Left: Galerie Myrtis, featuring
artwork by Ronald Jackson
CHRISTOPHER BEDOLLA
Creative Alliance
that may include design, social practice,
craft and digital, and supports artists
at any stage of their practice. For its
first exhibit, the gallery presented local
artist Nia Hampton’s photography
within Afro-Latino communities.
CREATIVE ALLIANCE
This nonprofit arts collective, which has
been operating since 1995, now resides
at the historic former movie theater
The Patterson, where it has two
galleries for contemporary art, a 200-
seat flexible theater, a classroom, media
lab, live/work studios for eight artists
and a lounge space. The group’s mission
is to build community by connecting
artists and audiences from diverse
backgrounds, plus support area artists,
promote Baltimore’s creative chops,
and advocate for expression grounded
in local culture. In more than 20
exhibits each year, the Creative Alliance
presents wide-ranging work from artists
in various points of their careers, and in
many styles and mediums. Much of the
exhibition schedule is built to showcase
the diverse group of resident artists who
live and work in the building.
REGINALD F. LEWIS
MUSEUM OF MARYLAND
AFRICAN AMERICAN
HISTORY & CULTURE
As the state’s largest museum devoted
to African American artifacts, the Lewis
museum has a unique 10,000-piece
collection that spans 400 years of
history through artifacts, objects,
documents, artworks and photographs.
Though some of the extensive
permanent collection is not on public
display, it’s all available to view through
the museum’s online portal, and the
museum exhibits special showcases
of local artists. Recent exhibits have
included examinations of sculptor and
printmaker Elizabeth Catlett’s work;
visionary artist Romare Bearden; and
Baltimore photographer Linda Day
Clark’s photography series from Gee’s
Bend, Alabama. ■
Reginald F. Lewis Museum
BALTIMORE.ORG
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