Exhibition
NERVE CENTER from Elgreen Project, FICCIONES SERIES by TLaloC
1915 Maryland Ave, inside the Historic North Ave Market via MD Ave entrance
Friday 5 – 9 PM, Saturday 11 AM – 9 PM, Sunday 11 AM – 5 PM
NERVE CENTER is an immersive multi sensorial art installation that serves as a tangible portal for TLaloC’s ongoing “Elgreen Project” -Ficciones Series- architectural landscapes. The exhibition space, invites the audience to a liminal dark space full of unidentifiable strange glowing elements; engulfed in a peculiar sweet scent that aims to transport the viewer to another time and place.
More info: https://www.elgreenproject.com/
Pop Up
MOBTOWN BALLROOM AT ARTSCAPE
30 W. North Avenue
Friday 6 – 10 PM, Saturday 12 – 3:30, 5:30 – 10 PM, Sunday 12 – 3:30, 6 – 10 PM
The Mobtown Ballroom, Baltimore’s premiere host for social dancing and various shenanigans, hosts The Baltimore Square Dance on Friday night; two performances of Mobtown Rising, a Burlesque & Drag Show on Saturday night; and the legendary jazz band from New Orleans, Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns, perform live Sunday night!
During the day, the pop-up will be open for food, beverages, and free arts activities for the whole family.
FRIDAY
The Baltimore Square Dance
5 PM Bar and Kitchen Open, 6-10 PM Dance, $10 tickets here
SATURDAY
Bar and Kitchen Open
12 – 3:30 PM, 5:30 – 10 PM
Art Activities for All Ages: Paint with Latoya Peoples, Make Your Own Tie Dye Tote Bag with Artist & Craftsman Supply
12-3 PM, FREE
Mobtown Rising, a Burlesque & Drag Show
Two showings: 6-8 PM and 8-10 PM, $10 tickets here
SUNDAY
Bar and Kitchen Open
12 – 3:30 PM, 6 PM – close
Art Activities for All Ages with Aurora Clothing
12 PM – 3 PM
Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns (New Orleans) Live – SOLD OUT
7 PM
Pop Up
THE JUNCTION OUTPOST
20 W. North Avenue
Friday 5 — 9 PM, Saturday 11 AM — 8 PM, Sunday 11 AM — 4 PM
Blue Light Junction, La Loupe Design and Dear Globe invite you to The Junction Outpost: a coffee/refreshment bar, gallery and retail space. The Junction Outpost will offer workshops, a photobooth, as well as a community engaged collective dyeing & quilting lab.
Exhibition
0520 CARGO
18 W. North Avenue
Friday 5 — 11 PM, Saturday 11 — 11 PM (Artscape hours), Sunday 11 — 5 PM
Currency Studio presents an exhibition curated by Michael Haskins. 0520 CARGO displays visual artworks that invite each participating artist to share the personal soundtrack that sets the tone for their creative self. Artworks will be accompanied by a collection of vinyl records selected by each exhibiting artist. Featured artists: Adewali Alli, BlissArmyKnife, Erica Lee Page, Gaia, Kid Balloon, Malcolm Majer, Maurice Scarlett, and Noah Emanuel.
Pop Up
BMORE QUEERSCAPE AT ARTSCAPE
12 W. North Avenue
Friday 5 — 11:30 PM, Saturday 11 AM —- 11:30 PM, Sunday 11 AM – 5 PM
QUEER-SCAPE at Artscape: Bigger, Longer, Queer-er, Stronger! Founded in May, 2023 by Darius K. McKeiver (Stealya-Manz Blue), Ryan Michael Haase and Amanda J. Rife, Baltimore Queer-Scape is a multidisciplinary, annual, arts festival held in Baltimore City every June in commemoration of LGBTQIA+ Pride month. Bmore Queer-Scape pop-ups like this one at Artscape provide queer and trans+ Baltimore artists with the opportunity to sell their artwork, craft, and artisan-made pieces and include drag, dance and burlesque performances.
FRIDAY
5:00 PM — 7:00 PM: Opening Reception
7:00 PM — 8:00 PM: DJ set by Joe Pipkin
8:00 PM — 9:30 PM: StillPointe Theatre presents: Get Bent! A gender bent cabaret
9:30 PM — 1030 PM: Queer-Scape present: UNDRESSED, a drag and burlesque show
10:30 PM — 11:30 PM: DJ Kotic Couture
SATURDAY
11AM – 5PM Queer-Makers Market (QMM) is an arts fair featuring 20+ majority queer and trans+ visual and performing artist, created for everybody and every body. The Queer Makers Market is a safe space for queer, trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, gender-nonconforming, and intersex folks to share their crafts and build community. Mingle with makers and shakers. Family-friendly activities will include face painting, a drag queen story hour, and karaoke.
7 PM — 8 PM: Sunrize with a Z: One Night Only
8 PM — 9:30 PM: StillPointe Theatre present: Get Bent! A gender-bent cabaret
9:30PM – 1030PM: Queer-Scape presents UNDRESSED. A Drag King focused drag and burlesque performance
10:30 PM — 11:30PM: DJ Joe Pipkin
SUNDAY: FAMILY FRIENDLY
11 AM — 5 PM: Queer-Makers Market – see above
1 PM — 2:30 PM: The Library is Open: Drag storytelling will be 45 minutes and designed for children ages 3-8. A drag artist will read 2-4 children’s books, and lead children in craft activities such as making crowns and/or face painting. Through a fun and fabulous literary experience, The Library is Open celebrates learning and play, encouraging kids to celebrate gender diversity and all kinds of difference, while building confidence in expressing themselves.
3PM – 5PM: Sunday Funday Karaoke (for all ages)
North Ave Artist Marketplace
Outdoors at the Historic North Avenue Market between Maryland Ave. and Charles St.
Saturday & Sunday, 11 AM – 5 PM
Shop Station North Arts District-based artists and makers selling one-of-a-kind handmade items like eccentric, sculptural jewelry from the Baltimore Jewelry Center or hand-sewn, statement pieces from The Heart of Hiroh Arts Label.
Exhibition
B23: CELEBRATING BALTIMORE’S BEST ARTISTS OF 2023
16 W. North Avenue
Friday 5 – 9 PM, Saturday, 12 – 7PM, Sunday, 12 – 5PM
This year, Artscape introduces its new signature indoor exhibition, B23, showcasing the incredible work of 25 talented artists hailing from Baltimore City and the surrounding region. The B23 Exhibition features a diverse range of mediums, including painting, textiles, mixed media, photography, film, video, and animation. These artists, the best of 2023, represent various stages of their careers post-university, reflecting the rich and dynamic artistic landscape of the area.
Opening Reception: Friday, September 22, 2023, 7 — 9 PM
Closing Mixer Hosted by Mixed Mediums: Sunday, September 24, 2023, 3 — 5 PM
CHARLES STREET
Exhibition and Performances
THE BLINKATORIUM AND COLOR WHEELS
1714 N. Charles Street
Friday 5 — 9 PM, Saturday 11 AM — 9 PM, Sunday 11 AM — 5 PM
Explore Scott Pennington’s Blinkatorium, a hypnotic landscape of illuminated sign-like sculptures, and stay to get swept up in Color Wheels, the short (7 minutes) roller skating performances by Fluid Movement happening throughout the weekend:
Friday: 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30 PM
Saturday: 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00 PM
Sunday: 1:00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00 PM
Station North Outdoor Summer Music Series: Artscape Edition
1700 Block of Charles Street
Friday 6 — 8 PM: Christie Macdonald duo, jazz and classic hits
Saturday 5 — 8 PM: Sanahara Ama Chandra and Karlos Brickhouse, soul music
Sunday 12 — 3 PM: Cecilia Esquivel and Cantosur, Latin American music
Enjoy live music with outdoor dining and refreshments at some of Baltimore’s favorite local restaurants Alma Cocina Latina, Foraged, Tapas Teatro, and Sofi’s Crepes.
Makers Market
MADE IN BALTIMORE MAKERS MARKET AT ARTSCAPE
1716 N. Charles Street
Friday, 5 — 9 PM, Saturday 12 – 7 PM, Sunday 12 – 5 PM
Made in Baltimore hosts the MIB Makers Market at Artscape 2023 with 30 vendors featuring clothing and accessories, jewelry, personal care products, home goods, and food and beverage, all produced locally in Baltimore City.
Improv
BALTIMORE IMPROV GROUP
1727 N. Charles Street
Friday 5 — 10 PM, Saturday 12 — 10 PM, Sunday 12 — 5 PM
Enjoy the comedy at Artscape with the region’s leading non-profit improv comedy theater. FREE performances start every half hour.
Dance Party
DISCO TROPICO AND SAVE YOUR SOUL
Metro Baltimore, 1700 N. Charles Street
Friday and Saturday, 8 PM, tickets here
FRIDAY: DISCO TROPICO
Baltimore’s favorite eclectic party returns to Metro Baltimore for a steamy night of Disco, Cumbia, Italo, Funk, House, Tropicalia and much much more from resident DJs James Nasty, Sweet Spot and Emily Rabbit. A fresh tiki inspired cocktail menu created by Patrick Martin. Bold vintage attire suggested.
SATURDAY: SAVE YOUR SOUL
DJ’s Baby Alcatraz & That Rob Macy
PUBLIC ART
Mural
MURAL RESTORATION BY MAYA HAYUK
1714 N. Charles Street
Ukrainian-American artist Maya Hayuk and her mural team are reimagining a massive, fluorescent, abstract mural that was originally produced during the innovative Station North-based 2012 Open Walls Mural Festival, curated by world-renowned street artist, Gaia.
Mural
BAUHAUS BLUE BY JAZ ERENBERG
1733 Maryland Avenue
Visit The Royal Blue Bar and Night Owl Gallery to see this new mural! “Color, shape and line are highlighted in this ‘less is more’ Bauhaus inspired mural… An eyeball is featured front and center to symbolize that this is a place where you can feel seen, also representing the viewers of art in the gallery that used to reside here.” -Jaz Erenberg
Sidewalk Mural
BOLT – NORTH AVE BY GRAHAM PROJECTS
Historic North Avenue Market between Charles Street and Maryland Avenue
Colorful, zig-zag patterns will cover the sidewalk leading Artscape visitors along North Ave, extending the original footprint of Artscape beyond North Ave!
Public Art Projects, produced by the Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture,
Artist: Jaz Erenberg
1919 N. Charles Street – Mural Project Former Gas Station
Portals & Passageway
This immersive piece takes viewers on a journey from reality into the collective consciousness, asking viewers to be here in this place, but reimagined. From the expansive skyscape painted on the once-forgotten gas station canopy to the maze-like stairways leading off the page, onlookers are invited to take a collective breath and land in this new space.
Artist: Adam Stab
Multiple mural projects designed by Adam Stab & Friends
- Billboard at 1901 N. Charles, old Bank Building
- 1, the Crown, Plywood project
- 1918 N. Charles Street SW & NW walls
Artist: Saba Hamidi
Baltimore’s Charm
“Baltimore’s Charm” is a public art project that will repurpose electrical boxes to beautify the city of Baltimore. Five electrical boxes located along the Charles Street corridor have been selected to be vinyl-wrapped in unique designs that will enhance the environment and deter typical applications of graffiti and advertisements.
Utility Boxes Wraps
- 1 E 20th Street
- 1 E North Avenue
- 1801 N Charles Street
- 1698 N Charles Street
- 1525 N Charles Street
Installation Date: September 9-18
Artist: No Kings Collective
- Peter Chang and Brandon Hill
Asphalt Art Mural Project
- North and Charles Street, Six Lane CrossWalk at North and Charles a
Artscape Park
Location: 1924 N. Charles Street, vacant lot
Description: A sustainable pocket park design as a social gather space for the community.
Artscape Weekend – September 22-24, 2023
Artist: Erin Douglas
Outdoor Gallery, 1901 N. Charles Street, Bank Building Parking Lot
- Medium (4) 8×4 ft Light Box Cube
- Exterior shipping container installation
- Vinyl wrap of her work
- Interior – light, images and sound
Black Burner Project
Description: Erin started the documentation of people of color who attend Burning Man through photography and personal interviews in 2018. Since then, she has become a voice for awareness, education, support, & inclusion for those both in and outside of the Burning Man community. A prominent advocate for increasing Diversity and Inclusion at Burning Man. Her encouraging words, de-mystifying explanations, and beautiful photography inspires BIPOC to consider going to Burning Man and helps others embrace & understand the idea of a Black Burner’s experience. BBP reminds the Burner community that representation is an essential element of “radical inclusion”
Artist: Derrick Adams
Style Variation Station
Location: Outdoor Gallery, 1901 N. Charles Street, Bank Building Parking Lot
- Medium 3x Shipping Container
- Exterior shipping container installation
- vinyl wrap of his work
- Interior- light, images and sound