Release – The District Court in Baltimore City will unveil the artwork of 20 student finalists at the ninth annual Courting Art Baltimore awards reception on Monday, May 20, 2024.
The awards celebration will be in person and will highlight Baltimore City high school students’ artwork, including paintings, drawings, or other two-dimensional works of art based on the theme Baltimore Bright. The artwork will be professionally reproduced for long-term display at the District Court in Baltimore City, Eastside Courthouse, 1400 E. North Avenue.
Courting Art Baltimore showcases the creative work of high school students from participating Baltimore City public schools to promote the city’s youth and their artwork, connect the legal community with local Baltimore communities, and to reduce stress and anxiety for litigants and visitors by beautifying local courthouses.
The top contestants will be awarded scholarships totaling $20,000 toward art programs or post-high school degrees, including a first-place scholarship of $7,500. Each of the 20 finalists will receive a $50 gift card and two students will receive a placement in the Maryland Institute College of Art Young People’s Studio, which provides weekend art classes for high school students.
| WHAT: | Courting Art Baltimore awards reception |
| WHEN: | Monday, May 20, 2024, at 6 p.m. |
| WHERE: | District Court in Baltimore City 1400 E. North Avenue Baltimore, MD 21213 |
| WHO: | Supreme Court of Maryland Chief Justice Matthew J. Fader District Court of Maryland Chief Judge John P. Morrissey Administrative Judge Geoffrey G. Hengerer, Baltimore City District Court Senior Judge Halee F. Weinstein, presiding judge for Courting Art Baltimore Courting Art Baltimore Chair Brian D. Katzenberg Baltimore City Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Dr. Sonja Santelises Baltimore City Public Schools Fine Arts Coordinator Chan’nel Howard Arts Every Day Executive Director Julia Di Bussolo Arts Every Day Director of Operations Betty GonzalesStudents from 18 Baltimore City Public Schools:Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts Baltimore City College Baltimore Design School Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore School for the Arts Bard High School Early College Benjamin Franklin High School Carver Vocational-Technical High School ConneXions Academy Digital Harbor High School Edmondson Westside High School Frederick Douglas High School Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School Patterson High School Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Reginald F. Lewis High School Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy Western High School |