Changing the Play at the Line of Scrimmage

There are few things that come close to the fun of the Contemporary Museum’s annual Winter Party. A playoff brawl between the Ravens and Colts is one of them.

When the Ravens stormed into last Saturday evening’s divisional game, and into direct conflict with the Contemporary Museum’s fundraising event, the museum moved with the speed and agility of Ray Rice by kicking off the festivities earlier than originally announced to give the partygoers a chance to catch the Museum’s new exhibition, Participation Nation, before moving onto the “party,” where they found a football lounge so they wouldn’t miss the action. It’s quite a task to satisfy both the art aficionado and football fanatic, but if you ask the multitude of media in attendance, including writers from Style Magazine, the Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Magazine, and numerous art blogs, they’ll agree there were no flags on the play.

Check out the coverage in the Baltimore Sun, and BmoreArt for more details on the museum’s quick-thinking changes to its “game plan.” A Friday Baltimore Business Journal story about the change noted that guests will see “what kind of performance art Joe Flacco can whip up.”

Oh well.