Summary
The American Visionary Art Museum showcases works by self-taught, outsider artists that have often been overlooked in the art world. Founded in 1995 by Rebecca Hoffberger, this unique arts attraction has a permanent collection and holds yearlong exhibits showcasing pieces centered on one theme such as faith, substance abuse and war and peace. The museum, located at 800 Key Highway in the Inner Harbor, houses galleries, a sculpture barn and plaza, a giant whirligig, a wild flower garden and the Joy America Cafe. It also hosts weddings, meetings and other events. In 2004, the museum added the Jim Rouse Visionary Center, which houses an exhibition space called the Visionary Village, Hall of Social Visionaries...
The American Visionary Art Museum showcases works by self-taught, outsider artists that have often been overlooked in the art world. Founded in 1995 by Rebecca Hoffberger, this unique arts attraction has a permanent collection and holds yearlong exhibits showcasing pieces centered on one theme such as faith, substance abuse and war and peace. The museum, located at 800 Key Highway in the Inner Harbor, houses galleries, a sculpture barn and plaza, a giant whirligig, a wild flower garden and the Joy America Cafe. It also hosts weddings, meetings and other events. In 2004, the museum added the Jim Rouse Visionary Center, which houses an exhibition space called the Visionary Village, Hall of Social Visionaries, teaching spaces and a meeting hall. Although the outsider art it exhibits has often been overlooked, the museum garners national attention. In 2005, Rosie O'Donnell and South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu were among the more than 400 supporters celebrating the museum's 10th anniversary. In keeping with its eclectic spirit, every May, AVAM hosts the Kinetic Sculpture Race, in which human-propelled creations race over pavement and water at the Inner Harbor for the mediocre and next-to-last awards. The museum also holds the annual art car parade at Artscape.
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Fine Arts
Fine Art Museums American Visionary Art Museum800 Key Highway / 410-244-1900. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. •Permanent exhibits: Rotating selections from museum archives. •Through Aug. 31:All Faiths Beautiful. Baltimore Museum...Tags: College of Notre Dame, National or Ethnic Minorities, Painting, History, Libraries and Museums
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Film
Film American Visionary Art Museum800 Key Highway / 410-244-1900 / Flicks from the Hill film series / Free •9 p.m. today: Quiz Show. An die Musik409 N. Charles St. / 410-385-2638 / Jazz film series / Admission fee. •7 p.m. Wednesday:...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Charles Theatre, John Coltrane, IMAX, Maryland Science Center
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Schedule highlights
Note: Events free. Other events take place on and off site. Go to artscape.org for more information. Music Main Stage1400 Cathedral St. at Mount Royal Avenue / National, international and regional artists. •4 p.m. Friday: Mia Miata, soul •...Tags: Classical Music, Mike Doughty, Dance, Dancing, Academic Progress
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007 makes a 'Grand' showing
Sun reporterFor more than 90 years, until it was demolished on a snowy January day in 2004 to make way for the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Southeast Anchor branch, the glorious Grand Theatre stood on Conkling Street as the pride of Highlandtown. With its Saturday...Tags: Nicolas Cage, Alfred Hitchcock, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Mount Vernon, Norman Jewison
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'Father of soul' on stage, film
Sun reporterThe great Ray Charles stars as himself in 1964's Blues for Lovers, spending half his time singing, the other half helping a sightless boy get to Paris for an operation. The movie, being shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday as part of the summer film series at An die...Tags: Sean Astin, John Hughes, Nicholas Ray, James Dean, Richard Donner
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Stretching your dollars
To save a buck, would you separate two-ply toilet paper to create two rolls out of one? Would you duct-tape holes in your winter coat? Scavenge in trash bins for unspoiled food to eat? "There are stores and restaurants that do throw out perfectly good...Tags: Credit and Debt, Home Depot Incorporated, Bank of America Corp., Groceries, Starbucks Corporation
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Say goodnight to suspense
Sun reporterBaltimore's reigning best film series, the Charles Theatre's six-month Alfred Hitchcock retrospective, wraps this weekend with 1955's To Catch a Thief, starring Cary Grant as John Robie, a reformed cat burglar who's being framed for a bunch of high-...Tags: Ethan Coen, John Turturro, Theft, Alfred Hitchcock, Federal Hill
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Hill alive with 'Sound of Music'
Sun reporterFlicks From the Hill, a free outdoor film series sponsored by the American Visionary Art Museum, opens Thursday with Robert Wise's 1965 adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music, starring Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and a cast of...Tags: Spike Lee, Yoko Ono, John Waters, Alfred Hitchcock, Frank Capra Jr.
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Gonzo documentary at the Charles
Sun reporterThe Spring 2008 Cinema Sundays series wraps this weekend with documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney's Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. Former Cinema Sundays programmer Gabe Wardell, now executive director of Independent Media Artists of...Tags: Charity, Joe Johnston, Ethan Coen, John Turturro, Federal Hill
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Art takes a rain check
Sun reporterA sprinkle of raindrops wasn't a problem. Not at first, anyway. They certainly didn't bother Loring Cornish, a Baltimore artist who works in glass, assembled in colorful forms and panels. "It's waterproof," he said cheerfully at his first appearance...Tags: Painting, Weather Reports, Artscape, Mount Washington, Metal and Mineral
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