CORDIALLY INVITED III 
with MAKE STUDIO, Baltimore
OUR CELEBRATION OF PROGRESSIVE STUDIOS RETURNS FOR
FREE FALL BALTIMORE 2020 
 
Make Studio is excited to bring back what is now an annual event for us - Cordially Invited - our invitational exhibition and showcase of artists working at progressive art centers around the U.S. and the globe.

This year this event for Free Fall Baltimore will be in and hybrid in-person/online format, including a feature exhibition in Make Studio’s Showroom Gallery, as well as an extensive virtual exhibition and complementary online programming. Cordially Invited will be on view to the public in-person and online Friday, October 2nd through Wednesday, November 4th. 

Participating artists come from 18 diverse studios, and select works from Make Studio’s roster of 35 artists will also be on display.

The art produced in progressive art studios is often exciting and thought-provoking because it's unexpected, and invites the art-loving public to better appreciate our neuro-diverse world. In 2020, progressive studios around the globe have been adapting to the pandemic, and providing vital connection and expressive outlets for their artists, even when their physical studios are closed and this poses logistical and pressing financial challenges. Now more than ever, these unique, vital artistic and social resources and their talented artists deserve our attention, recognition, and support.

Confirmed participating studios are:
Arundel Lodge, Inc.'s Open Eye Gallery (Anne Arundel County, MD)
Art Enables (Washington, DC)
Arts of Life (Chicago, IL)
Atelier Herenplaats (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Autism Services, Inc. (Amherst, NY)
Creative Citizen Studios (Pittsburgh, PA)
Creative Clay (St. Petersburg, FL)
Creativity Explored (San Francisco, CA)
ECF Art Centers (Los Angeles, CA)
Flying Shuttles Studio (Pawtucket, RI)
Interact (Minneapolis, MN)
Paint A Miracle (Rochester, MI)
Project Ability (Glasgow, Scotland)
Project Onward (Chicago, IL)
Riera Studio Art Brut Cuba (Havana, Cuba)
Spindleworks Art Center (Brunswick, ME)
Studio 57 (Middletown, RI)
Studio In-Sight of Cornerstone Montgomery (Rockville, MD)


 Amongst other activities, we will have special Saturday hours for in-person viewing (individuals and small groups will be admitted one party at a time, appointments preferred).
A free, virtual closing reception will take place on Friday October 30th from 5 - 6:30 PM. Aspiring artists with disabilities, aged 16 and up, are invited to our virtual Portfolio Review Plus event on Friday, October, 9th from 4 – 5:15 PM. We will also host an online workshop and informal educational panel featuring CI artists/progressive studio staff on Saturday, October 17th from 10:30 AM – 1 PM.