Artblog | quarantine

May 16, 2022 by Elizabeth Johnson

Tandem focus on interiors devoid of humans, by Leslie Kerby and Michelle Weinberg at Project: ARTSpace

Artblog returning contributor, Elizabeth Johnson, reviews a New York exhibit inspired by pandemic isolation and its impact on the human need to connect.

October 27, 2021 by Dereck Stafford Mangus

Saving a historic building’s facade when the rest of the building is destroyed, gentrification in Baltimore

As with many cities undergoing rampant gentrification in older neighborhoods, historic preservation of the buildings and the quality of life of the neighbors are two aspects of development that are often overlooked. Dereck Mangus reflects on his experience in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, when an antebellum building is destroyed — all but the facade — to make way for a tall, modern, mixed-use building.

December 15, 2020 by Michael Lieberman

Slought archives thoughts on our quarantine lives in a collection of poetry and art

Michael Lieberman reviews Slought’s exhibition ‘Atlas of Affects,’ an open-call archive project about personal experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic.

November 3, 2020 by Dereck Stafford Mangus

Charm City double feature, a tale of two historic theaters

Dereck Stafford Mangus composes a thoughtful essay on America’s– and specifically, Baltimore’s– disappearing movie theatre culture and how that has been heightened due to Covid-19 closures.

August 14, 2020 by Artblog

Artists in the time of Coronavirus, an ongoing virtual exhibition, Part 55

In the face of COVID-19, Artblog is hosting an open call, non-juried, first come first-served online exhibition entitled “Artists in the time of Coronavirus.”

July 22, 2020 by Candy Alexandra Gonzalez

Students look within through visual poetry and book arts

June 11, 2020 by Artblog

Artists in the time of Coronavirus, an ongoing virtual exhibition, Part 40

In the face of COVID-19, Artblog is hosting an open call, non-juried, first come first-served online exhibition entitled “Artists in the time of Coronavirus.”

June 5, 2020 by Artblog

Artists in the time of Coronavirus, an ongoing virtual exhibition, Part 38

In the face of COVID-19, Artblog is hosting an open call, non-juried, first come first-served online exhibition entitled “Artists in the time of Coronavirus.”