Art Rysing 2026

Art Rysing was initiated 11 years ago in response to the Baltimore Uprising. Art Rysing aims to bring the community together to remember, reflect, celebrate and create through the power of art. Art Rising believes art can be a tool for activism. 

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ART RYSING

April 18, 2026 Noon - 4 pm

Truth • Racial Healing • Transformation

A Citywide Arts & Healing Movement
Rita Rossi Colwell Center, 701 E. Pratt Street - Inner Harbor Baltimore, MD

Committed partners: Wombwork Productions Inc., Arts for Learning Maryland, Bloomberg Arts Interns, Baltimore Peace Movement, Baltimore School for the Arts, Choice Youth, Digital Empath, DJ Nice, Holistic Life Foundation, Larry Whaddup Caudle, Leaders of A Beautiful Struggle, Linehan Arts Scholars, Living Classrooms,  MICA, Sisterhood (UMBC), The Gathering Space at UMBC, Youth As Resources

For more information, contact Uday Joshi at udayj@umbc.edu