Maps On Purpose
Sponsor Organization: Art On Purpose
Inspired by specific maps from The Walters Art Museum’s Maps: Finding Our Place in the World exhibit, Art on Purpose held artistic map-making workshops in fall 2007 with youth and adults from 23 different Baltimore communities. The resulting maps, varied in style and content, are exhibited in a series of eight different installations at The Walters Art Museum. Each installation brings thematically related maps together and features events to celebrate the maps and explore issues they raise.
Treasure-Town
Through May 18
Drawing from rich legacies and a lively present, Upton and South Baltimore Peninsula residents map neighborhood treasures from their own points of view.
Maps on Purpose Symposium
Saturday, May 10, 11am-3pm
A gathering of neighborhood leaders to explore the idea of an on-line, community-defined “Baltimore Neighborhood Treasure Map” and ways of making it a reality. Free and open to the public. RSVP ecoughlin@artonpurpose.org or 410/243-4753.
Reception & Community Event
Friday, May 16, 5:30-8pm
Join Art on Purpose in an evening dedicated to neighborhood treasures. Free and open to the public.
5:30-6:00 – exhibit viewing & refreshments
6:00-6:30 – Gallery Conversation
6:30-7:00 – Program spotlighting Baltimore treasures
7:00-8:00 – exhibit viewing & networking
Neighbors
May 21 – May 25
Highlandtown, Waverly, and Hamilton Hills/Lauraville maps consider neighborhood residents and how they see and shape their own communities.
Reception & Community Event
Friday, May 23, 5:30-8pm
View community made maps and learn from the Community Law Center how to avoid mortgage fraud and prevent real estate scams from destroying your community. Whether facing foreclosure or thinking of selling your house, checklists on how to protect the equity in your home will be provided. Free and open to the public.
5:30-6:00 – exhibit viewing & refreshments
6:00-6:45 – Gallery Conversation
6:45-7:30 – Community Law Center workshop
7:30-8:00 – exhibit viewing & networking
Village Beautiful
May 28 – June 8
Community-made maps of Hampden, Oakenshawe, and Morrell Park reveal the neighborhoods as tightly knit villages within an urban Baltimore setting.
Reception & Community Event
Friday, June 6, 5:30-8pm
It takes a community to build a community. Join Art on Purpose and residents from three Baltimore neighborhoods in conversation, followed by a celebration of the Open Society Institute—Baltimore’s Community Fellows program. Free and open to the public.
5:30-6:00 – exhibit viewing & refreshments
6:00-6:30 – Gallery Conversation
6:30-7:30 – OSI Community Fellows celebration
7:30-8:00 – exhibit viewing & networking