ARTSCAPE 2018 :: OUR VOLUNTEERS

America's largest free arts festival, attracting 350,000+ attendees over three days. Artscape features 150+ fine artists, fashion designers and craftspeople; visual art exhibits on and off-site...read more

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Features and Highlights

Horseshoe Casino Request for Proposals

The Horseshoe Casino Baltimore is seeking an artist(s) to create original artwork for display at this year’s Artscape Festival 2018. The deadline for submissions is Thursday, May 31 at 5pm. Click here to apply.

Artscape Gallery Network

The Artscape Gallery Network provides art lovers with an extended opportunity to enjoy Baltimore’s talented artists before, during, and after the festival weekend. Gallery Network exhibitions highlight 2018 Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize applicants, along with artists working throughout the region.

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The Fred Lazarus IV Artscape Prize winner

The winner of the fifth annual Fred Lazarus IV Artscape Prize is Kailah Foreman, a senior at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. Kailah will receive $1,000 as well as a stipend to produce a solo exhibition during the 37th annual Artscape. Kailah’s work will be on display at Artscape on the median of Mount Royal Avenue in a portable gallery built by Open Works.

Image: 2 Sides of One Self by Kailah Foreman

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Finalists Announced for 2018 Sondheim Artscape Prize

The finalists are Erick Antonio Benitez, Nakeya Brown, Sutton Demlong, Nate Larson, Eunice Park and Stephen Towns. 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.

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Artscape Youth Day

We’re not “kidding” around! Artscape’s opening day – Friday, July 20th – is Youth Day! Baltimore youth artists, makers, and performers – come join us this summer, and experience a variety of youth-focused programming, both performance and visual, indoor and outdoors), and support the creative and artistic talents of Baltimore’s youth!