Workshops
Art History Happy Hour: Teri Henderson & Tracey Beale
This lively evening of engaging interactives, specialty drinks, and community gathering is perfect for the art-curious!
We’ll be joined by curator, author, and arts editor Teri Henderson and Tracey Beale, artist, jewelry designer, and Director of Public Programs at the BMA, to explore Amy Sherald: American Sublime. Activities will take place in Fox Court.
Inspired by Sherald’s painting If You Surrendered to the Air, You Could Ride It (2019), a title borrowed from Toni Morrison’s novel Song of Solomon (1977), guests are invited to look closely, disconnect from technology, and enter a meditative flow of art making and writing.
This event is for adults age 21 and older. Please see Accessibility at BMA for additional resources to support your visit.
Tickets
BMA Members: $25 | Non-Members: $35
The price of admission includes one free cocktail or mocktail, lite snacks, and access to the special exhibition Amy Sherald: American Sublime. Additional drinks, including non-alcoholic options, will be available for purchase from the pop-up bar.
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About the Participants
Teri Henderson
Teri Henderson (b.1990) is a Baltimore-based independent curator, author, and arts editor. She previously served as the Arts and Culture Editor of the Baltimore Beat, and her critical writing has appeared in Artforum and The Washington Post. In 2020, she founded the global platform @blackcollagists, leading to her acclaimed book, Black Collagists: The Book (2021).
Henderson’s curatorial work includes consulting for the National Museum of Women in the Arts’ “New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024” and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A). She also served on the jury for the Baltimore Museum of Art’s Histories Collide: Jackie Milad x Fred Wilson x Nekisha Durrett. Recent and upcoming projects include co-curating “LAYERS: The Art of Contemporary Collage” at MICA, the inaugural Scout Affordable Art Fair with Derrick Adams in 2025, and “Black Collage Aesthetic Legacies” at The Delaware Contemporary, opening in February 2026. She is a 2024 fellow of both the Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism program and the Maynard Institute.
Tracey Beale
Tracey Beale is Director of Public Programs at the Baltimore Museum of Art, where she oversees the strategy and delivery of programming for adult and family audiences including Art After Hours, Community Days, BMA Violet Hour and special programming. As a member of the Education Department, her focus is on engaging new and returning audiences and deepening connections with BMA exhibitions and collection objects.
Tracey is a practicing jewelry artist and metalsmith, creating wearable designs for the home and the body, modern relics that explore spiritual symbolism. Her creative practice extends to performance and vocalization, and she co-leads Spiritually Chosen Ministry with her life partner where she curates accessible, spiritually grounded gatherings. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. Whether in the museum, the studio, or in the community, her focus is on creating meaningful experiences that foster exploration and shared presence.