receives BEST of BALTIMORE Art Gallery from Citypaper 2014
All Things Must Pass an interview and review of Autumn Leaves by Jack Livingston on BmoreArt
The Contemporary Museum's CoHost Event with AREA 405 was a smashing success with the incredible GUERRILLA GIRLS - read more about it in the review by the CITYPAPER HERE
The INTENTIONAL a DC Magazine is paring up with BmoreArt and The PinkLine Project for a launch of their latest edition on November 8th - learn more about it HERE
Bruun Studios announces Autumn Leaves,
An Ambitious Community & Art project this Fall
Autumn Leaves is an exhibition and 7 free public events that celebrate individuality, reflect on meaning, and model healthy communities taking place
September 20 through November 2, 2014 at Area 405.
Bringing people together to reflect upon and celebrate our lives through art, Autumn Leaves illuminates a Baltimore we otherwise might not know. Each of 7 the events presents a different group of participants, all with something to bring to the occasion, framing festivities about the autumnal time of our lives.
The exhibition features portraits and words about 49 individuals age 50 or older- these are the leaves of Autumn Leaves. These Leaves include local luminaries from fields such as public health, the arts, media, entertainment, and community advocacy, as well as many community members who have lived past 50 years being that it is itself an accomplishment worth marking. Also included are 49 drawings by Peter Bruun invoking the passage of time as we live our lives.
The 49 portraits have been created by seven artists: Zoë Charlton, Ian MacLean Davis, Tiffany Jones, Ernest Shaw, E.L. Briscoe, Nicole Buckingham Kern, and Paris Johnson.
Written works by these seven writers using just 49 words to convey his or her thoughts are featured: Jen Grow, Steven Leyva, Laura Schovan, Kevin Griffin Moreno, Nakia Brown (aka "Fire Angelou"), Jeremy Chase-Israel, and Victor Rodgers (aka "Art Vandalay").
For more information about Autumn Leaves
Each event is hosted by a pair of young leaders and presents the 7 leaves sharing from the heart. With one or more performing youth art groups, a featured writer and the artist, we join together in diverse and caring fellowship, where who you are and what you bring is honored, welcome, and always enough.
The Sycamore Group
Sunday, November 2nd (doors open 4:00pm; presentation 4:45pm)
Artist: Zöe Charlton
Hosts: Lola & Thibault Manekin
Leaves: Clarence Brown, Michael Burke, John Campagna, Cheryan Clinton, Beth Fredrick, Monique Goss & Jo Tyler
Writer: Fire Angelou (a.k.a. Nakia Brown)
Featured Youth Art Group: UNCHAINED TALENT
The Poplar Group
Saturday, September 20th
Artist: Tiffany Jones
Hosts: Damien Davis & Dani Johnson
Leaves: Bill Clark, Anna Davis, Jeff Johnson, Gilda Johnson, Walter Lomax,
Dean Lynes & Selwyn Ray
Writer: Laura Shovan
Featured Youth Art Group: Youth Resiliency Institute
The Birch Group
Tuesday, September 30th
Artist: Nicole Buckingham Kern
Hosts: Brad Rogers & Jennifer Strasbaugh
Leaves: Juanita Brown, Tori Burns, Paul Freedman, Julie Gabrielli, Robert Ginyard,
Seth Knopp, & Donna Jackson Nakazawa
Writer: Art Vandalay (a.k.a. Victor Rodgers)
Featured Youth Art Group: Goaldiggers: The Sankofa Project
The Oak Group
Sunday, October 5th
Artist: E.L. Briscoe
Hosts: Maisy Cottingham & Jamie Stierhoff
Leaves: Evelyn Chatmon, Jon Spelman, Janie Baylor Stephens, Lee Stierhoff, Douglass Williams, Felton Williams, & Traci Wright
Writer: Jen Grow
Featured Youth Art Group: 901 Arts
The Ash Group
Thursday, October 9th
Artist: Ian MacLean Davis
Hosts: Scott Burkholder & Lindsey Davis
Leaves: Elizabeth Faas-Hughes, Sallah Jenkins, Liz Lerman, , Don Palmer, Geri Lynn Peak,
Bea Scott & Florian Svitak
Writer: Steven Leyva
Featured Youth Art Group: TwentyOneOsix (2106)
The Chestnut Group
Tuesday October 14th
Artist: Paris Johnson
Hosts: Pamela Eisenberg& Kevin Griffin Moreno
Leaves: Adote Akwe, Alvin Eng, Mel Holden, Harriet Lynn, Zinaida Rozenberg,
Tamra Settles & Marc Steiner
Writer: Kevin Griffin Moreno
Featured Youth Art Group: Muse 360 Arts
The Maple Group
Sunday, October 18th
Artist:Ernest Shaw
Hosts: Rodney Foxworth
Leaves: Lee Boot, Gayle Carney, Carol Higgs, Guy Jones, Ken Royster,
Vincent Thomas & Debi Young
Writer: Jeremy Chase-Israel
Featured Youth Art Groups: Encouraging the World & Walks of Art
limited valet parking will be available for each event $7
Autumn Leaves' four October events are part of Free Fall Baltimore, a program of the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA).
Peter Bruun, founding director and primary artist for Bruun Studios and creator of Autumn Leaves, was one of only five artists to receive a Creative Baltimore Fund grant in support of Autumn Leaves.
A full listing of other funders and partners for Autumn Leaves can be found at
All events are free, open to the public and take place at Area 405 and no reservations area required.