Baltimore ’ s creative community is putting the city on the map as an incubator for experimentation , innovation and freedom of expression . The founder of one of Baltimore ’ s leading art journals explains why .
B A L T I M O R E , S art scene is exploding with talent and Cara Ober knows where to find it . Ober is not only a talented artist in her own right , but she is the voice of Baltimore ’ s creative community as the editor of BmoreArt , a carefully curated folio of arts events , artist profiles and commentary . We asked to hear more about how she ’ s working to give Baltimore ’ s art scene the attention it deserves .
WHY did you launch BmoreArt ?
I finished an MFA in painting at MICA in 2005 and I was seeing all these great gallery shows in Baltimore , but finding that most people I talked to didn ’ t even know about them ! So I created an online space for people to be able to better participate in person . BmoreArt started informally in 2007 as a collaborative , artistrun blog and it featured events that I thought were worth going to , exhibitions to check out , and critical conversations and reviews by myself and others .
In the BmoreArt magazine , especially our print journals , our team thoughtfully curates different artists , writers , stories and photos in order to reflect as diverse a selection of the very best art as we can . We strive to reflect Baltimore ’ s amazing diversity
JUSTIN TSUCALAS
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