Stitching Black Recreation

Join us for an exploration into Black recreation and leisure with textile artist Kehinde Applewhite.

Inspired by the work of artist Stephen Towns, learn hand-sewing and collage techniques to share how you create space for restoration.

Participants of all ages and skill levels are welcome!

Location: BMA Lexington Market

BMA Lexington Market is located in the Upper Market near the Baltimore Room at 112 N. Eutaw Street. View a map.

About the Artists

Kehinde Applewhite

Kehinde Applewhite (b. 2001, Redlands, California) is a Baltimore-based interdisciplinary collage artist who speaks on personal narratives, memories of loved ones, and the multifaceted nature of identity within community. In times of remembrance, questioning, and transformation, Applewhite’s collage work depicts their inner realm as they process the world around them.

Stephen Towns

Stephen Towns lives and works in Baltimore, MD. He trained as a painter with a BFA in studio art from the University of South Carolina and has also developed a rigorous, self-taught quilting practice. In 2024, Towns won the Baker Award from The William G. Baker Jr. Memorial Fund and the Mary Sawyers Imboden Prize, the top prize from the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance.

Images: Kehinde Applewhite. Photo by Raba Abro

Stephen Towns. Photo by Tara Geyer courtesy of ALMA | LEWIS