Meeting point will be at Mobtown Ballroom on North Ave (30 W North Ave). Tour will leave promptly at 6:00pm so don't be late!
Sign up for a local walking tour with artist Liz Miller of Miller Productions!
We will walk to about 50 points of interest (some hidden from the street and only known by locals), viewing murals, street art, public art, and the notorious graffiti alley. Tour-goers will learn the history of this often overlooked, but revitalized neighborhood of Station North Arts & Entertainment District. Each wall brings a different story, from understanding the compositional challenges of creating murals to the stories of the people behind the art. We will learn about the Wall movement called ‘Open Walls’ which is responsible for the bulk of the walls in this area. Topics addressed in this tour: gate-keeping, redlining, gentrification, lack of diversity in artists putting up walls in Baltimore across gender, sexuality and race. The information on this tour is delivered through a social justice lens. There are a multitude of ways that these spaces and places were made over time rendering a unique area that transformed not only an arts district but a once derelict neighborhood into one of the fastest gentrifying neighborhoods in the country. Come learn the origins of the hidden gems within to understand better how placemaking is done in real-time on the streets and alleyways of Baltimore.