VisualArts

Visual arts faculty Tom Beck, Tim Nohe and Steve Silberg, and IMDA candidate, Charlotte Keniston were featured in the first edition of Socially Engaged Art Journal (SEAJ). “Engaging Community: Art and Food In Baltimore City” written by Charlotte Keniston discusses the artists’ work and UMBC thesis project centered upon food deserts in Baltimore; “My Station North” focuses on a collaborative exhibition by Keniston and Nohe, in which they work with children at Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School to document the Station North neighborhood of Baltimore through sound and photography; and “The Hughes Remix Project” written by Beck and Silberg details the development of the new Project archive containing “175… Continue Reading Visual Arts Faculty and IMDA Candidate in Socially Engaged Art Journal

Project Mah Jongg, a collaborative, traveling exhibition that includes sound design by Tim Nohe, visual arts, along with original works by other nationally acclaimed artists, was featured in the Baltimore Jewish Times and the Baltimore Sun this week. Centered upon Project Mah Jongg’s display at the Jewish Museum of Maryland this month, the articles discuss the exhibition’s success in highlighting the tradition, memory and history of Mah Jongg in American Jewish communities. “Mah-jongg exhibit runs at Jewish Museum”, Baltimore Sun “America’s Other Pastime”, Baltimore Jewish Times In the exhibition, Nohe completed sound design for three “Muji” players, documenting games in New York City’s Chinatown and Upper East Side.… Continue Reading Project Mah Jongg with Work by Tim Nohe, Visual Arts, in Baltimore Jewish Times, Baltimore Sun

Several faculty members and alumna, Heather Moss ’07, English, were awarded Individual Artist Awards by the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) this month. The Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Awards are monetary prizes given to a select group of artists each year. This year the Maryland State Art Council awarded 89 artists with prizes ranging from $1,000 to $6,000 to “advance their artistic careers.” Awarded in the category of Classical Music Solo Performance: Lisa Cella, Music James Crossland, Music Jacqueline Pollauf, Music Airi Yoshioka, Music Awarded in the category of Choreography: Adrienne Clancy, Dance Awarded in the category of Solo Dance Performance: Sandra Lacy, Dance Awarded… Continue Reading Dance and Music Faculty Receive MSAC Individual Artist Awards

Maryland Art Place (MAP) is pleased to announce this year’s IMPRINT Artist, Steven. H. Silberg and his selected image, stemming from a series of work titled, “For Love (089-b)”. In its third year, MAP honors one singular contemporary artist who has demonstrated excellence within their selected media through its annual print reproduction program, IMPRINT. The goal of the IMPRINT program is support artists by increasing the visibility of their work, and by promoting sales. Artists benefit by being highlighted on MAP’s website, and through the sale of a funded artist print reproduction. MAP will also sell the reproduction at its… Continue Reading Maryland Art Place Announces 2014 Imprint Artist: Steven H. Silberg

Lynn Cazabon, Visual Arts, has been invited as the Judd Award Visiting Artist at Oakland University in Rochester Hills, MI and will give a lecture on her work there on March 20, 5:30-7. Click here to find out more information.