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Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts

MECU Neighborhood Event Grants
BOPA invites interested Baltimore City nonprofit neighborhood associations & community-based organizations to apply for the MECU Neighborhood Event Grants program. Applications close Sunday, October 7, 2018.
Baltimore Book Festival
The 23rd annual Baltimore Book Festival returns Friday, September 28 through Sunday, September 30, 2018.
Light City
BOPA invites artists and artist collaborators to submit one proposal for a temporary, visual light art installation to be featured at the fourth annual Light City, April 5-April 13, 2019. Image Credit: Prismatica by Raw Design, Atomic3, Jean-Francois Piche & Dix Au Carre; photo: Crystal Whitman
2018 Public Art Challenge
Baltimore is one of 14 cities selected for the 2018 Public Art Challenge, part of Mike Bloomberg’s American Cities Initiative. The proposed project will be a multi-sector collaboration between the Arts & Parks organization, the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, and Baltimore’s Mayor’s Office on Criminal Justice. Image Credit: Bloomberg Philanthropies
SoBo Summer Music Series
The SoBo Summer Music Series continues through September 2018 with a sequence of free concerts throughout South Baltimore. Image Credit: Daysha Thompson
Donna Drew Sawyer Named As Chief Executive Officer Of The Baltimore Office Of Promotion & The Arts

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BOPA's annual economic impact for special events and festivals $111.1 million

Artscape welcomes more than 350,000 guests

Light City's total economic impact on Baltimore City is approximately $44.3 million

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