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Baker Artist Awards Exhibition at the BMA

April 27, 2025 — July 27, 2025

The 2025 Baker Artist Awards exhibition at the BMA showcases the work of five artists: 2019 awardee Selin Balci, 2023 awardees Oletha DeVane and Jordan Tierney, and 2024 awardees Stephen Towns and Kelley Bell.

These artists—who span media, style, and generations—are each grounded in histories and stories related to spirituality, place, and identity deeply connected to the Baltimore region, its ecology, and people. The themes and narratives presented in this group exhibition also resonate with the BMA’s Turn Again to the Earth initiative.

Please join us for the Exhibition Opening on Saturday, April 26, from 6pm - 10pm at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Free, RSVP strongly encouraged.

The exhibition is Curated by Katie Cooke, BMA Manager of Curatorial Affairs, and Antoinette Roberts, BMA Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art.The Baker Artist Portfolios and associated awards were established by the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund and are a program of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance.

Museum Hours:

  • Wednesday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
  • Thursday: 10 a.m.–9 p.m.
  • Friday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
  • Saturday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
  • Sunday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

The BMA closed on Monday & Tuesday. Free admission.

Click here to help plan your visit: https://artbma.org/visit/plan-your-visit/

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About the Baker Artist Portfolios & Awards

Established and funded by the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund and managed by the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance, the Baker Artist Portfolios and associated awards were launched in 2009 to recognize Baltimore's talented artists, engage the public in supporting their work, and promote Greater Baltimore as a strong creative community. Each year, one artist per discipline (visual, literary, film/video, music, performance, interdisciplinary) is awarded a $10,000 Mary Sawyers Baker Prize and one of those awardees is selected to receive the additional $30,000 Mary Sawyers Imboden Prize. At $40,000, this is the largest art prize in the region. Awardees are selected by a two-tiered juried process from up to 900 Baltimore-region artists who have created a free, online portfolio at www.bakerartist.org.

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