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SUMMARY:Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81
DESCRIPTION:The Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81\, a photography exhibition on display from January 26 through May 22. \nIn 1976\, American photographer Mary Ellen Mark and sociologist Karen Folger Jacobs spent thirty-six days living in the Oregon State Hospital\, where they photographed the residents of Ward 81\, the hospital’s all-female\, high-security psychiatric unit. Their unprecedented access allowed them to create a deeply nuanced portrayal of women navigating psychiatric care in the mid-1970s. Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81 brings together Mark’s photographs\, Jacobs’s newly uncovered audio recordings\, and rare archival materials\, offering an intimate and expanded view of this landmark documentary project. \nAn opening reception and curatorial tour will be held on Thursday\, February 12\, at 5 p.m. \nA public program featuring Kaitlin Booher (William and Sarah Ross Soter Associate Curator of Photography\, Columbus Museum of Art) and Holly Avella (assistant professor of media studies and data analytics\, UMBC) will be held on Thursday\, April 2\, at 5 p.m. \nRead the review by Jack Livingston in BmoreArt\nRead the review by Rona Kobell in The Banner \n\nVisitor Information \nAdmission is free. For driving directions and parking information\, please visit here. \nLibrary Gallery hours:\nMonday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday\, Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.\nThursday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.\nSaturday and Sunday: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. \n\nImage: Mary Ellen Mark\, [Laurie in the Bathtub\, Ward 81\, Oregon State Hospital\, Salem\, Oregon\, USA]\, 1976. © Mary Ellen Mark\, courtesy of The Mary Ellen Mark Foundation. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/mary-ellen-mark-ward-81/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260201T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260201T170000
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SUMMARY:Petra Poláčková and Hao Yang\, classical guitar
DESCRIPTION:The Baltimore Classical Guitar Society presents Petra Poláčková and Hao Yang in their Baltimore debuts. \nPetra Poláčková is a musician’s musician who began studying guitar at age six in the Czech Republic. She graduated from the Pardubice Conservatory in 2010 and earned both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees with distinction at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz. Specializing in both the Romantic guitar and early music\, Petra has received a Merit Diploma from the Chigiana Academy of Siena. An acclaimed performer and educator\, she has appeared at festivals worldwide and\, since 2010\, co-organizes the Guitar Festival Mikulov. In 2020\, she released her debut CD “WEISS\,” featuring music by Sylvius Leopold Weiss recorded on a 9-string romantic guitar. She currently teaches at the Franz Liszt Hochschule Weimar in Germany and at the Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg in Denmark. \nHao Yang is a concert classical guitarist and an Astral Artist from China. She has appeared as a soloist with the Chusachsische Philharmonie in Germany and as a guest at the Cleveland\, Panama\, and Beijing International Guitar Festivals. Hao has performed at major venues including Carnegie Hall\, Kimmel Center\, Miller Theatre at Columbia University\, and Princeton Sound Kitchen. As a chamber musician\, she made her Carnegie Hall debut by premiering Paul Lansky’s guitar duo “Talking Guitars” with JIJI\, collaborated on the PCMS series\, and appeared at the Concordia Chamber Festival. She has recorded chamber works with Grammy-winning Bridge Records Inc. Her accolades include top prizes at the Koblenz International Guitar Competition\, the Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition\, the GFA International Concert Artist Competition\, the GFA International Youth Competition\, CSU International\, and the Andres Segovia International Guitar Competitions. Hao holds a BM from the Curtis Institute\, an MM from Lamont School of Music\, and is pursuing an Artist Diploma at Yale. \n\nTickets are priced $35–$40 and are available through the Baltimore Classical Guitar Society. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/petra-polackova-and-hao-yang-classical-guitar/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260301
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SUMMARY:absolute alternatives\, the 2026 Arts+ UMBC Faculty Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture presents absolute alternatives\, the 2026 Arts+ UMBC Faculty Exhibition\, on display from January 30 to February 28. Organized by guest curator Maleke Glee\, absolute alternatives presents faculty from across UMBC whose interdisciplinary research is a form of creative practice\, including Jude Agboada\, Fiona Bell\, Kelley Bell and the Cheeky Magpie Collective\, Lee Boot\, Lynn Cazabon\, Lisa Cella\, Mayank Chugh\, Cathy Cook\, Arit Emmanuela Etukudo\, Eva Grandoni\, Tahira Chloe Mahdi\, Phillip Mann\, Steven McAlpine\, Lisa Moren\, Edgar Reyes\, Julie Sayo\, Sarah G. Sharp\, and Airi Yoshioka. \nInspired by the boundary-pushing spirit of the Arts+ Initiative\, the exhibition proposes alternatives to defining research through absolute disciplinary categories. According to Glee: \nThese scholar-artists meet the present moment directly with innovative tools\, materials\, and methods that explore\, upend or resolve unsatisfactory conditions. Here\, creativity means intervening\, excavating\, and expanding the possibilities of practice and production inside the classroom\, studio\, laboratory\, and beyond. These projects demonstrate what can happen when research and imagination work hand in hand\, highlighting individual creative curiosities as well as collaborations connecting the University\, the broader Baltimore community\, and global networks. \nabsolute alternatives brings together faculty from across the university\, as well as their UMBC student\, staff\, and outside collaborators\, with offerings from Visual Arts\, Music\, Biology\, the Individualized Study Program\, and other disciplines. \n\nPublic Programs \nAn Opening Reception\, featuring a performance of Zosha Di Castri’s Dream Field\, by flutist Lisa Cella and violinist Airi Yoshioka\, will take place on Thursday\, February 12 (note new date)\, from 6 to 8 p.m. \nOn Wednesday\, February 4\, at 12 p.m.\, Tahira Chloe Mahdi will present a program entitled Adjuncts\, Artists\, and Other Innovators Engaging Community from the In-Between Spaces. \nOn Saturday\, February 28\, at 2 p.m.\, conductor Philip Mann and curator Maleke Glee will be featured in Creative Convergence: A Conversation with a Conductor and Curator. \n\nVisitor Information \nAdmission to the exhibition and all public programs is free. The CADVC is open Wednesday and Thursday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.\, and on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. \nParking is free during evening and weekend hours\, and metered parking is available other times. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \nVisitors who need any specific accommodations should contact CADVC at cadvc@umbc.edu or 410-455-3188 as soon as possible. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/absolute-alternatives-the-2026-arts-umbc-faculty-exhibition/
LOCATION:Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture (CADVC)
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T133000
DTSTAMP:20260127T175521Z
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SUMMARY:Adjuncts\, Artists\, and Other Innovators Engaging Community from the In-Between Spaces
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture (CADVC) presents a program by Tahira Chloe Mahdi entitled Adjuncts\, Artists\, and Other Innovators Engaging Community from the In-Between Spaces. This event is offered as part of absolute alternatives\, the 2026 Arts+ UMBC Faculty Exhibition\, curated by Maleke Glee\, on view at the CADVC through February 28. \nWhat is the difference between having membership in a community and being of a community? How does one engage different communities while carving a career through the in-between spaces? Are belonging and trust necessary in our work? What do we do when belonging and trust are not possible? In this interactive workshop\, participants are invited to explore and expand their perspectives on what it means to be in community with people outside of and between our boundaries. \n\nTahira Chloe Mahdi is a community psychologist\, consultant\, and adjunct professor at UMBC. She is a program evaluator and workshop facilitator for organizations\, businesses\, and institutions that cultivate community-engaged projects and research. A three-time UMBC graduate\, Mahdi publicizes her research through fiction writing and filmmaking with the novel This Is Not How It Was Supposed to Go and the new feature film Caught Out There. \n\nVisitor Information \nAdmission to the exhibition and all public programs is free. The CADVC is open Wednesday and Thursday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.\, and on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. \nParking is free during evening and weekend hours\, and metered parking is available other times. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \nVisitors who need any specific accommodations should contact CADVC at cadvc@umbc.edu or 410-455-3188 as soon as possible. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/adjuncts-artists-and-other-innovators-engaging-community-from-the-in-between-spaces/
LOCATION:Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture (CADVC)
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T213000
DTSTAMP:20260204T203330Z
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SUMMARY:Liana Pailodze Harron\, piano
DESCRIPTION:Explore breathtaking musical landscapes as pianist Liana Pailodze Harron presents an extraordinary program that celebrates both America’s 250th birthday and the diverse musical traditions close to her heart. \nThe centerpiece of the evening will be Aaron Copland‘s beloved Appalachian Spring\, performed in its complete ballet version in an arrangement for solo piano by Bryan Stanley. This unique presentation transforms Copland’s stirring musical portrait of American pioneer life into an intimate yet powerful solo piano experience. In this rendition\, one pianist becomes the entire orchestra\, breathing life into every musical voice of this Pulitzer Prize-winning composition that captures the essence of American optimism and pioneering spirit. \nJoining Liana Harron is special guest McCoy Chance\, an experimental visual and interdisciplinary artist\, for a groundbreaking performance of an Icelandic piece\, Ekki Hugsa (Don’t Think) by Ólafur Arnalds\, arranged for loop station and piano by the pianist. Chance brings his innovative approach to this collaboration\, performing through a custom\, performance-built video effects chain that processes live camera feeds in real time. The system blends analog and digital video through feedback loops\, voltage-driven distortion\, and glitch processes\, creating imagery that responds dynamically to the music. This responsive visual composition\, unique to each performance\, is projected onto the screen and concert hall stage\, building visually on the piano’s looping phrases. \nThe program will also feature works by other American composers\, as well as pieces from Harron’s native Georgia — the Republic of Georgia — weaving together the musical landscapes of her two homes in this commemorative year of American independence. \n\nLiana Pailodze Harron\, blending her Georgian heritage with an American spirit\, captivates audiences with daring performances that breathe life into contemporary classical music. Praised by Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Tim Page of The Wall Street Journal as ‘smashingly effective\,’ her latest album with Vesna Duo mesmerized audiences\, showcasing her passionate interpretations. Her artistry has graced esteemed venues across the United States and Europe\, including iconic stages such as Carnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center\, the New World Center\, and the United Nations. She is an assistant professor of music at UMBC. \nMcCoy Chance is an experimental visual and interdisciplinary artist and musician working with hybrid analog and digital video systems. His practice centers on the revitalization of discarded analog technology\, exploring its afterlives through collaborations with repair professionals\, musicians\, and Baltimore’s creative communities. His work has been screened and exhibited internationally. He holds an MFA in Intermedia and Digital Arts from UMBC. \n\n$15 general admission\, $10 seniors\, $5 students. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/liana-pailodze-harron-piano/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T190000
DTSTAMP:20260127T195926Z
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SUMMARY:Social Strategies: Practice\, Reflection\, Archive
DESCRIPTION:How can we collect\, preserve\, and learn from art practices that aren’t primarily “objects” — projects that live in relationships\, events\, conversations\, care work\, and civic collaboration? This panel will open with a brief introduction to social practice as a contemporary art form and consider why archives\, memory\, and data are central when the work is ephemeral\, community-based\, or resistant to being “captured.” In a moderated discussion\, participants will consider what counts as evidence\, who gets to tell the story\, what gets kept or lost\, and how physical archives and digital collections might support community accountability — not just institutional storage. \nDiscussants will include Chloë Bass\, Jen de los Reyes\, Pablo Helguera\, Abigail Satinsky\, Daniel Tucker\, Dan S. Wang\, and Stephanie Smith. The event will be introduced by Rebecca Uchill and Stephanie Smith\, and moderated by Beth Saunders. For bios and other information about the participants\, please visit here. \nThis program corresponds with “Social Strategies\,” a collaborative research project organized by Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture\, and is hosted and co-sponsored by the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery. \n\nAttendees can enjoy the exhibition in the Library Gallery\, Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81. \n\nAdmission is free. For driving directions and parking information\, please visit here. \n\nThe event is supported by the Orser Center for the Public Humanities\, and the Baltimore County Commission on the Arts and Sciences and the Citizens of Baltimore County.
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/social-strategies-practice-reflection-archive/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260208
DTSTAMP:20260204T203108Z
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SUMMARY:Baltimore Dance Project
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Baltimore Dance Project\, a company known for edgy collaborations with composers\, directors\, sound artists\, video artists\, engineers\, and technologists\, and for integrating visual media and technology in riveting dance performances! In the loosely thematic concert entitled Venerations\, professional dancers from the Baltimore area and beyond will perform new and reimagined works by Ann Sofie Clemmensen (the interdisciplinary My Dear Cassandra)\, Elizabeth Johnson (About No/Thing)\, Sandra Lacy (Giving Up the Ghost)\, and Jill Vasbinder (a response to Merce Cunningham’s 1979 dance film 50 Looks). Special guests Orange Grove Dance (Colette Krogol and Matthew Reeves) will present their dance film Organism and also premiere a new work. \n\nTwo performances in the Proscenium Theatre:\nFriday\, February 6\, 8 p.m.\nSaturday\, February 7\, 8 p.m. \n$20 reserved seating; $10 for UMBC students\, faculty\, and staff; $15 for senior citizens and non-UMBC students. Please reserve tickets here. \n\nThe Proscenium Theatre is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n\nPhoto by Kiirstn Pagan ’11. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/baltimore-dance-project/
LOCATION:Proscenium Theatre
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Dance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T170000
DTSTAMP:20260204T203118Z
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SUMMARY:Lisa Cella\, flutes
DESCRIPTION:A champion of contemporary music\, flutist Lisa Cella has performed throughout the United States and abroad. In this concert\, she presents works for flute\, alto flute\, and bass flute by composers Sidney Boquiren\, Tessa Brinckman\, Donnacha Dennehy\, Adam Greene\, Mario Lavista\, and João Pedro Oliveira: \n\nPrayer of St. Francis by Sidney Boquiren\nThe Heart Has Four Chambers by Tessa Brinckman\nfAt by Donnacha Dennehy\nPersephoneia by Adam Greene\nNocturno by Mario Lavista\nA Escada Estreita by João Pedro Oliveira\n\n\nLisa Cella is a founding member of NOISE\, the resident ensemble of San Diego New Music. With NOISE she has performed the works of young composers all around the world including at the Acousmania Festival in Bucharest\, Romania\, the Pacific Rim Festival at the University of California\, Santa Cruz\, and as ensemble-in-residence at the University of Wisconsin\, Milwaukee. NOISE also presents a three-day festival of modern music entitled soundON. Lisa performs with Jane Rigler and Carrie Rose in the flute collective inHALE\, a group dedicated to developing challenging and experimental repertoire for two or three flutes. \nShe is a faculty member of the Soundscape Festival of Contemporary Music in Blonay\, Switzerland and at Nief-Norf in Knoxville. She has taught at the Festival Internacional Cervantino in Guanajuato\, Mexico and presented workshops and recitals at the Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair in Reston\, VA and at the National Flute Association Convention. \nHer undergraduate work was completed at Syracuse University under the tutelage of John Oberbrunner\, received a Master of Music degree and a Graduate Performance Diploma from Peabody Conservatory with Robert Willoughby\, and received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in contemporary flute performance under John Fonville at the University of California\, San Diego. She is professor of music at UMBC. \n\n$15 general admission\, $10 seniors\, $5 students. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/lisa-cella-flutes/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T170000
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SUMMARY:Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81 — Curator Tour and Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:The Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents a Curator Tour and Opening Reception for Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81\, a photography exhibition on display from January 26 through May 22. \nIn 1976\, American photographer Mary Ellen Mark and sociologist Karen Folger Jacobs spent thirty-six days living in the Oregon State Hospital\, where they photographed the residents of Ward 81\, the hospital’s all-female\, high-security psychiatric unit. Their unprecedented access allowed them to create a deeply nuanced portrayal of women navigating psychiatric care in the mid-1970s. Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81 brings together Mark’s photographs\, Jacobs’s newly uncovered audio recordings\, and rare archival materials\, offering an intimate and expanded view of this landmark documentary project. \n\nVisitor Information \nAdmission is free. For driving directions and parking information\, please visit here. \nLibrary Gallery hours:\nMonday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday\, Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.\nThursday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.\nSaturday and Sunday: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. \n\nImage: Mary Ellen Mark\, [Mona and Beth in the shower\, Ward 81\, Oregon State Hospital\, Salem\, Oregon\, USA]\, 1976. © Mary Ellen Mark\, courtesy of The Mary Ellen Mark Foundation. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/mary-ellen-mark-ward-81-curator-tour-and-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T200000
DTSTAMP:20260128T180729Z
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SUMMARY:absolute alternatives — Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture presents the Opening Reception for absolute alternatives\, the 2026 Arts+ UMBC Faculty Exhibition\, on display from January 30 to February 28. This event has been rescheduled from Thursday\, January 29. \nThe reception will feature a performance of Dream Feed\, composed by Zosha Di Castri\, by flutist Lisa Cella and violinist Airi Yoshioka. Opening remarks and the performance will begin at 6:10 p.m. \nDream Feed takes its title from evening infant feeding practices\, often occurring between 10:00 p.m. and midnight\, intended to support a baby’s peaceful rest through the night. The composition draws poetic resonance from this intimate\, cyclical act of care. In the context of interdisciplinary work\, Dream Feed brings forward roles that often remain invisible within creative and professional spheres\, such as parenthood\, inviting them into artistic discourse. Di Castri shares: \nAs a composer/pianist\, I see motherhood as one of the final ‘taboos’ in the professional music world\, with women often still believing they must choose between family and career\, or keep quiet about their desire for both. Though having a child alters one’s life irreversibly and may create logistical challenges\, it can also be a profoundly creative experience\, encouraging new ways of thinking and doing. \n\nOrganized by guest curator Maleke Glee\, absolute alternatives presents faculty from across UMBC whose interdisciplinary research is a form of creative practice\, including Jude Agboada\, Fiona Bell\, Kelley Bell and the Cheeky Magpie Collective\, Lynn Cazabon\, Lisa Cella\, Mayank Chugh\, Cathy Cook\, Arit Emmanuela Etukudo\, Eva Grandoni\, Tahira Chloe Mahdi\, Phillip Mann\, Steven McAlpine\, Lisa Moren\, Edgar Reyes\, Julie Sayo\, Sarah G. Sharp\, and Airi Yoshioka. \nInspired by the boundary-pushing spirit of the Arts+ Initiative\, the exhibition proposes alternatives to defining research through absolute disciplinary categories. According to Glee: \nThese scholar-artists meet the present moment directly with innovative tools\, materials\, and methods that explore\, upend or resolve unsatisfactory conditions. Here\, creativity means intervening\, excavating\, and expanding the possibilities of practice and production inside the classroom\, studio\, laboratory\, and beyond. These projects demonstrate what can happen when research and imagination work hand in hand\, highlighting individual creative curiosities as well as collaborations connecting the University\, the broader Baltimore community\, and global networks. \nabsolute alternatives brings together faculty from across the university\, as well as their UMBC student\, staff\, and outside collaborators\, with offerings from Visual Arts\, Music\, Biology\, the Individualized Study Program\, and other disciplines. \n\nVisitor Information \nAdmission to the exhibition and all public programs is free. The CADVC is open Wednesday and Thursday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.\, and on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. \nParking is free during evening and weekend hours\, and metered parking is available other times. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \nVisitors who need any specific accommodations should contact CADVC at cadvc@umbc.edu or 410-455-3188 as soon as possible. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/absolute-alternatives-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture (CADVC)
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260213T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260213T170000
DTSTAMP:20260203T182156Z
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SUMMARY:The Gigs and the Money: Grant Writing and Generating Opportunities for Artists
DESCRIPTION:“I didn’t sign up to be a grant writer\,” says Andrew Simonet\, founder of Artists U. “I wanted to be a choreographer. I discovered that\, to make my work\, I needed to find support and opportunities to present my work. I embarked on a painful learning process\, making lots of mistakes. I want to share with you what I’ve learned over 30 years: principles and tools for writing simple\, clear grants and for generating the gigs\, shows\, tours\, and community events that fit your work. No bull\, no fancy powerpoints\, just real-world tools\, artist to artist.” \nThis workshop is presented by the Center for Innovation\, Research\, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA). \n\nAdmission is free\, but this will be a limited attendance in-person workshop. Sign up here by February 9 to be placed on the waiting list. The location of workshop will be sent to you in a confirmation email. \n\nAndrew Simonet is writer and choreographer in Philadelphia. From 1993 to 2013\, he co-directed Headlong Dance Theater\, creating dances like CELL (a journey for one audience member guided by your cell phone)\, and This Town is a Mystery (dances by four Philadelphia families in their homes). Andrew left Headlong to focus on writing fiction. His debut novel\, Wilder\, was published by Farrar\, Straus\, and Giroux in 2018 and his second novel\, A Night Twice as Long\, was published by FSG in 2021. Andrew has received a Pew Fellowship in the Arts\, an Independence Fellowship in the Arts\, a Bessie for Choreography at the NYC Dance and Performance Awards\, and residencies at Yaddo\, Ucross\, Kyoto Art Center\, Studios of Key West\, Santa Fe Art Institute\, and Hambidge. His performance work has been supported by The Creative Capital Foundation\, National Endowment for the Arts\, Pew Trusts\, Rockefeller Foundation\, Japan Foundation\, and New England Foundation for the Arts\, and produced by Dance Theater Workshop (NYC)\, P.S. 122 (NYC)\, Central Park Summerstage\, Expo 98 (Lisbon)\, Dies de Dansa (Barcelona)\,The Jade Festival (Tokyo)\, The Philadelphia Live Arts Festival\, The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art\, and the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. In 2006\, Andrew founded Artists U\, an incubator for helping artists make sustainable lives. All Artists U programs are artist-led\, open source\, and free for participants. Through workshops\, convenings\, and one-on-one planning sessions\, he has worked directly with over 8\,000 artists across all disciplines. His book Making Your Life as an Artist\, an open source guide to living as an artist\, has been downloaded by 200\,000 artists worldwide and is used as a textbook in dozens of university and graduate programs. \n\nPhoto by Sky Simonet. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/the-gigs-and-the-money-grant-writing-and-generating-opportunities-for-artists/
LOCATION:Location to be announced
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Dance,Music,Theatre,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260213T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260213T213000
DTSTAMP:20260210T212241Z
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SUMMARY:Voyager Ensemble — American Connection: Celebrating the U.S.’s 250th anniversary with Music of Now
DESCRIPTION:In the spirit of armchair travelers everywhere\, the Voyager Ensemble explores a new culture each year by combining standard repertoire along with contemporary works by composers from the region. This year’s concert focuses on the United States and its 250th anniversary with directors Airi Yoshioka (violin) and David Yang (viola) joined by eminent musicians Lina Bahn (violin) and Jan Müller-Szeraws (cello). Their program features the premiere of a work by Linda Dusman\, a composition by Thomas DeLio\, and George Crumb‘s electrifying Black Angels string quartet: \n\nLinda Dusman: Matsutake | Hope (world premiere)\nThomas DeLio: String Quartet\nGeorge Crumb (1929–2022): Black Angels “Thirteen Images from the Dark Land” for electric string quartet\n\n\n$15 general admission\, $10 seniors\, $5 students. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/voyager-quartet-american-connection-celebrating-the-u-s-s-250th-anniversary-with-music-of-now/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260219T203000
DTSTAMP:20260219T195102Z
CREATED:20260105T211048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T195102Z
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SUMMARY:Lynda Barry — What It Is: A Talk on Creativity
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a talk on creativity by award-winning author\, artist\, and cartoonist Lynda Barry. Author of 21 books\, Barry was the acclaimed creator of the seminal comic strip Ernie Pook’s Comeek\, and in 2019 received a MacArthur “genius” grant. \n“Why do people wish they could write\, sing\, dance\, and draw\, long after they’ve given up on these things?\,” asks Barry. “Does creative activity have a biological function? There is something common to everything we call the arts. What is it? It’s something I call ‘an image’\, something that feels alive and is contained and transported by something that is not alive — a book\, or a song or a painting — anything we call an ‘art form’. This ancient ‘it’ has been around at least as long as we have had hands\, and the state of mind it brings about is not plain old ‘thinking’. This talk is about our innate creative ability to work with images and what the biological function of this thing we call ‘the arts’ may be. Please note: There will be swear words\, party tricks\, and jokes about balls.” \nOn Friday\, February 20\, Barry will lead a drawing jam for anyone interested in creating comics. (The workshop is now sold out!) \n\nLynda Barry has worked as a painter\, cartoonist\, writer\, illustrator\, playwright\, editor\, commentator and teacher and found they are very much alike. The New York Times has described Barry as “among this country’s greatest conjoiners of words and images\, known for plumbing all kinds of touchy subjects in cartoons\, comic strips and novels\, both graphic and illustrated.” Widely credited with expanding the literary\, thematic and emotional range of American comics\, Barry’s seminal comic strip\, Ernie Pook’s Comeek\, ran in alternative newspapers across North America for thirty years. Barry has authored 21 books\, worked as a commentator for NPR\, and had a regular monthly feature in Esquire\, Mother Jones Magazine\, Mademoiselle\, and Salon. \nBarry has received numerous awards and honors for her work\, among them two William Eisner awards\, the American Library Association’s Alex Award\, the Wisconsin Library Association’s RR Donnelly Award\, the Washington State Governor’s Award\, the Holtz Center for Science & Technology Outreach Fellowship\, The Museum of Wisconsin Arts Lifetime Achievement Award\, and the 2017 Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Cartoonists Society. She also received an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Philadelphia University of Art in 2015\, and was inducted into the Cartoonist’s Hall of Fame in 2016. In 2019 Lynda Barry was honored as a MacArthur Fellow (also known as the Genius Grant). In 2020 she received the 2019 NCS Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year\, and in 2021 Oregon State University presented her with the Stone Award for Literary Achievement. \n\nAdmission is free\, but reservations are encouraged. Please note: this event is now at capacity\, and we are no longer accepting RSVPs. \nPlease plan to arrive early. We will be seating people between 6:30 and 6:50. Unclaimed seats may be provided to walk-ups or waitlisted people. \n\nThe Fine Arts Recital Hall is located in the Fine Arts Building. \nPlease plan to park in Parking Lot 8\, which is adjacent to the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, and the Fine Arts Building as well. (Apple and Google maps can both be used to located Lot 8 — you may need to try “Lot 8” or “Parking Lot 8” — and parking will be free there after 5 p.m. \nThe Fine Arts Building is the large red brick building near the parking lot. Look for the large illuminated “Center for Art and Visual Culture” sign. Head toward the building\, and then turn right (away from the illuminated sign) when you reach it. Then\, turn left and walk down the steps. The Fine Arts Recital Hall will appear on your left. \nThere is also a route for handicapped patrons. Proceed to the building\, and look for the amphitheatre. You will see a pathway to a door on the walkway level. Proceed through the door\, then use an elevator to descend one floor to the Recital Hall entrance. \n\nPhoto courtesy of Lynda Barry. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative\, Visual Arts Visiting Artists and Designers\, and the Center for Innovation\, Research\, and Creativity in the Arts. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/lynda-barry-what-it-is-a-talk-on-creativity/
LOCATION:Fine Arts Recital Hall\, MD
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T160000
DTSTAMP:20260210T204012Z
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SUMMARY:Drawing Words and Speaking Pictures: This Mysterious Thing We Call Comics
DESCRIPTION:Lynda Barry leads a lively drawing jam for anyone who is interested in making comics. You don’t need any artistic ability to be part of this class\, but you must be willing to draw bravely. We’ll be learning fast drawing techniques that anyone can do to create instant characters\, story lines\, and the spook-house kind of excitement that comes about when people who don’t know each other get together in a single room and suddenly have to start making pictures together. \n\nSpace for this workshop is now full. Please consider attending Lynda Barry’s lecture on February 19! \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/drawing-words-and-speaking-pictures-this-mysterious-thing-we-call-comics/
LOCATION:Location to be announced
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T213000
DTSTAMP:20260211T184413Z
CREATED:20260210T201806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T184413Z
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SUMMARY:Smithsonian Academy Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:Founded in 2024 by conductor Kenneth Slowik\, the Smithsonian Academy Orchestra is a resident ensemble of the Smithsonian Chamber Music Society\, a program of the National Museum of American History. The Orchestra’s repertoire ranges from Bach to Schoenberg\, all performed on period-appropriate instruments\, and in this program will present works by Haydn and Brahms: \nJoseph Haydn (1732–1809) — Symphony No. 94 “Surprise” (1791)\nJohannes Brahms (1833–1897) — Serenade No. 1 in D Major (1858) \n\nAdmission is free\, but reservations are required. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nThe Smithsonian Academy Orchestra is a program of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History\, presented in cooperation with The Smithsonian Associates\, and made possible by the generous support of The Honorable John FW Rogers and Goldman Sachs. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/smithsonian-academy-orchestra-2/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T173000
DTSTAMP:20260217T220156Z
CREATED:20260217T220156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T220156Z
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SUMMARY:Melanie Killen — Creating Inclusive Classrooms in Childhood: Theory\, Research\, and Applications
DESCRIPTION:The Social Sciences Forum presents a lecture by Melanie Killen\, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology at the University of Maryland\, College Park\, who will speak on Creating Inclusive Classrooms in Childhood: Theory\, Research\, and Applications. \nDevelopmental science perspectives on social exclusion provide a window into determining how to reduce social inequalities and increase positive social relationships. Children begin to understand concepts of fairness and equality early and recognize that social groups often exclude others for unfair reasons. Challenging groups to be more inclusive is costly\, however\, and may result in exclusion from their group which provides protection\, safety\, and enjoyment. Facilitating positive cross-group friendships helps reduce “in-group vs. out-group” attitudes which are a salient part of why biases form in the first place. The negative consequences of experiencing social exclusion based on group identity include depression\, anxiety\, and social withdrawal. This necessitates action to promote healthy child development and a more inclusive society. In this talk\, Killen will discuss her recent research findings on children’s viewpoints about fairness and social exclusion. Then she will discuss their school-based program called Developing Inclusive Youth. Her team is currently creating an AI-powered Teacher App to accompany the program\, which she will describe during the talk. \n\nAdmission is free. \n\nThis event is hosted by the Department of Psychology and co-sponsored by the Center for Social Science Scholarship and the Department of Education. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/melanie-killen-creating-inclusive-classrooms-in-childhood-theory-research-and-applications/
LOCATION:Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Social Sciences
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T180000
DTSTAMP:20260123T175252Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T175252Z
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SUMMARY:Nikki Ann Hartman — Stages of Becoming: Putting Myself Together with Doll Parts…
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Innovation\, Research\, and Creativity presents multi-disciplinary theatre artist Nikki Ann Hartman\, who will discuss “Stages of Becoming: Putting Myself Together with Doll Parts…” The afternoon will feature a dramatic reading of Doll Parts…\, a one-[trans]-woman show by Hartman\, followed by an open discussion Q&A session with the playwright. \nDoll Parts… is a one-[trans]-woman show about memory\, remembering\, and transitioning as an older woman. Taking place in the present\, Doll Parts… follows Nikki as she discovers her true self in the midst of hormone-therapy-induced puberty\, dating\, menopause\, and surgically transitioning her gender in her 60’s. Set against the rapidly shifting American political landscape—a time of increased and deeply-held anti-trans sentiment\, Doll Parts… looks at living an authentic life even if it has to be as a sacred act of rebellion. Balanced with humor\, a touch of the divine\, and an overwhelming joie de vivre\, Doll Parts… explores our connected humanity while confronting the inherent biases and social constructs we seem all too willing to accept. At a time where it is once again dangerous to live as a trans person\, Doll Parts… gives voice to the joys\, setbacks\, and dreams of an aspiring\, though clearly targeted\, community. \nNikki Hartman (UMBC associate professor of theatre) is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist who has been directing\, writing\, acting\, and producing theatre for more than four decades. A SDC Union theatre director with interests in the Theatre of Social Conscience\, Magical Realism\, Solo Performance\, and Farce\, Hartman was the Founding Artistic Director of The People’s Repertory Theatre Company\, a company dedicated to Theatre of Social Action. A certified Meisner Acting Teacher\, Hartman also teaches and directs for the Munich Film Akademie in Munich\, Germany. Notable directing credits include: the multiple award-winning productions of Diana Son’s Stop Kiss and Michael Frayn’s Noises Off!\, the world-premiere of Susan McCully’s delicious farce Voracious\, David Auburn’s Proof\, Melanie Marnich’s These Shining Lives\, Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice\, and Jessica Dickey’s The Amish Project with the Munich Film Akademie in Munich\, Germany. A recipient of a 2026 Voxel Artist-in-Residence\, Hartman’s play\, Doll Parts…\, will make its world-premiere in July 2026\, at The Voxel Theatre in Baltimore. \n\nAdmission is free. Please RSVP here in advance. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/nikki-ann-hartman-stages-of-becoming-putting-myself-together-with-doll-parts/
LOCATION:Black Box Theatre
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T130000
DTSTAMP:20260123T212856Z
CREATED:20260123T212856Z
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SUMMARY:Eric Clark Jackson: An Iconography of the Chesapeake
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Innovation\, Research\, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) presents a talk by Eric Clark Jackson\, an artist who explores the intersection of ecology and materiality\, using fiber-based processes to construct an iconography of the Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic region. Jackson is the 2026 Maryland Traditions Artist-in-Residence. In this presentation\, he will provide an overview of his meticulous and process-oriented practice\, typically combining wildlife illustration with fiber arts in large scale explorations of place. Through a slow\, iterative\, and holistic process\, he creates scientifically accurate illustrations that also spark stories. His work invites the viewer to share their own stories about the species depicted: The one that got away. The last cast. The shot at last light. Jackson will share his tradition and practice with UMBC’s Linehan Artist Scholars over six sessions\, and will collaborate with them on a public workshop and demonstration for children in the local community. \n\nEric Clark Jackson is on the teaching faculty of St. Mary’s College of Maryland\, a national public honors college (and his alma mater)\, and the College of Southern Maryland\, where he teaches coursework in 2D media and material studies. His teaching involves a research-based pedagogy rooted in choice-based methodologies\, encouraging his students to make meaning through self-directed decisions and media choices. He partners regularly with conservation organizations across the region\, from local initiatives with Riverkeepers and watershed groups through partnerships with national changemakers including the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Alliance for the Chesapeake. Jackson is the recipient of multiple state grants from the Maryland State Arts Council\, Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts\, local arts councils\, and numerous conservation organizations. He regularly presents his work through many of the state-affiliated regional folklife and heritage centers in the region as well. His work is in the permanent collection of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum\, the Museum of Eastern Shore Culture\, and Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center\, as well as in the collections of multiple past corporate sponsors. \n\nAdmission is free\, and a lunch will be served. Please RSVP for the lunch by February 20. \n\nImage: Eric Clark Jackson\, Striped Bass\, Potomac River Buoy 3. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/eric-clark-jackson-an-iconography-of-the-chesapeake/
LOCATION:216 Performing Arts and Humanities Building
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Visual Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T213000
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SUMMARY:UMBC Jazz Ensemble with Vince Cherico
DESCRIPTION:The UMBC Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Matt Belzer performs with Grammy award-winning percussionist Vince Cherico in a concert celebrating Latin jazz. \nVince Cherico is a featured drummer in many of today’s jazz and world music venues. From 2014 to 2016\, Cherico won 5 Grammy Awards\, starting with the 2014 Latin Grammy for Final Night at Birdland\, with The Chico O’Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra for Best Instrumental Recording; a 2015 Grammy for The Offense of The Drum with The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra for Best Latin Jazz Album; later in 2015 a 4th Grammy for the Latin Grammy’s Best Latin Children’s Album for Los Animales with Mister G.; and in 2016 a 5th Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album for his performance with The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra’s recording of Cuba: The Conversation Continues. \nCherico teaches privately in his own New York City studio\, and is also on the Faculty of The Drummers Collective\, The Queens College Jazz Masters Program and is a music associate at The Columbia University Jazz Program. As a guest artist/instructor\, Cherico has led ensembles for The Xalapa Seminario de Jazz\, The Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival\, The University of Alaska\, Anchorage Jazz Festival\, the University of Alaska\, Fairbanks Jazz Festival\, and The University of Maine Salsa Festival. \n\n$15 general admission\, $10 seniors\, $5 students. Please visit here to reserve seats. \n\nLinehan Concert Hall\, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building\, is easy to visit\, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/umbc-jazz-ensemble-with-vince-cherico/
LOCATION:Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21250\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T160000
DTSTAMP:20260127T190307Z
CREATED:20260127T190307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T190307Z
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SUMMARY:Creative Convergence: A Conversation with a Conductor and Curator
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture (CADVC) presents Creative Convergence: A Conversation with a Conductor and Curator. In this event\, curator Maleke Glee and conductor Philip Mann will explore the shared and divergent philosophies that shape conducting and curating as creative practices. This interdisciplinary discussion invites artists across all mediums to engage in a collective dialogue on leadership\, interpretation\, collaboration\, and creative process. \nThis event is offered as part of absolute alternatives\, the 2026 Arts+ UMBC Faculty Exhibition\, curated by Maleke Glee\, on view at the CADVC through February 28. \n\nHailed by the BBC as a “talent to watch out for\, who conveys a mature command of his forces\,” American conductor Philip Mann is internationally recognized as an expressively graceful yet passionate artist whose work spans symphonic repertoire\, opera\, contemporary music\, and innovative collaborations. A Rhodes Scholar\, he was awarded the Vienna Philharmonic’s Karajan Fellowship at the Salzburg Festival and named an American Conducting Fellow with the League of American Orchestras. Mann is assistant professor of music at UMBC. \nMaleke Glee is a cultural worker\, curator\, writer\, and professor whose practice explores the intersections of popular culture\, vernacular expression\, and fine art. His writing has appeared in books\, exhibition catalogues\, and arts journalism\, and his curatorial and leadership work includes posts with the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum\, STABLE Arts\, and The Studio Museum in Harlem. \n\nVisitor Information \nAdmission to the exhibition and all public programs is free. The CADVC is open Wednesday and Thursday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.\, and on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. \nParking is free during evening and weekend hours\, and metered parking is available other times. Please visit here for directions and parking information. \nVisitors who need any specific accommodations should contact CADVC at cadvc@umbc.edu or 410-455-3188 as soon as possible. \n\nPhoto of Philip Mann by Nancy Nolan. \n\n\nThis event is supported in part by the Arts+ initiative. \n 
URL:https://options.umbc.edu/event/creative-convergence-a-conversation-with-a-conductor-and-curator/
LOCATION:Center for Art\, Design\, and Visual Culture (CADVC)
CATEGORIES:All Events,Arts and Culture,Music,Visual Arts
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