The Patricia Massey Momentum Award supports emerging immigrant visual artists living in Maryland whose work reflects their cultural heritage and lived experiences. Open to artists working in visual arts disciplines, the award provides financial support, exhibition opportunities, and a platform for immigrant artists to share their work with the broader community while supporting the continued growth and visibility of their artistic practices. Three artists will be selected through this process: two finalists and one Patricia Massey Momentum Award recipient. The award recipient will receive a $10,000 award and participate in public programming with Creative Alliance, and all three artists will present their work together in a group exhibition at Creative Alliance.
This award is made possible by the McNeely Massey Family.
This year marks the fourth year of Unidos En El Arte, Creative Alliance's annual exhibition celebrating Latino artists in Baltimore and beyond. What began as a single show has grown into a tradition, one built on supportive relationships between artists, families, and neighbors in Highlandtown and across the city. The exhibition brings together work that merges craft and fine art, honoring both heritage and experimentation. Join us for the grand opening on October 16 at 6pm. Unidos has never been just an exhibition; it is a community that shows up for its artists.
This performance troupe brings together Latin American teens to encourage self-expression and promote team building through traditional Mexican and Latin American dance.
This performance troupe brings together Latin American teens to encourage self-expression and promote team building through traditional Mexican and Latin American dance.
Capoeira is a dynamic Brazilian art form that blends self-defense, acrobatics, and dance. It helps improve balance, coordination, and physical strength while introducing participants to a different language and culture. Practiced with music and rhythm, Capoeira encourages learning through movement in an engaging and energetic way. Classes are beginner and family-friendly. Each class in the series you learn a new skill. Come yourself, or bring the whole family and enjoy moving together!
Learn classic and modern Middle Eastern style belly dance. Both a social dance and a form of entertainment, belly dance is a great way to meet amazing people and learn about Egyptian history and culture. Pick up the foundational moves and vocabulary of belly dance, while learning about ethics, etiquette, music, and history of belly dance. And be ready to MOVE! We'll explore isolations, spatial awareness, strength, flexibility, and some use of props. All experience levels welcome!
An evening listening session with producer/curator, Guy Routte, and former DJ, Music Critic, and Arts Funder, Don Palmer. Guy starts the evening recounting his 2024 multi-media production for Hip Hop at 50, Bebop and Hip Hop – a collaboration with Fab 5 Freddy for Max Roach's 100 birthday celebration. This was a rumination on the 1983 Fab Five Freddy/Max Roach collaboration – Estate Fresh at NYC's The Kitchen. This will be followed by Don Palmer, who attended that event, spinning vinyl related to Max Roach. Guy and Don will spin related vinyl offerings and share the liner notes and interviews that shaped an era. A rare look into musical collaborations and innovations, drawing from 7,000+ vinyl records. The evening starts with food and beverages--including the Old Fashioned.
Free Baltimore Yoga is a safe space grounded in community movement. Our sessions aim to be accessible trauma-informed, nervous- system -focused, and breath- centered.
The Baltimore yoyo club is a fast paced and vibrant hobby that combines insane yoyo tricks, with music, creativity, and problem solving skills! It is a vast and diverse hobby with room for everyone learn and try something new!
Zines are self-published, noncommercial booklets that have served as vital, unfiltered medium for marginalized voices, countercultures, and independent artists. Join an Art Zine celebration in the home of Wendy Samet and Andrew Hartman and learn about the history of Zines and then come together to create a collaged art. Stacy Arnold, Director of Towson University's Community Art Center, will begin with a guided inspiration, supply art materials, and help everyone complete the first page, and then swap! Enjoy brunch with mimosas and bloody marys as you explore, collage, and showcase your inner voice.
Join Alexandra Hewett for an interactive creative workshop including writing prompts, improv, movement, and collaborative writing exercises. Writing can be a lonely process, come to connect and create…TOGETHER!
This performance troupe brings together Latin American teens to encourage self-expression and promote team building through traditional Mexican and Latin American dance.
Have you ever had an idea on how to make a game better or want to see what games are like before they reach your shelf? If you've ever played a game and thought "This would be better if . . ." then you would love playtesting with Break My Game!
Join Bratz and Lula as we witness television chaos together! Come enjoy local drag performances, fun mini-games, sharing your hottest takes, cocktail/mocktail specials, and more! For this Horror Edition of Hot-Seat our screen will be filled with floorshows, exterminations, and drag super monsters!
This performance troupe brings together Latin American teens to encourage self-expression and promote team building through traditional Mexican and Latin American dance.
Capoeira is a dynamic Brazilian art form that blends self-defense, acrobatics, and dance. It helps improve balance, coordination, and physical strength while introducing participants to a different language and culture. Practiced with music and rhythm, Capoeira encourages learning through movement in an engaging and energetic way. Classes are beginner and family-friendly. Each class in the series you learn a new skill. Come yourself, or bring the whole family and enjoy moving together!
The Baltimore Banner called the Patricia Massey Momentum Award Exhibition (PMMA) work that is “personal, material and unafraid of memory” and we think that says it all. Join us as one of our PMMA jurors, and moderator, Tae Hwang sits down with Madyha Leghari, Ghazal Mojtahedi, and Bao Nguyen to talk about their practices, their processes, and the experiences behind the work on view. Come and hear about it in their own words.
We will have time to practice meditation and share reflections on the experience of mindfulness. This monthly program will be sharing ways to meet the challenges of daily life by staying connected to our choices without reacting to people and situations. This is an opportunity to discover well-being within your body and mind regardless of your situation. Mindfulness practices to support ease and skillfulness in meeting the challenges of daily life.
Have you ever experienced a sculptor working in real time? This is former Creative Alliance Resident Artist Jani Hileman's specialty. Her live sculpting performances initiate profound experiences of connection and presence between people and across artistic mediums. Hosted by Mark Geist in his elegant 19th century townhouse, Jani will wow audiences with her attention to detail as she sculpts not one but two sculptures – one of a lucky guest and one of the guest performer. Enjoy food, drinks, and an intimate tour of Mark's incredible art collection in his breathtaking residence.
Winter is made for warm flavors, cozy spices, and a slower kind of fun. This hands-on cocktail and mocktail workshop is part herbal education, part flavor playground, and fully committed to fun. Led by educational and clinical herbalist Brittany Williams of Eudemonia Herbs, participants will learn how to infuse herbal flavors to build well-balanced, flavorful, and functional drinks.
Black Ankle Vineyard is the go-to destination for eco-conscious wine. Known for treating wine like a fine art and highlighting the delicate, traditional art form, Black Ankle Wines are a true taste of the Earth. Join us for a tour of the farm and samples of their product with an insider look to their process. Enjoy all of this in their stunning tasting room built from straw bales, timber, and stone sourced from their very farm. Black Ankle believes great wine begins with healthy soil and thoughtful stewardship. While we sip, you'll create a print using botanicals harvested throughout the day – capturing a fleeting moment in nature and taking home a reminder that beauty, like community, is cultivated.
This performance troupe brings together Latin American teens to encourage self-expression and promote team building through traditional Mexican and Latin American dance.
Learn to move like you mean it. This class breaks down the art of heels performance — from commanding walks and sharp choreography to the kind of stage presence that stops a room. Students will cover heel technique and footwork, performance styling and body movement, choreography fundamentals, and how to perform with confidence and intention. Whether you've never worn a heel on stage or you're ready to sharpen your skills, this class meets you exactly where you are.
Step into the world of classic burlesque — where glamour, history, and self-expression meet. In this introductory workshop, Aquarius Moon guides you through the foundational techniques of the art form while celebrating the rich legacy of burlesque performance. Students will cover classic bumps, grinds, and shimmies, the showgirl stance and stage presence, and how to strut like a true burlesque queen. Each session focuses on a signature technique and prop — come prepared!
This performance troupe brings together Latin American teens to encourage self-expression and promote team building through traditional Mexican and Latin American dance.
This drop-in figure drawing course is suitable for all skill levels. Untrained new artists will learn multiple approaches to figure drawing while seasoned artists will have the opportunity to hone their skills and further train their eye. Each class will feature a nude model and begin with quick gesture poses. The remaining time will be spent on the artistry of longer poses. The goal is to train all artists to more quickly and fluidly capture the gesture of the entire figure.
Learn classic and modern Middle Eastern style belly dance. Both a social dance and a form of entertainment, belly dance is a great way to meet amazing people and learn about Egyptian history and culture. Pick up the foundational moves and vocabulary of belly dance, while learning about ethics, etiquette, music, and history of belly dance. And be ready to MOVE! We'll explore isolations, spatial awareness, strength, flexibility, and some use of props. All experience levels welcome!
"Warriors, come out to play!" Walter Hill's neon-soaked odyssey follows a Coney Island gang fighting their way home through a gauntlet of rival crews across 1970s New York. Part gang film, part Greek odyssey, all style—this is the blueprint for hip hop's visual aesthetic and urban mythology.
CAN I KICK IT? is designed for fans of cult classic action films, Kung-Fu flicks, and the music they inspire. Each screening is scored live, scene-by-scene, by DJ 2-Tone Jones, blending Hip Hop, Soul, Rock, and more to create a truly unique cinematic experience.
Free Baltimore Yoga is a safe space grounded in community movement. Our sessions aim to be accessible trauma-informed, nervous- system -focused, and breath- centered.
This performance troupe brings together Latin American teens to encourage self-expression and promote team building through traditional Mexican and Latin American dance.
Learn classic and modern Middle Eastern style belly dance. Both a social dance and a form of entertainment, belly dance is a great way to meet amazing people and learn about Egyptian history and culture. Pick up the foundational moves and vocabulary of belly dance, while learning about ethics, etiquette, music, and history of belly dance. And be ready to MOVE! We'll explore isolations, spatial awareness, strength, flexibility, and some use of props. All experience levels welcome!
This performance troupe brings together Latin American teens to encourage self-expression and promote team building through traditional Mexican and Latin American dance.
Free Baltimore Yoga is a safe space grounded in community movement. Our sessions aim to be accessible trauma-informed, nervous- system -focused, and breath- centered.
This performance troupe brings together Latin American teens to encourage self-expression and promote team building through traditional Mexican and Latin American dance.
This performance troupe brings together Latin American teens to encourage self-expression and promote team building through traditional Mexican and Latin American dance.
Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honour of the Irish god Lugh, Lúnasa was formed in 1997 from members of some of the greatest Irish groups of the previous decade, an early review from Folk Roots magazine describing the band as an “Irish music dream team”. Having since performed over 2,000 shows across 36 countries, Lúnasa has won multiple awards and become one of the most influential bands in the history of traditional music. Collaborations with singers Natalie Merchant, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, and Tim O’Brien and high-profile concerts at The Hollywood Bowl, New York’s Carnegie Hall, Glastonbury Festival and Bercy Arena Paris helped broaden the band’s audience and cement it place at the forefront of contemporary Irish music.
Learn classic and modern Middle Eastern style belly dance. Both a social dance and a form of entertainment, belly dance is a great way to meet amazing people and learn about Egyptian history and culture. Pick up the foundational moves and vocabulary of belly dance, while learning about ethics, etiquette, music, and history of belly dance. And be ready to MOVE! We'll explore isolations, spatial awareness, strength, flexibility, and some use of props. All experience levels welcome!
Past, Present, Future: Celebrating the Arts of Johns Hopkins is a juried, interdisciplinary exhibition that brings the university’s creative legacy into focus through a dynamic artistic lens. Featuring work by students and alumni across visual art, writing, music, and performance, it connects past achievements with emerging voices shaping the future.
Past, Present, Future: Celebrating the Arts of Johns Hopkins is a juried, interdisciplinary exhibition that brings the university’s creative legacy into focus through a dynamic artistic lens. Featuring work by students and alumni across visual art, writing, music, and performance, it connects past achievements with emerging voices shaping the future.
“Welcome to the party, pal!” Shout the lines, play games, have bevies with Bruce, root for your favorite character, test your Die Hard knowledge, and more! Experience your favorite Xmas action flick as an interactive movie night. Best DIE HARD attire will WIN STUFF!
The wildly popular Mortified Baltimore, produced by Alex Hewett and Adam Ruben, stars everyday adults sharing their most embarrassingly real teenage diary entries, poems, love letters, lyrics, and locker notes…in front of total strangers.
Free Baltimore Yoga is a safe space grounded in community movement. Our sessions aim to be accessible trauma-informed, nervous- system -focused, and breath- centered.
Learn the art of fused glass with artist Viki Keating. Place and layer glass scraps to create unique holiday ornaments. Glass creations will be fired in a kiln and will be ready for pickup one week after the workshop.
