We want to continue to create alternative spaces in Baltimore that provide venues for artists to showcase their work. The house show as we know it does wonders to help move away from the exclusivity of traditional galleries, but often presents itself in too casual a light. There is something lost from the formality of the museum, which offers a space that honors the work within it. Is it possible to create an environment that feels welcoming to the artists, viewers, and the art itself? From That Day to This aims to share with any who see it the gratifying labor of art work.

There was a time when art and craft were not isolated from each other. Most of what was used around the house was made by hand, and many hours of focus and skill went into the details of its creation. The home served as workshop, studio, and gallery. Visitors were not only good company, but an audience to the results of careful handicraft. This was a time of hospitality. This was a time of storytelling.

 

 Work in progress courtesy of Morgan Frailey,

From That Day to This focuses not just on myths and fairytales told in these times, but the patterns that make them up. The repetition of tasks and themes in the stories we know today is part of what has kept them alive. The repetition of spinning, the repetition of sewing, the repetition of splitting wood, of painting, story, and song: these are the same rhythms that have cycled through our lives as long as we have worked with our hands. The artists represented in this show embrace this rhythm in their work, whether it appears visually or in the individual’s process. Like good storytellers, they practice their craft until it feels natural, an extension of themselves. A memorable story feels like an extension of the truth, and its telling often feels like an intimate exchange. The stories we know grow to become part of us, and we sometimes call telling them “sharing.” We want to let the same feelings hold true to art, so we seek to create a welcoming space in which to share it. We want to invite you in, feed you well, and show you what we’ve made. We want you to feel at home. We want to tell you a story.

 

Poster design by Jesse Klompus

 

Gallery opening, 7-10 pm.

Featuring work by:

Morgan Frailey

Hannah Gilson

Kirsty Hambrick

Annelies Kamen

Emiko Kurokawa

Jesse Klompus

Rosemary Liss

Emma Louthan

Jack Neill

Morissa Rothman-Pierce

Zachary Schoettler

Caitlin Selzer

Catesby Taliaferro

Kyle Tata

 

Music by:

Soft Cat

Sianna Plavin

The Remington House Ramblers

 

Come early for a cider and mead tasting by Millstone Cider

Food & Drinks provided by Will Weaver, Jack & Zach’s Food, and 

 

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