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Call for Artists for the 20th Great Halloween Lantern Parade & Festival!

Tue Jun 25

Drawing over 10,000 fans, the Great Halloween Lantern Parade & Festival has been a beloved Baltimore tradition since 1999. The parade is a community-made, artist commissioned, spectacular evening held outdoors in Patterson Park on the last Saturday before Halloween (Oct 26^th, rain date Oct 27th). Working with our neighboring schools and community groups, Creative Alliance helps produce 2,000+ lanterns that people of all ages can carry in the Parade to create an evening of light-filled wonder. We are asking Baltimore-based artists and community groups to create NEW, BIG, BRIGHT, FUN, MOBILE objects!

2019 goes in the record books with the most money ever raised at a Marquee Ball!

Thu May 30

Thanks to the more than 800 attendees and incredible sponsors we raised more than $210,000 at our annual gala, The Marquee Ball: Oz!

What is the The BIG Show?

Thu May 30

Are you an artist? Musician? Comedian? Dancer? Juggler? This is your chance to be in THE BIG SHOW!

Our 24th annual members' extravaganza is on Saturday, June 22nd and we want you to participate! Don't miss the opportunity to have your artwork on the walls of our main gallery or your fabulous talents showcased on our stage! Who knows... maybe you're the next BIG thing!

The Ultimate Marquee Ball Package!

Fri Apr 5

Everything you need to know about the Big Baltimore Kite Festival!

Tue Mar 26

We are incredibly excited for our FIRST Big Baltimore Kite Fest! This will be an acoustic (no motors, generators, or electronics) day in our favorite park. The weather is looking stunning and we hope you come out to celebrate our the beauty of Patterson Park and the many different kite traditions in Baltimore!

TEEN COUNCIL- Now taking applications!

Wed Mar 20

TEEN COUNCIL- Now taking applications!
Application Deadline : May 1st

Have you wondered what goes on behind the scenes at Creative Alliance - Baltimore's premiere multi-arts non-profit? Do you know what it takes to provide 5,000+ young people with free programing each year? You could answer these questions with a resounding YES if you join the Teen Council! Teen Council serves as a youth advisory board for Creative Alliance; they make program proposals, lead exhibitions, translate, create marketing materials, and assist teaching artists.

Creative Alliance Brings Women Performers from Muslim Backgrounds to Baltimore

Mon Mar 18

The final performance and school residency activities of the Nisa'a | Women: Muslim Cultural Identity - Six Women on Stage and in Conversation series celebrates all the work done over the past two years with incredible women performers.

"We in the united states have a troubled, complicated relationship with Islam. What we need and what we see in this program is a way to humanize and bring out the beauty of the tradition, and the people who practice the tradition, and the people who find comfort and solace in the tradition." - Dr. Homayra Ziad

A World of Music at Creative Alliance this March!

Fri Feb 22

It’s possible that our March schedule is the most musically diverse in the history of Creative Alliance. From ancient Moroccan trance sounds to Tuvan throat singing to Brazilian samba, it is a lineup of wildly thrilling world sounds.

Weather Updates!

Wed Feb 20

Please check here for all weather updates.

One Resident, One Month, Two BIG Shows!

Thu Jan 3

For most students and professors, the month of January is a time to wind down. The craziness that is the fall semester is over, the holidays are in full-effect, and for many it’s now time to take a little break before the following spring semester kicks off - not for Samantha Sethi.

Samantha Sethi, Creative Alliance Resident Artist, has two shows going on during this “down time” - Permanence and Counterweight.

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