The Arts at UMBC

05/19/2026

Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81, an exhibition on display through May 22 at our Library Gallery, is featured in today's Banner!

An exhibit at UMBC features images from the institution in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”

05/15/2026

Kudos to the remarkable Juan Sebastián Delgado, a fabulous cellist in our UMBC Department of Music!

04/23/2026

On April 30 and May 1, Orange Grove Dance will perform *outside* on the UMBC campus, traveling in space! Reserve tickets now — four performances only!

Thursday, April 30, 5 p.m.
Thursday, April 30, 7 p.m.
Friday, May 1, 5 p.m.
Friday, May 1, 7 p.m.

Join us for a special event with Site/Unseen, a production by Orange Grove Dance that brings ten performers into dynamic partnership with sidewalks, stairways, and the UMBC amphitheatre.

04/16/2026

Join us for UMBC’s annual Brass Bash on Tuesday, 4/21, 7:30 pm in Linehan Concert Hall! Featuring Brass for Uncommon Times, tuba soloist Velvet Brown, percussionist Fran Vielma, Latin Grammy-winning drummer Daniel Prim, and composer Greg Nicolett!

Join us for UMBC's annual Brass Bash, this year featuring Brass for Uncommon Times, a brass and percussion ensemble including top players from across the...

04/15/2026

Don't miss — this Sunday! Journey with the acclaimed Inscape Chamber Orchestra as they explore Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, Richard Strauss’s Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, and Béla Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 1, featuring soloist Airi Yoshioka.

Sunday, April 19, 4 p.m., Linehan Concert Hall

Journey with the acclaimed Inscape Chamber Orchestra as they explore Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, Richard Strauss’s Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, and Béla Bártok’s Violin Concerto No.

04/01/2026

If you haven't had a chance to visit the exhibition Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81 (subject of a big review in last week's BmoreArt), join us at the Library Gallery on Thursday, April 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. for a discussion between Kaitlin Booher (William and Sarah Ross Soter Associate Curator of Photography, Columbus Museum of Art) and Holly Avella (assistant professor of media studies and data analytics, UMBC), followed by a reception — all free!

In conjunction with the exhibition Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81, on display at the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery through May 22, the Library Gallery presents a...

04/01/2026

It's time to travel down the yellow brick road! Join us April 2–12 for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a family friendly production on UMBC's Proscenium Stage, adapted by Jacqueline Lawton and directed by Joseph W. Ritsch!

UMBC Theatre presents The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, adapted by Jacqueline Lawton and directed by Joseph W. Ritsch. Life in modern day Baltimore has been a bit boring for Dorothy and her little dog Toto.

03/28/2026

Thanks, BmoreArt and Jack Livingston, for the fantastic review of Mary Ellen Mark: Ward 81, an exhibition on display at UMBC's Library Gallery through May 22!

In the iconic photograph, a young woman lies in a deep white ceramic bathtub, only her face visible above the soapy water. She is framed like a saint. Wet, dark hair fans out behind her, flowing over the back of the tub. She gazes at the viewer with wide eyes, her oval girlish face pensive […]

03/26/2026

Get your tickets now — one performance has already sold out!

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz opens NEXT THURSDAY! Join us for an opening night celebration after the show to celebrate the company's hard work!

Snacks and drinks will be provided. 🌈🎉

03/26/2026

Join us for "despite // bất chấp," our 2026 Intermedia and Digital Arts (IMDA) MFA Thesis Exhibition, April 1–18 (with an artist reception on April 2) at UMBC's CADVC with works by Taylor Goad, Nia Hampton, Bao Nguyen & Lynn Nguyen!

The Intermedia and Digital Arts Master's Program presents despite // bất chấp: The 2026 Intermedia and Digital Arts (IMDA) MFA Thesis Exhibition.