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DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

                                                                                                       Our Tomorrows

                                                         One of the most important artists working today, Mark Bradford is renowned for his gestural paintings
                                                         made of paper, many of which are now in museum collections around the world. Alongside his studio
                                                         practice, Bradford is also committed to supporting the work of community nonprofits and collaborating
                                                         with them to open new pathways to contemporary art and ideas.
MAXIMILIAN FRANZ

                                                         This artist-driven philanthropy is best exemplified by Art + Practice, a nonprofit Bradford co-founded that
                                                         delivers vital social services to foster youth in South Los Angeles while also presenting exhibitions of con-
                                                         temporary art. These shows, co-organized with eminent museums, bring stellar artists to LA’s Leimert Park,
                                                         the same neighborhood where the artist worked side by side with his mother in a hair salon for decades.

                                                         Art + Practice codified Bradford’s foundational concept for his nonprofit work: Need/Access. If it is the
                                                         central aim of a museum to foster and serve new audiences, then first one must recognize the basic needs
                                                         in that community, needs so pressing they might prevent that group from engaging with art at all. If those
                                                         basic life needs are met, then openness to contemporary art and thought might follow.

                                                         In this spirit, we are very excited to announce a new community partnership in Baltimore initiated by Bradford.
                                                         In conjunction with his Venice Biennale exhibition, Tomorrow Is Another Day, opening at the BMA in fall
                                                         2018, Bradford will partner with Greenmount West Community Center, a vital gathering place for children,
                                                         youth, and adults living two miles south of the museum. Through a program of structured activities and
                                                         open dialogue, the community center provides a safe and positive environment for underserved local youth
                                                         to create, learn, and share. Working together, Bradford and the BMA will aid and enhance the activities of
                                                         the center to help the organization meet and exceed its already lofty goals.

                                                         To provide social services to better our community and serve underrepresented audiences represents
                                                         a new vision for the BMA, and indeed museums more broadly. Our most immediate focus is on the needs
                                                         of Greenmount’s constituents. Acknowledging and meeting those needs is the necessary gateway
                                                         to a world of art and ideas, and to the possibility that the elite culture of museums will finally permeate
                                                         mainstream culture and become available to all. This partnership promises to transform the BMA.

                   COVER:   Stephen Towns.
                   Detail, Special Child. 2016.
                   The Baltimore Museum of Art:
                   Alice and Franklin Cooley Fund,         Christopher Bedford
                   BMA 2017.144. Courtesy of the
                   artist. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOSEPH HYDE      BMA Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director

             BMA BOARD                                   EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
                                                         Clair Zamoiski Segal, Chair
                                                                                                 TRUSTEES
                                                                                                 Virginia K. Adams
                                                                                                                                        Patricia H. Joseph
                                                                                                                                        Barbara Katz
             OF TRUSTEES                                 James D. Thornton, Vice Chair           William Backstrom                      Susan B. Katzenberg
                                                         Ann Allston Boyce                       Heidi Berghuis                         Frederick Singley Koontz
                   OFFICERS                              Diane Cho                               Ann Allston Boyce                      Robyn Brenza Kress
                   Clair Zamoiski Segal, Chair           Ellen R. Dame                           Diane Cho                              Daniel Leraris
                   James D. Thornton, Vice Chair         Nancy L. Dorman                         Maya Rockeymoore Cummings              Brooke Lierman
                   Frederick Singley Koontz,             Nupur Parekh Flynn                      Ellen R. Dame                          Amy Frenkil Meadows
                      Immediate Past Chair               Patricia H. Joseph                      Nancy L. Dorman                        John Meyerhoff
                   Nancy L. Dorman, Vice President       Susan B. Katzenberg                     Amy Elias                              David H. Milton
                   Susan B. Katzenberg, Vice President   Frederick Singley Koontz                Nupur Parekh Flynn                     Fiona Ong
                      & Treasurer                        Amy Meadows                             John A. Gilpin                         Rhonda Overby
                   Amy Meadows, Vice President           Donald J. Peters                        Martha Glenn                           Adam Pendleton
                   Donald J. Peters, Vice President      David Warnock                           Amy Gould                              Donald J. Peters
                   Ann Allston Boyce, Secretary                                                  F. Mackey Hughes                       Scott Schelle
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Young people at the lively
                                                                       Greenmount West Community
                                                                       Center participate in a variety
                                                                       of activities, including robotics
                                                                       classes, building with Legos,
                                                                       and reading.

Alan Schwartz          Suzanne F. Cohen           Ellen W.P. Wasserman                         EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES
Clair Zamoiski Segal   Stiles Tuttle Colwill      Calman J. Zamoiski Jr.                       The Honorable Barry Glassman
Wilma Bulkin Siegel    Janet E. Dunn                                                           The Honorable Larry Hogan
Jean Silber            Sandra Levi Gerstung                                                    The Honorable Doug Howard
William Taylor IV      Katherine M. Hardiman      NATIONAL TRUSTEES                            The Honorable Kevin Kamenetz
James D. Thornton      Margot W. M. Heller        Bernice Barth                                The Honorable Allan H. Kittleman
Mark Wagner            Louise P. Hoblitzell       Sylvia de Cuevas                             The Honorable Joan M. Pratt
David W. Wallace       Freeman A. Hrabowski III   Monroe Denton                                The Honorable Catherine E. Pugh
David Warnock          Mary B. Hyman              Barbara Duthuit                              The Honorable Steven R. Schuh
Leana S. Wen           Jeanette Kimmel            Brenda Edelson                               The Honorable Bernard C. “Jack”
                       Jeffrey A. Legum           Phillips Hathaway                              Young
                       Charles W. Newhall III     Joseph Holtzman
HONORARY TRUSTEES      James S. Riepe             Stephen Mazoh
Alexander C. Baer      Frederica K. Saxon         Edward S. Pantzer
Constance R. Caplan    Louis B. Thalheimer
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SPECIAL TICKETED EXHIBITION

ODYSSEY: JACK WHITTEN
SCULPTURE, 1963–2016
April 22–July 29, 2018

Jack Whitten made his sculpture privately in Greece—even after he became one of the most
important artists of his generation. For the first time ever, these revelatory works will be
on view in Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963–2016, co-organized by The Baltimore
Museum of Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

This ticketed exhibition features 40 sculptures     Whitten has proven to be a boundary-breaking      an African American. His prolific sculptural
carved from a diverse spectrum of materials—        artist and a major influencer of younger          practice became a means to claim his Black
including wood, marble, copper, bone, and per-      African American artists. His paintings range     American identity and grew in unexpected
sonal mementos—contextualized with African,         from figurative work addressing Civil Rights in   ways. In Crete, Whitten was inspired by the
Minoan, and Cycladic sculptures and other ex-       the 1960s to ground-breaking experimenta-         ancient Cycladic and Minoan work of the
amples of objects that inspired Whitten across      tion with abstraction in the 1970s and 80s,       region, recognizing the sculptures’ functional
the years. A gallery dedicated to Whitten’s Black   to recent work, the Black Monoliths series,       role in society as repositories of power, memory,
Monoliths, a series of paintings honoring African   which memorializes the giants of Black culture    sensuality, and spirituality, much like the
American figures, reveals the connection            such as Ralph Ellison and W.E.B. Du Bois.         African works he had seen in New York
between Whitten’s paintings and his previously                                                        institutions early in his career.
unknown sculptures, and marks the first time         Whitten began carving wood in the 1960s
these works have been exhibited together.           to understand African sculpture, both aes-        Whitten believes African sculpture is a vital
                                                    thetically and in terms of his own identity as    inheritance for artists working in the African
Born in Alabama in 1939, Whitten’s work was                                                           diaspora and sees his own work as just the
informed by growing up in the Jim Crow South                                                          latest episode in a long history of exchange
and experiencing historical and personal                                                              between Africa, the African diaspora, and the
struggles for freedom. He originally planned a                                                        Mediterranean. His sculpture renders a new
career as an army doctor and began pre-                                                               understanding of American culture as the
medical studies at Tuskegee Institute, where                                                          product of intertwined rather than opposed
he was inspired by George Washington                                                                  African and European traditions, and in doing
Carver’s legacy as a scientist, inventor, and                                                         so, it positions Black identity as central to a
artist. Whitten became increasingly involved                                                          broad, cosmopolitan humanism.
in the growing Civil Rights Movement,
attending the Montgomery Bus Boycott to                                                               This exhibition is curated by Katy Siegel,
hear Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision for a                                                           BMA Senior Programming and Research
changed America. He also participated in the                                                          Curator and Thaw Chair in Modern American
Civil Rights demonstrations in Baton Rouge,                                                           Art at Stony Brook University, and Kelly Baum,
Louisiana. Whitten moved to New York in                                                               Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon Polsky
1960 and remained there following gradua-                                                             Curator of Contemporary Art at The Met.
tion from Cooper Union in 1964, studying his
                                                                                                      LEFT: JackWhitten carving wood on the beach in
first art dealer’s African art collection and em-                                                     Aghia Galini, Crete, Greece, Summer 1971.
bedding himself both in the downtown New                                                              PAGE 4:
                                                                                                            Jack Whitten. The Tomb of Socrates,
York City painting scene and in the uptown                                                            2009. Courtesy of the artist and Hauser & Wirth.
                                                                                                      PHOTOGRAPH BY GENEVIEVE HANSON
circles of Black artists like Romare Bearden.
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ODYSSEY: JACK WHITTEN SCULPTURE, 1963–2016
TICKETS ON SALE MARCH 22

MEMBERS                                        MEMBER EVENTS
SEE IT FREE                                    Council Talk & Private Preview
Reserve your FREE tickets at the
                                               Saturday, April 21, 6–8 p.m.
BMA or online at artbma.org. And don’t
miss the complimentary audio tour              Explore the career of contemporary master Jack Whitten and join us for a private preview
included with the exhibition.                  celebrating the artist’s monumental exhibition. Arrive early to hear insights from Katy Siegel,
                                               BMA Senior Curator for Research and Programming. Invitations will be mailed.
Ticket allotments vary according to
Membership level. Members at the Dual/
Family level and above also receive FREE       Members Preview Party
tickets for their children and grandchildren   Saturday, April 21, 8–10 p.m.
(ages 18 and under).
                                               Enjoy an evening of art and inspiration. Invitations admit two and will be mailed.
                                               To RSVP, call 443-573-1810 or email members@artbma.org. Guest tickets may be
Member Tickets                                 purchased online at artbma.org or at the door for $25.

Individual Members
1 FREE adult ticket per day                    Members Preview Days
                                               Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21
Dual/Family Members
2 FREE adult tickets per day                   Two days of Members-only access to Odyssey have been combined with Member Spring
                                               Shopping Days. Enjoy 20% savings at the BMA Shop!
Contributor Members
4 FREE adult tickets per day

BMA Council Members
8 FREE adult tickets per day                   PUBLIC PROGRAMS
                                               Opening Celebration
Non-Member Tickets                             Sunday, April 22, 1–5 p.m.
Adults                              $10        Join us for a fun afternoon of activities for all ages. Free admission to Odyssey,
                                               art making, fascinating demonstrations, and lively performances!
Seniors (ages 65+)                   $8
                                               Teacher Workshop
Students with I.D.                FREE
                                               Saturday, April 28, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Groups (10+)                         $7        $20 Members | $25 non-Members

Children/Youth 18 and Under FREE               Explore the sculptural works of Jack Whitten in conversation with African and ancient
                                               Greek art. Participants will enjoy a tour of the exhibition, engage in an art-making project,
                                               and find ways to connect the ideas and forms of Whitten’s work to the classroom
Purchase Your Tickets                          curriculum. For more information, visit artbma.org/educators/workshop.html.

IN PERSON at the BMA

ONLINE at artbma.org
(service charges may apply)

GROUPS (10 or more)
443-573-1701

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NEW ON VIEW

STEPHEN TOWNS: RUMINATION AND A RECKONING
March 7–September 2, 2018

This is the first museum presentation dedicated to the stunning textile work
of Baltimore-based artist Stephen Towns.

                                                                  The centerpiece of the exhibition is the art-
                                                                  ist’s monumental installation, Birth of a Nation
                                                                  (2014), which represents the abstracted
                                                                  figure of a black woman nursing a white
                                                                  infant against the backdrop of the first official
                                                                  flag of the United States. Suspended above
                                                                  a mound of earth, the quilt is surrounded by
                                                                  Towns’ ongoing Story Quilts series (2016–),
                                                                  a cycle of seven works in luminous fabrics
                                                                  and glass beads that narrate the life of
                                                                  Nat Turner and his 1831 rebellion. A pair
                                                                  of quilted oval portraits of Nat and Cherry
                                                                  Turner adds a significant dimension to this
                                                                  narrative, considering the role of a marriage
                                                                  in the course of historic events. Towns’ quilt-
                                                                  ing practice delves into the perspectives of
                                                                  women and people of color and draws on that
                                                                  knowledge to interrogate the institution of
                                                                  slavery in American history.

                                                                  Trained as a painter with a BFA in studio art
                                                                  from the University of South Carolina, Towns
                                                                  (American, b. 1980) has also developed a
                                                                  rigorous, self-taught quilting practice. Towns
                                                                  draws visual inspiration from medieval altar-
                                                                  pieces, Impressionist paintings, and Dutch
                                                                  wax print fabrics, in addition to African
                                                                  American story quilts. His work has been
                                                                  exhibited at Arlington Arts Center, Galerie
                                                                  Myrtis, Gallery CA, and Goucher College’s
                                                                  Rosenberg Gallery, among other venues.
                                                                  Towns won the inaugural travel prize of the
                                                                  Municipal Art Society of Baltimore City in
                                                                  2016, traveling to Ghana and Senegal to visit
                                                                  historical sites that mark the Transatlantic
                                                                  Slave Trade, and was the recipient of a Ruby
                                                                  Artist Project Grant in 2015.

                                                                  This exhibition is curated by Cecilia Wichmann,
Stephen Towns. Birth of a Nation. 2014. Courtesy of the artist.   Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art.
PHOTO BY STEPHEN TOWNS

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SPENCER FINCH:
MOON DUST
Opening February 21, 2018

Moon Dust (Apollo 17), shown below at the 2009 Venice Biennale, will illuminate
the BMA’s majestic Fox Court for the next seven years.

                                                                                                                                              GERHARD KASSNER, BERLIN

The glow from Spencer Finch’s stunning light     Finch (American, b. 1962) lives and works in      Spencer Finch: Moon Dust is curated by
installation, a complex mapping of molecules,    Brooklyn, New York. The internationally known     Senior Curator of Contemporary Art
creates a sense of wonderment, drawing           artist has had extensive solo and group exhibi-   Kristen Hileman with Assistant Curator of
visitors to it. Moon Dust (Apollo 17) ’s 150     tions. Among his most recent projects are         Contemporary Art Cecilia Wichmann.
chandeliers and 417 lights represent the         Cosmic Latte at the Massachusetts Museum
chemical composition of moon dust gathered       of Contemporary Art, A Certain Slant of Light     Moon Dust (Apollo 17) is on extended loan from
during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. Each       at The Morgan Library & Museum, The Skies         the collection of Joanne Gold and Andrew Stern,
light bulb stands for an element: the smallest   can’t keep their secret at Turner Contemporary,   who are generously sponsoring its presentation
bulbs represent oxygen; the largest signify      and Painting Air at the Rhode Island School       at the BMA in loving memory of Lenore E. Gold.
both iron and chromium. The work was first       of Design Museum of Art. His work has been
presented at the 2009 Venice Biennale and        a part of Baltimore’s cityscape since 2012,       ABOVE:  Spencer Finch. Moon Dust (Apollo 17). 2009.
will be on view at the BMA for seven years.      when Johns Hopkins Hospital unveiled the          Installation view at Fare Mondi/Making Worlds, Venice
                                                                                                   Biennial, 2009. Collection of Joanne Gold and Andrew
                                                 artist’s 25,000-square-meter glass façade for     Stern. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Nordenhake Berlin/
                                                 its medical center.                               Stockholm. © Spencer Finch

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SACRED SPRING: VIENNA SECESSION POSTERS
FROM THE COLLECTION OF LEROY E. HOFFBERGER
AND PAULA GATELY TILLMAN HOFFBERGER
March 25–July 29, 2018

More than a dozen turn-of-the-century prints and posters celebrate the varied styles
of the international Art Nouveau movement and the generosity of the late Baltimore
philanthropist LeRoy E. Hoffberger.

Sacred Spring highlights the Viennese
Secession, an influential group of artists
who sought to break free from the academic
art of the past. Founded in 1898, the group
shared their ideas through public exhibitions
and images and texts for journals, including
Ver Sacrum or Sacred Spring. Two calendar
pages made by Gustav Klimt and Kolomon
Moser for the 1901 issue of Ver Sacrum are
featured as well as three posters by Klimt,
Moser, and Egon Schiele that advertise the
Viennese Secession’s exhibitions in 1898,
1899, and 1918 respectively.

One of the images most frequently associ-
ated with the Art Nouveau style—Peter
Behren’s influential 1898 color woodcut
The Kiss—is among the beguiling works on
view, as is Jan Toorop’s striking 1894 color
lithograph poster advertising Delft Salad Oil.
Toorop’s design was so influential that the Art
Nouveau movement in the Netherlands is of-
ten referred to as the Slaolie (Salad Oil) style.

The Hoffberger bequest is a major and
important addition to the Museum’s collection
of late 19th-century and modern works on
paper. Austrian, Dutch, and German posters
expand upon and add a new dimension to the
Museum’s holdings of French and American
posters, including deep pockets of works by
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Jules Chéret.

Sacred Spring: Vienna Secession Posters
from the Collection of LeRoy E. Hoffberger
and Paula Gately Tillman Hoffberger is
curated by Rena Hoisington, Senior Curator
of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs.

                                                    Koloman Moser. Poster for the Fifth Secession Exhibition.
                                                    1899. The Baltimore Museum of Art: Collection of
                                                    LeRoy E. Hoffberger and Paula Gately Tillman Hoffberger,
                                                    BMA 2017.26

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MARY REID KELLEY AND PATRICK KELLEY:
WE ARE GHOSTS
April 4–August 19, 2018

Docked at the Inner Harbor, the USS Torsk inspired the mise-en-scene
of the new film, In the Body of the Sturgeon.

MacArthur “Genius Grant” awardee Mary Reid         These recent works reveal the breadth of the       profound investigations of language and
Kelley and her husband and collaborator,           artists’ interests. This Is Offal is inspired by   death invite us to think about the ways that
Patrick Kelley, take painting, poetry, perfor-     English poet Thomas Hood’s 1844 poem               history is told.
mance, and filmmaking into new territory.          The Bridge of Sighs. It retells the tragic tale
The distinctive films on view in We Are            of a woman who commits suicide by jumping          This exhibition is the latest in a series
Ghosts, a project for the BMA’s Front Room,        into the Thames from the perspective of her        of projects in partnership with The Center
are suffused with literary references, intensive   bickering internal organs as they find them-       for Advanced Media Studies at The Johns
research, and a sharp sense of humor. We           selves on the dissecting table. In The Body        Hopkins University.
Are Ghosts, co-organized by the BMA and            of The Sturgeon takes as its source Henry
                                                                                                      Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley: We Are
Tate Liverpool, brings together two films—         Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem The Song
                                                                                                      Ghosts is curated by Senior Curator of
the newly commissioned work In The Body            of Hiawatha, collaging distinctive verse to tell
                                                                                                      Contemporary Art Kristen Hileman.
of The Sturgeon and This Is Offal—alongside        an entirely new story about the deprivations
a series of portraits of the films’ characters,    of a young submarine crew in the closing
                                                                                                      ABOVE: Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley.
which appear in the form of large-scale            moments of the Second World War. Leaping           Harry S. Truman. 2017. Lightbox. Courtesy the artists,
lightboxes.                                        from history to fiction and back again, these      Susanne Vielmetter LA Projects, and Pilar Corrias Gallery

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HEAD BACK & HIGH:
SENGA NENGUDI,
PERFORMANCE OBJECTS
(1976–2015)
Through May 27, 2018

“My works are abstracted                                 Twisted, knotted, and stretched pantyhose           with artist Maren Hassinger, who will be
                                                         weighted with sand sag onto the floor in            the subject of a BMA exhibition opening
reflections of used bodies—                              Head Back & High: Senga Nengudi, the                in summer 2018. Nengudi’s work explores
                                                         latest exhibition in the gallery adjacent to        themes that range from claiming public space
visual images that serve my                              the East Lobby. Senga Nengudi (American,            for creative action to examining the dynamics
aesthetic decisions as well                              b. 1943) chooses familiar, inexpensive              of intimate relationships.
                                                         materials loaded with symbolic resonances to
as my ideas.”                                            construct intimate environments. Interacting        Head Back & High: Senga Nengudi,
                                                                                                             Performance Objects (1976–2015) is curat-
       — Senga Nengudi                                   with the installation and observing the works,
                                                                                                             ed by BMA Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director
                                                         performers and audiences are invited to con-
                                                         sider how they move through the world and           Christopher Bedford and Assistant Curator
                                                         the factors that influence their distinct experi-   of Contemporary Art Cecilia Wichmann.
                                                         ences. The installation features performance
ABOVE RIGHT:Senga Nengudi. Performance Piece (detail).
                                                                                                             The exhibition is co-organized by The
                                                         photography and a video documenting more
1978. © Senga Nengudi; Thomas Erben Gallery, New                                                             Baltimore Museum of Art and Art + Practice.
York; and Lévy Gorvy, New York, London                   than 40 years of collaborative performances

BEYOND FLIGHT:
BIRDS IN AFRICAN ART
Through June 17, 2018

Inspired by the Museum’s recent acquisition
of a rare Gitenga mask, Beyond Flight
illustrates the honored place of birds within
numerous African cultures.

From the common crow in western Cameroon                 humans and animals. Sub-Saharan
to the vibrant Great Blue Turaco in central              artists from Burkina Faso,
Democratic Republic of Congo, the birds                  Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic
represented in this exhibition are as diverse            Republic of Congo, Guinea, Nigeria, and
as the types of works that feature them.                 Uganda are represented.
Nearly two dozen masks, headdresses, staffs,
and other objects reference birds by material            Beyond Flight: Birds in African Art is co-          ABOVE: Gitenga Mask. Mid-20th century. Pende
or motif. Some of the objects played a role in           curated by former Associate Curator of              region, Democratic Republic of Congo. The
                                                                                                             Baltimore Museum of Art: Purchased as the gift
the spiritual life of their creators. Others were        African Art Shannen Hill and Interim                of Amy Gould and Matthew Polk, Gibson Island,
simply made to be beautiful. All reflect on the          Associate Curator of African Art Kevin Tervala.     Maryland, BMA 2015.148

deep and meaningful relationship between
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TOMORROW,
GUNS ONLY
EXIST IN
MUSEUM
EXHIBITS.
SPECIAL PROGRAM

A CONVERSATION SERIES ON ART, RACE, SOCIAL JUSTICE,
AND IMAGINING THE FUTURE(S) WE WANT.

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                                                                                                                                                               PHOTOS BY GLENWOOD R JACKSON
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                                                             More than 600 people gathered at the Union      A recording of the November 11th event is
                                                             Baptist Church in West Baltimore on Satur-      available at youtube.com/artbma. Share your
                                                             day, November 11 for the inaugural event        ideas for the future at bmatomorrows.org
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                                                             in the BMA’s new series, The Necessity of       and check your inbox in the coming weeks
                                                             Tomorrow(s). Mark Bradford, one of the most     for an exciting announcement about the
                                                             accomplished artists of his generation, spoke   final two Necessity of Tomorrow(s) events.
                                                             about creating paths to power where none
                                                             exists and his Venice Biennale presentation,    The Necessity of Tomorrow(s) is generously
                                                             Tomorrow Is Another Day, on view at the BMA     sponsored by Suzanne F. Cohen and
                                                             in fall 2018.                                   the Cohen Opportunity Fund.

                                                             An integral part of Bradford’s engage-
                                                             ment in Baltimore will be his partnership
1. The historic Union Baptist Church graciously hosted
   the popular event.                                        with Greenmount West Community Center
2. Participants mapped the future of Baltimore with artist   (GWCC), which provides a safe and positive
   Graham Coreil-Allen.                                      environment for underserved local youth to
3. Artist Mark Bradford and Honorary Trustee
                                                             create, learn, and share. There, Bradford and
   Suzanne Cohen, former chair of the BMA Board and
   sponsor of The Necessity of Tomorrow(s) series.           his studio will provide skills-based training
4. BMA Director Christopher Bedford, Greenmount West         and equipment for GWCC youth to begin a
   Community Association President Kisha Webster,
   Mark Bradford, and BMA Senior Programming and
                                                             silk-screening project.
   Research Curator Katy Siegel

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PUBLIC PROGRAMS

                                                                                                      THE STOOP SPECIAL

                                                                         PHOTOS BY MAXIMILIAN FRANZ
                                                                                                      ENGAGEMENT AT THE BMA
                                                                                                      INTERCAMBIO: STORIES ABOUT
                                                                                                      INSPIRATION AND EXCHANGE
                                                                                                      ACROSS THE BORDER
                                                                                                      Friday, March 9
                                                                                                      7 p.m. Doors open with live music, cash bar,
                                                                                                      and after-hours access to the exhibition
                                                                                                      8 p.m. Show

                                                                                                      $25 Members | $30 non-Members

                                                                                                      For the last weekend of Crossing Borders: Mexican Modernist
                                                                                                      Prints, we’re hosting a Stoop Special Engagement. The popular
                                                                                                      Stoop Storytelling Series has partnered with the BMA to present
                                                                                                      seven great, true, personal tales about creative exchange across
                                                                                                      the U.S./Mexico border. Enjoy after-hours access to the exhibition,
                                                                                                      live music, and a cash bar.
 ART AFTER HOURS:
 MOON DUST & STARGAZING                                                                                                © JOERI THIRY / STUK - HOUSE FOR DANCE, IMAGE & SOUND

 Friday, March 23, 8–11 p.m.

 $20 Members | $25 non-Members

 Come to the BMA to dance to cosmic beats, star gaze on the
 front steps, and explore Spencer Finch: Moon Dust and other
 astronomically inspired artworks during this fun-filled event.

 Come dressed up or down, sip a signature cocktail, make your
 own celestial art with René Treviño, and chat with Stephen Towns
 about the astronomical symbols in his new exhibition. Tickets
 include evening access to the galleries, entertainment, and a free
 ticket for food or drink. Cash bars with beer and wine, as well as
 light bites, are available for purchase. This event is for adults age                                ARTIST CONVERSATION
 21 and older.                                                                                        MARY REID KELLEY
                                                                                                      AND PATRICK KELLEY
                                                                                                      Wednesday, April 4, 6 p.m.
                                                                                                      Free
                                                                                                      Join Senior Curator of Contemporary Art Kristen Hileman for an
                                                                                                      in-depth conversation with Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley.
                                                                                                      Hear about their dynamic process of incorporating poetry, paint-
                                                                                                      ing, and digital editing into their fiercely compelling videos. Learn
                                                                                                      how they mine literature to develop characters that operate at the
                                                                                                      margins of history and challenge established narratives.
                                                                                                      The artists’ films are on view at the BMA April 4 through
                                                                                                      August 19. See page 10 for more information.
                                                                                                      Presented in collaboration with The Johns Hopkins University’s
                                                                                                      Center for Advanced Media Studies.

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OPEN HOURS
Select Saturdays, 2 p.m.
Commons, Joseph Education Center
Free

Open Hours is a monthly program hosted at the BMA with topics
proposed by the public. Events promote community and connect
to the theme of home as explored in the ongoing exhibition Imagin-
ing Home. For more information or to propose a program, please
contact Dave Eassa at deassa@artbma.org or 443-573-1828.

January 20 – Youth Artists and Allies Taking Action in Society
Hear a creative presentation from a new nonprofit on their program
that partners refugee youth from Patterson High School with
Towson University graduate students for an eight-week artistic ex-
ploration. Through art, the students find their own sense of agency
as they make their home in the U.S.                                      THE NEW BMA OUTPOST
February 17 – Carpet Company                                             The BMA’s improved and expanded mobile museums pop up in
Osama and Ayman Abdeldayem, brothers, designers, and co-founders         and around Baltimore, engaging communities through art-making
of Carpet Company, fuse Egyptian and Muslim imagery with                 and conversations. Visit artbma.org for updates on locations and
contemporary skate culture in their designs. Hear how they bridge        hours. January through March 2018, find us at:
worlds through their artistic choices while designing, producing,
packaging, and printing customized skateboards.                          Cherry Hill Town Center
                                                                         606 Cherry Hill Road, Baltimore
                                                                         In collaboration with Catholic Charities, the Outpost invites visitors to
                                                                         share their art and stories about the importance of home, the many
                                                                         ways a home can look, and their dreams for the future. Catholic
                                                                         Charities offers 80 programs, supporting children and families in
                                                                         crisis, people living in poverty, individuals with intellectual disabilities,
                                                                         new neighbors in the immigrant community, and older Marylanders.

                                                                         Loch Raven Veteran Affairs Outpatient Clinic
                                                                         3901 The Alameda, Baltimore
March 17 – Baltimore Dance Crews Project                                 The Outpost will be in residence at the Loch Raven VA Outpatient
Watch moving performances from the Baltimore Dance Crew                  Clinic, a division of the VA Maryland Health Care System, working
Project’s middle and high school students as they perform Call on        with veterans to explore through art-making what home means
Me and other original choreography to bring attention to the grow-       to them, in their personal identity as well as a part of a larger identity
ing homicide rate in our communities and the change we hope to           of the United States. The VA Clinic offers outpatient services to our
see. Through hip-hop dance, the BDCP initiates and strengthens           nation’s veterans in the local community.
relationships that support youth from school to career.
                                                                         The Outpost project is generously sponsored by the
April 21 – B. Willow
                                                                         T. Rowe Price Foundation.
Join B. Willow for a demo and conversation on what home can
mean when it’s reimagined as being part of, not separate from,
the natural world around us. B. Willow offers a wide variety of indoor
plants and terrariums as well as nature-inspired goods made by
local vendors. In addition, they host weekly plant-making and guest-
led workshops, fundraisers, and community events. Their mission
is to provide meaningful, insightful, and beneficial ways of experi-
encing nature in the home.

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOSEPH HYDE, 2017.

COMMONS
COLLABORATION
Join us for a suite of programs that
explore the art and ideas in the
Commons Collaboration with
artist Phaan Howng and her non-
profit partner Blue Water Baltimore.
Programs continue through August.
RIGHT: Artist Phaan Howng in her installation
The Succession of Nature.

WATERSHED ECOLOGY                                                                       RAINWATER MAPPING
IN OUR COMMUNITIES                                                                      Saturday, April 7, 1 p.m.
Saturday, January 27, 1 p.m.                                                            Free
Free                                                                                    Celebrate April showers with Blue Water Baltimore staffers
Blue Water Baltimore educator Michel Anderson will unpack the                           Michel Anderson and Ashley Traut. In this interactive session,
basics of watershed ecology and its connection to the climate crisis.                   participants will explore the museum’s topography and map out
We will look at the natural history of water and how human activities                   how rainwater moves over the landscape. Visualize the best site-
impact the Earth’s natural water cycle. We will brainstorm solu-                        specific ways to harvest rainwater and learn about innovative green
tions and visitors will come away with a fresh toolkit of ideas to be                   technology, including rain gardens, bioswales, and rain barrels. Make
ecological change agents.                                                               maps and explore how to create a more eco-friendly landscape in
                                                                                        your neighborhood.

FREE FAMILY                                     JANUARY                                                 MARCH

SUNDAYS                                         BIRDS OF AFRICA                                         MOON AND STARS
                                                January 7    Construct Your Own Wings                   March 4      Constellation Mobiles
Drop-in workshops: 2–5 p.m.
FREE; no registration required                  January 14 Make Clay Birds                              March 11 Pop-up Planets
Ellis A. Gimbel Children’s Studio,              January 21 Fashion Your Own Headdress                   March 18 Construct a Rocket Ship
Joseph Education Center
                                                January 28 Sculpt a Bird Totem                          March 25 Print Your Own Star Map
Join us every Sunday for activi-
ties the entire family can enjoy.
                                                FEBRUARY                                                APRIL
Explore your creative side with
hands-on art-making workshops                   AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS                                NATURAL WONDER
in response to works on view.                   February 4   Paint a Portrait                           April 1     Camouflage Collage
Family workshops are held in                    February 11 Collage a Scene                             April 8     Make a Zine
the beautifully renovated studio                February 18 Wild Spirals                                April 15 Paint Landscapes
in the Joseph Education Center,                 In memory of Ethel B. Novey                             April 22 Odyssey Opening Celebration:
located on the first floor of the
                                                February 25 Mixed-Media Pins                                     See page 6 for details
Museum. Space is limited.
                                                                                                        April 29 Build a Mixed-Media Sculpture
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MEMBERS                                                                                       CONTRIBUTORS
EVENTS                                                                                        BRUNCH & TALK
                                                                                              Saturday, March 3
                                                                                              Buffet brunch available 8:45–11 a.m.
                                  MEMBERS FAMILY                                              Lecture: 9:30-10:15 a.m.

                                  VALENTINE’S PARTY                                           Enjoy a buffet brunch at Gertrude’s before
                                                                                              or after the talk on Crossing Borders:
                                  Saturday, February 10, 10 a.m.–noon
                                                                                              Mexican Modernist Prints by Senior
                                  Tickets available January 10                                Curator Rena Hoisington.
                                  Adults free; child ticket $5
                                                                                              This exclusive event is open to Contributor
                                  Bring your little loved ones to the BMA for some            Members ($165+) and above. Invitations
                                  Valentine’s fun! Join us for a Members-only morning         will be mailed. To upgrade to the
                                  with special treats, art activities, and more! Children     Contributor program or to RSVP, call
                                  will be able to take home a hand-cut silhouette in a        443-573-1800.
                                  decorated frame as a Valentine’s gift to treasure.
                                  This event will sell out. Please make your                  Crossing Borders: Mexican Modernist Prints
                                  reservation early by visiting artbma.org or by              is generously sponsored by Wilmington Trust.
                                  calling the Members Hotline at 443-573-1800.

                                                                                                                                                CHRISTOPHER MYERS
 MEMBERS
 SHOPPING DAYS

 WITH EXTRA SAVINGS!
 Save 20% on all of the artful items
 at the BMA Shop during these three days
 of double discounts for Members.

 Friday, April 20   10 a.m.–8 p.m.
 Saturday, April 21 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
 Sunday, April 22 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

                                                                               MEMBERS PREVIEW DAYS
                                                                          Friday, April 20, and Saturday, April 21, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
                                                                          Enjoy 20% savings at the BMA Shop plus exclusive, Members-
                                                                          only access to Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture, 1963–2016.

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MEMBER                                             1           2

EVENTS

SEE & CELEBRATE
October 28, 2017
 1. Charlas Wise and Gail Ostergaard gaze
    at Tomás Saraceno’s installation.

2. Jennifer O’Hara Martin and Trustee
                                                   3       4
   Rhonda Overby

 3. Chezia Thompson, artist Annet Couwenberg,
    and Dan Meyers

4–6. Members filled the galleries for four newly
   opened exhibitions and enjoyed a special
   reception with autumn-themed fare and
   music by The Witches.

TOMÁS SARACENO
OPENING                                            5   6
September 28, 2017
 7. Board Chair Clair Zamoiski Segal,
    Director Christopher Bedford, and Trustees

                                                                   PHOTOS BY MAXIMILIAN FRANZ
    Sue Cohen and Kathy Hardiman

 8. Artist Tomás Saraceno greets Trustee
    Jean Silber and Constantine Grimaldis

 9. Council Members admire the new installation
    by Tomás Saraceno as they ascend the
    East Lobby steps

 7                                                 9

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                                                                   PHOTOS BY GLENWOOD R JACKSON

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SUMMER
PHOTOS BY MAXIMILIAN FRANZ

                                                                                 SUNDAE SOCIAL
                                                                                 Sunday, September 10, 2017
                                                                                 At the Summer Sundae Social, Members
                                                                                 gathered for a lovely afternoon in the BMA
                                                                                 Sculpture Gardens. Guests enjoyed picnick-
                                                                                 ing, art talks and activities, live music, and
                                                                                 the debut of an ice cream flavor inspired by
                                                                                 Paul Gauguin’s Woman of the Mango.

                             MEMBER                                              The final stop is Kilkenny, a well-preserved
                                                                                 medieval city and Ireland’s cultural capital, be-
                             TRAVEL                                              fore returning to Dublin. An optional four-day/
                                                                                 three-night post-tour extension to Northern
                                                                                 Ireland is available. First-class accommoda-
                                                                                 tions, many meals, and expert tour guides, as
                             ENCHANTED IRELAND                                   well as round-trip airfare, are all included in
                                                                                 this deluxe tour.
                             June 24–July 6, 2018

                             Ireland charms on this full yet well-paced small    Exclusively for the BMA, we will tour the Hugh
                             group tour. Begin your 13-day journey touring       Lane Gallery in Dublin, the first modern art gal-
                             the intimate capital of Dublin, including Trinity   lery in the world, as well as Butler Gallery and
                             College and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Proceed        Medieval Mile Museum in Kilkenny, both exciting,
                             to Galway, stopping at sixth-century Clonmac-       contemporary art spaces that add to the cultural
                             noise and continuing through the legendary          richness of this ancient, medieval city.
                             Connemara to beautiful Kylemore Abbey. Next
                                                                                 This tour is available for $5,072 per per-
                             destination: Inismor, largest of the dramatic
                                                                                 son (based on double occupancy), with air
                             Aran Islands. Travel County Clare’s fabled
                                                                                 included from Washington, D.C.
                             coastline, passing through The Burren and
                             visiting the majestic Cliffs of Moher. Ferrying
                             to County Kerry, you’ll tour charming Killarney
                                                                                  Enchanted Ireland is open to $550+
                             and travel by boat to historic Muckross House.
                                                                                  Sponsor Members. Upgrade to the
                             Experience the Ring of Kerry’s stunning
                                                                                  Sponsor level to enjoy international
                             mountain and coastal scenery; then it’s on
                                                                                  travel with the BMA. For more informa-
                             to Blarney, where you see its 15th-century
                                                                                  tion, call 443-573-1809.
                             castle, and to the celebrated Rock of Cashel.

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COUNCIL
TOURS

                                                                                      BMA COUNCIL
                                                                                      AND CORPORATE
                                                                                      COUNCIL TOURS
                                                                                      In thanks for their generous support of the
                                                                                      Museum, donors to the BMA Council and
                                                                                      Corporate Council Campaigns are invited to
                                                                                      enjoy these private tours and receptions this fall.

                                                                                      Spencer Finch: Moon Dust –
                                                                                      Wednesday, February 21 – 5:30 p.m. –
                                                                                      Be among the first to see Spencer Finch’s
                                                                                      awe-inspiring installation in Fox Court. Hear
                                                                                      Kristen Hileman, Senior Curator of Con-
                                                                                      temporary Art, discuss the details of Finch’s
                                                                                      breathtaking hanging light piece at this
                                                                                      exclusive Council Preview and Reception.

                                                                                      Beyond Flight: Birds in African Art –
                                                                                      Tuesday, March 27 – Tour 11:30 a.m. –
                                                                                      Kevin Tervala, Associate Curator of African
                                                                                      Art, shares his insights on Beyond Flight,
                                                                                      an exhibition that illustrates the honored
                                                                                      place of birds within numerous African
                                                                                      cultures.

                                                                                      Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture,
                                                                                      1963–2016 – Tuesday, April 24 – Tour
                                                                                      11:30 a.m. – Discover a previously unknown
                                                                                      trove of work by contemporary master Jack
                                                                                      Whitten. Katy Siegel, Senior Curator for
                                                                                      Research and Programming, shares her
                                                                                      thoughts on this extraordinary exhibition and
                                                                                      the remarkable artist it showcases.

                                                                                       Join the BMA Council
                                                                                       Upgrade your contribution to the $1,500
                                                            GERHARD KASSNER, BERLIN
Spencer Finch. Detail, Moon Dust (Apollo 17). 2009.                                    BMA Council level and enjoy unique
Installation view at Fare Mondi/Making Worlds, Venice                                  benefits. Council Members receive in-
Biennial, 2009. Collection of Joanne Gold and Andrew
Stern. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Nordenhake Berlin/                              vitations to exclusive Council tours and
Stockholm. © Spencer Finch                                                             receptions, and FREE parking. Call the
                                                                                       Member Hotline at 443-573-1800 to join
                                                                                       the BMA Council.

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TRUSTEE
             SPOTLIGHT

                         JAMES D. THORNTON                                 communities we serve and to the communities
MITRO HOOD

                                                                           that we want to do a better job of reaching,”
                         James D. Thornton, co-founder and principal       Thornton said. “As Chair, it’s very important to
                         of Thorwood Real Estate Group, LLC, has           me that we engage in extensive consultation
                         served on the BMA’s Board of Trustees since       with stakeholders—Members, underrepre-
                         2004. During his tenure, he has held numer-       sented audiences, BMA staff at every level,
                         ous leadership positions including Chair of       local artists, Trustees and the many others
                         the Governance and Finance Committees, and        connected to the area and the Museum.”
                         Chair of the Major Gifts Committee during In a
                         New Light, the most successful philanthropic      A series of focus groups and surveys will
                         campaign in the Museum’s history. He currently    be conducted in the spring of 2018. A com-
                         serves as Vice Chair of the Board and Chair of    prehensive strategic plan with a clearly
                         the Strategic Planning Committee. In this later   defined mission, vision, and action plan is
                         role, he is leading the development of a new      expected to be completed by fall 2018.
                         strategic plan that will guide the BMA for the
                         next three-to-five years.

                         “We are at a pivotal point in the Museum’s
                         history where we need to answer the question
                         how do we make the BMA more relevant
                         in meaningful and significant ways to the

                                                                           Chair’s Council Trip to Venice
                                                                           October 21–26, 2017

                                                                           Director Christopher Bedford and BMA travel-
                                                                           ers gathered in front of Mark Bradford’s
                                                                           Go Tell it on the Mountain in the United States
                                                                           Pavilion, Giardini della Biennale, Venice, Italy.
                                                                           Christopher Bedford, Commissioner of the
                                                                           U.S. Pavilion, and Katy Siegel, BMA Senior
                                                                           Programming and Research Curator and
                                                                           Thaw Endowed Chair of Modern American
                                                                           Art at Stony Brook University co-curated
                                                                           Mark Bradford’s presentation in the U.S.
                                                                           Pavilion, Tomorrow Is Another Day. The exhibi-
                                                                           tion will be on view at the BMA in fall 2018.

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BMA FRIENDS GROUPS

Friends Group Members enjoy exclusive access to                                                    FRIENDS OF THE AMERICAN WING
                                                                                                   (FOAW)
private collections, museums and galleries, artists’ studios,                                      For more information, call 443-573-1768.
and much more. For information, call 443-573-1800.
                                                                                                   FRIENDS OF THE ARTS OF AFRICA, THE
                                                                                                   PACIFIC, AND THE AMERICAS (FAPA)
                                                                                                   For more information, call 443-573-1745.

PRINT, DRAWING & PHOTOGRAPH SOCIETY (PDPS)                                                         Behind-the-Scenes at the BMA: Curatorial
CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY                                                                        Talk by Kevin Tervala – Saturday, February 3,
                                                                                                   11 a.m.–1 p.m. – Join Associate Curator
For the past 50 years, the Print, Drawing & Photograph Society has played a major role at          Kevin Tervala for a discussion about the future
the BMA, educating its Members, helping to build the Museum’s collection, and supporting           of the BMA’s African collection and a look at
important exhibitions and programs. PDPS Members are art lovers, artists, collectors, scholars,    how artworks are selected for display in the
                                                                                                   Museum’s galleries.
docents, teachers, and students—all united by their shared enthusiasm for works on paper.

                                        Since 1968, PDPS’s programming has given                   FRIENDS OF MODERN AND
                                            participants the opportunity to learn together;        CONTEMPORARY ART (FoMaCA)
                                              to share common interests; to enhance their          For more information, call 443-573-1761.
                                                 appreciation and knowledge of prints, draw-
                                                  ings and photographs; to start or improve        Save the Date: Collection Visit
                                                   their own collections; and to appreciate the    Sunday, May 20, 2–4 p.m.
                                                   importance of supporting the BMA.
                                                                                                   JOSHUA JOHNSON COUNCIL (JJC)
                                                  A special edition Newsletter published in
                                                                                                   For more information, call 443-573-1816.
                                                  the fall chronicles the Society’s five decades
                                                  of accomplishments, specific historical
                                                 events, important accessions, and some of         PRINT, DRAWING & PHOTOGRAPH
                                                PDPS’s most significant programs.                  SOCIETY (PDPS)
                                                                                                   For more information, call 443-573-1789.
                                              In this its golden anniversary year, the PDPS will
                                        celebrate its history and its many contributions to the    Winter Seminar – 50 Years of PDPS
                                 Department of Prints, Drawings & Photographs and to the           Acquisitions – Saturday, February 17,
                                                                                                   10:30 a.m. (Snow Date: February 24) –
BMA. PDPS will also celebrate its guiding lights: the curators who have been friends and
                                                                                                   In celebration of the PDPS’s 50th Anniver-
mentors for half a century. Anniversary programming will include visits to the homes of            sary, join us for a lecture on a selection of
longtime Members whose collecting was encouraged and influenced by the curators, a winter          works on paper that the Society has helped
seminar and fall 2018 exhibition both dedicated to works on paper that PDPS helped the             the BMA acquire since PDPS began in 1968.
Museum acquire, and special access to the new MICA printmaking facility. And the crown             PDPS Members only—please see forthcom-
jewel of its 50th anniversary celebration is the gift to the Museum’s collection of Joan Miró’s    ing invitation for further details and instruc-
Plate 6 from the Black and Red Series. PDPS is currently engaged in a campaign to raise the        tions on how to RSVP.
funding needed to purchase this spectacular work of art. If you would like to contribute to this
wonderful effort, please call Judy Gibbs at 443-573-1796.                                          MICA Printmaking Open Studio Demo
                                                                                                   Celebration – Saturday, March 24, 10 a.m. and
                                                                                                   noon – Faculty and students will showcase
                                                                                                   multiple printmaking techniques in their new
                                                                                                   facilities at 1515 Mount Royal Avenue, includ-
                                                                                                   ing intaglio, lithography, screenprinting, and
                                                                                                   MICA’s own Globe Letterpress. Each session
                                                                                                   can accommodate 20 PDPS members. PDPS
                                                                                                   Members only—please see forthcoming
                                                                                                   invitation for further details and instructions
                                                                                                   on how to RSVP.

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BMA AT A GLANCE

ONGOING                                                                                      NEW
EXHIBITIONS                                                                                  EXHIBITIONS
Annet Couwenberg:                 Head Back & High: Senga Nengudi,                           Spencer Finch: Moon Dust
From Digital to Damask            Performance Objects (1976–2015)                            Opening February 21, 2018
Through February 18, 2018         Through May 27, 2018
                                                                                             Stephen Towns:
Crossing Borders:                 Beyond Flight: Birds in African Art                        Rumination and A Reckoning
Mexican Modernist Prints          Through June 17, 2018                                      March 7–September 2, 2018
Through March 11, 2018
                                  Tomás Saraceno: Entangled Orbits                           Sacred Spring: Vienna Secession Posters
Front Room:                       Jacobs Wing: Through April 1, 2018                         from the Collection of LeRoy E. Hoffberger
Njideka Akunyili Crosby           East Lobby: Through July 8, 2018                           and Paula Gately Tillman Hoffberger
Through March 11, 2018                                                                       March 25–July 29, 2018
                                  Imagining Home
Black Box: Kara Walker            Through October 7, 2018                                    Mary Reid Kelley and Patrick Kelley:
& Hank Willis Thomas                                                                         We Are Ghosts
                                  Phaan Howng: The Succession of Nature
Through March 18, 2018                                                                       April 4–August 19, 2018
                                  Through October 7, 2018
Spiral Play: Loving in the ’80s                                                              Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture,
Through April 15, 2018                                                                       1963–2016
                                  ABOVE:  Tomás Saraceno. Entangled Orbits. 2017. Courtesy
                                  the artist and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; Esther    April 22–July 29, 2018
                                  Schipper, Berlin; Pinksummer Contemporary, Genoa;
                                  Andersen’s Contemporary, Copenhagen; Ruth Benzacar,
                                  Buenos Aires
                                                                                                                                    23
BMA AT A GLANCE
JANUARY                                         FEBRUARY                                           18    SUNDAY
                                                                                                         Free Family Sunday: Wild Spirals,
                                                                                                         2–5 p.m. In memory of Ethel B. Novey

3    W E DN ES DAY                              2     FR IDAY
                                                                                                   21    WEDNESDAY
     Collection Tour: Contemporary Art,               First Friday Curatorial Tour: Cecilia
                                                                                                         Collection Tour: Tiffany and Friends,
     2 p.m.                                           Wichmann on Head Back & High:
                                                                                                         2 p.m.
                                                      Senga Nengudi, Performance Objects
                                                                                                         Council Opening Reception:
5    F RI DAY                                         (1976–2015), 2 p.m.
                                                                                                         Spencer Finch: Moon Dust, 5:30–
     First Friday Curatorial Tour:
                                                                                                         7:30 p.m. *
     Kevin Tervala on Beyond Flight:            4     S UNDAY
     Birds in African Art, 2 p.m.                     Free Family Sunday: Paint a Portrait,
                                                                                                   25    SUNDAY
                                                      2–5 p.m.
                                                                                                         Free Family Sunday: Mixed-Media
7    S U N DAY
                                                                                                         Pins, 2–5 p.m.
     Free Family Sunday: Construct Your         7     WEDNESDAY
     Own Wings, 2–5 p.m.                              Collection Tour: African American
                                                                                                   28    WEDNESDAY
                                                      Art¸ 2 p.m.
                                                                                                         Collection Tour: Asian Art, 2 p.m.
10   W E DN ES DAY
     Collection Tour: African Art. 2 p.m.       1 0   SATURDAY
                                                      Member Event: Family Valentine’s
14   S U N DAY
     Free Family Sunday: Make Clay
                                                      Party, 10 a.m.–noon $ H
                                                                                                  MARCH
     Birds, 2–5 p.m.                            1 1   S UNDAY
                                                      Free Family Sunday: Collage a
                                                                                                   2     F RIDAY
17   W E DN ES DAY                                    Scene, 2–5 p.m.
                                                                                                         First Friday Curatorial Tour:
     Collection Tour: Cone Wing, 2 p.m.
                                                                                                         Oliver Shell on the Saidie May
                                                1 4   WEDNESDAY
                                                                                                         Collection, 2 p.m.
20   S AT U RDAY                                      Collection Tour: European Painting,
     Open Hours: Youth Artists and Allies             2 p.m.
                                                                                                   3     SATURDAY
     Taking Action in Society, 2 p.m.
                                                                                                         Contributors Brunch & Talk:
                                                1 7   S ATURDAY
                                                                                                         Crossing Borders: Mexican Modernist
21   S U N DAY                                        Open Hours: Carpet Company, 2 p.m.
                                                                                                         Prints, 8:45 a.m. *
     Free Family Sunday: Fashion Your
     Own Headdress, 2–5 p.m.

24   W E DN ES DAY
     Collection Tour: Imagining Home, 2 p.m.

27   S AT U RDAY
     Commons Collaboration: Watershed
     Ecology in Our Communities, 1 p.m.
                                                                         GIFT MEMBERSHIPS
28   S U N DAY
     Free Family Sunday: Sculpt a Bird
     Totem , 2–5 p.m.                                 BMA Memberships provide a year of inspiring experiences and exceptional
                                                      benefits all wrapped up into one special package.
31   W E DN ES DAY                                    Share the Museum Experience with a gift of Membership. Your friends and
     Collection Tour: Antioch Mosaics, 2 p.m.         family can enjoy benefits like free admission to exhibitions like Odyssey: Jack
                                                      Whitten Sculpture, 1963–2016 and John Waters: Indecent Exposure, invitations to
                                                      exclusive events, special savings, and more! The Membership is beautifully pack-
                                                      aged and swiftly mailed out. You can even include a message on the gift card!
                                                      To order, visit artbma.org/join, call 443-573-1800, or visit the Museum’s
24                                                    Box Office in the East Lobby.
Admission to the BMA is free. Events are free and open to all unless otherwise noted.
                                                   $ designates an admission charge or related fee for the event.
                                                   H designates registration is suggested or required. Consult magazine for program details.
                                               * designates Members-only event. Admission by invitation.

4    S U N DAY
     Free Family Sunday: Constellation         APRIL                                                  20     FRIDAY
                                                                                                             Members Shopping Day,
     Mobiles, 2–5 p.m.                                                                                       10 a.m.–8 p.m.
                                                                                                             Members Preview Day:
                                               1       S UNDAY
7    W E DN ES DAY                                                                                           Odyssey, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
                                                       Free Family Sunday: Camouflage
     Collection Tour: Henri Matisse, 2 p.m.
                                                       Collage, 2–5 p.m.
                                                                                                      21     SATURDAY
9    F R I D AY                                                                                              Members Shopping Day,
                                               4       WEDNESDAY
     The Stoop Special Engagement:                                                                           10 a.m.–8 p.m.
                                                       Collection Tour: Antioch Mosaics, 2 p.m.
     Intercambio: Stories about inspiration                                                                  Members Preview Day:
                                                       Artist Conversation: Mary Reid
     and exchange across the border,                                                                         Odyssey, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
                                                       Kelley and Patrick Kelley in conver-
     7 p.m. Doors open with live music,                                                                      Open Hours: B. Willow, 2 p.m.
                                                       sation with Senior Curator Kristen
     cash bar, and after-hours access to                                                                     Members Opening Celebration:
                                                       Hileman, 6 p.m.
     the exhibition. 8 p.m. Show $                                                                           Odyssey: Jack Whitten Sculpture
                                                                                                             1963–2016, Council 6 p.m.;
                                               6       FR IDAY
11   S U N DAY                                                                                               Members 8 p.m.
                                                       First Friday Curatorial Tour: Rena
     Free Family Sunday: Pop-Up
                                                       Hoisington on Sacred Spring, 2 p.m.
     Planets, 2–5 p.m.                                                                                22     SUNDAY
                                                                                                             Members Shopping Day,
                                               7       S ATURDAY
14   W E DN ES DAY                                                                                           10 a.m.–5 p.m.
                                                       Commons Collaboration: Rainwater
     Collection Tour: Imagining Home, 2 p.m.                                                                 Opening Celebration:
                                                       Mapping, 1 p.m.
                                                                                                             Odyssey, 1–5 p.m.
17   S AT U RDAY
                                               8       S UNDAY
     Open Hours, Baltimore Dance Crews                                                                24     TUESDAY
                                                       Free Family Sunday: Make a Zine,
     Project, 2 p.m.                                                                                         Council Tour: Odyssey, 11:30 a.m. *
                                                       2–5 p.m.
18   S U N DAY                                                                                        25     WEDNESDAY
                                               1 1     WEDNESDAY
     Free Family Sunday: Construct a                                                                         Collection Tour: Sculpture Garden,
                                                       Collection Tour: European Art, 2 p.m.
     Rocket Ship, 2–5 p.m.                                                                                   2 p.m.

                                               1 5     S UNDAY
21   W E DN ES DAY                                                                                    28     SATURDAY
                                                       Free Family Sunday: Paint Land-
     Collection Tour: Contemporary Art,                                                                      Teacher Workshop: Odyssey: Jack
                                                       scapes, 2–5 p.m.
     2 p.m.                                                                                                  Whitten Sculpture, 1963–2016,
                                                                                                             8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
                                               1 8     W EDNESDAY
22   T H U RS DAY
                                                       Collection Tour: African American
     Tickets on Sale: Odyssey: Jack                                                                   29     SUNDAY
                                                       Art, 2 p.m.
     Whitten Sculpture, 1963–2016                                                                            Free Family Sunday: Build a Mixed-
     Visit artbma.org to reserve your FREE                                                                   Media Sculpture, 2 p.m.
     Member ticket or purchase guest tickets

23   F RI DAY
     Art After Hours: Moon Dust, 8–11 p.m. $           FREE TOURS!
25   S U N DAY                                         Wednesdays @ 2 p.m. – Exhibition and Collection Tours:
     Free Family Sunday: Print Your Own                Enjoy Docent-led tours of the BMA’s collection and changing exhibitions.
     Star Map, 2–5 p.m.
                                                       First Fridays @ 2 p.m. – Curatorial Tours: Meet the BMA’s art experts and learn
27   TU ES DAY                                         about their exhibitions and collection areas during these intimate curator-led tours.
     Council Tour: Beyond Flight:                      Saturdays @ Noon – BMA Highlights: Get to know some of the treasures
     Birds in African Art, 11:30 a.m. *                of the BMA’s collection in this 45-minute, Docent-led tour.

28   W E DN ES DAY                                     Sundays @ 2:30 p.m. – Sunday Shorts: Discover the wonder of a single work
     Collection Tour: African Art, 2 p.m.              of art or gallery in this half-hour, Docent-led tour.
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SHOP HOURS                                           Cuff Links $50
                                     Sunday & Tuesday                                      Silk Ties $48
                                     10 a.m.-5 p.m.
                                     Wednesday–Saturday
                                     10 a.m.-8 p.m.
                                     443-573-1844
                                     shopartbma.org

                                                                              Great Minds Puzzles $16.95

Proceeds from the BMA Shop benefit BMA education programs.

Soapstone Hearts $3.95 each | Mullanium by Jim & Tori Treasure Boxes $50–58

                                                                                                       CHRISTOPHER MYERS PHOTOGRAPHY

Ginkgo Cuff $100                                                                        Porcelain Vases
Ginkgo Necklace $135                                                                         $20–$135
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John Shields’                                                                          MUSEUM
GERTRUDE’S AT THE BMA                                                                  INFORMATION

                            Celebrity chef John Shields’ elegantly                     BMA HOURS & ADMISSION                    WEBSITE
                            casual restaurant serves delicious                         Wednesday–Sunday                         artbma.org
                            regional cuisine. Visit Gertrude’s for                     10 a.m.–5 p.m.
                            brunch or for one of our tasty events                      Closed Mondays and Tuesdays,
                                                                                                                                SOCIAL MEDIA
                            and treat yourself to something special!                   New Year’s Day, July 4,
                                                                                       Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day
                            Visit gertrudesbaltimore.com to make
                                                                                       In the event of inclement weather,       Facebook.com/artbma
                            reservations online or call the restaurant
                                                                                       please call 443-573-1700 for             Instagram.com/baltimoremuseumofart
                            at 410-889-3399, and our staff will be
                                                                                       information on Museum closings.          Twitter.com/artbma
                            happy to assist you with your reservation.
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                                                                                       Free general admission—
SOCIAL MEDIA                              It’s Our 20th                                for everyone, every day!                 CONTACT US
Facebook.com/gertrudesbma                 Anniversary                                  There may be a charge for certain
                                                                                                                                Members Hotline: 443-573-1800
Instagram.com/gertrudesbaltimore                                                                                                General Information: 443-573-1700
                                          There are so many exciting things            special exhibitions. Only BMA
Twitter.com/gertrudesbalt                                                                                                       Box Office: 443-573-1701
                                          in the works for 2018 to celebrate           Members receive unlimited free
John Shields’ Blog                                                                                                              The BMA Shop: 443-573-1844
                                          our 20th year at the BMA. Be sure            admission to ticketed exhibitions.
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                                          to join our email list to find out all the
                                                                                       Ongoing support for free admission       Education: 443-573-1818
Get on Gertie’s list to be the first to   news first. Sign up at facebook.com/
know what’s happening at Gertrude’s.                                                   at the BMA has been provided             Library: 443-573-1778
                                          gertrudesbma.
Sign up for our email list on our                                                      through generous endowment gifts         Museum Rentals: 443-573-1842
Facebook page.                                                                         from the Cohen Family Fund for Free
                                          Gertie’s Cafe & Half                         Admission, Lord Baltimore Capital        BMA TODAY is published three times
BMA Members receive a                                                                  Corporation, Mary J. and James D.
                                          Price Wine Wednesdays                                                                 a year for Members of The Baltimore
10% discount.*                                                                         Miller, the James S. Riepe Family        Museum of Art.
                                          Every Tuesday night, Gertrude’s              Foundation, and the DLA Piper Fund.      Editors: Anne Brown & Jessica Novak
                                          features a special Gertie’s Cafe                                                      Designer: Lisa Pupa
                                          Menu with $15 entrees (yes, even                                                      Issue number 156
GERTRUDE’S HOURS
                                          crab cakes!). Then on Wednesdays,            ACCESSIBILITY                            The Baltimore Museum of Art
Monday             Closed                 it’s Half Price Wine Night. Bottles          The Zamoiski East Entrance, the          10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, MD
                                                                                                                                21218-3898
                                          and glasses to enjoy at a special            Museum, and the Sculpture Garden
Tuesday–Friday 11:30 a.m.–9 p.m.
                                          price. Come both nights!                     are wheelchair-accessible. A limited     ©2018 The Baltimore Museum of Art
Closed 2:30–5 p.m. on Tuesdays
                                                                                       number of wheelchairs are available
                                                                                                                                This issue of BMA TODAY and
Saturday Brunch 10 a.m.–3 p.m.                                                         for use free of charge. Van-accessible   previous issues are available online
Dinner          5–9 p.m.                  Weddings and                                 parking spaces are available in the      at issuu.com/artbma.

Sunday Brunch 10 a.m.–3 p.m.              Special Occasions                            BMA East and West Lots. Please check
                                                                                       in at the Welcome Desk in the Lobby
Dinner        5–8 p.m.                    Celebrations at Gertrude’s dazzle the
                                                                                       upon arrival.
                                          senses. With our view of the BMA’s
                                          Sculpture Garden, outdoor terrace,           TTY/HCO: 1-800-735-2964
                                          tenting capabilities, and beautiful
Afternoon Tea                             star-lit ceiling, Gertrude’s will make
Every Friday and Saturday afternoon       your event truly memorable—be it
join us for a three-course seasonal       a corporate function, garden party,
savory and sweet Afternoon Tea.           storybook wedding, or other special
The most delightful way to spend          occasions.
time with your favorite people. Each
month we feature a different menu
to celebrate the season we’re in so
you’ll want to come back often. Call      * Please note that the BMA Member
                                          10% discount is not offered on special
410-889-3399 for reservations.
                                          events or the Tuesdays with Gertie menu.

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The Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218-3898

TOMORROW,
WE TEACH EMPATHY AND
CONFLICT RESOLUTION
ALONGSIDE MATH
AND READING                   See page 13 or visit
                              bmatomorrows.org for more info.

                              The Necessity of Tomorrow(s) is generously
                              sponsored by Suzanne F. Cohen and the Cohen
                              Opportunity Fund.
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