Category: community

  • Reflecting on Meeting (Virtually) with Tara Meyer

    Artist Tyrone Weedon recalls his experience chatting with wrestler Tara Meyer. He attended a Zoom class where he discussed his art practice with the class.

  • Making Tribute Portraits at the AVAM

    Tyrone Weedon, Louis Middleton, and Tony Labate made their way to the AVAM to lead a workshop on tribute portraits. All three artists have a body of work around celebrity tributes, and were excited to share their expertise.

  • Learning New Skills with Baltimore Clayworks

    In partnership with Baltimore Clayworks, a handful of Make Studio artists have been experimenting with clay! The workshop spanned 6 weeks throughout March and April. Working with clay was unfamiliar to a lot of the artists, but that led to persistence and new discoveries. 

  • Rock Painting with Ethan!

    Ethan visited Farring-Baybrook Recreation Center to host a rock painting workshop!

  • Make Studio Funnies

    This May, Jules Hinmon, Dasha Kalumuck, and Doris Washington showcased their comics, zines, and animation during the Make Studio Funnies extravaganza!

  • Artists Outside: Ethan’s and Marcie’s College Experiences

    When not working as artists at the studio, Ethan is currently attending Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) Essex, and Marcie recently wrapped up her animal care program at CCBC Dundalk. They shared a glimpse into their school lives.

  • On the Run with Shane

    Artist Shane Hargest has been involved with Athletes Serving Athletes (ASA) for quite awhile now, and has participated in multiple races. (Make Studio staffer Terri and board member Abbie coincidentally have also run with ASA!) This past year these included two 5Ks and the strenuous Charles Street 12-Miler, only his second race, which started at the Shops at Kenilworth…

  • Louis FACED OFF with friends this fall

    Artist Louis Middleton, who participates in the “teaching” track within our professional tracks program, has had a very busy year! You may have heard about his sold out Paint-A-Long workshop at the American Visionary Art Museum, but haven’t yet heard that he will be giving an artist presentation at an upcoming meeting of the Baltimore…

  • Mutual Admiration Society 2025

    Mutual Admiration Society, now in its 5th year, is above all else an opportunity for artists to talk about art. During the live, virtual program, artists took turns presenting their selected works. Artists from Make Studio, Art Enables (Washington, DC) and Creative Clay (St. Petersburg, FL) chose pieces they admired from two exhibitions, Cordially Invited…

  • Our Road Warriors Take on PA!

    As you might recall from last spring, Make Studio was excited to receive a grant from Civitan Club of Baltimore, allowing us to undertake our “Make Studio Road Warriors” series. Our concluding series trip took us up to PA! Read on to find out what we saw and did that day.