MOTOR HOUSE IS CELEBRATING
10 YEARS OF CREATIVE MOTION
We're celebrating 10 years by honoring the performance history of Motor House! Join us for a packed night featuring a wide range of artistic expressions that highlight the variety of genres within each art form - offering something for everyone, including star-studded performances, a preview food tasting of our new menu items, art installations and celebration among our creative community. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram @motorhousebaltimore for lineup and artist announcements.
“Celebrating 10 years of Motor House is a milestone that reflects BARCO’s commitment to developing spaces where art and community intersect. We are a people-centric developer dedicated to ensuring that artists and neighborhoods not only have a place to create but the support they need to thrive - turning spaces into vibrant, lasting communities.”
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- Leon F. Pinkett III
CEO and Executive Director
Baltimore Arts Realty Corporation
CHEERS TO 10 YEARS!
VIP & DONOR
APPRECIATION EVENT
OCTOBER 9TH 6PM - 9PM
A private VIP reception will be held for funders and key supporters. The evening will include a sneak peek of a new documentary short on Motor House and its impact over the past decade.
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Contact us at info@motorhousebaltimore.com to learn more about sponsorship & donor opportunities to secure your invitation!
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View our Sponsorship page here
BE PART OF OUR HISTORY
WE'RE TURNING 10 - LET'S PARTY!
OCTOBER 10TH 6PM - 1AM
We're celebrating 10 years by honoring the performance history of Motor House. A packed night featuring a wide range of artistic expressions that
highlight the variety of genres within each art form - offering something for everyone, including
performances, food and installations.
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Artists for 10th:
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Live Music by Maestro the Cellist
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Musical Theatre Performance by Funktopia
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After Party with Morphing Grid
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Art In Overdrive Gallery Opening feat.
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Graffiti Alley artist activations
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Catering sponsored by H3irloom Food Group
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Documentary & Talk Back with Baltimore Beat
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Sponsored by Boyd-Cru Winery
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Art In Over Drive Tennant Show:
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Art In Overdrive Gallery Opening feat.
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Tamara Payne, Yele, Marigold Campbell, Jeff and Aisha Butler of Jazzy Studios, Jeffrey Kent, Ivan Martin, Eli Sabe Rayar, Kyeong-Soo Kim, Megan Lewis, Shan Wallace, Travis Marshall, Ernest Shaw, Gary Mullen, Wickerham and Lomax, Rose Heffron, LaToya Peoples
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Graffiti Alley artist activations - Eli Sabe Rayar live mural painting, we will have spray cans available for folks to add their own mark to Graffiti Alley
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​6pm - 9pm GALLERIES
‘IN-HOUSE’ Resident Artist Exhibition Opening Reception and
Artist Meet & Greet
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6pm-8pm GRAFFITI ALLEY
Art in Motion: Live Painting by Eli Sabe Rayar
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6pm-9pm SHOWROOM
Showroom Redesign Unveiling and Cocktail Tasting
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6:15pm THEATRE
SCREENING PREMIERE
"Motor House: The Making of Baltimore's Creative Crossroads" Screening and
Talkback with the Baltimore Beat
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7:15pm THEATRE
2026 Season Announcement and Cheers to 10 Years!
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9pm-1am SHOWROOM
MORPHING GRID AFTER PARTY Future House/R&B and
Video game Dance Party
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Main Event: 7:30-9:30pm FUNKTOPIA
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ABOUT FUNKTOPIA
Funktopia is an Afrofuturistic theater and music collective that blends performance,
storytelling, and world-building to center Black voices. Through residencies, performances, and
community programs, Funktopia uses art, movement, and imagination to explore what it means
to be human while building new possibilities for the future.
Founded by Jonathan Gilmore in partnership with veteran actor Stevanie Williams,
Funktopia was born out of a desire to create a new voice in theater that is both cosmic and
community rooted. Drawing inspiration from Afrofuturism, hoodoo traditions, and the
rhythms of funk, house, and jazz, Funktopia has become a platform where art is not only
performance but also community ritual.
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RSVP HERE
FASHION MEETS ART:
RUNWAY REVOLUTION
SATURDAY AUGUST 16TH
4:30PM DOORS, 5PM SHOW
This premiere fashion event is the culmination of
an intensive 10-week fashion design program designed for aspiring designers ready to learn, create, and showcase their work. Be the first to see emerging designers showcase their first fashion line.
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Tickets to be announced.
WE WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT!
Help us raise $200,000 this season as part of our larger 10th anniversary campaign goal. Your support sustains a home for creativity in Baltimore at a time when the need for a community accessible arts space like the Motor House remains critical. The latest research suggests that the arts have a profound positive impact on communities, boosting resident satisfaction, civic engagement, and community cohesion.
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To make a donation, please visit our website or mail a check to 120 W North Avenue Suite 201 Baltimore, MD 21201 . You can also contact us at info@motorhousebaltimore.com to discuss other ways to get involved.
