Press & Media

Selected coverage of Formstone Castle and Michael Bowman across a decade of installations. Tap any item — videos play right here.

MicroRave

✦ Article Artscape returns in just 4 weeks. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s new Baltimore Sun · 2026

Previews the “micro rave” among Artscape 2026’s new public-art projects.

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✦ Article Artscape Blends Creativity and Wellness Through Interactive Programming The Baltimore Times · 2026

Names the “MicroRave installation by Formstone Castle.”

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Cicada Parade-a

✦ Article Cicada Parade-A Art Project Raising Money For Insect Asylum’s Rooftop Garden Block Club Chicago · 2024

Chicago coverage crediting Bowman / Baltimore.

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▶ TV Cicada Parade-a: Giant sculptures swarm Chicago-area streets FOX 32 Chicago · 2024

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✦ Article Avondale’s Insect Asylum celebrates historic cicada season with public art project Chicago Sun-Times · 2024

Chicago feature; quotes Bowman as the Baltimore originator.

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▶ TV Chicago museum honors the cicada emergence (The Insect Asylum) NBC Chicago · 2024

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▶ TV Cicada Parade-a DAP (project sponsor) · 2021

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▶ TV Cicada Parade: a public art project takes over Baltimore (Maryland Moments) FOX45 · WBFF Baltimore · 2021

On-air segment; quotes Bowman.

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✦ Article Cicada Parade-a’s Decorated Bug Sculptures Celebrate the Spirit of Reemergence Baltimore Magazine · 2021

Feature naming Michael Bowman / Formstone Castle Collective as originators.

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✦ Article Formstone Castle Collective Welcomes Brood X with Art Project, Cicada Parade-A Baltimore Style · 2021

Announcement naming Formstone Castle.

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▶ TV Cicada Parade-a art project unleashing big bugs in Baltimore WMAR-2 · ABC Baltimore (Scripps) · 2021

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▶ Video Outdoors Maryland — Season 33, Episode 2 MPT · Maryland Public Television (PBS) · 2021

Statewide PBS episode featuring the project (full episode on MPT).

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▶ TV Cicada Parade-a art project brings statues to Baltimore WBAL-TV 11 · NBC Baltimore · 2021

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MSAC Individual Artist Award

★ Award Individual Artist Award — Formstone Castle Maryland State Arts Council · 2021

State arts-council honor + artist directory listing.

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Baltimore Fancy — Light City

✦ Article Light City Festival Illuminated Brilliant Baltimore Artcentron · 2019

“Baltimore Fancy by Michael Bowman – Formstone Castle Collective.”

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✦ Article 6 things not to miss at the combined Light City and Baltimore Book Festival Baltimore Sun · 2019

Names Bowman + Siri Ming for “Baltimore Fancy.”

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View-Scaper — Artscape

✦ Article The List: July 2019 Baltimore Magazine · 2019

Names Michael Bowman + the 8-ft View-Master.

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✦ Article Artscape 2019 Installations Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance · 2019

Names “View-Scaper by Formstone Castle Collective.”

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✦ Article Artscape 2019 — festival photo gallery (the View-Scaper) Baltimore Sun · 2019

Xavier Plater’s Sun photo of a visitor looking through the View-Scaper (captioned “giant binoculars” — it’s the giant View-Master).

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What Lies Beneath — Light City

✦ Article A quick guide to the most promising installations along Light City’s Light Art Walk Baltimore Sun · 2018

Highlights “What Lies Beneath” (Stop 37).

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▶ TV Behind the Scenes: Art Installation for Light City 2018 (“What Lies Beneath”) CBS Baltimore · WJZ · 2018

Bowman quoted on the 73,000-LED underwater screen.

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Formstone Castle Art Studio

★ Award “Made You Look” case study (Michael Bowman, Project Advisor) MICA · Center for Social Design

Pedestrian-safety public-art initiative.

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Kinetic Kauchii / Dekosofa — Light City

▶ Video Kinetic Kauchii / DekoSofa — media-arts lesson PBS LearningMedia · KET

National PBS educational resource built around the piece.

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