Current Space

Tomorrow, 7/31! Please join us for this month's Pecha Kucha presentations with Gabriella Souza, María Gabriela Aldana Enríquez, and Sarah Magida!

Pecha Kucha is visual storytelling format where each presenter prepares and shares exactly 20 slides. The presentation is set to automatically advance every 20 seconds, ensuring a fun and fast-paced night of engaging talks. Get a glimpse into the past, current, and future musings of folks doing creative, inspiring, and unique work here in Baltimore!

Studio visit with Marian April Glebes last winter in preparation for her solo exhibition, which opens this Friday, July 31st at Current Space.

We loved getting to see what was working on then and we can't wait for you to see how well everything has come together now!

Please join us for the opening reception of "Demolition by Neglect: Research and Residues" from 7-10pm. This show opens concurrently with "Bed Bath & Body Works," an exhibition of works by Heejo Kim, Jenson Leonard, and Danni O’Brien.

🌟 The next Pecha Kucha is this coming Thursday, 7/30 at !

Gabriella Souza, Maria Gabriela, and Sarah Magida have great talks planned AND we're still looking for a couple more presenters – 🟡WHY🟢NOT🔵YOU🟣?🔴

✉️ Email [email protected] with your topic!

Scroll through for pictures from June's wonderful talks!

Here's a little more about what to expect next week –

will present on collective effervescence and choosing joy as an act of resistance. Collective effervescence is the term sociologist Émile Durkheim coined for the aliveness that pulses through a crowd moving, chanting, or dancing together. In this moment of democratic and societal fragility, it may be one of the most powerful tools we have.

will present on Queernesseseseses, a two-year project with Bmore Liberated to promote q***r joy and liberation while centering the project with BIPOC and immigrant youth in Baltimore, a partnership with Somos CASA.

And will present: PROTEST - why you need to get off your ass (do's and dont's of a protest).

Opening 7/31! Current Space is proud to present "Demolition by Neglect: Research and Residues," a solo exhibition by Marian April Glebes.

Working in drywall, joint compound, dust, and graphite and oil on paper salvaged from her own domestic spaces, Baltimore-based artist and preservation planner Marian April Glebes examines what it means to maintain–or fail to maintain–the places that house/shelter us.

Exhibition Duration: July 31 - Sept 13, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, July 31 from 7-10pm
Closing Reception & Artist Talk: Sunday, Sept 13
Gallery Hours: Saturdays from 1-5pm, during public events, or by appointment

Opening 7/31! Current Space is proud to present "Bed Bath & Body Works", an exhibition of works by Heejo Kim, Jenson Leonard, and Danni O’Brien that explores a space where the familiar everyday is blurred and reconstructed.

Exhibition Duration: July 31 - Sept 13, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, July 31 from 7-10pm
Closing Reception & Artist Talk: Sunday, Sept 13
Gallery Hours: Saturdays from 1-5pm, during public events, or by appointment

Details & Optional RSVP at currentspace.com

Friday! 7/24 – Don't miss outside at !
Doors 6pm, music 7-10pm.

Come for a high-energy blend of contemporary jazz, soul, funk, and R&B with that will keep the dance floor packed all night long!

Tickets on sale at currentspace.com

Thank you! Together, we’ve raised $222 in June for Aida Youth Center through the Sunbird cocktail and $213 for CASA through F*ck Ice!

Aida Youth Center is a grassroots organization serving the community of Aida refugee camp since 1968. They organize programs for children and youth, provide direct aid, and advocate for the refugee community’s rights and needs.

We Are CASA provides critical services to immigrant and working-class families, and advocates for their rights.

In July, we’re raising money for Gaza Sunbirds Mutual Aid – a para-cycling team of amputee athletes delivering food, water, emergency supplies, and support and The Butterfly Fund – supporting local impacted immigrant families & individuals.

Learn more or make additional gifts at:
aidacenter.org
justgiving.com/page/savegaza
wearecasa.org
donorbox.org/butterflyfund

Sunbird
House fig leaf infused Hamilton Rum, lime, sugar
$3 per drink supports Palestinian aid

F*ck Ice
Mezcal, Cocchi Americano, dry vermouth
$3 per drink supports immigrant rights

Final days to view "Homage to Baltimore: A Quilting Exhibition" and "Mirror Mirror" by Amy Boone-McCreesh & Libby Rosa!

These exhibitions close on Sunday. Stop by during Gallery Hours on Saturday from 1-5pm or join us at the Closing Reception and Artist Talks on Sunday from 4-6pm.

Closing Reception: Sunday, July 19, 2026
4:00 - Reception Begins
4:15 - 5:00 - Viewers Choice Quilt Winner Announcement, Panel Discussion with Winning Quilters led by .dietrich.1 + Q&A
5:00 - 5:15 - Intermission
5:15 - 6:00 - "Mirror Mirror" Artist Talk with & + Q&A

Photos:

Come early tonight for Mowder Oyal (like Motor Oil) , Akkomplisses ("Curious Kid" Album Release Show), and Daoure Diongue at Current Space !

Doors at 6, music at 7 with Daoure Diongue (video shown here) opening a beautiful night of music.

Up next will be Akkomplisses: a project including Mitch Treger Andrew Young John Dieker, Oliver Unger Robert Karpay Stephen Stohmeier, and Walsh Kunkel with lyrics and curation by Ag Shenker

Finally, Mowder Oyal is free jazz/hardcore by Adam Holofcener Bashi Rose James David Young sun lynn hunter

See you soon!

Including highly affordable work in their shows is something that artists Amy Boone-McCreesh & Libby Rosa have in common. Take a look at these available works:

(1) Amy Boone-McCreesh
Small Charms
Green Hand, Blue Ring with Specimen Tag and Mirror, Orange (on acrylic rods of Garland Curtains), 2026
Laser cut acrylic, macrame ring
$75 each

(2-5) Libby Rosa�
Blood Drop, Pin Cushion Template, 2026�
Screenprint on cotton fabric, �20" x 9.5" �
Edition of 50, $40 each

(6) Libby Rosa
Pin (curvy with white head), 2026
Polished aluminum, wood, flashe, acrylic
$400

(6) Amy Boone-McCreesh
Orange macrame ring, mirror hand with specimen tag, 2026
Laser cut acrylic, beads, steel cable
$125

(6) Pin and Charm together
$500

(7) Libby Rosa
Pin (curvy with green head), 2026
Polished aluminum, wood, flashe, acrylic
$400

(7) Amy Boone-McCreesh
Green macrame ring, orange hand, 2026
Laser cut acrylic, beads, steel cable
$125

(7) Pin and Charm together
$500

Email [email protected] to purchase.

This is the last week to view their show, "Mirror Mirror." The Closing Reception & Artist Talk by and is Sunday, July 19 from 4-6pm