Galerie Myrtis (GM) is an emerging blue-chip gallery and art advisory specializing in twentieth and twenty-first-century American art with a focus on work created by African American artists. The gallery opened its doors in 2006 to utilize the visual arts to raise awareness for artists who deserve recognition for their contributions in artistically portraying our cultural, social, historical, and political landscapes; and to recognize art movements that paved the way for freedom of artistic expression.
4Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Artshttps://www.promotionandarts.org[email protected](410) 752-8632
10 E Baltimore St
Baltimore, MD 21202
United States
For over a century, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has been recognized as one of America’s leading orchestras and one of Maryland’s most significant cultural institutions.
Founded in 1916 as a branch of the Baltimore City municipal government, the BSO reorganized as a private institution in 1942. We remain the first and only American orchestra with year-round venues in two distinct metropolitan areas, both specifically designed with the BSO in mind (The Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore City and The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Montgomery County).
Baltimore Clayworks is a community-centered ceramics institution in the Mt. Washington neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. Our organization was founded by nine artists in 1980 and in 1984 received its nonprofit 501(c)3 status. We are known for our attentiveness to our city, and possess a national and international reputation for artistic excellence, artists’ support, and community involvement.
Aditya Desai is a writer, teacher, and activist in Baltimore. His stories and essays have appeared in in B O D Y, Barrelhouse Magazine, The Rumpus, The Millions, The Margins, District Lit, The Kartika Review, The Aerogram, and others. He received his MFA in fiction from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Gregory Thompkins performs and resides in Baltimore, Maryland. He is an early jazz and commercial music graduate of Towson University, receiving his Bachelor of Science in 1989. In his 30-plus year music career, he has performed with All Mighty Senators, Lafayette Gilchrist, David Murray, George Garzone, Dave Ballou, Michael Formanek, and many others.
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting income eligible Maryland based artists' and arts organizations' legal rights through pro bono services and educational opportunities. You can learn more about our organization and apply for services at www.mdvla.org.
I specify in tattooing and clothing design. I started drawing in 4th grade. I'm a self-taught artist raised in the South Baltimore community of the Westport Community. I attended school 225. I have a small business located at 140 Baltic Avenue 21225.
Kid Balloon is a visual artist that specializes in graphic design, fine arts painting, event planning, creative direction, and fashion design. Kid Balloon has worked on many major projects with many well-respected organizations in Baltimore, Maryland, and outside of Baltimore. In partnership with BTST Services and BTST Cares, Kid Balloon served as the lead artist and curator for the Black Lives Matter mural in front of Baltimore City Hall.
The Baltimore Choral Arts Society, founded in 1965, is one of Maryland's premier professional cultural institutions. Our 120 singers, most of whom are volunteers, perform live concerts throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and internationally in ensembles of various sizes as the Symphonic Chorus, Chorus, and Chamber Singers. Choral Arts toured to England in January 2020, following previous tours to France and Spain. During the coronavirus pandemic, we created innovative, free online programming to stay connected to our artists and audiences that continues today.
Experienced, professional musician with over thirty-five years involved in music. Primary instrument: Bb tenor saxophone.
From 1975 until 1988 played full-time with different bands in the Baltimore and Washington area and in the early 1980's played in band that backed former Spinners vocalist Philippe Wynn.