Celebrate 200 years of the Maryland Institute College of Art’s (MICA) creative legacy in this exhibition featuring works by influential alumni and professors who have shaped art in Baltimore and beyond.

Drawn entirely from the BMA’s collection, this presentation brings together 17 works spanning nearly 150 years across painting, sculpture, photography, film, textiles, jewelry, and works on paper. Together, these works highlight MICA’s lasting influence and its commitment to experimentation, thoughtful exploration, and creative work across disciplines.

Featured artists include: Timothy App, Betty Cooke, Grace Hartigan, Maren Hassinger, Connie Imboden, Hugh Bolton Jones, Tom Miller, Elle Pérez, Amalie Rothschild, Joyce J. Scott, Jo Smail, Shinique Smith, Aaron Sopher, Grace Turnbulland Charles H. Walther, as well as the collective MICA Pandemic Quilters. The quilt project includes contributions by Susie Brandt, Kibibi Ajanku, Dr. Denise Bailey-Jones, Sarah Zenobia Barnes, Erika Carruth, Rosa Chang, Katherine Cowan, Joann Dixon, Rae Drotleff, Patty Gallivan, Dr. Leslie King Hammond, Rodette Jones, Joseph E. Malson, Christine Manganaro, Kenya Miles, Audrey Lee Naiva, Marla Parker, Ursula Populoh, Julia Racicot, Glenda Richardson, Rosalind Ford Robinson, Lowery Stokes Sims, Tobyanne Suyemoto, and Lowell Zelenka. Together these works illustrate the depth and breadth of MICA’s program while underscoring the BMA’s role as a steward of Baltimore’s artistic history.

BMA Celebrates MICA 200 is curated by Antoinette Roberts, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art; Cecilia Wichmann, Curator and Department Head of Contemporary Art; Oscar Flores Montero, Curatorial Assistant for Contemporary Art; and Dylan Kaleikaumaka Hill, Meyerhoff-Becker Curatorial Fellow.

COLLECTIVE ACTION: LABOR ACTIVISM IN 21ST CENTURY BALTIMORE is a bold new exhibition exploring the historic and contemporary organized labor movement.

Central to the experience of workers has been the long fight for labor rights–higher wages, improved safety, shorter hours, and a seat at the bargaining table. Currently, there is a surge of activism by a new generation of workers who are galvanizing the labor movement. Through the stories and experiences of working Baltimoreans, this exhibit will shed light on why they are organizing and explore the historical roots of this struggle.

The story of industry and labor is not a singular narrative. The complicated relationship between politics, work, class, and economics makes this topic perfect for the Baltimore Museum of Industry to explore, as a place where people come to make sense of what is happening around them in the realm of work and labor.

The exhibition will be open through 2025.

This exhibition is sponsored by: Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, P.A.; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 24; KSC Law; and Robert J. Patterson, with generous support from media partners WTMD and WYPR.