ARTIST OF THE MONTH: Jimmy Rouse’s maximalist art

With the fresh memory of the magnolia trees in bloom, and the fountains and parks coming to life, it is a good time to appreciate the art of our Bolton Hill neighbor Jimmy Rouse. The picturesque streets of Bolton Hill and nearby neighborhoods in which he has lived and worked have been the subject of his art since the beginning of his career.

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Artists are Invited to submit work for MICA-BHCA community exhibition

BHCA is partnering with the Maryland Institute College of Art in an open call for artists for an upcoming exhibition at the Meyerhoff Gallery. This community-focused exhibition, to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of MICA, will showcase the creative talent in the neighborhood. The exhibition will run from June 19 – July 19, with an opening reception on June 18, from 6-8 p.m

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Artist of the month: John Loggins’s Photographic Documentation

Most of us are proud of our travel photos, and we all have snapped a few good ones from an airplane window. Yet the photography of John Loggins rises above the best. Most recently, en route to Puerto Rico from the airspace near DCA, John captured District’s landmarks, the U.S. Capital and the Washington Monument, covered in snow. On his descent, he documented the frothy white of the ocean’s waves and the blue seaside of San Juan.

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Leo Wanenchak’s music: I do it because I can’t not do it

Passing by the 1400 block of Bolton Hill, you just might catch Leo Wanenchak playing the piano by the front window of his home.

Wanenchak, an accomplished pianist, organist, composer and music teacher, is the Associate Conductor of the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Director of the Larks, a women’s vocal group, and Musical Director of the ParkinSonics choral group sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Center for Music and Medicine.

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Sarah Ramirez Cross’ work is art with a message

In a recent art show at Memorial Episcopal Church, Coming of the Light II, Sarah Ramirez Cross exhibited her latest block prints. One piece, North American Endangered Species, consists of a series of postcard-size prints on canvas depicting a Black Rail (a marsh bird) and a Gopher Frog. Printed in black ink on beige canvas, the animals are elegantly composed, with curved lines that form patterns suggesting feathers and skin. Multiples of the images are stitched together to create a vibrant homage.

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Says our guru: these times require meditation

Great changes are happening everywhere, and everyone is affected. We see and feel the changes socially, politically, and environmentally. Globally, the climate is changing and so are our lives. We know that positive change is desperately needed, but we have so far to go. Where do we start

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