Events

A progressive art studio is a fine arts milieu in which people with disabilities can create and maintain meaningful lives in the arts. Highlighting the work of artists in progressive art studios including Make Studio (Baltimore), Art Enables (DC), Studio In-Sight of Cornerstone Montgomery (Bethesda), and VisAbility Art Lab (Rockville), this show celebrates the distances from which we have come since the end of notorious state institutions, such as Forest Haven hospital right here in Laurel. We have progressed toward increased rights and access for people with disabilities, and push for continued progress ahead. Look for more disabled art excellence at progressive art studio events in the fall, including “Outside Forces” at Art Enables in DC and “Cordially Invited” at Make Studio in Baltimore.
Make Studio is a nonprofit, community-based arts organization in Baltimore, MD, whose mission is to empower artists with disabilities to grow as professionals with visibility and voice in their communities. In a fine art studio environment, adults with disabilities can pursue and maintain lives or careers as artists.

This 2022 film, directed by Stephen Willams, is based on the factual story of French-Caribbean musician Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the illegitimate son of an African enslaved and a French plantation owner, who rises to heights in French society as a composer before an ill-fated love affair. The film stars Kelvin Harrison Jr., Samara Weaving, and Lucy Boynton. Rated PG-13 | Run time: 1h 48m.