Welcome Artscape & Baltimore Book Festival Information Session Tuesday, January 23, 2018 6-7pm THANK YOU
Who We Are &What We Do: 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Serve as Baltimore City s official arts council, events agency and film office Provide funding and support to artists, arts programs and organizations across the city Manage a variety of cultural programs and grants Creative Baltimore Fund Grants, Baltimore Mural Program, Public Art, Free Fall Baltimore, Transformative Art Prize, MECU Neighborhood Grant Program, Bright StArts Workshops For Children and more Produce large-scale and special events including Light City, Baltimore Farmers Market & Bazaar, July 4 th Fireworks, New Year s Eve Fireworks, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade Oversees historic attractions and sites including the Top of the World Observation Level, School 33 Art Center, The Cloisters, and the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower
Festivals Overview Artscape: - America s largest FREE arts festival - Friday, July 20 through Sunday, July 22 - Hours of Operation: 11am-9pm on Friday and Saturday, 11am-7pm on Sunday - Artscape After Hours: 9-11pm on Friday and Saturday, Charles Street only - 37 year Baltimore tradition - $28.5 million economic impact on Baltimore - 145 vendors selling their artwork - Artwork Projects over $100K in new commissions for Baltimore artists - 300+ Baltimore artists, performers and musicians hired to participate - 65 local food vendors and local beer - 350,000 attendees over three days Baltimore Book Festival: - mid-atlantic s premiere literary arts festival - Friday, September 28 through Sunday, September 30 - Hours of Operation: 11am 7pm, 11am 6pm Sunday - 23 year Baltimore tradition - $8.4 million in economic impact on Baltimore -100,000 + attendees over three days -100 Literary Exhibitors - 100 Tablers over the weekend - 20+ bands and performers on the Music Stage -10+ stages of Literary programming - Over 450 author appearances
Artscape Footprint Mt. Royal Avenue from McMechen Street to Charles Street (including Pearlstone Park) Charles Street from Preston Street to North Avenue
Baltimore Book Festival Footprint BBF stretches the length of the promenade. From The Rusty Scupper around to the World Trade Center Indoor events take place inside the Visitor Center, & at Top of The World, on the 27 th fl. of the WTC.
Artscape Artists Market
Artscape Artists Market Deadline to Submit Application: Friday, March 30 (Artscape.org) Questions? Contact kgreen@promotionandarts.org Artists Market the heart of the festival, highlighting visual artists who create and execute original, professional quality of work; categories include: 2-D Mixed Media 3-D Mixed Media Clay Drawing / Graphics / Printmaking Fiber / Leather Glass Jewelry Metal Painting Oil/Acrylic Painting Watercolor / Pastel Photography / Digital Art Wearable Art / Fashion Wood Other to be selected if your work does not fall into the categories listed above
Artscape Artwork Projects Let s Build a Big Campfire! by artist Steve Baker Dance Camp with Guardian Dance Company Charles Street Trail featuring Dancing Trees by artist Graham Coreil-Allen and Making Camp by artist Gerilyn Lackey
Artscape Artwork Projects Questions? Contact sfortkiewicz@promotionandarts.org Deadline to Submit Application: Wednesday, February 28 (Artscape.org) Artwork Projects interactive artwork projects, showcasing the visual and performing arts Projects should actively engage the audience and provide a unique and memorable experience for festival-goers Projects should be compelling through design, color and scale, and interactive wherever possible For performance-based artwork projects, a strong visual component is required All artwork projects and performances are required to be free, open to the public, fully accessible, and operational for the entire festival weekend (including inclement weather, unless a shelter-in-place is put into effect) Handout Call for Proposals
Artscape Artwork Projects Questions? Contact rpatterson@promotionandarts.org Charles Street Creative Projects interactive artwork projects specifically designed for the 1500-1700 block of Charles Street; treated as an experiment in "culturally complete streets Artists/residents invited to collaborate within the realms of tactical urbanism and creative placemaking to create a walkable creative corridor adorned with diverse artwork, public furniture, parklets and play sculpture and more Complete Streets Transportation policy and design requiring streets to be planned, designed and maintained; providing access for all Opportunity to use the pedestrian nature of Artscape to imagine what creative complete streets look like in their own community Tactical Urbanism Term describing D.I.Y. and low-cost temporary changes, intended to improve neighborhoods and gathering places Opportunity to use Artscape as a place to experiment with tactical urbanism projects that can be relocated or recreated in neighborhoods across Baltimore Creative Placemaking Process and philosophy describing multi-faceted approaches to planning, design, and public space organizing Opportunity to improve public space and use Artscape as a laboratory and expo to demonstrate new projects to try new ideas within the unique environment of the festival
Artscape Artwork Projects Deadline to Submit Application: Wednesday, February 28 (Artscape.org) What We Do: Provide funding to the artists; funding ranging from approximately $5,000 to $25,000 based on impact level of work ($4,000 to $10,000 for Charles Street projects) Assigns a festival-appointed project coordinator to serve as your festival-liaison and on-site contact Provide volunteers (requested in advance; based on availability) Provides generators, fuel and power distribution Provides a safe and secure festival and atmosphere Marketing and promotional opportunities What You Do: Create, install and de-install the artwork projects Ensure artwork projects are fully operational for entire festival weekend Have existing insurance, with BOPA and the City of Baltimore listed as insured
Artscape Programs
Artscape Programs Questions? Contact artscape@promotionandarts.org Deadline to Submit Application: Wednesday, February 28 (Artscape.org) Artist-Run Art Fair pop-up art fair in partnership with Open Space Baltimore, featuring artist-run galleries and exhibition spaces Food Vendors Artscape s local food vendors program is proud to showcase 100 percent of vendors hailing from the Maryland region Gamescape featuring videogame developers and designers, demonstrations and panels Kidscape family friendly entertainment for school-aged children, featuring arts and crafts, demonstrations, art and youth organizations, and performances LOL@Artscpae pop-up comedy club during Artscape After Hours (Friday and Saturday nights) Non-Profit and Arts/Cultural Organizations exhibit spaces for non-profit and arts/cultural organizations at the festival are intended to highlight those that support the visual or performing arts in Baltimore and the surrounding region; required to meet at least one of the following criteria: arts-related regionally based cultural institutions arts-related cultural resources arts-related educational institutions are applicable Performing Arts showcasing creative performances such as dance, theater, street theater, pop-up performances, opera, classical and folk music
Artscape Youth Day Deadline to Submit Application: Wednesday, February 28 (Artscape.org) Baltimore youth artists, makers and performers and more Highlighting youth-focused programming wherever feasible Showcasing both visual and performing arts Have an idea/proposal? Email Artscape@promotionandarts.org to share more! If you have a specific performance or project in mind, take a look at the Performing Arts and Kidscape applications, and please note interest in Youth Day in the application. Questions? Contact sfortkiewicz@promotionandarts.org
Artscape The Fred Prize Deadline to Submit Application: Sunday, April 15 (Artscape.org) Fred Lazarus IV Artscape Prize ( The Fred ) Baltimore City high school student artists $1,000 award Solo exhibition at Artscape, with mentorship from BOPA staff Information Session Tuesday, February 6 from 5:30-6:30pm Western High School (4600 Falls Rd, 21209) Two more information sessions to follow Questions? Contact sdoccolo@promotionandarts.org
Artscape Sound Off Live! Questions? Contact shanson@promotionandarts.org Applications for 2019 Festival Season Coming in May!
Baltimore Book Festival Programs
Baltimore Book Festival Partners & Stages - Literary Salon - Inner Harbor Stage - Food For Thought Stage - Enoch Pratt Free Library Children s Stage - The Ivy Bookshop Stage - Maryland Romance Writers - Red Emma s Radical Book Fair Pavilion - Maryland Humanities Council - The National Aquarium - Top Of The World - CityLit Project Stage - Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America Stage
Baltimore Book Festival Apply DEADLINE to apply is July 13, 2018 Once accepted, you will be notified by August 24 th. Literary Exhibitors present all three days of BBF. One 10x10 tent with table and two chairs. Inclusion on website, and in printed collateral. Tablers present one day of BBF. One 6 table and chair, within a larger tented marketplace. Located outside the Visitor Center. Speaking Engagements/ Presenting Authors Speaking engagements are by invitation only, however, all are welcomed to submit proposals directly to scullen@promotionandarts.org ***due to the volume of submissions, we will NOT be able to respond unless you are selected. All selected authors will be notified by August 24 th.
Thank You! Artscape Susan Fortkiewicz, Festival Manager 443-263-4347 sfortkiewicz@promotionandarts.org Baltimore Book Festival Summer Cullen, Festival Manager 443-263-4308 scullen@promotionandarts.org Social Media Facebook www.facebook.com/artscape.baltimore Instagram www.instagram.com/artscapebmore Twitter www.twitter.com/artscapebmore Official Hashtag: #artscape2018 Social Media Facebook www.facebook.com/baltimorebookfestival Instagram: www.instagram.com/bmorebookfest Twitter: www.twitter.com/bmorebookfest Official Hashtag: #bmorebookfest Post-Information Session Email to Include: Presentation Link to Applications BOPA Who We Are & What We Do