Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts

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Arts In Action Arts Education Grants are now open! This grant is designed for individual teaching artists and community arts organizations to support arts education projects/classes that take place in-school, after school, or in local community settings. Grants ranging from $1,000–5,000 are available to teaching artists and nonprofit organizations. Applications will close Friday, December 3, 2021.

Applications are now open for the 2022 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the country's longest-running and most prestigious creative teen recognition program for students in grades 7-12. The deadline is December 10th. Submit your work today!

17th Annual Baltimore Screenwriters Competition

Baltimore Film Office at the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA) is accepting entries for the 17th Annual Baltimore Screenwriters Competition featuring short and long-form films set or filmed in Baltimore. All screenwriters are encouraged to apply! Applications closed January 14th.

Baltimore Farmers’ Market & Bazaar

The Baltimore Farmer’s Market & Bazaar is open every Sunday from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.! Join us for farm fresh produce, hot food and prepared food vendors, and limited bazaar artisans. The Market closes for the season on December 19th, so get out there this weekend before the market is gone for the winter.

Artist Recovery Grant

The ARG will provide direct economic relief by providing grants to individual professional artists whose lives and livelihoods were demonstrably impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Applications open January 2022.