The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) celebrated the grand opening of its Performing Arts and Humanities Building on September 19, 2012, with “New Space”—a thought-provoking discussion among 14 of Baltimore’s most innovative cultural luminaries.

Co-presented by the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance (GBCA), the event showcased the new building as a catalyst in forging vital partnerships between the university and Greater Baltimore community. Tom Hall, WYPR radio host and Baltimore Choral Arts Society director, moderated the discussion of how new spaces inspire us to think, create and engage in unexpected ways.

For more information on this event, see http://www.umbc.edu/window/newspace.html.


UMBC Performing Arts and Humanities Building - Grand Opening

Here at UMBC, we like to say that the arts and humanities make you think, create, engage. So, on the occasion of the opening of the Performing Arts and Humanities Building, we asked leaders breaking ground in the region's cultural landscape the question: How do new spaces inspire us to think, create, and engage in expected and unexpected ways? 

This segment: An exchange between moderator Tom Hall (WYPR radio host and music director of the Baltimore Choral Arts Society) and Timothy Nohe (associate professor of visual arts, UMBC)

Tim Nohe at PAHB Grand Opening

Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley was featured as the first performer on the stage of the proscenium theatre at UMBC's new Performing Arts and Humanities Building, 9/19/2012. His performance preceded the grand opening event "New Space," where moderator Tom Hall asked leaders breaking ground in the Baltimore region's cultural landscape the question: How do new spaces inspire us to think, create, and engage in expected and unexpected ways? For an event recap, see http://www.umbc.edu/window/newspace.html.


Gov Martin O'Malley Performs at PAHB Grand Opening

Here at UMBC, we like to say that the arts and humanities make you think, create, engage. So, on the occasion of the opening of the Performing Arts and Humanities Building, we asked leaders breaking ground in the region's cultural landscape the question: How do new spaces inspire us to think, create, and engage in expected and unexpected ways? 

This segment: Wendy Salkind, professor of theatre at UMBC


Wendy Salkind at PAHB Grand Opening

Here at UMBC, we like to say that the arts and humanities make you think, create, engage. So, on the occasion of the opening of the Performing Arts and Humanities Building, we asked leaders breaking ground in the region's cultural landscape the question: How do new spaces inspire us to think, create, and engage in expected and unexpected ways? 

This segment: Jessica Berman, professor of English at UMBC

Jessica Berman at PAHB Grand Opening

Here at UMBC, we like to say that the arts and humanities make you think, create, engage. So, on the occasion of the opening of the Performing Arts and Humanities Building, we asked leaders breaking ground in the region's cultural landscape the question: How do new spaces inspire us to think, create, and engage in expected and unexpected ways? 

This segment: Doreen Bolger, executive director of the Baltimore Museum of Art


Doreen Bolger at PAHB Grand Opening (1 of 2)

Here at UMBC, we like to say that the arts and humanities make you think, create, engage. So, on the occasion of the opening of the Performing Arts and Humanities Building, we asked leaders breaking ground in the region's cultural landscape the question: How do new spaces inspire us to think, create, and engage in expected and unexpected ways? 

This segment: Doreen Bolger, executive director of the Baltimore Museum of Art

Tim Nohe at PAHB Grand Opening

Dinah Winnick