink Room dance hall is up a staircase with handrails.
Gallery CA I 440 E. Oliver St.
Art Exhibition: Heroes & Villains by Noreen Smith
Gallery CA proudly presents Heroes & Villains, the debut solo exhibition of Noreen Smith. The exhibition focuses on Smith’s Heroes & Villains series, a body of collaged artwork created between 2020 to 2023.
The exhibition masterfully employs collage as a medium, featuring a mixture of new and never before seen artworks, with all materials meticulously sourced from comic books and graphic novels. By utilizing these materials, Smith calls attention to the serialized and ephemeral nature of comics, cleverly reflecting the real-world racism, sexism, and classism that persist in American society. The juxtaposition of pop culture elements with profound social commentary offers visitors a unique perspective on the struggles faced by marginalized communities.
Indoors
POSTPONED Hunter Street Community Garden I 2300 Hunter St, Baltimore
Free Portraits POSTPONED
MICA Fred Lazarus IV Center I 131 W. North Ave.
MICA Graduate Studies Alumni Exhibition
Be among the first to view MICA Graduate Studies’ Alumni Exhibition in the Riggs and Leidy Galleries of the Fred Lazarus IV Graduate Studio Center on North Avenue. Curated by accomplished Alumna and Curator, Ashley Molese, MFA ‘14 (Curatorial Practice), the Alumni Exhibition will showcase the work of 14 Alumni from all of MICA’s graduate MFA and MA programs. Invited artists will exhibit materially rich and diverse practices drawing from their experiences from and beyond their time at MICA. Stop in during Art Walk to see the work and engage with our community of artists and students. The show will be on view from August 23rd to September 24th.
Indoors, Accessible
MOTOR HOUSE I 120 W NORTH AVE
~ Art Exhibition: Return to the Land | Main Gallery
Guest curator and Baltimore based artist Jessy DeSantis invites viewers to reflect on artists’ interpretive expression of their relationship with the Land. Return to the Land features multidisciplinary art, including spoken word, video, illuminated aerial sculptures, paintings, photography and textile works by Baltimore based artists.
~ TheGroovyVandal I Open Studio
Indoors, Accessible
Photo by Oliver Maddox
NIGHT OWL GALLERY | 1733 MARYLAND AVE, UPSTAIRS
Opening Reception: Erhan Us
Conceptual artist and author Erhan Us creates objects to raise awareness on social matters such as ethics, identity, politics, manipulated realities, religious dogma, and consumer culture. Instead of being purely decorative, the art that Us creates challenges the viewer to contemplate contemporary life through the lens of atheism.
Join us for light refreshments and tour our new space!
Indoors
Oliver Street Studios I 401 E. Oliver St
Open Studio
Come visit local artists in this rustic studio location!
~ Savannah Pendino & Lauren Campbell I Open Studio
Take a peak into the world of Room Full of Crazy Collective! Consisting of artists Savannah Pendino & Lauren Campbell, these two crazy girls create art according to their own rules. The work that RFOC produces ranges from paintings to poetry to performances, and more.
Indoors, Steps Required
Open Works I 1400 Greenmount Ave, Tour at 6:30 PM
Art Walk Makers Market & Facility Tour
Pick up an Art Walk map and shop the outdoor Makers Market featuring Baltimore-based artists and makers, many of whom live/work in Greenmount West.
~ Food by Simpleton and Palo Santo Paletas, members of Our Time Kitchen
~ Music by DJ Trillnatured
~ Indoor Facility Tour, meet at the front of the building at 6:30 PM
Hybrid
Photo by Elena Volkova
Oyin Handmade I 1812 Greenmount Ave, Suite 101
Scent Bar
The"Scent Bar" will be open for customers to fragrance 2 of our popular body products!
Indoors, Accessible
THE ROYAL BLUE I 1733 MARYLAND AVE
~ Jaz Erenberg Mural Celebration I Northeast Corner of Maryland Ave. & Lafayette St.
Stop by the table outside Royal Blue be among the first to see Jaz Erenberg’s newly completed mural Bauhaus Blue and grab your coloring page!
Outdoors
~ Opening Reception: Paintings by Josh Brooks
Josh Brooks is a Baltimore-based artist known for his unique style of portraiture, involving a material driven technique that results in an interaction between the tangible representation of the human form and concepts of abstraction. The interplay between recognizable human elements and loose dripping areas of bold, mixing color are directly related to the artist’s approach of limiting the control he has over his materials and ultimately overcoming fear and anxiety
Indoors
Schuler School of Fine Art I 7 E. Lafayette Ave.
Studio Tour & Art Exhibit
Tour the historic studio of monument maker and former Director of the Maryland Institute, Hans Kurt Schuler (1874-1951). Check out the art exhibit on display and learn about this classical painting school.
Indoors, ramp can be provided for wheelchairs
STATION NORTH BOOKS I 34 E LANVALE
Books and Live Music
Sidewalk music and literary treasure hunt for used, new, vintage, and rare books.
Hybrid
Station North Tool Library I 417 E OLIVER ST
Open House & Alley Bar
Visit the Station North Tool Library for the first time, or swing through and see old friends! This is a great opportunity to tour the inventory and public workshops, meet staff and volunteers, and find out more about how you can make your dreams come true with our shared resources. A donations-based bar will offer refreshments, and weather permitting we'll have games in our alley. All ages are welcome.
The space is accessible via a ramp in Carter Alley on the east side of the building; our main entrance has three steep steps. Our restroom is on the main level but is not fully ADA-compliant.
Photo by Elena Volkova
STUDIO BLUE | 209 MCALISTER ST, 2ND FLOOR
Open Studios
New to Art Walk! La Loupe Design is opening its door at Studio Blue. Visit our new showroom to see La Loupe's lighting collection and their pop up gallery featuring wall sculptures and embroideries.
Rosa Chang from Rosaful Garden is showcasing original illustrations and textile work for her debut picture book “My Indigo World” as well as her other creations.
Indoors, steps to 2nd floor
THE STYLE LOUNGE BOUTIQUE I 1734 MARYLAND AVE, fashion show at 8:30PM
Fashion Show & Discounts
Don’t miss Surreal Canvas: A Convergence of Fashion and Abstract Art, a sidewalk fashion show at 8:30PM. The Style Lounge Boutique will be offering all patrons free wine and 15% off for Art Walk 2023.
Hybrid, 3-4 steps
True Vine Record Shop I 1827 N Charles St
New and Used Vinyl
Browse one of the best collections of nontraditional music albums on vinyl. True Vine features a mix of music from rock, alternative, pop, indie, psychedelic, hip-hop, jazz, and so much more.
Indoors
POSTPONED WALLER GALLERY I 2420 N CALVERT ST
Waller Fellow Reception & 5th Anniversary Party POSTPONED
The Wonderground I 409 E Lanvale St., 5-8PM
Natural Dye Workshop for Ages 10+ *Families Welcome*
The Greenmount West Community Association invites you to the Wonderground to come and enjoy a culturally-rich, multigenerational activity brought to you by *Arabber James Chase's Indigo Cart! Indigo fiber artist and cultural leader Kibibi Ajanku, of the Neighborhood Fiber Company, will present an overview of cultural dye traditions with a primary emphasis on West African culture and demonstrate how to create cultural textile patterns with 100% cotton tee shirts and assist in the dyeing. 5-8pm, Ages 10 and up, 30 participants per session.
*Arabbers are African American vendors who have historically sold produce from their horse-and-buggies, in underserved communities.
Outdoors
Photo by Elena Volkova
Food & Drink
Guilford Hall Brewery I 1611 Guilford Ave
Mention the Art Walk for a buy one, get one free beer special!
Hybrid
Open Works Parking Lot I 1400 Greenmount Ave
Pop-Up locally sourced food and drink by Simpleton and traditional Latin American popsicles by Palo Santo Paletas, members of Our Time Kitchen
Outdoors
Tapas Teatro I 1711 N. Charles St.
Art Walk Special Venetian Paloma $8: Tequila, Aperol, Lime, Fever Tree Grapefruit
Hybrid
Photo by Joyce Liang
Art Walks are made possible by generous support from Johns Hopkins University, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, Open Works, and the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Awards
Station North Arts District is a program of the Central Baltimore Partnership