Exhibitions

ARTificial

On View:  January 22 - March 14 

Opening Reception: Thursday, January 22 | 6 PM to 9 PM 

Screening:  Thursday, February 26 | 6 PM to 8 PM 

Artist Panel + Screening:  Thursday, March 12| 6 PM to 8 PM

Maryland Art Place (MAP) is excited to announce ARTificial, an exhibition in critical discourse with the utilization, implementation and innovation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in art making. ARTificial aims to explore the varied ways in which artists engage with AI and how it has shaped the arts since its inception. As access to AI tools increase - our engagement with AI informs how we interface with the environment, our communities, and our work.All artworks exhibited do not necessarily utilize AI - but challenge our perception of media, technology and digitization.  Exhibiting artists critique, engage, reimagine and challenge AI as [simultaneously] a tool and collaborator - AI is a system shaped by human decisions, datasets and cultural assumptions - artists in dialogue with AI are unavoidably considering concepts surrounding ethics, authorship, bias and posthumanist sentiments. Collectively, the exhibition invites sustained reflection on how algorithmic technologies reshape aesthetic production and cultural meaning.

ARTificial is on view Thursday, January 22 - Mar 14, 2026. Please join us on Thursday, March 12 for an artist panel discussion moderated by Caitlin Gill and the ORB, by Chris Combs + screening by Carrie Fucile and Brenton Lim MAP’s basement Cabaret and Bar. Doors are at 6 PM and performance begins at 7:30 PM.

Featured Artists: Mollye Bendell, Evan Boggess, Chris Combs, Stephanie Dinkins, Carrie Fucile, Terence Hannum, Artemis Herber, Dan Ortiz Leizman, Brenton Lim, Timothy Nohe, Elizabeth Withstandley, and Tara Youngborg.

3/1/2026

Sierra Iola  | Hotel Indigo 

On View: February 4 - April 17, 2026

Reception: Sunday, March 1| 1 PM to 3 PM

Hotel Indigo | 24 West Franklin Street | Free & Open to the Public

Maryland Art Place, in partnership with Hotel Indigo Baltimore is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Maryland-based artist, Sierra Iola. The exhibition is on view at Hotel Indigo, located at 24 West Franklin St. from February 4 - March 26, 2026.  A public reception will take place on Sunday, March 1 from 1 PM to 3 PM. 

About the Artist: 

Sierra Iola is an American visual artist whose multi-media painting uses dense bold graphics to explore ubiquitous systems of modernity. She creates layered work addressing car-centricity, and isolation examining its deleterious impact on mental health, the environment and social issues. Her systematic approach to art has assisted in the foundation of research that surrounds her painting practice. 

Sierra earned her Bachelors in painting, drawing and printmaking from Towson University and plans to pursue a Master of Fine Art degree. 

Please join us on Sunday, March 1 from 1 PM to 3 PM  for a champagne reception at Hotel Indigo located at 24 West Franklin St.

OUT OF ORDER 

OOO EVENT & SILENT AUCTION: Friday, April 10 | 6 pm - 10 pm | TICKETS

OOO + KIDOOO Virtual Auction

AFTER PARTY: Friday, April 10 | 10 pm to 1 am | Hosted by: Kenny Rooster 

Please Note: All exhibiting artists and Parents of KIDOOO artists get in for free! 

Maryland Art Place (MAP) is excited to announce Out of Order (OOO),  MAP’s  Annual Spring Benefit Exhibition & Silent Auction, on Friday, April 10, 2026, at 6 o'clock in the evening. This year marks the 29th year of OOO. The auction will be both a virtual and physical exhibition and will be held in the MAP building located at 218 West Saratoga Street, just within the Bromo Arts District. OOO is a highly celebrated exhibition-event, and a ‘one-night-only’ opportunity for patrons and collectors to acquire contemporary art at unbelievably low silent auction prices.

This year’s theme for OOO is TRASHED - featuring monster trucks + drag wrestling hosted by none other than Kenny Rooster. We will have a flash tattoo artist and arm wrestling hosted by Gunz of Steel in the basement.  Attendees of the event can expect light fare, open bar, DJ Aaron Keating, ‘drag queens in theme’ and more. Raffle will be announced during the event @ 8 PM. If you haven't purchased a membership check out our membership drive and earn the chance to win: a 90 Minute Massage with Flow Massage, 2 Tickets to the Everyman Theater 2026-2027 Season, A one-night stay at the lovely, boutique Hotel Indigo, a Gift Card to Ekiben, a Gift Card to Vivi's Chicken, MAP swag, vintage tee's, merkin dream undies + past exhibition catalogs. 

And let’s not forget KIDOOO, our signature (free!) kids Out Of Order for children ages 5-16.  KIDOOO is a youth version of Out of Order and was created as an opportunity for young artists to exhibit their work in a major arts venue, extending MAP's services to students in elementary, middle, and high school level art classes. 

Come dressed in your americana, WWE wrestling, Moster Truck rallying best and join the celebration in support of local & regional artists. Tickets are $45 presale and $50 at the door. Tickets include light tastings and an open bar. All tickets also include free entry to KIDOOO, MAP's accompanying youth-driven OOO exhibition to be held on the 5th  floor of the MAP building the very same evening. To browse and bid on OOO + KIDOOO artwork click HERE.

About Out of Order:

By covering the walls from floor to ceiling, Out of Order provides a salon-style display space for hundreds of artists to hang their work wherever they please. OOO plays host to a variety of artists and professionals practicing in the visual arts and is a great opportunity for students and emerging artists to get their feet wet in Baltimore’s creative sector.

KIDOOO

KIDOOO EVENT & SILENT AUCTION: Friday, April 10 | 6 pm - 10 pm

OOO + KIDOOO Virtual Auction

TICKETS ($45) KIDOOO Parents get in FREE 

AFTER PARTY: Friday, April 10 | 10 pm to 1 am | TICKETS ($10)

Maryland Art Place (MAP) is happy to continue KIDOOO, a youth version of Out of Order!  KIDOOO was created as an opportunity for young artists to exhibit their work in a major arts venue, expanding MAP’s services to students in elementary, middle, and high school level arts classes. To browse and bid on artwork click HERE

The opening of KIDOOO will take place in tandem with MAP's annual Out of Order event on April 10th, 2026. KIDOOO is located on the 5th floor of Maryland Art Place located at 218 West Saratoga St. Baltimore, MD 21201.

Roo Taylor | Hotel Indigo

On View:   April 17 - July 17, 2026

Reception: Wednesday, April 22 | 5 PM to 7 PM

Hotel Indigo | 24 West Franklin Street | Free & Open to the Public

Maryland Art Place, in partnership with Hotel Indigo Baltimore, is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Maryland-based artist, Roo Taylor. The exhibition is on view at Hotel Indigo, located at 24 West Franklin St. from April 17 - July 17. A public reception will take place on Wednesday,  April 22 from 5 PM to 7 PM.

About the Artist: 

Roo Taylor (b. 2003) is a Baltimore-based artist originally from Denver, Colorado. She earned her BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and is currently a resident artist at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore. Working primarily with high-flow acrylic paint and acrylic ink, Taylor uses transparency and layered color to create abstract landscapes. Her work explores the interplay between the natural world and human relationships, exploring the emotional and atmospheric depth through fluid, natural spaces. Her artwork has been exhibited in galleries across Baltimore, Denver and New York, as well as internationally at the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art in Japan.

Using light and color as metaphors for energy, Roo Taylor’s work traces the through lines between the natural world and human connection. Rooted in a deep reverence for transparency and hue, each piece is meant to reflect on the connection between feeling and form. Taylor invites viewers to experience emotional resonance as something inherently natural, alive, layered, and luminous. 

Please join us on Wednesday,  April 22 from 5 PM to 7 PM  for a champagne reception at Hotel Indigo located at 24 West Franklin St.