Thanks to all who supported and came out to the Soul Revival Open House at Meroe Art Gallery this weekend. Special thanks to ArtnSoul Baltimore and DJ Fusion of Fusebox Radio for coming out. The exhibition is on view through August 1st so don’t miss out!
Sharon Burton of ACA (second from the right) with artis J”Nell Jordan (middle) and James Terrell (far right).
You’re Invited to the
SOUL REVIVAL ARTSCAPE OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, July 17, 2010
2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Soul Revival: A Poetic and Visual Experience of Renewal
Meroe Art Gallery
West Baltimore Center for Urban Art
1623 West North Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217
Co-Sponsored by Meroe Art Gallery and Authentic Contemporary Art
Exhibition Dates: May 1-August 1, 2010
FREE and Open to the Public!
Featuring:
DJ Fusion of Fusebox Radio
Spoken Word Performance by Baltimore’s Own Nina “Lyrispect” Ball (invited)
Musical Performance by James Terrell
Plus Face Painting for the Kids by
Art-n-Soul of Baltimore and light refreshments
In Baltimore during this year’s ArtScape? Come by and check out Soul Revival at Meroe Art Gallery on Saturday, July 17th!
This exciting exhibition features emerging artists and poets based the DC/Baltimore Metropolitan area on the theme of “Soul Revival.” What do we mean by revival? We are speaking of revival of the soul, spirit, neighborhood, community, nation, and even the world. The result is a eclectic visual range of artistic expression, ranging from realism to abstract and everything in between!
Selected works of from the artists work has been paired with a poet/ spoken word artist who developed a poem that expresses their view about the art. Their contributions is an integral part of the exhibition, resulting in an innovative creative representation from a variety of artists-literary and visual- of the meaning of Soul Revival!
Check out the the artwork and poetry of Soul Revival here!
Visual Artists (Authentic Contemporary Art):
Jade Andwele
Prudence Bonds
Sharon Burton
Keisha Carroll
Marshetta Davis
Sherria Green
Darren Jackson
J’Nell Jordan
Nilja Mumin
Heather Schmaedeke
Marcel Taylor
James Terrell
Poets and Spoken Word Artists:
Cherrie Amour
Nina “Lyrispect” Ball
Natasha Brown
Marguax Delotte-Bennett
Amy Jackson
Alan King
Dehejia Maat
Bonnie MacAllister
Stephanie Renee
Soul Revival: A Poetic and Visual Experience of Renewal
Meroe Art Gallery
West Baltimore Center for Urban Art
1623 West North Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217
Co-Sponsored by Meroe Art Gallery and Authentic Contemporary Art
Exhibition Dates: May 1-August 1, 2010
Opening Reception:
Saturday, May 1, 2010, 6 pm – 9 pm
Featuring An Artist’s Talk and Spoken Word Performance by Nina “Lyricspect” Ball, Stephanie Renee, Dehejia Maat, Cherrie Amour, Alan King and Bonnie MacAllister
Artscape Gallery Open House
Saturday, July 17, 2010, 2 pm – 7 pm
Artist’s Talk and Spoken Word Performances (TBA). Music by DJ Fusion of Fusebox Radio
Both receptions are free and open to the public!
This exciting exhibition features emerging artists and poets based the DC/Baltimore Metropolitan area on the theme of “Soul Revival.” What do we mean by revival? We are speaking of revival of the soul, spirit, neighborhood, community, nation, and even the world. The result is a eclectic visual range of artistic expression, ranging from realism to abstract and everything in between!
Selected works of from the artists work has been paired with a poet/ spoken word artist who developed a poem that expresses their view about the art. Their contributions is an integral part of the exhibition, resulting in an innovative creative representation from a variety of artists–literary and visual– of the meaning of Soul Revival!
Visual Artists (Authentic Contemporary Art):
Jade Andwele
Prudence Bonds
Sharon Burton
Keisha Carroll
Marshetta Davis
Sherria Green
Darren Jackson
J’Nell Jordan
Nilja Mumin
Heather Schmaedeke
Marcel Taylor
James Terrell
Other Visual Artists (Meroe Art Gallery):
Darryl Bennett
Teresa Gray
LaShell Rivers
Poets and Spoken Word Artists:
Cherrie Amour
Nina “Lyricspect” Ball
Natasha Brown
Marguax Delotte-Bennett
Victoria Durham
Amy Jackson
Alan King
Dehejia Maat
Bonnie MacAllister
Stephanie Renee
The Baltimore Sun, 2/28/10
“A trio of annual Baltimore events—Artscape, the book festival, and the New Year’s celebration at the Inner Harbor—generated an estimated $36 million in economic benefits during the past year, according to the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts (BOPA). The estimate is part of a more sophisticated effort to attract additional corporate sponsors and justify continued public subsidies for the events. ‘The impact [of the three events], regionally, is huge,’ said Bill Gilmore, executive director of BOPA, a private, nonprofit organization that works exclusively for the city…Gilmore said he was pleasantly surprised by the findings, especially the numbers generated by Artscape, which the city bills as America’s largest free arts celebration. ‘I was absolutely flabbergasted by the $26 million figure for Artscape. I just never dreamed that people spend $9 million with the vendors,’ he said.”
Read more here.
