“The Ground” Opening Reception – The Contemporary
February 18, 2017 – Hutzler Brothers Palace Building
Pictured (LtoR) Debra Rubino, Maryland Institute College of Art vice president of strategic communications; Joe Rubino, Baltimore-based photographer/videographer; and Lu Zhang, The Contemporary interim director
Pictured (LtoR) Cole and Aisha Pew, Dovecote Cafe owners
Pictured (LtoR) Deana Haggag, The Contemporary outgoing executive director; Calli Cutbush, Halfaker & Associates IT Recruiter; and Brian Checco, AiNET director of marketing
Pictured (LtoR) Pam Sweeney, AiNET senior vice president; Deepak Jain, AiNET CEO; Enderstone Jain, 2 years old; and Margot Jain, community volunteer
Pictured (LtoR) Jimmy Wilson, Baltimore-based musician; and Joanna Golden, The Contemporary board member
Pictured (LtoR) Michael Jones McKean, show artist; son Esme, 1-year-old; and Julie Grosche, artist
Pictured (LtoR) Lauren Winning, Baltimore/DC-based artist; Tula Honkala, Baltimore-based artist; and Judy Stone, Montgomery College professor/artist
Pictured (LtoR) Daniel Wickerham, Baltimore-based artist; Malcolm Lomax, Baltimore-based artist; and Nick Scholl, Money Map Press web developer/opera singer
Aggregating for Aesthetics (February 18, 2017) The historic Hutzler Brothers Palace building was bustling again as art lovers filled the former lobby for the opening night reception for “The Ground,” a commisioned exhibition of work by Richmond and New York-based artist Michael Jones McKean.
Folks perused the multi-room, two-story art installation…
…all set up in the long vacant space, originally built in 1888 as the first department store in Baltimore.
