Michael is a NYC-based art director, filmmaker, and professor unshockingly dedicated to old Hollywood film stars and the sparkle of the cinema facade. You may have also seen him once or twice upon the Creative Alliance stage delivering bawdy one-liners as his alter-ego, Fulla Regrets, a glamorously spinster drag queen. Check out some of his favorites available on streaming platforms!
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Join our Community Arts Liaison Ari Pluznik as he chats with creatives around the world to understand how COVID-19 is affecting communities abroad. Hear how artists, musicians, educators, health workers, and others are using creativity to stay connected, uplifted, and educated during the time of the virus!
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Check-in weekly for a brand new initiative from our distributors featuring new indie releases online to support local theaters during the global health crisis. Many film theaters, production crews, and talent have had their livelihoods placed on hold. Through this partnership, you can support the film community directly.
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The window of your bedroom slides open and the sounds of the city creep in. Birds chirping. Sirens wailing. A woman sings opera in the distance... badly. You stumble over to your favorite vintage thrift chair, whiskey in hand. You are alone. You’ve watched every 1940s noir genre film on every streaming platform imaginable and you’re waiting for Criterion Channel to release a golden oldie… No? Well, how would you do it?
Get creative and give us your best 5-minute interpretation of film noir! Submit your NOIRANTINE film by MAY 31 to be included in the virtual line-up! All submissions will be posted on the Creative Alliance Youtube Channel in a NOIRANTINE Playlist for public voting on June 7th. Scores will be tallied by likes over the course of 2 weeks, so be ready to share share share!!
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Help turn Baltimore into a city-wide gallery!
For the time being, the doors to museums and galleries all over Baltimore and the world are closed. While we can visit them online for inspiration, why don’t we create our own galleries at home? Let’s create artwork inside to exhibit outside!
You might remember Samantha as the former Film Curator at Creative Alliance. But just because she’s moved to film production doesn’t mean that she hasn’t kept up with the latest and greatest in cinema! The news lately is sending her to a rare emotional state, so she is turning to her comfort films as well as exciting new independent releases to immerse herself in different, far-off worlds or time periods.
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Host your own fiesta in the comfort of your own home! We've got a party and activities ready to be delivered to your door! 100% of the proceeds go directly to the Artesanas whose income has been affected during this time.
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As we are sure you’re well aware, COVID-19 hits vulnerable communities the hardest. Our Latinx immigrant neighbors are no exception to the rule. While many of us can fall back on social safety nets, such as unemployment and government benefits, many members of the Latinx community are not supported due to immigration status; therefore, they are more vulnerable than ever before. To make matters worse, many families’ main source of income are jobs in the service industry, which has been hit hardest by the COVID-19 public health regulations.
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Meet the Artesanas of Creative Alliance and find our more about the work each artist creates. Mexico, El Salvador, and Ecuador. They honor their Latin American heritage by demonstrating, sharing, and teaching traditional crafts. Prior to the new restrictions, the Artesanas had been working closely with our CIELO (Creative Immigrants and Entrepreneurs of Latin American Origin) and Education departments to provide after-school enrichment programs in area schools. They also shared their artistic traditions by offering community workshops at festivals, libraries, and universities. Artesanas also produced bilingual programs for all ages, including how to make piñatas, alebrije masks, papel picado, sugar skulls, Day of the Dead altars, corn husk art forms, paper flowers, and much more.
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