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Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts

Brilliant Baltimore Survey
Thank you, Baltimore for another great year of the Baltimore Book Festival and Light City Baltimore. We want to hear from you now. Take this short 5-minute survey about your experience at Brilliant Baltimore, and be entered to win a $250 gift card.
Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is a nationally recognized day of giving following Thanksgiving, BlackFriday, and CyberMonday. This allows people to support charitable organizations or causes they love. To donate to keep arts programming in Baltimore, go to the BOPA website, click the donate page, and follow the instructions.
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in grades 7–12. Through the Awards, students receive opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships. Students across America submitted nearly 340,000 original works this year in 29 different categories of art and writing.
2019 Sondheim Winner: Akea Brionne Brown
The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts announces Akea Brionne Brown as the winner of the 14th annual Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize.
We Are Illuminating Baltimore’s Brilliance
BOPA has worked with the passionate people and experienced the dynamic culture and diversity that make our city great. #WeAreBaltimore

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The BOPA Effect

BOPA's annual economic impact for special events and festivals $111.1 million

Artscape welcomes more than 350,000 guests

Light City's total economic impact on Baltimore City is approximately $44.3 million

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