Upcoming Events and Exhibitions
SBM Gallery presents
Artists in Conversation: Creative Collaborations
Join SBM Gallery for a series of artists in conversation. Each month a group of two or more artists will discuss the way they collaborate, how these partnerships impact their creative practice, and the joys and challenges of working together.
Purchase tickets for a single event or the whole series! Tickets available here:
Friday, March 6, 2026 at 6:00pm
Roberto Lugo & Sarah McCann
The nature of collaboration is not always linear and sometimes intersections happen that plant seeds for future engagement. Roberto Lugo and Sarah McCann will discuss how a chance meeting, Baltimore residency and enduring artistic connection has set the stage for longer term creative collaborations. They will discuss what life might look like for artists who have deeply personal independent practices as they launch a collaborative creative endeavor.
Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 7:00pm
Heather Douglas & Tiffany Jones
Beyond the Mask of COVID is a portrait storytelling project inspired by an intimate conversation between nurse and social worker Heather Douglas and her mother. Making her first foray into using art as a means of expression, Heather collaborated with artist Tiffany Jones to bring to life the stories and voices beyond the mask. Together they discuss how art became a means of communication and community building.
Saturday, April 4 at 6:00pm
Paula Phillips & Vetiver
In conjunction with Paula Phillips’ solo exhibition, she will speak with Vetiver about how collaboration actively informs each of their creative practices.
Saturday, May 2 at 6:00pm
Christine Stiver & Dominic Terlizzi
In this conversation, Christine Stiver and Dominic Terlizzi explore how they collaborate as a married couple, balancing individual studio practices within the intimate setting of a shared bedroom studio in their NYC apartment.
Friday, May 29, 2026 at 6:00pm
Sara Kaltwasser & Sarah McCann
Dubbed Squara(h) by friends, Sara Kaltwasser and Sarah McCann have worked closely together as artist and curator, peers in the field of arts administration, and on truly collaborative projects like Paint Night! They will speak on how their collaborations began, the importance of creativity in fostering joyous community engagement, and how these partnerships support them as human beings trying to thrive in the world.
Friday, June 12, 2026 at 6:00pm
Allison Duggan & Denise Gantt
In honor of Junteenth, Gantt and Duggan reflect on collaboration, personal power, platform-building, and the responsibility artists carry within systems that shape public life. Their conversation will explore the long history of Black people making art, both as a means of survival and institution building, and how film, visual art, and theater can activate philanthropy, accountability, and community power.
Friday, July 17, 2026 at 6:00pm
SBM Gallery Artists
To close out the first six month pop-up schedule, join a panel of artists who have shown and worked with SBM Gallery since its opening in February!
CROWDFUND IN SUPPORT OF SBM GALLERY!
Funds are being raised for the five exhibitions planned in the first six months of this gallery pop up that will hopefully continue beyond with your help. I am excited to share that we have already raised over $2,600 from individual donors! And had a donor pledge a $5,000 match if we can hit the goal! If you are able, please contribute to ensure that SBM Gallery is able to support the phenomenal group of artists involved. Tax deductible donations can be made online here: https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/sbm-gallery. We need to raise these funds by March 20!
BEFORE | DURING | NOW
AND GRAND OPENING OF SBM GALLERY
STUDIO SALE
Several new projects are in the works in my studio! Please help me clear some space by purchasing an artwork. I will be taking down my online store next month to switch platforms so buy a painting, mosaic or drawing now at:
https://www.sarahbmccann.com/online-store.php
I want these to go to homes where they will be loved so if you love something that is out of your budget, please reach out and make an offer.
ART SPEAKS: ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONS
Presented by VibrantCast
January 16–March 6, 2026
3rd Floor Gallery Bridgeport Art Center
OPENING RECEPTION JANUARY 16th, 7-10PM
A curated group exhibition for this moment in time, a space for honesty, reflection, and emotional depth.In a world that feels loud and uncertain, we invited artists to express what words alone cannot. Expression may be fierce or fragile, joyful or aching, intimate or expansive. It may speak of identity, memory, resistance, longing, or hope.
This exhibition explores abstraction not just as a style, but as a release, a way to process lived experience and the emotional charge of simply being human.
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