Gulp Yarn Bang @ School 33 Art Center

Gulp Yarn Bang features work by eleven artists who use yarn in their art practice.

Opening Reception: Friday, November 11,  6 - 9pm

Artists:

Heather Boaz

Gina Denton

Alex Ebstein

Clarissa Gregory

Jo Hamilton

Mindy Hirt

Sarah Matson

Ellen Nielsen

Courtney Puckett

Cat Sachse

Anthea Zeltzman

Photos from the Opening of Pomp @ The 5th Dimension

Sarah Jablecki and Alex Worthington

Pomp, an exhibition that investigates ceremony, tradition, and the material objects that symbolize benchmarks and celebration in Western Culture, currently on view at the 5th Dimension (5th floor of the H&H Building).  Featuring work by Alex Worthington, Antoinette Suitor, Emily Slaughter, Amy Boone-McCreesh, Stefani Levin, Sarah Jablecki, Clarissa Stowell Gregory

Alex Worthington

Amy Boone-McCreesh

Alex Worthington

Emily Slaughter's video rules.

Chris Mucci and John Bohl in front of Clarissa Stowell Gregory's bear

Amy Boone-McCreesh

Sarah Jablecki

Stefani Levin

Seth and Robby

Antoinette Suiter

Sarah Matson

Clarissa Stowell Gregory

TEETH

Off the Wall Opens @ The Whole Gallery

Spider and web by Freda Mohr, Pink tentacle by Christina Martinelli

Off the Wall, a group show of installation work rooted to the floor or suspended from the ceiling, opened at the Whole Gallery this weekend. Curated by Emily C-D, the show features 19 artists working with plastics, fabrics, fibers, bones, feathers and roller skates, filling the entire gallery and overflowing out the windows to the sub-roof below. Decidedly interactive, the opening included performance, crafting, and lounging in Alzaruba's cave-like plastic installation, complete with couches and chairs. While the opening was the main event, the exhibition will be on view through May 17. For more information, visit the new Whole Gallery blog!

Sarah Matson

Dino by Annie Gray, geodesic domes by Liz Zacharia

Jill Greenberg

Jen Kirby, above and below

Ellen Nielsen's points, Liz Ensz's roller skate parachutes

Caitlin Murphy

John Bohl and Sarah Matson

Alzaruba's plastic in the background

Elisa Urtiaga performing

Edward Knapp's tree with skull, Gina Denton's felt blob

Alzaruba's installation

Me with plastic in my face

Seth with plastic in his face

Someone trying to escape the plastic

Joe Giordano!

Melissa Webb's outdoor installation

Dixie and Rusty

Edie

A Baltimore Love Thing! @ The Annex Theater

Poster by Sarah Matson

A Baltimore Love Thing!
A play by Tim Paggi
October 2, 3, and 4
8 PM
At The Copycat Annex Theater
$5

The Written World @ Copycat Annex

In Evan Moritz’s new play, The Written World, we are shown an apocalyptic portrayal of spiritual abandonment; the ultimate freedom. This original work touches on the idea of a world where God has given up on people. The main character is the Deacon of the Church of God Reworded (played by Tim Paggi). He is the last living human. His lonely existence is plagued by the ghosts of his past; memories that retell the demise of the world. In this work we meet the Reverend (played by Chris Shivers), the creator of the new bible, who believes he made God disconnect from society. We also meet St Katherine of Pittsburgh (played by Kaitlin Murphy) who inspired the mass suicide that destroyed the rest of the living world. Living a life filled with nothing but beauty and pleasure, mankind became bored and that ultimately became the downfall of a perfect society. God created a sonic race (voiced by Rusty Burke and Becca Cohn) to bring beauty and joy to humans, but after years as the last human, the Deacon was annoyed by them.

Over all the play was enjoyable, though confusing. Upon entering the performance space, everyone was handing a glass of wine and was told to wait until “the right time” to drink it. This interactivity was very satisfying as the audience was able to partake in the symbolic drinking of St Katherine’s blood.

The set was very impressive with stacks of books and pages plastered to the walls, as well as an installation by Michael Farley. Music by Owen Gardner. The costumes created by Grace Bedwell were very appropriate, with wild patterns paired with subtle earth tones. Their worn looking construction evoked a utopian time fading and a transition to dissolution of minds and bodies. We only wish that the costumes worn by the Voices were eventually shown to the audience because they were also fantastic.

Installation by Michael Farley:

Written by Sara Seidman and Sarah Matson