Since 1985, Baltimore Clayworks has developed sensitively-conceived and collaboratively-designed programs with artists and community organizations. Community partners include schools, community centers, churches, and social service agencies, along with outreach and recovery programs throughout Baltimore City and the surrounding regions.
These programs bring art experiences of authenticity, excellence, and meaning into the lives of children, adults and seniors, who do not usually have such access. Participants learn to overcome challenges through creativity and encouragement. They are energized by and proud of their accomplishments. For many, these collaborations lead to trying new activities in ceramics, visual arts and beyond.
If you are a community group interested in hosting clay programming at your location, please contact Stephen Callender, Director of Community Arts and Engagement, at Stephen.Callender@baltimoreclayworks.org
Recent and Upcoming Partnerships Include:
Blind Industries & Services of Maryland
St. Francis Neighborhood Center
Veteran’s Affairs Maryland Health Care System
Previous collaborations between artists and community sites have included:
George Rodriguez, CASA of Maryland, Baltimore
Angelica Pozo, Cleveland, OH at Waxter Center in Baltimore
Carlos Alves, Miami, Fl. At CC Jackson Rec Center
Leroy Johnson, Philadelphia, PA at St. Frances Academy Community Center, Baltimore City
Herb Massie, Baltimore, MD with Mondawmin Coordinating Council, Living Legacy Foundation, Jubilee Arts, and Park Heights
Renaissance, George Washington Carver High School, Patapsco Elementary School, Sankofa Children’s Museum
Laura Jean McGloughin, Pittsburgh, PA with Good Shepard Center, Halethorpe, MD
Myung Jin Choi, from Seoul, Korea with Sheppard Pratt Hospital, Towson, MD
Ching-Yuan Chang, Taiwan, ROC with Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore MD
Dominique Hellgeth, Baltimore, MD with Jubilee Arts, Baltimore, MD
Mike Alewitz with six sites in Worcester, Somerset, Harford, and Baltimore Counties and Baltimore City.
Mama Sallah, Baltimore MD with Harford Heights Elementary School and Womb WorksHop
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Clayworks’ first Sacred Place, located in front of our studio building, was installed in the summer of 2011. The flagstone pathway, bluestone stairs, and native plantings provide an inviting portal to the Nurturing Nature Fountain Garden. Here visitors can access mosaic garden benches and the Nature Sacred bench and journal.
In 2024, we restored the fountain in this space and are developing a second Sacred Place in front of our Gallery building. As we activate this new space with plantings, seating, and programming, we hope it will be heavily used and become a valued resource for the community.