Baker Artist Portfolios

February is starting off strong with Baker Artists! After last week’s heavy winter storm led to many cancellations and rescheduled events, this week’s calendar is extra full—in the best way. 

With dozens of events featuring Baker Artists taking place between Thursday and Saturday, our weekly email simply couldn’t hold it all. So we’ve rounded everything up here in one place to make it easier to plan your week/end and show up for Baker Artists in person.

Thank you to the over 900 artists who created or updated their Baker Artist Portfolio this season!
 

What happens now?

• Portfolios as they stood on, February 2, 2026 at 12 p.m., have been duplicated for adjudication.
   
• Artists can update their public facing portfolio at any time. Any changes made after the deadline will be seen by the public, but not by the jurors for the Baker Artist Awards.*

Check out what Baker Artist Portfolios has going on at the 2025 Baltimore Book Festival 9/13- 9/14!

Baker Artist Portfolios Literary Artists Table | 10am - 6pm, Sat & Sun

(Zone 5, 400 block of 32nd St.)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

10:00am |  

Congratulations to the 36 Finalists for the 2025 Baker Artists Awards

These 36 artists were selected by a pool of 12 regional jurors for showing excellence in three areas: mastery of craft, depth of artistic exploration, and a unique vision. Baker Artist Award Finalists are divided equally amongst the website’s six artistic disciplines: visual, literary, interdisciplinary, film/ video, performance, and music.

All artists who have received a cumulative total of less than $20,000 in previous prizes remain eligible for a Baker Artist Award.