Station North Shines: August 27 Art Walk
Station North Arts District continues its summer art walk series in August with new art and a special event with Signal Station North
Join us for our second event in our summer series of Station North Shines Art Walks on Friday, August 27th. Follow us @stationnorth and reserve your tickets to get a reminder email with event highlights! See below for venue details:
As always, stop by the Ynot Lot earlier in the evening at 4 W. North Ave to hear DJ T. Rexx make you want to dance, and grab your map before you make your stops. This month we have a special community art workshop at the Ynot Lot - read below to learn more!
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GALLERY GUIDE: NEW WORK
WALLER GALLERY: 2420 N. Calvert St (indoors - mask required)
mache trip-nou through September 10. Open gallery hours Friday and Saturday 1-5pm
mache trip-nou (in english, walk our gut) offers space to four trans and non-binary artists of Haitian descent to present their practice within a distinctly Haitian and queer context. In 1804, Haitians seismically disrupted the world order by imagining beyond the binary world their colonial oppressors created. Intertwined with Haitian liberation is Vodou: a spiritual practice, a philosophy, and an aesthetic system central to Haitian history and culture. In Ezili's Mirrors: Imagining Black Queer Genders, Omise'eke Natasha Tinsley offers a framework to understand the trans- and queer nature of Vodou. Although Vodou touches every Haitian’s life in some way, it suffers from being demonized by imperial forces and disconnected, by those same forces, from its history of moving outside of the colonial binary-making apparatus. In addition to Ezili’s Mirrors, mache trip-nou is indebted to the writing and philosophies of Frankétienne and Spiralisme. Working across all mediums, namely: sound, fiber, photography, painting, and performance, artists Mars, Mithsuca Berry, Nadia Wolff, Tati Au Miel invoke the original revolutionary spirit of Haiti.
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THE CROWN BACKBAR GALLERY: 1910 N Charles St. (indoors - mask required)
The Crown presents recent works by Brandon Buckson (IG: @bucksonbrandon) and Scout Roll (IG: @repeopled). Both artists work in painting and mixed media. Brandon’s work addresses emotions surfacing from isolation, as well as the financial realities and everyday stresses instigated by the health crisis. Scout's recent work responds to a loss from a Fentanyl overdose, exploring representations of Fentanyl itself, as well as the loved one lost.
Artist Talk: Friday August 27th at 7pm
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GALLERY CA: 440 E Oliver St (indoors - mask required)
Opening reception for Necessary Steps. An artist’s life is rife with failure. In addition to becoming one of the more annoying truisms of an artists career, this fact is also an essential koan to one’s dedication to studio practice and the incorporation of art-making into everyday living regardless of discipline. Gallery CA presents submitted work that was rejected, works that have failed, and works that just didn’t work.
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PARKWAY THEATER: 5 W North Ave ( get tickets on their website with assigned seating)
Opening Night at “Black Alternative Worlds: Exploring Fantasy & Horror in Cinema” with a screening of a remake of the classic horror, Candyman, written by Jordan Peele and directed by Nia DaCosta. Get tickets now at mdfilmfest.com.
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SHOPS: Stop by for specials and live performances!
ALMA COCINA LATINA: 1701 N. Charles
After visiting the different venues, have an exquisite meal at Alma Cocina Latina and listen to the "striking vocals" and "extraordinary, heartbreaking" song of jazz vocalist Irene Jalenti perform live. Alma Cocina Latina is a Venezuelan restaurant with a menu crafted by executive chef David Zumadio— combining Venezuelan culinary roots with contemporary techniques, spanning from antojos to arepas, crudos and ceviches, and platos principales.
ARTIST AND CRAFTSMAN: 137 W North Ave
Stop by for an art walk discount on art supplies, AND a BYOT (bring your own t-shirt) Tie Dye workshop from 5 - 7pm! Join Artist and Craftsman in the shop to see how easy it is to create unique patterns with vibrant colors using Jacquard's Tye Dye Kit. If you forgot your shirt, they will have bandanas on hand while supplies last. (one tye dye item per person)
TIGHTFISTED FASHION: 2114 N Charles St #100
Sip+Shop Fashion Pop-up How about a little wine with your weekend 🍷Check out some of your favorite local black-owned businesses in-store at Tightfisted Fashion or tune in via Facebook LIVE for a fashion show at 5:30pm.
STATION NORTH BOOKS: 34 E. Lanvale St.
Stop by this little gem of a book shop for an eclectic and vast collection on art, architecture, history, literature, and hard to find books, guided by a dedicated literature lover, Professor Ned! Mention the Art Walk and recieve a 20% discount!
TRUE VINE RECORDS: 1827 N Charles
Shop at one of the best record stores in the country with a huge selection of genres, including some of the most diverse selection of experimental and independent music you can find. Stop by to hear from DJ Jason Willett while you shop!
BALTIMORE PRINT STUDIOS: 18 W North Ave
Shop one of a kind, hand-made screen prints posters, cards, shirts, and check out opportunities for upcoming workshops.
NO LAND BEYOND: 2125 Maryland Ave
Come out to the Final Friday Summer Series at No Land Beyond! Join NLB for outdoor music, food, drinks, and games at Baltimore's First Board Game Bar.
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Catch the shows you missed in July!
MOTOR HOUSE: 120 W North Ave (indoors- mask required)
Motor House's Annual Tenant Exhibition The second and third floors of the Motor House are dedicated to studio and working space for more than 18 individual artists and collectives. With a wide array of talent and experience, Motor House artists represent a cross-section of artistic disciplines and cultural diversity found within Baltimore’s various creative communities. The Motor House Annual Tenant Exhibition celebrates the work and impact of our Artists in Residence:
EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Megan Lewis, Earnest Shaw, Gary Mullen, Deric Emry, Yele Stitches, Jazzy Studios, Brandi Lewis - Syeko Design House, Kyeong-Soo Kim, Nyasa Bryant, Rawn Price
CONNECT + COLLECT: 2519 North Charles Street (indoor/outdoor, masks optional)
Re-emergence is the first physical exhibition in the Connect+Collect gallery since we shut our gallery doors in March 2020. The show consists of small artworks by members of the inaugural Connect+Collect cohort including, Chris Bathgate, Oletha DeVane, Elliot Doughtie, Erin Fostel, Taha Heydari, Phaan Howng, Antonio McAfee, and René Treviño.
JORDAN FAYE CONTEMPORARY at CORK FACTORY: 302 E Federal St, 5th floor (inside the Cork Factory, elevator available, masks optional)
Jordan Faye Contemporary: 200 Paintings Made from 2020 - 2021
All Photography done by Side A Photography
Station North Arts District is now a proud program of Central Baltimore Partnership.
Thank you to the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, Central Baltimore Partnership, Johns Hopkins University and the Station North Board for making this event possible!
Special thanks to Signal Station North and Neighborhood Design Center for partnering with us on this event.
