Arts reporter

Mary Carole McCauley

Mary Carole McCauley is an arts reporter specializing in theater, books, classical music and visual arts. A native Chicagoan, Mary joined The Baltimore Sun in 2000. Her writing has been honored with a National Headliner Award and nine awards from the Society for Features Journalism. Email her at mmccauley@baltsun.com.

File photo of Rams Head On Stage (Kim Hairston/Staff)

Jim Messina to perform at Rams Head in Annapolis

November 11, 2025 at 4:48 p.m.

Jim Messina, who performed in such bands as Buffalo Springfield and Loggins & Messina, is coming to Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis.

Brendan Yates of Turnstile performs at All Points East at Victoria Park in London, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. (Photo by Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP)

Baltimore band Turnstile picks up 5 Grammy nominations

November 10, 2025 at 4:33 p.m.

Baltimore band Turnstile racked up five 2026 Grammy Award nominations.

Artist Margaret Murphy, artist in her studio, before five pieces of her artwork with one that’s partially entitled, "Banned Words." (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)

Maryland artists push back against ‘culture of censorship’

November 10, 2025 at 7:02 p.m.

Whether it's Amy Sherald moving her controversial exhibit to Baltimore or the removal of Confederate statues, Maryland artists find ways to resist censorship.

The Jug Bridge Demijohn Monument outside Frederick, Maryland.

Documentary about Frederick history to air on PBS

November 4, 2025 at 2:16 p.m.

"InSpired," a documentary about how Frederick rebounded from catastrophic rains and combatted suburban flight to become the fastest-growing county in Maryland, will air on PBS this month.

Baltimore County Police vehicles blocked off White Marsh Boulevard at Walther Boulevard as police investigated a police shooting on Monday. The road has been reopened. (Kim Hairston/Staff)

Officer shoots man armed with BB rifle in Parkville, Baltimore County Police say

November 4, 2025 at 2:59 p.m.

A Baltimore County Police officer shot and injured an armed man Monday morning in Parkville, the department said.

The Maryland Film Festival returns to the Parkway Theatre next week for five days Nov. 5-9, 2025

Maryland Film Festival with David Simon returns next week

October 31, 2025 at 5:02 p.m.

The Maryland Film Festival returns to the Parkway Theatre next week for five days of thought-provoking films and related events.

"Amy Sherald: American Sublime" opens Nov. 2 at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Sherald, the artist who painted the official portrait of Michelle Obama, recently pulled her planned solo show from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery because she feared that "Trans Forming Liberty," a painting of a trans woman posed as the Statue of Liberty, would be censored. (Kim Hairston/staff)

Amy Sherald on censorship, Michelle Obama and Baltimore Museum of Art show | Q&A

October 30, 2025 at 1:27 p.m.

As "Amy Sherald: American Sublime" opens this weekend at the Baltimore Museum of Art, the artist discussed her work and what she believes to be censorship from the Trump administration.

People participate in a rally to call on Congress to protect funding for US public broadcasters, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR), outside the NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., on March 26, 2025. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

WETA broadcaster unveils survival strategies to offset $9M in lost federal funds

October 29, 2025 at 12:30 p.m.

Less than a month after WETA lost the taxpayer grants it had received for 50+ years, the station is going public with its survival strategies.

Jacob Lawrence, Fantasy, created in 1952. The Baltimore Museum of Art.

10 artworks in Baltimore to give you the creeps this Halloween

October 28, 2025 at 7:11 a.m.

These 10 artworks on view over Halloween at Baltimore museums just might scare the bejesus out of you.

The Baltimore Museum of Art announced Oct. 24, 2025 that it has received the largest gift in its history - $10 million - to boost education. In this 2023 photo, a girl takes a quick nap in the museum's Dew Drop Inn children's installation.

Baltimore Museum of Art receives record $10M gift to help education projects

October 25, 2025 at 2:58 p.m.

The Baltimore Museum of Art has received a record $10 million gift from Amy and Marc Meadows to expand arts education programs and create a lasting endowment for Baltimore-area students.

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