"Central to all the work that I’ve done, is how do we acknowledge the value that we have as creators, and demand the compensation, space, and honor that we deserve?"

Hamidi's 500-foot mural will stretch along both walls of the Maryland Avenue bridge between Lanvale and Oliver Streets midtown. 

Pothik Chatterjee’s global upbringing—Kolkata, India, Dubai, Paris, Abu Dhabi, and Jakarta—is abundantly clear in his abstract art on display in a solo show at Highlandtown Gallery.

In fall 2021, the Black Arts District launched the Historical Photography Project (HPP), an online library of photos and oral histories, seeking to ensure that the cultural memory of the Avenue isn’t forgotten or erased.