Magazine Release Parties
BmoreArt’s biannual release parties are designed to celebrate the accomplishments of the artists featured in our print journals and are an opportunity to come together as a creative community in Baltimore’s most iconic locations.
We do not sell tickets to these events but every Artist and Premium subscriber receives two free tickets to each event and tickets are free to our featured artists, contributors, sponsors, and advertising partners.
Head to our subscriptions page to consider our membership plans and options if you want to join us for the next magazine release event!
Hosted each spring and fall since 2015, BmoreArt’s magazine release events attract 300+ guests with each location based on the theme of the publication. Past parties include the Engineer’s Club (Beauty Issue), The Walters Art Museum (Legacy Issue), The Parkway Theatre (Body Issue) and the Pratt Library Central Branch (Archive Issue).
Photos from past release parties:
Issue 17: Transformation hosted at good neighbor guest house and design shop/ garden, May 2024
Photos by Oliver Maddox and Jill Fannon
Issue 16: Collaboration hosted at George Peabody Library, November 2023
Photos by Oliver Maddox
Issue 15: Migration hosted at Woodberry Kitchen, May 2023
Photos by Oliver Maddox
Issue 14: Environment hosted at the Maryland Zoo Mansion, November 2022
Photos by Oliver Maddox
Issue 13: Collect hosted at the BMA Sculpture Garden and Gertrude’s Deck, May 2022
Photos by Elena Volkova and Jill Fannon
Issue 12: Comfort hosted at Current Space, November 2021
Photos by Elena Volkova
[Pause for the pandemic: Issues 09-11]
Issue 08: Archive hosted at the Enoch Pratt Library Central Branch, November 2019
Photos by Vivian Doering
Issue 07: Body hosted at the Parkway Theatre, May 2019
Photos by Theresa Keil
Issue 06: Home hosted at Union Craft Brewing, November 2018
Photos by Jill Fannon
Issue 05: Beauty hosted at The Engineers Club, May 2018
Photos by Theresa Keil
Issue 04: Community hosted at The Baltimore Eagle, November 2017
Photos by Faith Couch and Pixilated
Issue 03: Legacy hosted at The Walters Art Museum, November 2016
Photos by Rob Clatterbuck
Issue 02: Money hosted at Area 405, May 2015
Photos by Amanda Bowrosen
Issue 01: Place hosted at Maryland Art Place, November 2015
Photos by Theresa Keil
Pre-pandemic, we offered general tickets for about 500 guests for an event including food, cocktails, and a copy of our newest issue. These events were community celebrations and a fundraiser, with proceeds going directly to the production of our next print issue. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we were not able to host magazine release parties for Issues 09 and 10, and we started a new Subscription Service in 2020 to make up for lost revenue.
The good news: We are now able to offer private release events with tickets reserved for those who have SUBSCRIBED at the Artist Level ($100 a year) or above.
History: The BmoreArt Journal of Art + Ideas launched its first print edition in November, 2015. To celebrate the new publication, we hosted a party at Maryland Art Place on November 17, 2015.
The ticketed event was sold-out with 300+ attendees! It was generously sponsored by the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation, Pixilated, Union Craft Brewing, BOPA, and Maryland Art Place.
That night we danced to the tunes of DJ Ellen Degenerate, ate homemade tacos by our Not So Starving Artist food critic Katie Boyts, clapped our hands for Baltimore’s newest print journal, and distributed 500+ copies of the magazine. It was the beginning of a new era and vision at the publication, and for each subsequent thematic issue, we have hosted large celebrations for those in the publication as well as those who support it, at Baltimore’s most iconic venues.