Baltimore Design School upperclassmen will have art featured in several upcoming art shows and competitions around the city. Mark your calendars and make sure to congratulate these talented artists when you see them.

BDS upperclass students have been busy!  We are excited to announce that a number of students will have their work exhibited at venues around the city and state according to the following list of events. Please join us in congratulating students.

On Saturday, April 6, the following students will have their work on display in the Baltimore City Public Schools Student Art Exhibition: FYI…For Your Inspiration 2019 at the Baltimore Museum of Art from 1-4pm:

Mahogany Smith
Jenell Little
Tamila (Tsion) Johns
Je’Vion Craig
Azia Campbell
Qeyara Evans
Kaira Grant
Robert Jackson
Najee Lee

Several students submitted their art to Courting Art Baltimore, a competition put on by the Baltimore Bar Association whose theme is “uplift baltimore” and offers several big scholarships for student winners. The show will be on display at BCCC this Thursday, April 4th at 6:30pm in their arts building, as well as at the Eastside District Court in May. The following students submitted work:

Lily Pretl
Erin Davis
Jasmin Grate
Robert Jackson
Azia Campbell
Najee Lee
Yonathan Yanes
Malachi Wright
De’shaun Fortune

The next group of students submitted their art to the Art Against Violence Show, an art show put on by UMMC’s shock trauma center as part of their prevention program. (April 10 from 4 – 8pm at the Memorial Episcopal Church in Canton )

Jasmin Grate
Robert Jackson
Anaya Fraser
Camren Lyles
Malachi Wright
Ju’Vontae Jackson

Additionally, the following students will represent BDS at the Best of Maryland Art Education Festival on April 26th at the Walters. There, they will exhibit their work and share their artist statements.

Robert Jackson
Erin Davis
Jenell Little
Jasmin Grate
Mason Alston
Tamila Johns
Kalissa Brown-Williams
Azia Campbell
Malachi Wright
Je’Vion Craig
Kayla Blackwell
Kayla Yerby
Trinaya Spriggs
Lily Pretl
Hyla Wildt
Isabeau Lawson

Lastly, the following four students were chosen to submit their work to the Elijah Cummings Congressional Art Competition:

Ashiara Freeman
Kayla Blackwell
Malachi Wright
and Erin Davis

Once again, please join me in congratulating these students. It’s not easy for them to submit to all of these opportunities, but a lot of them are making it happen and are very driven to get their art out into the community.