Artscape Applications

Artscape – America’s largest free arts festival – returns September 22-24, 2023.

The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts is excited to bring back Artscape for its 38th year after a three-year hiatus! The beloved Baltimore arts festival is where art lovers, families, and tourists come together to celebrate art, culture, and performance!  Artscape is proud to showcase artists and makers, live concerts, visual arts experiences, performing arts, fashion designers, kid-focused activities, film, experimental music, comedy, literary arts programming and culinary delights. We encourage artists and festival goers to embrace Artscape for what it is – a fully accessible, 100% FREE, world-class arts festival – right here in the heart of Baltimore City. Everyone’s invited to Artscape, let’s celebrate the arts in Baltimore together!

Artscape Applications: You must create a free submittable account to apply for Artscape Opportunities

The Artists’ Market Application

Pre COVID the festival drew 350,000+ visitors who spend more than $9.25 million with the festival’s exhibitors and vendors. The 38th annual Artscape will run Friday September 22- Sunday 24, 2023.

The Artists’ Market at Artscape is a juried show. A panel of professional  artists will score each applicant’s submitted photographs and description of materials/technique. This is a blind process. The panel of jurors changes each year and scores are final.

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You must create a free submittable account to apply for Artscape Opportunities

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Performing Arts Application

Performing artists and collectives including but not limited to genres in dance, theater, magic, music, fashion, storytelling, and spoken-word poetry will be considered.

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You must create a free submittable account to apply for Artscape Opportunities

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Music Performance- Local Stages Application

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You must create a free submittable account to apply for Artscape Opportunities

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Food & Beverage Vendor Application

We are looking for food vendors to create a rich Baltimore food experience for festival goers. Out-of-staters please note: We have a commitment to local food, with at least 95% of accepted food vendors hailing from the state of Maryland.

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You must create a free submittable account to apply for Artscape Opportunities

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Kidscape Exhibitor Application

Seeking family-friendly organizations and entertainers with fun craft ideas, hands-on activities, workshops, demonstrations, creative dance and/or music performances.

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You must create a free submittable account to apply for Artscape Opportunities

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Teenscape Appliation

This application is for Baltimore City youth makers, speakers, bands, musicians, and organizations passionate about the arts who wish to participate in Teenscape.

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You must create a free submittable account to apply for Artscape Opportunities

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Community Engagement Exhibitor Application

The Community Engagement program is located outdoors in tents within the festival footprint. In keeping with the spirit of the festival, all crafts, demonstrations, and workshops must be free and open to the public the entire Artscape weekend. All activities must be staffed during all festival hours.

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You must create a free submittable account to apply for Artscape Opportunities

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City Agencies Engagement Application

The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts seeks city agencies and organization to participate in Artscape, where Baltimore comes together. Artscape’s draws 350,000 attendees over its three days. BOPA’s festivals are a fun, turnkey opportunity to reach thousands of people in an immersive environment.

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You must create a free submittable account to apply for Artscape Opportunities

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Project Artscape Baltimore Fashion Weekend Application

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You must create a free submittable account to apply for Artscape Opportunities

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B23 Exhibition Call for Artists Application

B23 is Artscape’s new signature in-door exhibition featuring the work of the best artists based in Baltimore City and the surrounding region.

Artists can be at any stage of their career post university and can work in any discipline of art including painting, drawing, video, film, glass, textile, photography, light, sound, sculpture, and performance. Artists will be able to submit 5-7 works for consideration.

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You must create a free submittable account to apply for Artscape Opportunities

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Literary Arts and Artist Prints Fair Application

The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts invites artists, authors and artist collectives who create books, prints, multiples and other editions to participate in the Literary Arts and Artist Prints fair within the 38th annual Artscape.  Applicants will have the opportunity to exhibit and sell their works.

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You must create a free submittable account to apply for Artscape Opportunities

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Signs, Signals, and Signifiers Call for Proposals

For Signs, Signals and Signifiers, Artscape is seeking approximately five to ten mid to large scale public sculptures for the median of the 1200 block of Mt Royal Avenue. Artists and artist collaborative groups working in Baltimore and national.

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You must create a free submittable account to apply for Artscape Opportunities

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ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS COMING SOON!

Public Art Projects

Emerge Exhibitions

 

 

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