Open Space Baltimore

Open Space Baltimore is an artist run gallery in Baltimore MD

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Open Space is pleased to present the Eighth Annual Publications and Multiples FairIt’s no joke!

Saturday, April 1 from 12 – 6pm Sunday, April 2 from 12 – 6pm at the Baltimore Design School

Stop by the fair for a program outlining all of the on- and off-site programming this weekend!

MORE INFORMATION HERE!

The Publications and Multiples Fair is an annual exposition of contemporary artist books, prints, publications, sculptures, jewelry, textiles, and works produced in multiple. This event has grown tremendously, from having 15 vendors in its first year to having 150 in its seventh year. Taking up one weekend in the spring, PMF acts as a beacon for artists across the country. People traveling from both coasts come together to sell the wares they have produced throughout the year and stay for the connections made with makers they may have never met before. In more recent years have we curated additional on-site programming throughout the weekend that includes panel discussions on contemporary identity issues, poetry readings, musical performances, motivational speeches, and artist talks.

Formed in 2009, Open Space is a DIY artist-run gallery and collective located in Baltimore, Maryland.

Vendors: 0202FF 0Zone 200 Nam Nam A. Jarrell Hayes ACRES Adam Amram and Gabriella Grill Adult Punk Alex Ebstein, Jessie & Katey Alexandra Bravar, Angela Heaps and Caeli Carr-Potter Alexandra DeStefano Amy Scovil, Allen Hiu Anime Ceramix Ann Xu Anna K Crooks Anna Silina Anna Strain Art Vandelay Aurora Engle-Pratt Baltimore Print Studios Baltimore Youth Arts BDS kids Beast Beast Grrl Collective Bellfugees Ben McNutt / Wrestling Bernard Stiegler Better Lovers Blind Arch Brad Ziegler Bred Press Brooks & Rosebud Brown and Proud Press Carmen Johns Carolyn Conn & Grace Davis Castle Printshop Celeste Fichter Chaimi Food Studio Charlotte Anne Laurance Cherub Christina Haines Christopher Adams Christopher Mahonski Claire Felonis + Spencer Shope Clr’D CLUBHOUSE and Leyla Rzayeva Cryptogram Ctl+P Dana Bechert Ceramics Dog Pasta Dominique Hellgeth Dylan Thadani Presents Eclectic Collective EGOHEADS Ehse Records Eleanor Farley Elena Johnston Ella Clayton Elle Johnson Endless Editions Flannery Cashill Freda Mohr Friends of Friends Friends Records Fume Room Press Fuse Works Gaby Velez GenderFail Press General Matters Get Lost Press Girl Group Gloomy of PlayGurlClubb Gratuitous Type Handwork Quilts Heart & Soil Hey Thanks! Herbal Co. High Tide HYRSTERIA ZINE Illogical Comics Ink Press Productions InterMedia + Digital Arts of UMBC Jack Reese / Weakly Comics Jason Roy JEDICOM JESSICA’S WORLD OF FLOWERS Joe Maccarone Josh Dean Julie & Jane Kali Stull + Noel Freibert Kat Kennedy Kate Haberer & Will Ryerson Katherine Gottsegen KB pots Kodi Fabricant and Maggie Fitz Kyle Tata, Kristin Tata, Tyler Davis, and John Zimmerman Laila Milevski Lane Harlan Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez Lily Herman Liz Langa Ceramics Local 1 Youth Press Lorre-Mill Lucia Maher-Tatar, Audrey Gair Lunar Insurrection M Reisenwitz M.uckotter \ charles.S Make Studio MAKE Ü SMILE Mara Hyman Matt Carignan Matthew Scott Gualco Melody Often Miata Upshaw MICA Design League Mikael Flores-Amper Mishka Colombo Morgan Vessel Mother Mother MRDN Mt. Home Arts + Matthew Van Asselt Munu Editions Natalia C. Arias Natalie Geagraphic NewAM++ NICKNACKS Nothing Left to Learn Nowhere Zone Object Of Olivia Gibb Open Works P.O. Box PaperBase Paul Shortt & Christopher Kardambikis Pellinore Press PHKKED Pioneer Works Press Press Project Dispatch Publication Studio Hudson Rachel Hayden Rachel Rymont RAW MEAT Collective Red Emma’s Bookstore Coffeehouse Revolving Family Distribution Rob Brulinski Rock Pile Western Ruby Waldo s P L e e N C o F F i N Saint Lucy Books Sarah Juanita Sassafras Sea Farm City severed books Sexmagick Press Shelby Rosabal and Jasmine Cindy Shreyas R Krishnan Shy Pup Small Editions Soberscove Press Soft Blonde Soft City Printing Soumya Dhulekar & Nicole Rodrigues Spencer Compton Stephen Grebinski Stephen Hendee Studio-HH & Kevin Lowenthall SYBIL PRESS TABLOID Press Ten09 Terrault Gallery the Bettys The Coalition Zine The Contemporary The Joint Youth Movement The New Canon Project The Unofficial Press Thousand Island/Emily Burtner Total Pansy Toy Story 5 travis hallenbeck TXTbooks Ultraviolet Light Under + Over Vivien and Abbie Wise Wei Xie Hann White Lighter Whitney Simpkins Whittled Wizards & HandsandCurls Will Laren William Chapman and Lauren Barbour Women in Sound Woven Autonomo Zimmerman Woodworks

ON-SITE FAIR PROGRAMMING:

Saturday: Madeline Campbell of Women in Sound: 1-2pm A complement to Women in Sound zine, this talk is an introduction to the impact of women and queer people on electronic music and recorded sound. It will discuss the equipment and creative processes employed to produce unheard sounds and pioneer a genre. No prior knowledge of electronic music necessary to enjoy this program!

Pecha Kucha Series on “SciFi Optimism”: 2:30-3:30pm Pecha Kuchas are back! This year six presenters will explore the idea of “scifi optimism” and how it relates to their life and work. Featuring Claire Mirocha, Alexis Skinner, Lunar Insurrection, Umiko Niwa, Jen Kirby and Vincent Seadler.

ACRE TV screening: 4:00-5:00pm ACRE TV co-director Andrew Mausert-Mooney will present selections from the archives and speak to the Chicago-based project’s four year history. ACRE TV is an artist-made livestreaming tele-vision network (found online at ACRE.org) that features live and canned video, performances, durational works, and experimental broadcasts. ACRE TV was born out of the collaborative spirit of ACRE(Artists’ Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions) based in Chicago and Steuben, Wisconsin.

Nam Nam 200 5:00-6:00pm The world premier screening of video work by Marcelline, Travis Levasseur and Corey Hughes.

Sunday: Zoe Ligon in conversation with Stefani Levin about Female Ejaculation: 1-2pm Zoe Ligon artist and founder of Spectrum Boutique in Detroit will talk to local sex therapist Stefani Levin about female ejaculation.

LES FLEURS DU MAL: Readings on Erotic Decadence and Decay 2:30-4:00pm LES FLEURS DU MAL is a performance of poetry, sound, and provocative imagery inspired by Post-Baudelairean erotic decadence and decay. This show features 14 Poets, a large scale painting as backdrop by Viveca Licata, and intermission sounds by QUNA. Featuring readings by Max Guy, Grace Davis, Anna K. Crooks, Adam Marans, Lane Harlan, Lexie Mountain, Adam Beaver, Maya Martinez, Lindsay Raspi, Saida Agostini, Lily Herman, Jasmine Pullen-Schmidt and Janea Kelly. The show is curated by Lane Harlan exclusively for PMF.

Reading by Jason Harris and Olu Butterfly: Selections of Speculative Fiction: 4:00-5:00pm

Nam Nam 200 5:00-6:00pm Screening of video work by Marcelline, Travis Levasseur and Corey Hughes.

Workshops:

Satruday Beast Grrl Zine, 3:00-4:00pm Beast Grrl Zine will be running a mini-zine workshop– all materials provided! Come out to listen to tunes and chop up magazines with us. Beast Grrl Zine is a youth-run feminist organization, promoting youth empowerment, feminist education, and activism.

Sunday Intro to “Dungeons and Dragons” 1:00-3:30pm –local novelist and game maker Justin Sirois will give a 2 hour introduction to tabletop role playing and the basic system The Black Hack.

HAIR CLUB (with Kelly Lloyd) 4:00-5:00pm Hair Club would like to invite participants to use a variety of materials to construct their own merkin, or pubic wig. Merkins were originally worn by sex workers, but are now used as decorative items by people of all genders, and for “modesty” purposes by actors. During this event, while constructing our merkins with a variety of materials including sequins, fringe, felt, faux-fur, yarn, ribbon and glitter paper, we will engage participants in a discussion around body hair, specifically pubic hair, looking at the vilification of women’s body hair and the portrayal of pubic hair in pop culture. This workshop will explore a humorous DIY strategy to processing culture’s dictates about where hair should and should not be, while Kate Bush plays in the background. Co-founded by Suzanne Gold, Kelly Lloyd, and Michal Lynn Shumate, HAIR CLUB is an interdisciplinary, research-based art collective whose work is centered around the multivalent topic of HAIR.

Formed in 2009, Open Space is a DIY artist-run gallery and collective located in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Open Space presents PMF VIII on April 1 & 2, 2017. It's no joke! Publication and Multiples Fair is an annual exposition of contemporary artist books, prints, publications, sculptures, jewelry, textiles, and works produced in multiple. This event has grown tremendously, from having 15 vendors in its first year to having 150 in its seventh year. Taking up one weekend in the spring, PMF acts as a beacon for artists across the country. People traveling from both coasts come together to sell the wares they have produced throughout the year, and stay for the connections made with makers they may have never met before. In more recent years have we curated additional on-site programming throughout the weekend that includes panel discussions on contemporary identity issues, poetry readings, musical performances, motivational speeches, and artist talks. Formed in 2009, Open Space is a DIY artist-run gallery and collective located in Baltimore, Maryland. To learn more about us and what we do, check out our website at openspacebaltimore.com!

APPLY HERE: https://openspace.submittable.com/submit (APPLICATION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 31st

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Please join us for a closing reception for Midnight Deli by Hyun Cho. We will serve Mulled Cider with optional Pikesville. The reception will take place from 1-5pm on 12/10/16 at 512 W. Franklin St. Baltimore, MD 21201 Midnight Deli With the energy of youth iconography, rock 'n' roll, and the urban landscape, Hyun Cho's Midnight Deli recalls the zeitgeist and everyday ephemera of city life. After sketching a chainlink fence on a phone app, Cho has the image fabricated as a neon sign, transforming the immateriality of digital space into glowing physicality. The push and pull between the immediate sketch and the final crafted work implies a space between spontaneity and structure. Cho's characteristic approach to repurposing colloquial phrases, messages, and song lyrics is seen in several pieces including Ask My Daddy. In such works Cho reinterprets registers of contemporary language, especially those related to popular youth subculture. Hyun Cho is a New York based artist, born in South Korea.

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Open Space is thrilled to announce the return of the Artist-Run Art Fair this July at Artscape! Friday, July 15, 11 am – 9 pm Saturday, July 16, 11 am – 9 pm Sunday, July 17, 11 am – 6 pm Returning for its third year, the Artist-Run Art Fair provides Artscape visitors access to the work of emerging contemporary artists, as exhibited by artist-run galleries and curatorial projects from Baltimore and around the country. Artist-run spaces are a vital part of a city’s contemporary art community and the Artist-Run Art Fair showcases this thriving national community. The Artist-Run Art Fair is curated and organized by Open Space, an artist-run gallery located at 512 West Franklin Street in Baltimore, MD. The Artist-Run Art Fair is FREE and open to the public. 2016 Artist-Run Art Fair Participants: Labbodies (Baltimore, MD) @labbodies-blog-blog The White Page (Minneapolis, MN) Current Space (Baltimore, MD) Good Weather (North Little Rock, AR) @goodweathergallery Short House (Los Angeles, CA) JAUS (Los Angeles, CA) Platform Gallery (Baltimore, MD) The Front (New Orleans, LA) make Studio (Baltimore, MD) Terrault Contemporary (Baltimore, MD) Open Space (Baltimore, MD) @openspacebaltimore Houseboy (Pittsburgh, PA) Fernwey Gallery (Chicago, IL) @fernwey Gallery Aferro (Newark, NJ) Bookish (Baltimore, MD) Phoebe (Baltimore, MD) Located at the Charles Street Parking Garage 1714 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21201

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Nice preview of the PMF VII at Baltimore Design school that opens today 12-6 and tomorrow 12-6. Come one over.

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Publications and Multiples Fair VII, Part 1

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#tbt to #pmfviihaul and I only got to a quarter of the vendors!! Always so happy with the amazing work represented

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#tbt #pmfvii

Seventh Annual Publication and Multiples Fair, April 9th & 10th 2016, Baltimore Design School, 1500 Barclay St., Baltimore MD

by Michael Shattuck

When I hear the question “Is X dead?” where “X” equals any number of things, punk, print, poetry, the Internet, what-have-you, I try to square that with what I’ve read about how the possibility of ending is what enables meaning. Just over a week into April, the weather suggests the possibility of breaking out a nice scarf for observing winter’s annual hemispheric extinction bursts.

Meanwhile, packs of murals depicting animals with the worlds and stars spliced onto their backs stalk the building’s perimeter.

So, inside. We begin with a sizable room. A sizable room with bodies and impossibly high windows for light.

Delineate the platforms, rows of surface area to form the outlines of mixing space, the uproarious social exchange and traffic, and suffused with politic (we got more in back). Food-stuff and coffee proceeds go to the house. Inhale the vital bizarre pageantry like churning peacock feathers, multitudes of aquamarine and indigo eyes, layered over layer.

A technically finite stretch packed with uncountable objects of painstaking love and care so now where do you really start. It’s a big tent.

Not merely symbols on paper of every size, on cardboard, woven fabric, and clay pots and silver studded chains and emerald plants and racks of encased magnetic tapes. Hand sketched, stitched, sanded, laser cut, spray painted, silk screened, and kiln blasted.

1,000 analog plateaus. Why this medium onto which you stamp your life and energy?

Drapes and mouse pads on this Ark are in the furthest category from stowaway. More often will those forms and creatures dismissed as prey, for time or ravenous accuracy, posses a wider range of vision and affinity for reproduction.

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Open Space is also thrilled to announce The Midnight Room, a solo project by Aidan Koch. The exhibition coincides with the Seventh Annual Publications and Multiples Fair (PMF VII), where Aidan will be presenting an artist talk. The Midnight Room opens Saturday, April 9 from 7-10 PM at Open Space, 512 W. Franklin Street. Aidan Koch (b. 1988 Seattle) received her BFA in Illustration at the Pacific NW College of Art in Portland, OR. Her many books and publications include Xeric-winning The Blonde Woman, The Whale, The Elements of Painting, Impressions, Field Studies, Q, and Red Sands. Recent solo exhibitions include Notes at City Limits Gallery in Oakland and Mood Board at Mission Comics in San Francisco.

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#PMVII is just around the corner! 

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up on bmorearts

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#pmfvii hustle (at Portland, Oregon)

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Building on six consecutive years of growing print celebrations, Open Space is thrilled to present PMF VII, the Seventh Annual Publications & Multiples Fair. Free and open to the public, PMF is Baltimore's premier event for artists' books, publications, zines, prints, ceramics, textiles, and works produced in multiple. The fair will be open from noon to 6 pm on April 9th and 10th, 2016 at the Baltimore Design School, 1500 Barclay St. This annual exposition provides the opportunity to peruse, purchase, and discuss artist publications, prints, and objects produced in multiple. Join us for this cornerstone event featuring works from over 130 local and national artists, and on-site programming all weekend. FEATURED VENDORS: ACRE Aidan Koch An island, or, in the middle of sand Andy Gabrysiak & John Maggie Anna Brancaccio + Catie Buhler April Camlin Art Vandelay Bailey Sheehan and Caroline Kunka BALTI GURLS Beth Hoeckel Betty Roytburd; Anny O(Welcome Workshop); Kat Schneider BHQFU Blackberrys Press Blonde Art Books Bmore Art Bookish Brian Blomerth Brooks & Rosebud Caeli, Sam, Andy Capricious Carolyn Conn + Grace Davis Cassie Tucker & Kayla Goldstein Castle Printshop Celeste Fichter Center for Creative Works Clubhouse Lithography Workshop Conveyor Editions Corey Hughes Debbie & Meredith Donald Edwards Draw Down Books E+D Goods Ehse Records Elena Johnston Emily Burtner / Thousand Island Endless Editions Eric Helgas Friends Records Frondz and Friendz Fuse Works Gabbi Grill and Adam Amram General Matters Get Lost Press Girl Group Grace Macfarlane HOTDOGCOLDCAT Hyun Cho ICA Baltimore / Paul Shortt Impractical Labor (ILSSA) Ink Press Productions Invisible City Press Jessie Unterhalter and Katey Truhn Joe Maccarone jtbeezwax Julia Lipovsky Kaita Niwa Knox (William Chapman) Kodi Fabricant , Maggie Fitz Kyle Tata, Kristin Tata, John Zimmerman La Bodega Lala Albert Lale Westvind Laurie Goodhart Lauren Pakradooni LIGHTHOLE! Little Foes Louis Abbene-Meagley Lucia Maher-Tatar Lunar Insurrection Make ü Smile Mara Hyman Matt Carignan & Shelby Rosabal Matthew Van Asselt + Mt. Home Arts Melody Often Morgan Frailey, Andrew Haas MRDN_socks/knestknit munu editions Negative Energy Noah Scialom and Jane Cody NOWORK Object Of Oranbeg Press Paper Sword Pellinore Press Philadelphia Printworks Plank Projects Platform PRESS PRESS Publication Studio Hudson Rachel Ad Lowing & Hunter-Savoy Jaffe Ryan Abb s (88) > mm m SACRED PRISM Sam Sheffield Sara Grose and Angela Heaps Schnaggletooth Six Fingered Saviors Small Editions Snackspace Soberscove Press Somethings + more Sophie Friedman-Pappas Spencer Compton Spider's Pee-Paw Station North Arts & Entertainment, Inc. Street Jazz Stringbean Glass Szechuan Best Temporary Services / Half Letter Press Terence Hannum Terrault Contemporary The Blank Page Project The Contemporary Tina Haines Too Far?? Too Late?? TRANSMITTER / GUEST SPOT @ THE REINSTITUTE Two Birds One Stone Editions TXTbooks Ultraviolet Light Under + Over Vice Versa Press Vivien + Abbie Wise Walker Mettling & Providence Comics Consortium Weakly Comics WELCOME HONG Will Laren ya girls Got A Girl Crush, The Kitchen Witch, Rosemary Liss Graciously sponsored by Station North Arts and Entertainment District, Baltimore Design School and What Weekly.

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PMF VII Vendor Applications are now open HERE.

SAVE THE DATE! PMF VII is April 9 & 10, 2016.

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Hey New York! Open Space has a table at Printed Matter's New York Art Book Fair in the Xe(rox) Paper and Scissors tent! Come say hey! We're selling work by Harley Hollenstein, Fiona Sargent, Kaita Niwa, Lauren Brick and many more!

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DOOOOOOOO NOOOOOOOOOT  MIIIIIIIISSSSS THEEEEEEEEESE!

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Saturday, March 28th @1pm. Maybe Punk Rock Came True A discussion with legendary writer, musician, and publisher V. Vale, and Baltimore artist Chris Day. Hear about the life of the creator of Search & Destroy and RE/Search Publications, and his thoughts on art, publishing, black humor, and the SF punk scene in the 70s.