Archive 192: Abstract Photographs by Women
Albin O. Kuhn Library GalleryThe Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents Archive 192: Abstract Photographs by Women, featuring works by Sara Angelucci, Claudia Fáhrenkemper, Jennifer Garza Cuen, Sage Lewis, Claire A. Warden, and others. This exhibition presents a selection of objects from Archive 192, an independent archive dedicated to preserving and celebrating abstractionist works by women photographers. The prints on view survey the array of photographic processes and diverse techniques of abstraction employed by photographers over the past century. Related ephemera, including publications, artist books, and posters document the evolution of abstractionism in photography and political movements that impact women working within the medium.
Conflux: Variation
Fine Arts Building AmphitheatreThe Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture launches its 2025 program with Conflux: Variation (2025) by Baltimore-region artist collective Collis Donadio. This public video art projection, showing nightly in the Fine Arts Building Amphitheatre, explores the intersections of industry and the environment in Baltimore, where water meets land.
Celebrating Three Decades — The 30th Anniversary of the Linehan Artist Scholars Program
Performing Arts and Humanities BuildingUMBC celebrates the first 30 years of the Linehan Artist Scholars Program! This milestone is significant in UMBC’s history both as a scholars program and as a reflection of the university’s commitment to the arts.
in the darkest forest
Black Box TheatreUMBC Theatre presents in the darkest forest, directed by Nigel Semaj. Inspired by the aesthetics of horror films, Semaj and company go on a journey into Shakespeare’s “forest” plays where characters find adventure, terror, and transformation. This new work combines elements from A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Macbeth to explore how the wildness of the psyche is mirrored in the wildness of the natural world.
UMBC Gamelan Ensemble
The Music BoxThe Department of Music presents the UMBC Gamelan Ensemble under the direction of Michelle Purdy. The ensemble performs on a central Javanese gamelan (a gong-chime orchestra of Indonesia), and also on a Balinese gamelan angklung (one of many types of gong-chime orchestras from the island of Bali, Indonesia).
Archive 192: Abstract Photographs by Women — Exhibition Tour and Artist Conversation
Albin O. Kuhn Library GalleryIn conjunction with the exhibition Archive 192: Abstract Photographs by Women, on display at the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery through May 31, the Library Gallery presents an Exhibition Tour and Artist Conversation with Louie Palu, Chloe Coleman, Julianna Foster, and Claire Warden.
UMBC Jubilee Singers and Gospel Choir
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallCatonsville, MD, United StatesThe Department of Music presents the Jubilee Singers and the UMBC Gospel Choir under the direction of Janice Jackson.
UMBC Jazz in Concert
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallCatonsville, MD, United StatesThe Department of Music presents UMBC Jazz in Concert, featuring the Jazz Guitar Ensemble, the Jazz Small Groups, and the Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Tom Baldwin, Tom Lagana, and Matthew Belzer.
UMBC Camerata
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallCatonsville, MD, United StatesThe Department of Music presents the UMBC Camerata under the direction of Lulu Mwangi. A small choral ensemble consisting of auditioned singers from across the university. Camerata performs a wide variety of works drawn from the expansive choral repertoire: including Renaissance motets and madrigals, folksongs, German part songs, Russian sacred liturgies, American spirituals, and new American concert works.
Susan McCully — Acting Out for Climate Solutions
Black Box TheatreThe Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) presents an event featuring Susan McCully, “Acting Out for Climate Solutions,” which will include a dramatic reading of Merlin, a new play by McCully that uses “solution-based” storytelling featuring positive climate science and mutual aid activism.
UMBC New Music Ensemble
The Music BoxThe Department of Music presents the UMBC New Music Ensemble under the direction of Patrick Crossland.
Humanities Forum — Samuel Scheffler
Fine Arts Recital Hall MDThe Oxford philosopher Toby Ord estimates that there is a one in six chance that humanity will experience an “existential catastrophe” within the next hundred years. By an existential catastrophe he means either the extinction of humanity or some other event, like the irreversible collapse of civilization, that destroys what he calls humanity’s “long-term potential.” If it is true that humanity faces a serious risk of existential catastrophe within the next hundred years, how should we respond? In this talk, Samuel Scheffler will address this question and offer a compelling response to the prospect of existential catastrophe.
Spring Dance Showcase
Dance CubeThe Department of Dance presents the Spring Dance Showcase, featuring capstone work by senior students and independent student research.
UMBC Symphony Orchestra and UMBC String Chamber Orchestra
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallCatonsville, MD, United StatesThe Department of Music presents the UMBC Symphony Orchestra and the UMBC String Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Philip Mann.
UMBC Percussion Ensemble
Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert HallCatonsville, MD, United StatesThe Department of Music presents the UMBC Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Dustin Donahue.
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Archive 192: Abstract Photographs by Women
The Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents Archive 192: Abstract Photographs by Women, featuring works by Sara Angelucci, Claudia Fáhrenkemper, Jennifer Garza Cuen, Sage Lewis, Claire A. Warden, and others. This exhibition presents a selection of objects from Archive 192, an independent archive dedicated to preserving and celebrating abstractionist works by women photographers. The prints on view survey the array of photographic processes and diverse techniques of abstraction employed by photographers over the past century. Related ephemera, including publications, artist books, and posters document the evolution of abstractionism in photography and political movements that impact women working within the medium.
Conflux: Variation
The Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture launches its 2025 program with Conflux: Variation (2025) by Baltimore-region artist collective Collis Donadio. This public video art projection, showing nightly in the Fine Arts Building Amphitheatre, explores the intersections of industry and the environment in Baltimore, where water meets land.
Juan Sebastián Delgado, cello, and Kristhyan Benitez, piano
Juan Sebastián Delgado, cello, and Kristhyan Benitez, piano
Cellist Juan Sebastián Delgado teams up with pianist Kristhyan Benitez in a program of original music for cello and piano from Latin America, featuring works by Astor Piazzolla, Mario Lavista, Francisco Mignone, Carlos Chavez, and Manuel Ponce. First-prize winner at the 2008 Latin-American Cello Festival, Delgado is active in the creation and dissemination of new works that explore the cello in innovative ways. Grammy award winning pianist Kristhyan Benitez is exciting audiences worldwide with his vivid and passionate concerts, presenting both Classical and Latin American repertoire with depth, passion and charisma.
3 events,
AI and Artistic Practice: Sam Pluta, Brea Souders, and Eryk Salvaggio
AI and Artistic Practice: Sam Pluta, Brea Souders, and Eryk Salvaggio
In a discussion presented by the Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA), composer and sound artist Sam Pluta, visual artist Brea Souders, and video artist and writer Eryk Salvaggio each use and interact with AI in their artistic practice. They will introduce us to their work, reflecting on their experiences, doubts, and breakthroughs creating works using these technologies. This will be followed by a discussion moderated by UMBC assistant professor of art Eric Millikin.
4 events,
Social Sciences Forum — Derek Hyra: Slow and Sudden Violence: Why and When Uprisings Occur
Social Sciences Forum — Derek Hyra: Slow and Sudden Violence: Why and When Uprisings Occur
The Social Sciences Forum presents a lecture by Derek Hyra, Professor of Public Administration and Policy and Founding Director at the Metropolitan Policy Center, American University, who will speak on Slow and Sudden Violence: Why and When Uprisings Occur, a discussion on the 10 year anniversary of the Baltimore Uprising. For this talk, Derek Hyra will be in conversation with Derek Musgrove, associate professor of history, UMBC, and Nicole King, associate professor of American studies, UMBC.
UMBC Chamber Players
UMBC Chamber Players
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Chamber Players under the direction of Airi Yoshioka.
5 events,
in the darkest forest
UMBC Theatre presents in the darkest forest, directed by Nigel Semaj. Inspired by the aesthetics of horror films, Semaj and company go on a journey into Shakespeare’s “forest” plays where characters find adventure, terror, and transformation. This new work combines elements from A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Macbeth to explore how the wildness of the psyche is mirrored in the wildness of the natural world.
Celebrating Three Decades — The 30th Anniversary of the Linehan Artist Scholars Program
UMBC celebrates the first 30 years of the Linehan Artist Scholars Program! This milestone is significant in UMBC’s history both as a scholars program and as a reflection of the university’s commitment to the arts.
UMBC Gamelan Ensemble
UMBC Gamelan Ensemble
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Gamelan Ensemble under the direction of Michelle Purdy. The ensemble performs on a central Javanese gamelan (a gong-chime orchestra of Indonesia), and also on a Balinese gamelan angklung (one of many types of gong-chime orchestras from the island of Bali, Indonesia).
6 events,
Archive 192: Abstract Photographs by Women — Exhibition Tour and Artist Conversation
Archive 192: Abstract Photographs by Women — Exhibition Tour and Artist Conversation
In conjunction with the exhibition Archive 192: Abstract Photographs by Women, on display at the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery through May 31, the Library Gallery presents an Exhibition Tour and Artist Conversation with Louie Palu, Chloe Coleman, Julianna Foster, and Claire Warden.
UMBC Jubilee Singers and Gospel Choir
UMBC Jubilee Singers and Gospel Choir
The Department of Music presents the Jubilee Singers and the UMBC Gospel Choir under the direction of Janice Jackson.
5 events,
UMBC Jazz in Concert
UMBC Jazz in Concert
The Department of Music presents UMBC Jazz in Concert, featuring the Jazz Guitar Ensemble, the Jazz Small Groups, and the Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Tom Baldwin, Tom Lagana, and Matthew Belzer.
UMBC Camerata
UMBC Camerata
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Camerata under the direction of Lulu Mwangi. A small choral ensemble consisting of auditioned singers from across the university. Camerata performs a wide variety of works drawn from the expansive choral repertoire: including Renaissance motets and madrigals, folksongs, German part songs, Russian sacred liturgies, American spirituals, and new American concert works.
4 events,
Susan McCully — Acting Out for Climate Solutions
Susan McCully — Acting Out for Climate Solutions
The Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) presents an event featuring Susan McCully, “Acting Out for Climate Solutions,” which will include a dramatic reading of Merlin, a new play by McCully that uses “solution-based” storytelling featuring positive climate science and mutual aid activism.
UMBC New Music Ensemble
UMBC New Music Ensemble
The Department of Music presents the UMBC New Music Ensemble under the direction of Patrick Crossland.
3 events,
Humanities Forum — Samuel Scheffler
Humanities Forum — Samuel Scheffler
The Oxford philosopher Toby Ord estimates that there is a one in six chance that humanity will experience an “existential catastrophe” within the next hundred years. By an existential catastrophe he means either the extinction of humanity or some other event, like the irreversible collapse of civilization, that destroys what he calls humanity’s “long-term potential.” If it is true that humanity faces a serious risk of existential catastrophe within the next hundred years, how should we respond? In this talk, Samuel Scheffler will address this question and offer a compelling response to the prospect of existential catastrophe.
4 events,
Spring Dance Showcase
The Department of Dance presents the Spring Dance Showcase, featuring capstone work by senior students and independent student research.
UMBC Symphony Orchestra and UMBC String Chamber Orchestra
UMBC Symphony Orchestra and UMBC String Chamber Orchestra
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Symphony Orchestra and the UMBC String Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Philip Mann.
4 events,
UMBC Percussion Ensemble
UMBC Percussion Ensemble
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Dustin Donahue.
3 events,
UMBC Opera Workshop
UMBC Opera Workshop
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Opera Workshop under the direction of Sammy Huh.
4 events,
2025 Visual Arts Senior Exhibition
The Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture presents the 2025 Senior Exhibition, on display from May 13 through 24. Curated and designed by CADVC Exhibitions Designer and Coordinator Andrew Liang, with curatorial assistance from IMDA MFA student Mariia Usova, this exhibition presents the broad and dynamic scope of senior undergraduate student work within the Department of Visual Arts.
Department of Music Honors Showcase
Department of Music Honors Showcase
The Department of Music presents the Honors Showcase, featuring students selected by audition to present their creative work.
4 events,
2025 Senior Exhibition — Artist Reception and Awards Presentation
2025 Senior Exhibition — Artist Reception and Awards Presentation
The Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture presents an Artist Reception and Awards Presentation for the 2025 Visual Arts Senior Exhibition, on display from May 13 through 24.
