Are you an aspiring photojournalist or a avid shutterbug? Entries are now open for the Heritage Area’s favorite photo contest – IT’S A SNAP! 2020
Winning photographers receive prizes, and the best images will be showcased on Baltimore National Heritage Area‘s social media channels and a special Baltimore National Heritage Area promotional product in 2021.
Photographs must be taken within the Baltimore National Heritage Area. All hi-res entries must be submitted electronically by October 31, 2020.
In an effort to sustain black women’s contributions in the art industry during the COVID -19, TILA Studios is launching a recurring monthly fund beginning at $1,000 to support black women artists nationwide.
The fund supports black women artists nationwide who:
Experienced a stalled gig or paid creative job opportunity
Lost of Income from day job being temporarily closed
Stipend for On-Going Art Project with a Specific Purpose and Direction
The funding will occur monthly from April 2020 until August 2020. If we continue to witness and experience the economic impact of the COVID-19 we will continue awarding an unrestricted financial award until January 2021.
Funding Cycle:
Application must be received by the 1st of every month
Funds will be distributed by the 15th every month via wire transfer
If you are a recipient of the fund, you must wait 8 weeks until applying again
Out of Order Call: Friday, June 19 – Monday, July 6
Out of Order Virtual Auction: Thursday, July 16 -Thursday, July 23rd
As a result of the pandemic sweeping our nation, Maryland Art Place (MAP), like so many, has been forced to rethink, retool and re-imagine its programming. This year marks the 23rd year of Maryland Art Place’s (MAP’s) signature exhibition event “Out of Order” (OOO). MAP is very excited to announce that it will still be holding Out of Order, only this year it’s virtual! MAP will launch the auction and make it available to anyone on an electronic device for free!
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) announced a new series of online programs designed to give visitors an opportunity to relax and connect with artists, makers, and the community. The bi-weekly BMA Violet Hour program will feature artist talks, meditations, and other interactive experiences. The first event on Wednesday, June 24, pairs artist and cultural influencer Zackary Drucker with her personal muse and mentor Rosalyne Blumenstein, LCSW, a legendary trans rights activist, for a conversation moderated by renowned photographer, curator, and educator Allen Frame.
Levi Sculpture Garden at the Baltimore Museum of Art
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) has announced that its outdoor sculpture gardens will reopen to visitors at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 24, weather permitting. The two landscaped gardens feature 33 masterworks of modern and contemporary sculpture—from Auguste Rodin’s striding bronze Balzac (1892) to Ellsworth Kelly’s stainless steel arc Untitled (1986). Admission to the gardens is free.
The BMA’s sculpture gardens have been closed since March 16. Capacity for the sculpture garden will be limited to 77 people to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Visitors are encouraged to wear masks and maintain a six-foot social distance from others in the gardens and groups are limited to five people or less.
The sculpture gardens are open Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 AM to 5PM, weather permitting, and are located at 10 Art Museum Drive, near North Charles and 31st streets. More information is available here.
The museum building and Gertrude’s Chesapeake Kitchen restaurant are not open at this time.
It’s Virtual Pride Week in Baltimore, now through Sunday, June, 28. This is a week-long virtual collage of Black LGBTQ art, experiences and leadership.
Join online for a day of family-friendly activities including storytelling, workshops, author talks, art-making activities and literary resources that celebrate diverse book titles embracing black culture and identity!
Join celebrity reader and author Karyn Parsons (“Fresh Prince of Bel Air”) for a discussion and reading of her book How High the Moon with MahoganyBooks at 1 p.m.
That live discussion will be followed by a talk with authors Zetta Elliot and Just Us Founders Cheryl Willis-Hudson and Wade Hudson about the importance of teaching children about activism through the use of children’s literature at 2 p.m.
