Congratulations!

2013 Bakers Artist Awards

Congratulations to this round of Mary Sawyers Baker Prize Winners: JONATHAN LATIANO, DARIUSZ SKORACZEWSKI, and LYNNE PARKS!


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The Impact of the Arts in Baltimore

Spring is here and the arts are alive in Baltimore! Festivals, fairs, open studio tours, and more are happening in and around the city. Be sure to get out and support your local artists.



Check out these sites for things to see and do!
Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance
Baltimore Fun Guide
Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts
Visit Baltimore
Station North Arts & Entertainment District
Highlandtown Arts & Entertainment District
Bromo Tower Arts & Entertainment District

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Energetic Baker Artist Award exhibit at BMA
Close on the heels of the eclectic and engaging exhibit of Sondheim Artscape Prize winners at the Baltimore Museum of Art comes the eclectic and engaging exhibit of the Baker Artist Award winners.

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A Measure of Success: The Baker Artist Awards exhibit at the Baltimore Museum of Art opens with a celebration and party on Friday, September 7.

As a recipient of the 2012 b-grant earlier this year, I am excited to invite you to come see another portion of my series, BLACK, 2012 at the BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART!!!! I will be exhibiting with the 3 grand prize winners and the other 8 b-grant winners.

Baker Artist Awards Opening Celebration
Friday, September 7
Doors opens at 6:30p; Performances 7p; Reception 8-9:30p FREE

Celebrate some of the finest art and artists in the Baltimore region with this exhibition opening party for the 2012 winners of the Baker Artist Awards, including the $25,000 Mary Sawyers Baker Prize winners and $1,000 b-grant award winners. See works by these talented visual artists on display together for the first time, enjoy after-hours access to the galleries, and watch lively performances by Mary Sawyers Baker Prize Winner Nathan Bell and b-grant award Winner Smooth Kentucky. Cap off the evening with a reception for the artists. Light refreshments served.

April 25th, Stay Tuned!!!

Baker Artist Awards

Happy New Year!

The final days are here for the Mary Sawyers Baker Prize. The Baker's Artist Award has showcased come extremely talented people of the Baltimore area. From literature to music to the visual arts, these artist have put their best foot forward and I would like to wish everyone good luck and remind them that in the end we are all winners for what we do!

Tiffany Jones's Nomination | Baker Artist Awards

Baker's Artist Award

From the series: A Look Inside, Fall 2009

Just a year ago I nominated myself as a Baltimore artist for the Baker's Artist Award for the 2011 run. In the mix of Baltimore's best I never thought I would stand a chance, but what's life without risk. I uploaded, refined, and edited what I felt was my best work. Again this year, I renewed my nomination for the 2012 run only to be blessed as one of the...
First Round Picks of 2012 b-Grant Winners!!!!!

See my complete nomination here.

The William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund established the Baker Artist Awards in 2008-2009 to recognize Baltimore’s artists and engage regional, national and international audiences in supporting these artists’ work. 
The fund commits its resources to enhance the region's economy and quality of life by making investments in arts and culture.The Fund’s Trustees initiated the Baker Artists Awards to promote and honor artist collectives and individual artists who live and work in Baltimore and its five surrounding counties. The Baker Artist Awards are intended to promote the region’s creative talent and are offered in a web format to attract the attention of broad regional, national and international audiences.All site visitors are invited to login as participants, comment on artists’ work and create a “favorites” exhibition.