Some arts supporters got first crack at seeing the wide range of work by the 2018 Baker Artist Award finalists as the Baker Finalist Showcase opened at The Peale Center.Many of the artists themselves were also on hand, giving folks the chance to learn more about them and their creations.Pictured (LtoR) Connie Imboden, artist/photographer; and Jeannie Howe, Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance executive directorPictured (LtoR) Mary Eller, health care account executive; and Susan Waters-Eller, 2018 Baker Artist Award finalistPictured (LtoR) Peggy Hoffman, Baltimore-based curator; and Lania D’Agostino, Baltimore-based artistPictured (LtoR) Matt Klos, artist/Anne Arundel Community College professor; Katy Schneider, painter/Smith College professor of art; and Stewart Watson, 2018 Baker Artist Award finalistPictured (LtoR) Lisi Stoessel, 2018 Baker Artist Award finalist; Martha Robichaud, theatre artist; and Joe Martin, scenic carpenterPictured (LtoR) Andrea Shreiner, wood sculptor; and Gabriel Balogh, retired master photographerPictured (LtoR) Eduardo “Erod” Rodriguez, “gadabout”; and Gloria Garrett, “mother of makeup art”Pictured (LtoR) Artists: Quentin Moseley, Maryland Institute College of Art printmaking professor; Stephanie Garmey, MICA art professor; and Lynne Parks, 2013 Baker Artist Award winner
Sloane Brown
Baltimore's longtime fashion and social scene reporter, Sloane is the founder/managing editor of Baltimore Snap.