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JHU launches fellowship with American Academy in Rome
Published Oct 21, 2025
Fellowship aims to support faculty innovation and spark new creative collaborations while also expanding the university's global partnerships in the arts and humanities
A blue tilework art piece in a modern building interior
Arts+Culture
A vision for centering the arts in university life
Published Oct 15, 2025
Report compiled by the Taskforce on the Arts includes 25 recommendations designed to elevate and enhance arts offerings and visibility across the university
Acrylic on Canvas
Arts+culture
Hopkins welcomes 10 new pieces by local artists
Published April 22, 2025
New works, which span a range of artistic styles and mediums, showcase artistic talent in and around Baltimore and deepen connections between the university and surrounding communities
Latoya M. Hobbs with her painting "Sistership"
Arts+culture
Two paintings join Hopkins' growing collection of contemporary art
Published Oct 16, 2024
The Bloomberg School of Public Health is the new home for two paintings by Baltimore artists Latoya M. Hobbs and Ernest Shaw Jr.
SHAN Wallace speaks at the installation of her photographs at the School of Nursing
Arts+culture
Art finds a new home at Nursing
Published June 17, 2024
Two black and white photographs by Baltimore artist SHAN Wallace are now on display at the School of Nursing—the debut location for the university's new public art initiative
A collage of different sculptures, paintings, and printed photographs.
Arts
Hopkins launches major effort to elevate the arts
Published June 4, 2024
A new initiative led by Dan Weiss, former president of the Metropolitan Museum, aspires to boost the arts across the university
Two siblings hug each other on a Baltimore street corner
Shifting Perspectives
Published Spring 2024
Meet the six Baltimore-based artists whose work will be on permanent display at Johns Hopkins, helping to celebrate the city's flourishing artistic talent and build bridges between the university and surrounding communities / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Black and white photo of two children hugging on a street corner in Baltimore
Arts+Culture
Seeing Baltimore through a new lens
Published March 13, 2024
Meet the six Baltimore-based artists whose work will be on permanent display at JHU, helping to celebrate the city's flourishing artistic talent
Johns Hopkins student and selection committee member Maya Kelsey Johnson, standing, and artist LaToya Hobbs look at a painting titled *How Johnetta Taught Us to Pray II*
Names+Narratives
Baltimore artists to inspire campus conversations
Published Nov 7, 2023
Initiative will bring contemporary works of art to JHU, with a goal of selecting artists and artwork representing a broad range of perspectives
Alumni profile
The art of the selfie
Published Dec 28, 2015
Celebrated painter, JHU alum Raoul Middleman has created a staggering 20,000 paintings, drawings over his 55-year career