Baker Artist Portfolios

Laurel Levia is a Baltimore born and raised multi-disciplinary musician, filmmaker, writer, community organizer and curator. Laurel’s creative journey began at an early age as she struck an interest in design, music, and writing literary works of poetry, screenplays and novels. She always had an eye for detail, leadership qualities, and selective taste that would lead her towards inspiration to create. Including the influence of her grandfather who was a self-made architect and her mothers former employment at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, all of these pieces led her to such great curiosity particularly in music, sound design, film and storytelling.

Through a decade of working and living within creative communities, Laurel began facilitating music, fashion and arts events for local artists and talent in Baltimore and beyond. Her focus has always been within curating pleasurable and expansive multidisciplinary experiences. This is done by sharing space with people to free themselves creatively and inspire connections with each other to build and collaborate. Laurel Levia uses her practice, knowledge and call to action to bring people together, honor individuality, and showcase varied talent in a nonlinear curation model.

Laurel Levia is the Performing Arts Program Manager at The Compound, a local arts non-profit organization in Baltimore, MD. Within this role, she has curated and managed over 150 performing arts and cultural events in this space as well as other environments around the city. Along with touring her solo performance across the east coast, she has performed at many venues here like Current Space, Ottobar, Club 1722, Holy Frijoles, The Crown, Normals Book + Record Store, Metro Gallery and more. She is currently completing her bachelors degree online at Lesley University with certifications in Screenwriting + Digital Media and Broadcast Media.