2018 Sondheim Semifinalist Exhibition at the Maryland Institute College of Art
The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA) announces the semifinalists for the 14th annual Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize. Twenty-four artists have been selected for the semifinal round by 2019 jurors Laylah Ali, Regine Basha and William Powhida. The competition awards a $25,000 fellowship to assist in furthering the career of a visual artist or visual artist collaborators living and working in the Greater Baltimore region. A semifinalists’ exhibition kicks off Artscape weekend, July 19–21, 2019. Finalists for the competition are announced mid-April 2019.
Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize Semifinalists
- Negar Ahkami, Arlington, VA
- Stephanie Barber, Baltimore, MD
- Akea Brionne Brown, Baltimore, MD
- Amanda Burnham, Baltimore, MD
- Call Your Mom, Baltimore, MD
- Cheeny Celebrado-Royer, Havre de Grace, MD
- Zoë Charlton, Baltimore, MD
- Mina Cheon, Baltimore, MD
- Schroeder Cherry, Baltimore, MD
- Bobby Coleman, Baltimore, MD
- Nicole Dyer, Baltimore, MD
- Christine Ferrera, Baltimore, MD
- Phylicia Ghee, Randallstown, MD
- Gun Show Project (Richard Chisolm & David Hess), Baltimore, MD
- Taha Heydari, Baltimore, MD
- Kei Ito and Andrew Paul Keiper, Baltimore, MD
- Sara Kaltwasser, Baltimore, MD
- Khanh Le, Washington, DC
- Tsedaye Makonnen, Washington, DC
- Jackie Milad, Baltimore, MD
- Nara Park, Washington, DC
- Antoinette Suiter, Baltimore, MD
- Stephen Towns, Baltimore, MD
- Stephanie Williams, Washington, DC
The finalists’ exhibition is on view Saturday, June 15–Sunday, August 11, 2019 at the Walters Art Museum, located at 600 N. Charles St. An award announcement and reception takes place Saturday, July 13, 2019 at 7pm at the Walters. Galleries open at 10am. Admission to the exhibition and opening reception are free. Each finalist not selected for the fellowship is presented with an M&T Bank Finalist Award of $2,500.