* demolition has been delayed. For more information click here

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Abandon Ship
July 10 - demolition
curated by: Michael Benevento + Monique Crabb + Hans Petrich

Opening reception July 10, 7-10pm
Closing reception August 8, 7-10pm

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MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY... This is Current, Current, Current...Position 30 South Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Our vessel is going down! We require immediate assistance....All Hands on Deck!

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An exhibition in preparation for the demolition of 30 South Calvert Street. For the past four years, Current has been a breeding ground for cultural production, opening onto countless collaborators, nourishing an ongoing conversation. Like a supernova before the collapse, we prepare for the building's demolition with an ongoing collaborative exhibition that embodies 30 South Calvert. Welcoming you moments before bulldozers consume the building, and we slither out the anus of the temporary shelter, like a colony of parasites discharged onto the city.

Artworks will be added throughout the duration of the exhibition, featured artists include:

Adrian Lohmüller, Andrew Liang, Andrew Shenker, Alex Worthington, Aron Fay, Audrey Lea Collins Petrich, Baltimore Development Cooperative, Ben Fisher + Lou Joseph + Mary Lewandowski, Brendan Sullivan, Dirck Ober, David Sloan + Thea Canlas, Elena Johnston,Elizabeth McTernan, Erin Womack, Eric Leshinsky, Fred Scharman, Gary Kachadourian, Ivan Hernandez Quintela, Jackson Frazier, Jacqueline Schlossman, Jake Dibeler, Jason Kachadourian, Jan Razauskas, Jason Smith, Jonathan Taube, Lee B. Freeman, First Surface - Joe Ride + Sum, Julianne Hamilton, Julianna Dail, Justin Lucas + Alia Diaz + John Bohl + April Wood + Magnolia Laurie + Graham Coreil-Allen, Lara Antal, Leah Vogely, Lotfy Nathan, Neal Reinalda, Phuong Pham, C. Ryan Patterson, Spencer Compton, Symmes Gardner, Vestal Abbott, Vishwam Velandy, Russell Kelbaugh and more

This is the last exhibition at 30 South Calvert, an ongoing collaborative installation, which will be demolished with the building (but not the last exhibition for Current).

Organized in conjunction with Offsite Artscape 2009.

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Abandon Ship: Call for Participation
opening June 10 (an ongoing collaborative installation)

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An exhibition in preparation for the demolition of 30 South Calvert Street. For the past four years, Current has been a breeding ground for cultural production, opening onto countless collaborators, nourishing an ongoing conversation. Like a supernova before the collapse, we prepare for the building's demolition with an ongoing collaborative exhibition that embodies 30 South Calvert. Welcoming you moments before bulldozers consume the building, and we slither out the anus of the temporary shelter, like a colony of parasites discharged onto the city

Current Gallery invites everyone across all disciplines to participate in Current Gallery's Abandon Ship, our last exhibition at 30 South Calvert Street. Abandon Ship is a collection of projects designed to be demolished with the building, including projects on the interior and exterior of the building. Works may include but are in no way limited to: printed matter, painting, installation, interactive, environmental/site specific, workshops, performance, murals, *video, design, sound, etc.

We are currently accepting proposals to be installed prior to the opening reception July 10, and projects added throughout the duration of the exhibition. Also, we are planning a Closing Reception/Alley Festival in late August or early September, so we will be looking for performances, music, and videos

*Video works will be shown during selected screenings throughout the exhibition and on view on our website.


Please include the following:
1. Artist(s) contact info (phone number, email)
2. Proposal including approximate dimensions
3. images (optional)
4. website (optional)

Send proposal(s) to currentspace@gmail.com, subject "Abandon Ship Proposal"


pictures below for reference:

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baltimore vs. the world
deadline extended: october 24 (postmark)

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Current Gallery invites video artists and enthusiasts to submit videos of all genres (experimental, animation, music video, documentary, short, home video, outtakes, unfinished films, scientific studies, etc). Works selected from this call will be featured in baltimore vs. the world DVD publication due out 2009.

baltimore vs. the world will incorporate two separate DVD compilations. One DVD will feature selected works from around the world and the other DVD will focus on selected works from Baltimore, Maryland. Accompanying the DVDs will be a booklet with interviews and support materials.


Download Application: PDF

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