Curatorial Statement
LOCALLY SOURCED explores how exchanges between local artists and their neighbors help a community thrive. For the exhibition, five artists based in central Baltimore’s Station North Arts and Entertainment District--Aaron Henkin, Jason Hoylman, Nether, Wendel Patrick, and Paula Whaley—have produced newly commissioned works in a variety of media. Through sculpture, sound, photography, painting, and installation, these artists offer different perspectives on the vibrant and interconnected cultural landscape of Station North.
Curated by the Maryland Institute College of Art’s (MICA) M.F.A. in Curatorial Practice Class of 2015, LOCALLY SOURCED goes beyond looking at the artwork itself by examining local artists’ contributions to the neighborhoods they work within.
The selected artists are not all activists, nor do they all create specifically community-based projects. But their awareness of and engagement with their communities are essential to their working methods. In their creative practices, all of these artists build networks of people around them, which in turn contribute to the success of their work.
From Whaley’s community sculpture workshops to Nether’s neighborhood-inspired murals, and from Hoylman’s tracing of neighbors’ paths to Henkin and Patrick’s community-sourced audio and visual narratives, each artist supports a different audience within Station North. The exhibition examines how the artists’ networks overlap—informing, contributing to, and impacting both arts and non-arts communities.
LOCALLY SOURCED explores how exchanges between local artists and their neighbors help a community thrive. For the exhibition, five artists based in central Baltimore’s Station North Arts and Entertainment District--Aaron Henkin, Jason Hoylman, Nether, Wendel Patrick, and Paula Whaley—have produced newly commissioned works in a variety of media. Through sculpture, sound, photography, painting, and installation, these artists offer different perspectives on the vibrant and interconnected cultural landscape of Station North.
Curated by the Maryland Institute College of Art’s (MICA) M.F.A. in Curatorial Practice Class of 2015, LOCALLY SOURCED goes beyond looking at the artwork itself by examining local artists’ contributions to the neighborhoods they work within.
The selected artists are not all activists, nor do they all create specifically community-based projects. But their awareness of and engagement with their communities are essential to their working methods. In their creative practices, all of these artists build networks of people around them, which in turn contribute to the success of their work.
From Whaley’s community sculpture workshops to Nether’s neighborhood-inspired murals, and from Hoylman’s tracing of neighbors’ paths to Henkin and Patrick’s community-sourced audio and visual narratives, each artist supports a different audience within Station North. The exhibition examines how the artists’ networks overlap—informing, contributing to, and impacting both arts and non-arts communities.