Interested in creating a portfolio? Have questions about eligibility? Need help with your portfolio? Want to hear tips and pointers?   
 

Join us for a Baker Info Session! 

Each Baker Info Session session is 90 minutes in length, and features a presentation from GBCA Staff with detailed program overviews and instructions on using the site. 

This year, we are offering a series of both in-person and virtual sessions. 
 

Virtual Sessions

• Watch at any time! Click here for a recorded Info Session for the 2026 season.
   

In-Person Sessions

• Baker Artist Peer Review Session: Sun., Jan. 11, 2026, 2-4 p.m. 
  Connect with other artists in your discipline to review your Baker Artist Portfolios and share feedback with one another at The Peale (225 Holliday St, Baltimore City). Be sure to RSVP! 
   
• Baker Working Sessions: Jan. 6 - Jan. 24, 2026 
  30 minute, one-on-one sessions with a GBCA staff member, providing hands-on technical assistance or feedback for artists on their individual portfolios. Space is limited — SIGN UP!

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DEADLINE: All artists with an active portfolio on Friday, January 30, 2026 at 5:00 pm will be considered for an award.