MICA Art Market x Artscape

Brown Center

1301 W Mt. Royal Ave.

Baltimore, MD 21217

August 2 - 4, 2024

Friday, 5-9pm

Saturday, 11 - 9pm

Sunday, 11 - 5pm

Kerplunk! is great for younger kids and families! Join us in the Creativity Center every Saturday to create fun seasonal crafts and art projects based on current exhibitions!

View watercolor paintings by over 75 artists. Opening exhibit August 3 from 4-7 includes awards presentation and light reception. Closing reception and artist meet-and-greet on September 15, 5-6 p.m.

THE CHARMERS CLUB is a local community organization focused on supporting makers and creatives in Baltimore,
MD. Their goal is to provide local small businesses with opportunities for exposure and visibility through pop-up shops, markets, and fairs. Join us for this unique shopping experience during Artscape featuring curated vintage and handmade items from selected vendors!

Our 11th Annual Summer Plein Air Show, featuring works by 37 Plein Air Artists, is in full swing and on display in both Crystal Moll Gallery and Highlandtown Gallery. All showcased pieces were completed on location, out in the elements.

Artists have been invited to paint in the area that morning and turn in their wet paintings at 3pm for a Wet Paint Sale out on the sidewalk.

Vlad Duchev will begin his painting demo just after 3pm

Join us for a fun afternoon in Highlandtown!

Night Owl Gallery is home to six resident artists that will have staggered Open Studios throughout the weekend. There will be a showcase of their work on the third floor in the hall. Stairs to the third floor studios are located through the Main Gallery.
Resident artists: Quentin Gibeau, Kirsten Friend, Isabel Talanehzar, Rae Red, Nicole Clark, and David Ayala

Virginia Warwick’s site-specific work transforms our secondary gallery into the illusion of a cozy, oceanic womb full of plastics, inviting viewers to question their relationship with the environment.

Magan Ruthke's solo exhibition, The Plains, explores her recent time on the high plains through a body of work that celebrates the northwest Nebraskan landscape and honors the region's history. Ruthke's thoughtfully patterned mixed media and wood-driven pieces bring the area's beauty and heritage to life. On view in the Main Gallery through September 7. Artist Talk Thursday, August 22 at 7 p.m.

Monthly open mic Folk Music Night is held Saturdays. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. Further info: 410-529-7176. The featured performer this month is Doug Alan Wilcox.

Artscape, Baltimore Choral Arts, and Friends present “Baltimore’s Big Sing”, the Artscape Festival’s massive free sing-along.

Get ready to sing pops hits like “Hey Jude” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” along with learning the fundamentals of epic massed choir songs like the “Hallelujah Chorus” and the opening of “Carmina Burana”, the soundtrack to many sweepingly grand films and shows!

Dana Claxton (Wood Mountain Lakota First Nations) presents a solo exhibition of her large-scale, backlit, color transparency photography, which she terms “fireboxes.” Works from her Lasso and Headdress series, including a newly commissioned Headdress portrait, draw together contemporary Native subjects with regalia and items from the subject’s own cultures. The exhibition situates many of the objects depicted in the firebox images alongside objects from the BMA’s historic Native art collection.

Join us at The Cube Cowork to kickoff Baltimore Coworking Week with an evening of inspiration and connections. A panel of innovative coworking members will share their stories and insights in spotlight sessions. Dr. Tammira Lucas, Founder of The Cube, will moderate a panel of members from several coworking businesses.

Baltimore Coworking Week is a city-wide collaboration between local coworking businesses in celebration of International Coworking Day on Aug 9. Together we've organized to make it easier for Baltimore to connect and grow both their networks and skills.

Co_Lab Workspace & Books will be a hosting a special Lunch & Learn featuring Christine Walsh (She/Her), CEO & Alpha Dog, Alpha Graphics.

Bring your lunch and join us to discuss how to grow and scale your business and leadership skills!