Travel Information
Baltimore
If you plan on staying at a hotel during your visit to Baltimore, we recommend good neighbor, Hotel Indigo, or if you're feeling fancy, the Revival Hotel. Wilson House is a wonderful, quirky BNB a ten minute walk to MICA. There are plenty of hotels in the Inner Harbor area, from which you could take a carshare or the light-rail right to MICA. Generally we don't recommend AirBnBs because several students had problems last year, but if you do go that route, look for one near MICA in Bolton Hill east of Eutaw or in the Hampden neighborhood. This one is good.
If you are coming in by train, you can take the MARC or Amtrak trains to MARC Penn Station in Baltimore, which is a three block walk from our location.
Friday:
1-5 pm: Welcome Session at the Brown Center (Maryland Institute College of Art)
7 pm: Private dinner hosted at good neighbor in Hampden. 3827 Falls Rd, Baltimore, MD 21211
Saturday:
10 am-1 pm: Morning Session (at the Brown Center)
1-2 pm: Lunch from Ekiben
2-5 pm: Program Information (at the Brown Center)
Dinner is on your own!
Sunday:
10 am-1 pm: Phase Zero (at the Brown Center)
1-2 pm: Lunch from Cocina Luchadoras
2-3: Wrap up
New York
Where to stay
Aloft is a solid choice that I recommended to folks when I was a co-owner of a B&B in Brooklyn and we were full. It's in downtown Brooklyn and close to a lot of transit. If you're looking for something hip and in Manhattan The Standard or ACE Hotel are great, if a bit more of a splurge. Airbnbs are also of course an option--in Brooklyn we recommend staying in Williamsburg or Greenpoint (which are close to Chemistry Creative), Fort Green, Prospect Heights, Park Slope, Brooklyn Heights (further South in BK, but lovely). All are all relatively safe, walkable, and will have all sorts of great places to eat and explore; Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Bushwick will have more direct transit options along the L train.
Food
Lunch will be provided Saturday and Monday, as will dinner on Sunday.
Weekend Schedule
Friday, November 22 - Install
10 am-6 pm: Install at Chemistry Creative
Saturday, November 23 - Dress Rehearsals
10-12 pm: Final Installation
12-1 pm: Lunch
1-6 pm: Dress Rehearsals & time to experience each other’s work
Sunday, November 24 - New Frame
10 am: Arrive at Chemistry Creative
11 am-5 pm: THE NEW FRAME is open to the public
5-6 pm: Cocktail hour
7:30 pm: Celebratory dinner
Monday, November 25 - Graduation and De-install / Strike
10 am-12 pm: Graduation Ceremony
12-1 pm: Lunch
1-5 pm: Deinstall and strike
About Chemistry Creative
Spaces and locations will be assigned according to project need. They vary from 7x10' to 10'x10'. There are also unconventional spaces, such as private conference rooms, hallways, and lounge areas which could be used. People who are just attending a table with information will have just a table space. Space requests will be taken in mid-fall and a new layout will assign spaces to each presenter.
Link to CC studio rental guide (PDF)
Space renderings + select studio photos below. See more photos and footage of the space here.
