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The Arts at UMBC @artsatumbc.bsky.social · 2d

Join us Tues 10/14, 5:30 pm at UMBC for Mel Chin: Constructing Liberation – a rare opportunity to hear from MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Mel Chin, whose groundbreaking, socially engaged work spans science, video games, ecology, and more — umbc.edu/event/mel-ch... @umbc.edu @circa-umbc.bsky.social

Artist Mel Chin, wearing dark glasses, is seen in a black and white photograph, with text saying Mel Chin Constructing Liberation.

Join us for two evenings of cutting edge modern dance as the Department of Dance presents Baye & Asa, who have presented their work at The Joyce Theater,...

The Arts at UMBC @artsatumbc.bsky.social · 2d

This week! Join us for the edgy dance duo Baye & Asa — two performances only, Thu & Fri, Oct 16 & 17, 7:30 pm in UMBC's Dance Cube! Named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2022 — umbc.edu/event/baye-a... @umbc.edu @circa-umbc.bsky.social

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The Arts at UMBC @artsatumbc.bsky.social · 12d

What does entrepreneurship look like in the arts and humanities? At UMBC, it looks like innovative research, bold teaching, and powerful social impact. Join us for a dynamic panel discussion on Wed, Oct 8, 12 pm (with a free lunch!) — umbc.edu/event/entrep... @umbc.edu @circa-umbc.bsky.social

Information about the panel discussion Entrepreneurship for social impact in the arts & humanities

Harmony Across Borders: UMBC Choirs Homecoming Concert - UMBC

The Arts at UMBC @artsatumbc.bsky.social · 13d

Join us this Sunday for Harmony Across Borders: UMBC Choirs Homecoming Concert, as the UMBC choirs celebrate their tour to Prague and Paris! October 5, 5 pm, Linehan Concert Hall — umbc.edu/event/umbc-c... @umbc.edu @circa-umbc.bsky.social

In June 2025, three UMBC choirs took part in an extraordinary summer performance tour through Europe. In this Choirs Homecoming Concert, the three choirs...

BmoreArt News: Pedagogy Study Hall, Nick Cave, Kevin Brown - BmoreArt

The Arts at UMBC @artsatumbc.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks, BmoreArt, for highlighting Pedagogy Study Hall, opening on October 9 at UMBC's Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture! bmoreart.com/2025/10/bmor... @umbc.edu @bmoreart.bsky.social

UMBC ‘s Pedagogy Study Hall with Tomashi Jackson and Nia K. Evans, SAAM announces Nick Cave’s upcoming exhibition, SNAC-ing with … Continued

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Profs and Pints @profsandpints.bsky.social · 15d

Monday in Baltimore! Details and tickets at www.ticketleap.events/tickets/prof... @ishotbaltimore.bsky.social @jhuartssciences.bsky.social @artsatumbc.bsky.social @baltimoremagazine.com @baltfishbowl.bsky.social @thebaltimorebanner.com @baltimorebeat.bsky.social @cbsnewsbaltimore.bsky.social

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The Arts at UMBC @artsatumbc.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks, Washington Classical Review, for joining us yesterday afternoon, when Hui-Chuan Chen gave a spectacular performance of Beethoven's Hammerklavier sonata in Linehan Concert Hall! Read the review by Steve Silverman — washingtonclassicalreview.com/2025/09/29/p... @umbc.edu

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The Arts at UMBC @artsatumbc.bsky.social · 20d

Beethoven Reimagined! Join us Sunday 9/28, 3 pm, in Linehan Concert Hall, when pianist Hui-Chuan Chen performs Beethoven's epic Hammerklavier sonata and a new piece by Daniel Pesca, "Impromptu #2 (after Beethoven)" — umbc.edu/event/beetho... @umbc.edu

Beethoven Reimagined - UMBC

When Ludwig van Beethoven published the 29th of his 32 piano sonatas, nicknamed “the Hammerklavier,” he is said to have quipped to his publisher in 1819...

BmoreArt's Picks: September 23-29 - BmoreArt

The Arts at UMBC @artsatumbc.bsky.social · 23d

Thanks, BmoreArt, for featuring today's lecture by Johanna Toruño and our Friday Queer Futures event in your picks of the week! bmoreart.com/2025/09/bmor... @umbc.edu @circa-umbc.bsky.social @bmoreart.bsky.social

BmoreArt's Picks: May 23-30 This Week: We are featuring online events that you can view from the comfort of your own couch. Stay home, stay healthy, stay engaged in the arts.

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The Arts at UMBC @artsatumbc.bsky.social · 23d

Join us on Friday 9/26 for a roundtable gathering of visionary queer artists, thinkers, and culture-makers designed to explore the evolving possibilities of queer life, art, and community — umbc.edu/event/queer-... @umbc.edu @circa-umbc.bsky.social

Queer Futures: A Roundtable Conversation - UMBC

The Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) presents Queer Futures, a roundtable gathering of visionary queer artists, thinkers, and culture-makers designed to explore the ...

BmoreArt’s recommendations for 6 free, must-see art exhibits this fall

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The Arts at UMBC @artsatumbc.bsky.social · 26d

In today's Baltimore Banner, a list of 6 must-see fall exhibitions includes UMBC's Picturing Mobility at the Library Gallery! Don't miss this extraordinary show — www.thebanner.com/culture/arts... @umbc.edu @thebaltimorebanner.com @bmoreart.bsky.social

From a Galerie Myrtis group show to Katie Pumphrey’s “Swimming Pool,” here are BmoreArt’s favorite free art exhibits to visit this fall.

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The Arts at UMBC @artsatumbc.bsky.social · Sep 12

Next Wednesday 9/17, Jonathon Heyward and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra perform Haydn, Mayer, and Mozart at UMBC's Linehan Concert Hall! This event has been sold out, but a small number of seats were just released! @umbc.edu umbc.edu/event/baltim...

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra - UMBC

Join us for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and music director Jonathon Heyward in a performance Haydn's Symphony No. 100, Emelie Mayer's Faust Overture, and Mozart's Flute Concerto No. 2, with soloi...

'Sweaty Eyeballs' festival showcases innovative animation in Baltimore

The Arts at UMBC @artsatumbc.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thanks, @wbaltv11.bsky.social, for covering the Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival, which features lots of @umbc.edu artists! Enjoy this clip featuring Phil Davis ’07, IMDA, and adjunct professor Alexi Scheiber — youtu.be/iFb1Tbg0wL8?...

YouTube video by WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore

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The Arts at UMBC @artsatumbc.bsky.social · Aug 29

The Baltimore Banner profiles Lafayette Gilchrist '92, Africana studies, and his remarkable musical career! @umbc.edu

Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · Aug 28

The influence of Baltimore’s preeminent jazz pianist extends well beyond the city

Lafayette Gilchrist, Baltimore’s preeminent jazz pianist, has released a new album with the New Volcanoes and joined the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra.

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A glimpse into Black Americans' leisure and travel during Jim Crow

The Arts at UMBC @artsatumbc.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thanks, Baltimore Fishbowl, for sharing news about our upcoming exhibition, Picturing Mobility: Black Tourism and Leisure during the Jim Crow Era, opening September 2 at UMBC's Library Gallery! baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/blac... ‪
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A new exhibition at UMBC's Library Gallery gives viewers insight into how Black Americans experienced leisure and travel during Jim Crow.

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Kelley Bell, M.F.A ’06, Brings A Sense Of Play To The BMA With “Fantastic Village” - UMBC: University Of Maryland, Baltimore County

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UMBC @umbc.edu · Aug 6

Visual arts' Kelley Bell, M.F.A. ’06, was a 2024 recipient of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance’s Baker Artist Award. The BMA exhibit featured 20 works from five recent Baker Artist Award recipients, including Bell’s “Fantastic Village.”
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When associate professor of visual arts Kelley Bell thinks back to her childhood growing up in the Capitol Hill area of Washington, D.C., she recalls fond

In The Darkest Forest - UMBC

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The Arts at UMBC @artsatumbc.bsky.social · Jun 30

Congratulations, and welcome to UMBC!

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The Arts at UMBC @artsatumbc.bsky.social · May 1

All four performances of this weekend's theatre production, "in the darkest forest," are now sold out! Congrats to Nigel Semaj and the entire team in the UMBC Department of Theatre! umbc.edu/event/in-the... #umbc

UMBC Theatre presents in the darkest forest, directed by Nigel Semaj. Inspired by the aesthetics of horror films, Semaj and company go on a journey into Shakespeare’s “forest” plays where characters f...

UMBC Jubilee Singers And Gospel Choir - UMBC

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The Arts at UMBC @artsatumbc.bsky.social · May 1

The UMBC Jubilee Singers and the UMBC Gospel Choir take the stage this Saturday, May 3, at 5 p.m. in Linehan Concert Hall! Free admission — more at umbc.edu/event/umbc-j... #umbc #artsatumbc

The Department of Music presents the Jubilee Singers and the UMBC Gospel Choir under the direction of Janice Jackson.

Celebrating Charles Ives at 150 — Joel Sachs, pianist

The Arts at UMBC @artsatumbc.bsky.social · Apr 23

Join us as pianist Joel Sachs celebrates Charles Ives at 150! He'll perform the First Piano Sonata along with The Alcotts and Thoreau — Wed 4/23, 7:30pm, Linehan Concert Hall at UMBC. umbc.edu/event/celebr... #umbc

Pianist Joel Sachs performs masterworks by Charles Ives, one of America’s greatest composers and one of the greatest modernists of the early 20th century. His rarely heard Piano Sonata No. 1 will be p...

Things to do in Baltimore County including masterworks at UMBC, hiking at Oregon Ridge, dancing in Catonsville and more.

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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · Apr 23

7 things to do in Baltimore County includes masterworks at UMBC, nature walks

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The Arts at UMBC @artsatumbc.bsky.social · Apr 23

Thanks for highlighting our Charles Ives at 150 event with pianist Joel Sachs!

The Arts at UMBC @artsatumbc.bsky.social · Apr 17

RUCKUS, the contemporary music ensemble in residence at UMBC, performs works by Pierre Boulez, Julius Eastman, Salina Fisher, Alexandra Gardner, Elainie Lillios, Emma O'Halloran, and Vicki Ray! Friday, April 18, 4:30 p.m. in Linehan Concert Hall — umbc.edu/event/ruckus/ #umbc

Ruckus

The Department of Music presents RUCKUS, the contemporary music ensemble in residence at UMBC. With a mission to champion new and innovative works, RUCKUS is dedicated to supporting innovative artists...