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Category: Events
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Ignite Baltimore 15
Last week Ignite Baltimore held their 15th round of lightning talks and as usual it was a fun mix of local perspectives and ideas. If you’re not familiar with the concept of a lightning talk, speakers have 5 minutes and 20 slides that advance automatically to share their stories and make a point. There are,…
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Ignite Baltimore 13
Last week I had the chance to enjoy the thirteenth installment of Ignite Baltimore, an ongoing lightning talk series. In case you missed the event, here are a few of the more memorable talks from the evening: Paul Mathews‘ look at Baltimore’s historic Mt. Vernon neighborhood was a great crash course for newcomers and longtime…
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Calendar Swap
A new month, another new project–the Greedy Girl Calendar swap! Delighted to be swapping with the lovely Emily of Milly One of a Kind How about you, dear readers? What are you up to this month??
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Baltimore Print Studios
Baltimore screenprinters and letterpress junkies rejoice! This Sunday, Baltimore Print Studios will celebrate their grand opening! Open for the first time to the public, Sunday’s event will feature letterpress and screenprinting demonstrations and light refreshments; all for FREE. Come one, come all–Sunday October 17th, from 3-7 PM at 18 W. North Ave.(between Maryland Ave. and…
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Contemporary Print Fair
This weekend the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) will play host to the Contemporary Print Fair. Visitors to the event can enjoy and purchase prints from fourteen major contemporary art dealers, galleries and presses. The two day event will also feature guided tours, artist lectures and a panel discussion. Consult the event Web site for…
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Highlandtown Artfest
Looking for something to do this sunny weekend, Charm City and D.C. metro readers? Then why not check out the Highlandtown Spring Artfest this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Held at Magnolia Designs Gallery in the Skylofts, the Artfest promises to be a fun way to welcome the new season and support local…
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Ignite Baltimore 5
The videos of last week’s Ignite Baltimore 5 are all available on YouTube; life is good. The event itself was great; bigger and even better than IB4. Here are a few of the more memorable presentations: transcript of Brian Sacawa’s talk Part of what I liked about this talk was the belief in Baltimore he…
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Holiday Booty Market
Living in the Balto/D.C. metro area and looking for something to do this weekend? Well then head down to D.C. this Saturday (19 Dec) for the fourth annual Holiday Booty Market! Featuring the work of twenty regional artists and crafters, the market is a great chance to find last-minute holiday treasures for your loved ones…
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TEDx
October was such a busy month that it’s hard to believe that we’re already four days into November; but here we are, the day before Guy Fawkes Day the TEDxMidAtlantic conference. I’m excited to see what tomorrow’s conference holds and hope to have plenty to share in the days following the event. In the meantime,…
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Things I missed at Make/Think
I did not attend the AIGA biennial conference, Make/Think, last week in Memphis. I tried, but my planning efforts quickly became a logistical nightmare; in the end, I decided to save the money for a mortgage payment instead of the agony of figuring out travel to a town with out Southwest service and overbooked hotels…
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Poppytalk Handmade August Market
Poppytalk Handmade has just launched their latest monthly online “street market.” Beginning today and running through Friday, September 18, this month’s theme is “School Days: A back to school market.” If you haven’t already taken a look this month’s goodies, here is a peek at some of the things that caught my eye: Uncle Rutherford…
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American Craft Council Show
For the 34th year in a row, the American Craft Council (ACC) will hold its annual San Francisco show this weekend at the Fort Mason Center! If you have never been to an ACC show, boy have you been missing out! This year’s San Francisco show will feature 250 national artists who have traveled to…
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Nevermore
Growing up in Baltimore, exposure to
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Nomads
Looks like Future Design Days is going nomadic… what are the chances of meetings outside of Sweden, I wonder.. Italy and Asia seem like likely possibilities, but we’ll just see i guess.. Have been spending a lot of time lately with Nick Bantock’s work – which has triggered two things in me – wanderlust and…