Workshops
Remembering Robert & Rosetta: A Public Offering
Join us in an interactive public offering that honors the lives of Robert and Rosetta, as well as those of the enslaved people once sold at the historic Lexington Market. Curated and facilitated by multidisciplinary artist and archivist Spirit Adams, this activation reclaims Black history and land memory; employs participatory elements and storytelling as tools for healing; embraces intergenerational dialogue; and fosters collective liberation.
Featuring grounding activities, a conversation with Robert & Rosetta sculpture artist Oletha DeVane, guided freedom-letter writing, and sonic activation with drumming by artist MUSE(O)FIRE, this offering creates space for community reflection, memory sharing, and cultural ritual, positioning the sculpture not as a static object but as a living archive of Black history and resistance.
Schedule
1 p.m. – Arrival and Light Refreshments
1:15 p.m. – Grounding and Reflection
Participate in breathwork and embodied listening exercises.
1:35 p.m. – Robert & Rosetta Conversation with Oletha DeVane
Hear about Lexington Market’s layered history and Black land memory, resilience, and liberation.
2 p.m. – Freedom-Letter Writing
Write a letter responding to prompts about what freedom looks like to you.
2:25 p.m. – Public Activation and Sonic Ritual
Transition outside to the Robert & Rosetta sculpture. Participate in call-and-response and collective invocation. Djembe drumming provided by MUSE(O)FIRE.
2:45 p.m. – Closing Reflections
Please note: This program will begin indoors and then transition outside to the Robert & Rosetta sculpture, which is adjacent to the Lexington Market entrance at the intersection of Eutaw and Lexington Streets.
Tickets
Free. Registration is encouraged, but not required.
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
Spirit Adams
Spirit Adams is a multidisciplinary artist, archivist, and food futurist whose work honors Black legacies through land, memory, and ritual. Rooted in ancestral knowledge, Spirit weaves art, farming, and storytelling into immersive spaces that preserve history, activate dialogue, and reimagine sustainable futures.
Oletha DeVane
Oletha DeVane is a Baltimore-based interdisciplinary artist whose work explores mythology, identity, and transformation. Through sculpture, installation, and public art, she evokes spiritual and symbolic realms. A lifelong educator and arts advocate, DeVane has profoundly shaped Baltimore’s cultural landscape through decades of artistic practice and community engagement.
MUSE (O) FIRE
MUSE(O)FIRE (Muse Dodd) is a transdisciplinary artist, DJ, and curator whose work centers on asking, “How do you remember, and what do you choose to forget?” Through the act of remembering, Muse uses their body to map the lived experience of Africans in America, channeling ancestral trauma and alchemizing pain through movement, ritual, and collective dreaming.