The BMA celebrates Baltimore’s arts community with Baker Artist Awards 2014 & 2015, an exhibition showcasing two years of winners of both the $25,000 Mary Sawyers Baker Prizes and the $5,000 b-grants. . The 2014 winners are Chris Bathgate, a self-taught machinist sculptor; Todd Marcus, a bass clarinetist and composer; and Brent Crothers, a sculptor who uses recycled materials. The 2015 winners are Eric Dyer, an artist, filmmaker, and experimental animator; Paul Rucker, a self-taught visual artist, composer, and musician; and Wendel Patrick, a composer and music producer. The exhibition will also feature examples of works by the six $5,000 b-grant winners from 2014 and 2015: Jowita Wyszomirska, Ed Gross, David Paul Bacharach, Renée Rendine, Dominique Zeltzman, and Timmy Reed.

The Baker Artist Awards were created to support artists and promote Greater Baltimore as a strong creative community. Through a sophisticated online portfolio and significant monetary prizes for the winners, the Baker Artist Awards serves artists of all disciplines who live and work in Baltimore City and its five surrounding counties.

An opening reception will take place on Thursday, September 17th from 6:00PM – 8:30PM and is free and open to the public. This will be an opportunity to see the amazing work on display and meet the award winning artists. The opening reception will also feature performances and reading by Todd Marcus and his 9 piece ensemble, Wendel Patrick, and Paul Rucker, as well as a reading by Timmy Reed. Renee Rendine will also be presenting ongoing performances in the gallery throughout the night.