Press & Media

Immersive light and installation art from Baltimore — large-scale, UV-reactive work for festivals, events, and beyond. Michael Bowman, lead artist of Formstone Castle, has been covered by the Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Magazine, CBS Baltimore (WJZ), WMAR, WBAL, FOX45, the Chicago Sun-Times and MPT/PBS. Selected coverage, grouped by project, is below. 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.”

Read at The Baltimore Times ↗

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.

Read at Block Club Chicago ↗

▶ 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.

Open at FOX45 · WBFF Baltimore ↗

✦ 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.

Read at Baltimore Magazine ↗

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

Announcement naming Formstone Castle.

Read at Baltimore Style ↗

▶ 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).

Open at MPT · Maryland Public Television (PBS) ↗

▶ 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.

Open at Maryland State Arts Council ↗

Baltimore Fancy — Light City

✦ Article Light City Festival Illuminated Brilliant Baltimore Artcentron · 2019

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

Read at Artcentron ↗

✦ 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.”

Read at Baltimore Sun ↗

View-Scaper — Artscape

✦ Article The List: July 2019 Baltimore Magazine · 2019

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

Read at Baltimore Magazine ↗

✦ 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.

Open at CBS Baltimore · WJZ ↗

Formstone Castle Art Studio

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

Pedestrian-safety public-art initiative.

Open at MICA · Center for Social Design ↗

Kinetic Kauchii / Dekosofa — Light City

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

National PBS educational resource built around the piece.

Open at PBS LearningMedia · KET ↗