Artscape 2014: LED Art Board

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The Baltimore Arts & Entertainment Billboard is a one of a kind board that blends advertising with artwork, substantially enriching the commute of the audience with consciousness and culture. For every 2-3 ads display a piece of art is displayed. This will happen every hour, all day, year round.

Expressions of all mediums will be supplied by artists and students, working in conjunction with The Baltimore Office of Promotions and Arts, as well as other mindful organizations, to curate the work that appears on the board. The art board was unveiled at Artscape 2014 on Friday July 18th at around 8:45pm in front of the Metro Gallery.  The board is the only one of it’s kind in the USA and a great landmark attraction for the City of Baltimore.

This board is not only an incredible advertising platform, but is a magnificent opportunity for creatives to engage, inspire, and positively influence the world in which they pull their imagination from around them

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Artscape 2014: Maryland Film Festival at The Charles

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The Maryland Film Festival returned to Artscape with a full lineup of free shorts!  On Friday evening at 7pm, programming started with a screening and Q&A with a filmmaker from the international community.  Previous years have featured animators, indie film legends, and Academy Award-nominees.  From Saturday through Sunday, a wide variety of shorts were shown beginning every hour throughout the duration of the festival.
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Artscape 2014: Pop-Up Performances

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They were dancin’ in the streets at Artscape 2014!  During the festival they showed up anywhere at any time and invited the audience to dance.

Performers

Glade Dance Collective Dancers will explore creating, leaving and returning home.

Alexander D’Agostino Productions Even the animals are dancing in this colorful, participatory performance. Rueda de Casino of Baltimore Salsa dancing, pop-up style!

Dance Baltimore Look for your friends in these Pop-Up dances.

Lionz of Zion Professional breakdancers thrill with their combination of dance and acrobatics.

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Artscape 2014: Field Day

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A collection of participatory games, activities, performances and competitions designed by artists.  Installations were featured along the Charles Street corridor.  Artscape-goers could experience each “station” as simply a viewer or by competing against friends.

Installations:
“SuperGame!,” Scott Pennington & Adam Franchino
“Pizza Party Twister,” Chloe Irla
“HopsXotch Rivalry,” Graham Coreil-Allen
“The Amazing Art Race,” Peter Krsko
“Little Lord Baltimore,” Sam Sheffield
“Choose Your Own Reuse Adventure,” The Loading Dock

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Artscape 2014: Gamescape

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Gamescape is a high quality program showcasing video games and the creative people who make them.  Visitors browsed and interacted with selected video games from local and international video game developers along with classic arcade games from the past.  Gamescape remained open during Artscape After Hours, featuring live performances of video game music.

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Artscape 2014: Ballroom Dancing in the Garden

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Local landscape architecture design firm P.E.L.A. Design, Inc. transformed a surface lot into an urban garden oasis for ballroom dancing.  Visitors meandered through the  multi-textural ornamental grasses and colorful perennials before making their way to the dance floor.  The garden featured live performances by professional ballroom dancers. Festival-goers were also invited to take part in free dance lessons from a variety of experienced instructors.  During Artscape After Hours, the dance floor was open to the public.

 

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