We?ve all had that moment, peering at a painting and wondering, “What the heck was this guy thinking when he made this?”
Wouldn?t it be great to enter the mind of artists to understand what was inspiring them to paint, to sculpt, to film, to use whatever medium they chose to create a work of art?
Maryland Art Place offers you this chance and at no cost as its inaugural lecture series in celebration of the nonprofit contemporary art center?s 25th anniversary continues.
According to MAP executive director Julie Ann Cavnor, the series is part of the Free Fall series of freearts/cultural activities now being offered throughout Baltimore, presented in partnership with the Maryland Humanities Council and supported by the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts.
On Saturday, attendees have a chance to delve the mind of video installation artist and filmmaker Nadia Hironaka whose work “explores the relationships of cinematic, physical and psychological space and the perception of time,” according to information released by MAP. Hironaka is one of the 12 annual Pew Fellowship in the Arts awards winners whose most recent exhibition, “The Late Show,” appeared at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
On Saturday, Nov. 19, Pat Oleszko, “an incredible, highly regarded performance artist in the U.S.,” known for absurd costumes, inflatable art and monologues reflecting her personal thoughts on modern culture, will speak at MAP, Cavnor said.
The talks begin at 2 p.m. and last approximately one hour.
“The lecture series is free, but those attending must RSVP. There?s a small reception afterwards with food and music, and you get to see the current exhibit, ?MAP at 25,? the final exhibition in our anniversary year, that begins Nov. 3,” Cavnor said. MAP at 25 runs through Dec. 23.
MAP will be producing a catalog that highlights all the exhibits to appear at the arts center since 1981.
For more information about the lecture series, MAP at 25 or any of the ongoing exhibits, visit www.mdartplace.org or call 410-962-8565.
IF YOU GO
Maryland Art Place is located within Power Plant Live! at 8 Market Place, Suite 100, in Baltimore. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed on Mondays.
