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University of Maryland Medical Center has partnered with the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA) to commission thirty seven (6’ by 8’) and two (6’ by 12’) murals to be painted onto interior walls of the Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit at UMMC Midtown, 6th floor corridors, and common rooms.

University of Maryland Medical Center has partnered with the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA) to commission thirty seven (6’ by 8’) and two (6’ by 12’) murals to be painted onto interior walls of the Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit at UMMC Midtown, 6th floor corridors, and common rooms.

Total Project budget: $85,000*

*This includes artist(s) time and materials for all thirty seven murals.

Deadline for Application: 5:00pm, Friday, October 19, 2018

Application information here: UMMC – BOPA CALL FOR ARTISTS

GBCA and Artists U are working with a Roundtable of artists and arts professionals looking at how Baltimore artists survive and thrive. We created this artist survey to better understand artists in Baltimore. We will use what we learn to better organize with artists, to build community, resources, and opportunities to move us all forward. We do mean “us;” we believe strongly that our success is mutual and interdependent.

TAKE THE SURVEY

Ladew is Seeking Submissions for Garden Glow! 

There are 3 Classes of Submission

1) “GLOW” Our biggest class in terms of size; can be any type of lit installation; does not have to relate to Halloween, a captivating visually stimulating light display to celebrate the season on behalf of Ladew Topiary Gardens. Assume 5-20+ feet in size. Each submission will have its own viewing space and supporting marketing and promotion.

The Participants we are looking for are: Artists, businesses, arts organizations, groups, individuals 

Download your Submission form and application Here 

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The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA) is proud to announce the third edition of the Municipal Art Society of Baltimore City Artist Travel Prize, sponsored by the Municipal Art Society of Baltimore City (MASB). The Municipal Art Society of Baltimore was founded in 1899 as part of the City Beautiful movement. It is one of only two remaining societies to be operating under its original charter “to provide sculptural and pictorial decoration and ornaments for the public buildings, streets and open spaces in the City of Baltimore, and to help generally beautify the City.” Artistic contributions to the City span more than one hundred years. In 2016 the Society embarks on a path to provide new opportunities to Baltimore artists and art places within the City.

This prize will award $6,000 to a visual artist or visual artist collaborators, living and working in Baltimore City. Successful proposals will be selected from submissions that clearly articulate the artist’s reason for travel and how it relates to their work, along with support materials. The $6,000 prize is intended to function as funding for travel essential to an artist’s studio practice that an artist may not otherwise be able to afford.

Click here to apply. 

Estimated Timeline

• Thursday, August 2, 2018: Call for entries released
• Friday, September 14, 2018: Application deadline
• October 2018: recipient of MASB Artist Travel Prize announced
• 2019-2020: Public presentation of travel by selected artist

For more information about the Travel Prize contact: Lou Joseph at 443-263-4339 or ljoseph@promotionandarts.org.

For more information about the Municipal Art Society of Baltimore City, contact: Peter Doo at petercdoo@gmail.com.  

The Baltimore Office of Promotion &The Arts is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization which serves as Baltimore City’s arts council, film office, and events agency. By producing large-scale events such as Light City, Artscape and the Baltimore Book Festival, and providing funding and support to artists, arts programs and organizations across the city, BOPA’s goal is to make Baltimore a more vibrant and creative city.

For more information on the Municipal Art Society of Baltimore City Artist Travel Prize, call 410-752-8632.

In an effort to brighten, beautify and enhance visibility of Enoch Pratt Free Library’s Washington Village Branch, Baltimore-based artists and designers are invited to submit a proposal.

No specific subject matter is required and all complete proposals will be reviewed. The Pratt does request that the word library appears on the Southern-most end of the wall. The final project may be a painted mural, printed or other media that appropriately fills the space. The library is open to a variety of materials. This submission should include every aspect of the design and install process. To learn more about the library, its patrons and those in the community, please attend the info session.

Artists may also submit questions to smccann@prattlibrary.org, questions should be submitted by August 9th for answer at the info session.

● Submissions due by August 17th
● Notification of winning design by September 15, 2018
● Work to commence September 2018

Visit the link for the full RFP: http://www.prattlibrary.org/uploadedFiles/www/about/Washington%20Village%20RFP.pdf

Maryland Artists, Performers, Writers!
 
Are you or a loved one affected by a mental illness or substance use disorder? Does your art explore these topics in any way, shape, or form, or offer a path for healing in regards to these sorts of hardships? Do you seek a performance or exhibition opportunity to share your art and/or story on these topics?
 
Then this may be for YOU.
 
The New Day Campaign is an initiative led by artist, curator, and organizer Peter Bruun that is dedicated to using arts programming and public engagement to challenge stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness and substance use, making the world a more healing place. In 2018 and 2019, the New Day Campaign is presenting a number of exhibitions and events throughout Maryland as part of its Dusk & Dawn series, aimed at awakening hope and healing for those hurting from behavioral health challenges.
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