Featuring Esther Krinitz's Holocaust survival story exquisitely told through 36 hand-embroidered works, this exhibition pays tribute to humanity's long history, past and current, of unjustly persecuted innocents and the dream of a world at peace. A preamble to Esther's fabric collages include South African Truth and Reconciliation embroidered testimonies, work gathered from Lily Yeh's partnership with Rwandan Tutsi genocide survivors, and more.

Art Seminar Group online lecture:

George Bellows and the Pearls of the Gutter with Aneta Georgievska-Shine, professor of art history, University of Maryland

Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea by Nathan Alan Davis

A Baltimore Hero’s Journey

February 16-March 3, 2024

The Latrobe Room at The Peale Museum

Tickets $15-35

https://www.sistersfreehold.org/dontrell

Meet us at @lemondoarts at 8pm for the third installation of BPPP a party celebrating our legendary Black Panther Party, the revolutionary movement and black leaders of our past! Wear all black or come dressed as you favorite black figure.

Art Seminar Group online lecture:

Renaissance Portraiture (Part 2) with Elaine Ruffolo, Renaissance art historian

WORDSMITH is a Songwriter, Recording Artist, Actor, and Philanthropist from Baltimore, Maryland. On Friday, February 23 at 8 PM, WORDSMITH will perform at BlackRock Center for the Arts to celebrate, inspire, and connect the community by honoring Black History Month on the MAINSTAGE!

Stay after the show for a special DJ set by OSO FRESH in the BlackBox. Tickets to that here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wordsmith-after-party-w-dj-oso-fresh-ticket....

Join us for a tour inside Clifton Mansion, the unique Italianate country house that has overlooked Baltimore City for over 200 years! At one time the summer home of War of 1812 captain Henry Thompson and then philanthropist Johns Hopkins, the story of Clifton Estate is one about two prominent businessmen, enslaved & free Black people, and more. You’ll see the latest restorations made possible by the Friends of Clifton Mansion and Civic Works. You will also be invited into unrestored spaces that are brimming with stories to tell!

Join us for a guided tour of Baltimore’s Marble Hill neighborhood, which was the home to an astonishing amount of groundbreaking Civil Rights leaders. Reverend Harvey Johnson began one of the first collective action movements here in the 1880s. In the 1930s Lillie Carroll Jackson engaged youth in “The Movement” and pioneered new non-violent protest tactics that were later picked up in cities across the country. Thurgood Marshall grew up here, as did the chief lobbyist for the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Clarence Mitchell.

Art Seminar Group Hybrid in-person and online lecture: Stanley William Hayter and the Atelier 17 with Ann Shafer, independent curator

(Reception 1 - 1:30 pm - light refreshments served)

Art Seminar Group online lecture:

William Merritt Chase and the International Style with Aneta Georgievska-Shine, professor of art history, University of Maryland

With a career that straddled two continents and two centuries, William Merritt Chase (1849–1916) was in many respects “a citizen of the world.” Renowned in international art circles, he was a brilliant observer of contemporary life, an innovative painter, and an influential teacher. His multifaceted practice ranged from striking portraits and still lifes to glorious urban park scenes, landscapes, and interiors.

From their produce stand along East Lombard Street (aka “Corned Beef Row”) in the 1930s, owners Harry and Lena Tulkoff began noticing that their prepared horseradish sauce was flying off the shelves. Made with beet juice and vinegar, it tasted good on beef, fish, fowl, virtually every kind of meat one could eat. Horseradish sales soon outpaced sales of fresh produce, and the Tulkhoff’s switched gears to focus exclusively on producing and selling it to individual customers and food markets. It took their son, Sol, to diversify (slightly) their lineup.

Join us at the Schaefer Ballroom on March 7, 9, and 10 for Expressions ‘24: The Cornerstone. As our historic building reaches its centennial in 2024, we are marking this significant milestone by celebrating its role as a transformative space for youth of Baltimore City, nurturing their artistic, intellectual, and personal growth. Our esteemed alumni have launched their remarkable journeys from this very place.

The documentary film by Real News Network investigative reporters Stephen Janis and Taya Graham probes Baltimore’s use of special tax incentives that the reporters found have mostly benefitted the wealthy and worsened the economic and housing inequities in the city.

Join Stephen Janis, Taya Graham, and Jayne Miller in conversation with Ashley Esposito of Baltimore Renters United as we discuss the film in detail and how you can be involved in making change in Baltimore! We will engage in a town hall dialog inspired by the movie, generated by you!

SPEAKER BIOS

Jonestown is one of Baltimore’s oldest and most historic neighborhoods. Both groundbreaking industry and vibrant communities have thrived here. On this tour, we will see the vestiges of its Eastern European Jewish residents as we pass Corned Beef Row.