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Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts

Artscape Applications
Applications are being accepted in the areas of visual, performing, literary and culinary arts, family-friendly programming, community engagement, and neighborhood businesses. The application deadline is 11:59pm on Tuesday, March 31, 2020.
Semifinalist For Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize
The 15th annual Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize semifinalists have been announced. Thirty-five artists have been selected for the semifinal round by 2020 jurors Gary Carrion-Murayari, Nona Faustine, and Diya Vij.
Best Cultural Festival
Vote for Artscape as the 2020 USA Today 10 Best Readers' Choice travel awards! An expert panel selected Artscape as a contender for Best Cultural Festival.
Scholastic Art and Writing Recipients
Congratulations to the 2020 Maryland Recipients of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards! View the full list of works recognized in the 2020 Maryland Art and Writing Region of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
Bee Kind Mural
The 2019 Community Arts Grantee, Rebuild Johnston Square Community Organization, and artists Renz Balagtas, Sam Rietenbach, and Jack Coyle worked together to brighten up the neighborhood.
Walking Forward Looking Back
Walking forward, looking back, by artist Carol Maurer, is a practice-based project utilizing a journey through the landscape. View Saturdays starting February 8 - May 30, 2020, from 11 am to 4 pm.
Entwined
Entwined, reveals the names of those enslaved by the artist’s great-great-grandfather, as documented in Robert Bell’s Book of Slave Statistics, Dorchester County Maryland 1864 – 1868. View Saturdays starting February 8 - May 30, 2020, from 11 am to 4 pm.
Sandy Hook Shooting: Triumph over Tragedy
Sandy Hook Shooting: Triumph over Tragedy, artist John David Ehlers illustrates the horror of the tragedy by presenting his emotions graphically through numbers and color. View Saturdays starting February 8 - May 30, 2020, from 11 am to 4 pm.

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