ArtWorks in Progress

ArtWorks in Progress (AWIP) turns Baltimore's construction sites into temporary outdoor galleries. We commission Baltimore artists to create or license work at architectural scale, 600+ linear feet of fence wraps, murals, and mixed-media installations, on active development sites across the city. The result: artists get high-visibility commissions at a scale most never access, neighborhoods get curated public art during the noisy, ugly years of construction, and developers get a cultural asset instead of a plywood eyesore. AWIP is also a creative workforce pipeline. Each project pairs commissioned artists with Morgan State students (art & architecture) who learn fabrication planning, install logistics, and construction-admin workflows on real sites. Apprentices walk away with portfolio work, paid hours, and direct relationships with developers, architects, and construction managers shaping Baltimore.Our proof of concept: a install in Remington with Baltimore artists Wickerham & Lomax on a Seawall Development & Charm City Buyers site. That project showed every part of the model works, the artists can produce at scale, the students can run the install, and developers want this on their fences. For the 2026 pilot, we're scaling to four sites with confirmed partners (Seawall, Downtown Partnerships, and Maryland Economic Development Corporation at Morgan State). AWIP solves an architecture/design workforce that rarely gets paid hands-on work before graduation and creative workforce opportunities to Baltimore artists.

Gefinancierd door Baltimore, MD (August 2026)