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360 MAG: a no-nonsense conversationStudio HouseSituated across from Lake Montebello in central Baltimore, Studio House is a project space for communion. The house offers self-directed artists the opportunity to cultivate connections, and their individual, creative practice in and around Baltimore City. The House's purpose is to bring together a rotating group of artists who have demonstrated a commitment to their creative maturation. The project space was founded by Mahari Chabwera in December 2021 through an early collaboration with The Contemporary Arts Network, and a current collaboration with patron Changrong Ji.https://www.maharichabwera.com/studio-house.Current Participants:...2022-07-231h 16
Mending WallsWe Want Clean Air. We Want Good Food. We Want Peace.Inspired by their conversations and experiences with the good people at Virginia Community Voice, artists Barry O’Keefe and Mahari Chabwera talk about how their mural along Richmond Highway (formerly Jefferson Davis Hwy) of Richmond was shaped by their experiences and understanding of what the neighbors in the South Side are advocating for and creating for themselves. The public art created for Mending Walls addresses where we are now in society to inspire conversation about how we can move forward with empathy through understanding and collaboration. Resources for this episode: Virginia Commu...2021-10-0824 min
LookSEEIn Search of Other Mothers' Gardens, We Made ArmorFor the exhibition In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens, We Made Armor, artist and curator Mahari Chabwera creates a sanctuary site for Black womxn artists to honor their ancestors and honor and care for themselves, a safe place to make and show work, to be vulnerable, to be glorious, to heal, to grow, to dream. Mahari has gathered a group of 6 Black womxn artists who are each exploring the tension between protection and vulnerability, who are embracing the opportunity to be seen as artists in this cultural moment while also being thoughtful about what is seen and who will control th...2019-12-0600 min