IF YOU ARE AN ARTIST LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT PARTICIPATING IN OTW, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
The Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance presents:
Baker Artist Portfolios: Off The Web
At The Peale
November 7, 2024 - January 19, 2025
Opening Reception: Friday, November 15, 4pm - 8pm
Over 200 Baltimore-area artists bring some of the region's newest art to America's oldest museum building.
Each year, up to 1000 artists create a Baker Artist Portfolio, making it one of the largest digital collections of artwork from the Baltimore region.
This biennial OFF THE WEB exhibition invites any artist with a Baker Artist Portfolio to share one piece of art at The Peale, Baltimore's Community Museum. Artists of all disciplines were invited to participate in an exhibition and series of live events.
Visiting the museum and all OFF THE WEB events are free for everyone.
The Baker Artist Portfolios were established by the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund and are a program of the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance
MEET THE ARTISTS:
Click here to explore the portfolios of artists participating in OFF THE WEB!!
Click here for an alphabetized artist list.
VISITING:
OFF THE WEB runs from November 7, 2024 - January 19, 2025 at The Peale.
You may visit the exhibition at the following dates and times:
Thursday & Friday: 3pm-7pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10am-4pm
Monday - Wednesday: Closed
**Admission is free. The Peale is closed December 25 - January 1. Please see below for information about parking, transportation, and accessibility.**
EVENTS:
Opening Reception
Friday, November 15, 2024, 4pm - 8pm
Please join us for the official opening reception for the highly anticipated Baker Artist Portfolios: Off the Web, now on view at The Peale. RSVP here.
Baker Artist Portfolios Info Session
Thursday, November 21, 2024, 5:30pm – 7pm
Want to learn more about the Baker Artist Portfolios and associated awards? Have questions about the Baker program or website? Need help with your portfolio? Want to hear tips and pointers for creating a strong portfolio? Join us to hear from GBCA staff to learn about the program and platform and have your questions answered! Learn more and RSVP here.
Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance (GBCA) Holiday Happy Hour
Friday, December 6, 2024, 5pm – 7pm
Join the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance for our annual Holiday Happy Hour. Catch up with friends, meet colleagues and fellow artists, and experience Baker: Off The Web at The Peale! Enjoy snacks, drinks, and great art in the oldest museum building in America. RSVP here.
Baker Artist Showcase
Sunday, December 8, 2024, 2pm - 4pm
Join us for an afternoon of live performances, music, film screenings, and readings by Baltimore-area artists. The Baker Artist Portfolios are open to artists of all disciplines, and in addition to the work hanging throughout the galleries in the Peale, the artists in this showcase offer a taste of the incredible talent in the region! RSVP here.
Baker Artist Literary Fair
Saturday, December 14, 2024, Noon - 4pm
Discover and experience the work of some of the Baker Artist Portfolios literary artists. This afternoon features live readings, opportunities to shop books and printings from local Baker authors (just in time for holiday gifts!), and a chance to connect with local writers. RSVP here.
Baker Artist Portfolios Peer Feedback Sessions
Saturday, January 11, 2025, 2pm - 4pm
Are you an artist creating your Baker Artist Portfolio for the first time? Updating your portfolio to reflect your recent art? Reimagining your portfolio with a different approach? Are you wondering if your portfolio reflects who you are as an artist? Join us at The Peale to connect with other artists in your discipline to review your Baker Artist Portfolios and share feedback with one another. Please note that you must have an active Baker Artist Portfolio to attend this event. RSVP here.
Baker Artist Showcase and Closing Reception
Sunday, January 19, 2025, 2pm - 4pm (Artwork Pickup: 4pm - 6pm)
Join us for the final day of Off The Web at the Peale to say goodbye, celebrate, and enjoy some live art by some of the Baker Artist Portfolios performing artists, film/ video artists, and musicians. Participating artists may collect their work starting at 4:00pm. RSVP here.
***All events are free.
If you are an artist with a Baker Artist Portfolio, there are still ways to participate in OFF THE WEB! Please click here for more information!
VISITING THE PEALE
OFF THE WEB runs from November 7, 2024 - January 19, 2025 at The Peale
Monday - Wednesday: Closed
Thursday & Friday: 3pm-7pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10am-4pm
*The Peale is closed December 25 - January 1.
Parking and Bus Service
The Peale is well served by public transportation and is near stops for City Hall, the War Memorial, and Farmers’ Market on the Purple, Orange, Red, Blue, Yellow CityLink lines and the free Green Charm City Circulator Route, as well as LocalLink routes 54, 56, 154, 67, 78, 80 and Express BusLink routes 105, 115, 160, 154, 164. The Peale is a short walk from the Charles Center and Shot Tower Stations.
There is on-street parking and numerous lots around the Peale. The most affordable hourly parking is in the municipal lot underneath the I-83/Jones Falls overpass on Saratoga Street between Gay and Holliday Streets.
Physical Building Access
The Peale has an elevator, which stops on all three floors as well as at the street-level entrance. The accessible entrance is on the left side of the building, about 100 ft. down Watchouse Alley. There are three floors in the Peale, and there is a handrail on all flights of stairs. Various and ample forms of seating are available in every room. The historic entrance has five steps and no functioning handrail.
QUESTIONS?
Please contact us at [email protected]
Conceived in 1997 and incorporated in 2001, the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance (GBCA) is a membership and service organization for artists and organizations in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard counties in Maryland. GBCA promotes, convenes, and leverages resources for Baltimore region’s extraordinary arts, culture, history, heritage, and humanities organizations, as well as attractions and individual artists who are all strengthened by working together. It's mission is to create equity and opportunity in, through, and for the arts.
www.baltioreculture.org