Baltimore Visitor Guide Fall 2022/Winter 2023 | Page 15

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MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS

A Movement in Every Direction : Legacies of the Great Migration
Baltimore Museum of Art
OCT . 30 , 2022 – JAN . 29 , 2023
Discover the enduring social and cultural impact of the Great Migration , which saw more than six million African Americans leave the South to begin new lives elsewhere in the United States , at the Baltimore Museum of Art ’ s A Movement in Every Direction . Featuring commissioned works by 12 acclaimed Black artists specializing in a variety of disciplines from textile to sculpture to multimedia and paint , this nationally traveling exhibition encompasses a larger critical discussion of the ways in which the Great Migration shaped , and continues to shape , Black spirituality , music , food and culture .
IMAGE : Robert Pruitt . A Song for Travelers . April 2022 . Co-commissioned by Mississippi Museum of Art and Baltimore Museum of Art . Photo by Mitro Hood .
Activating the Renaissance
The Walters Art Museum
THROUGH FEB . 23 , 2023
Pairing classic paintings from the Italian Renaissance and Baroque art periods with contemporary portraits from six local artists , Activating the Renaissance aims to bridge connections between past and present stylistic modes and methods of self-expression . The Walters Art Museum ’ s collection of Italian paintings , among the finest in the country and home to the museum ’ s most popular pieces , will take on new meaning when displayed alongside modern works that both echo and reinvent the themes and techniques of the Renaissance .
Wild and Untamed
Maryland Center for History and Culture
THROUGH MARCH 2023
From cozy winter coverings to sentimental family heirlooms , quilts have many roles in our lives . While working as a psychiatrist at Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital in the early 1940s , Dr . William Rush Dunton Jr . discovered that quilts — and the process of making them — can also be used as therapeutic tools for people with mental illnesses . The repetitive and communal nature of quilting served as a creative outlet and temporary distraction for his patients , many of whom were women . Wild and
Untamed follows Dr . Dunton ’ s impressive career and the patients he helped through the lens of Baltimore album quilts , a popular artistic mode that swept the city from 1840-1855 . Quilts will be swapped out halfway through the exhibition ’ s run , making it worth seeing twice !
Food For Thought : Spotlighting Food Service Workers at Baltimore City Public Schools
Baltimore Museum of Industry
THROUGH FALL 2023
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic , Baltimore City Public Schools ’ Food and Nutrition employees continued to prepare food for city youth and their families — often from their own kitchens . Food For Thought honors those selfless workers through intimate portraits taken by photographer J . M . Giordano and thought-provoking interviews conducted by WYPR ’ s Aaron Henkin that invite the viewers to join the fight against food insecurity in Charm City . In addition to being on display at the Baltimore Museum of Industry , viewers can see the exhibition at the Baltimore City Public Schools ’ district office on North Avenue .
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Abundance : Too Much , Too Little , Just Right
American Visionary Art Museum
OCT . 8 , 2022 – SEPT . 4 , 2023
Aimed at exalting resourcefulness and creative self-reliance over material dependence and excess , Abundance features one-of-a-kind works from over 40 visionary artists who primarily employ nontraditional artistic materials . Think houses made from glass bottles , life-sized aluminum foil statues and hand-cut paper plates . In addition to artifacts , the exhibition will also include film excerpts and children ’ s maker stations .
IMAGE : Candy Cummings . Antennae . Permanent Collection , American Visionary Art Museum . Photo by Dan Meyers
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