Inspired by the September 2022 boil water advisory in West Baltimore, the five Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Curatorial Practice MFA students organizing Just a Drop dive deeply into the history of our most precious resource. For this exhibition, they bring together a diverse group of artists, activists, and storytellers to describe people’s relationships to water via culture, ritual, and conservation. Through a wide range of objects and materials—including sculptures, illustrations, protest banners, textiles, glass art, videos, and a large-scale, newly-commissioned mural—the 13 artists highlighted in this show reveal how water sustains life and shapes human destinies. With personal, collective, and mythical imagery and stories, the featured artists invite viewers to reconsider the element that makes up 60% of their bodies and covers more than 70% of the planet’s surface.
Just a Drop includes:

The Class: jes allie, Vincent Ruffini, Simone Sydnor, Liddy Wells, Minglu Zhong
​Professors: Jeffry Cudlin + Babette Pendleton
Advisors and Guests: George Ciscle, Ashley DeHoyos, Andrea Dixon, Joseph Orzal, José Ruiz, Cecilia Wichmann
Installation Photos: Vivian Doering​