ABOUT THIS YEAR’S EXHIBIT

Arts Every Day is proud to present its 10th installment of our annual 10X10 Exhibit. The call for submissions is now open! All submissions must be received no later than Friday, January 9, 2026 to Baltimore Unity Hall located at 1505 Eutaw Place, Baltimore, MD 21217.

For the past decade, this exhibition has served as both a mirror and a window—reflecting the voices, dreams, and truths of Baltimore City students, while offering our community a vivid glimpse into the hearts and minds of its young artists.

“Reflections” honors ten years of creativity, resilience, and imagination from students across the city who have used art to process the world around them and express the world within them. Each piece in this collection is a testament to the power of arts education—to inspire, to heal, and to empower.

From joyful abstractions to raw portraits of lived experience, these works remind us that student artists are not just learning how to create—they are creating meaning, community, and change.

Over the years, thousands of student voices have been celebrated and uplifted. This exhibition gathers echoes of those past expressions and weaves them with new ones, showing the evolution of style, story, and spirit. What remains constant is the deep well of talent and vision within our city’s youth.

As we look back, we also look ahead—with gratitude for the educators who nurture these artists, and with renewed commitment to ensuring every student has access to the arts every day.

This is more than an anniversary. It is a celebration of identity, of growth, and of the powerful legacy being shaped—one brushstroke, lyric, step, and vision at a time.

REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPATE: 

          • Must be a current Baltimore City Public Schools teacher or student or organization working   with Baltimore City Public School students
          • Visual art and photography must measure 10 inches by 10 inches
          • Videos, video performances, or short films must be no longer than three (3) minutes, with a   file size 2MB or less (file types accepted: .mp4, .m4v (MPEG-4), .mov)
          • Poetry/spoken word poetry, and art books will be accepted
          • 3D works will also be accepted

Opening Receptions

This year, we will be celebrating our 10X10 Exhibit at TWO locations!  The location of your work will announced in January.

Baltimore Unity Hall Opening Reception:
Thursday, February 6, 2025, 4-7pm
1505 Eutaw Place

Creative Alliance Reception @ Creativity Center:

Displaying works from William Paca Elementary and Creative Alliance
Friday, February 7, 2025, 5-7pm
3137 Eastern Ave

Participating Schools & Organizations

Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts

Baltimore City College

Baltimore Design School

Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women

City Neighbors Hamilton

Clay Hill Public Charter School

Creative Alliance

Cross Country Elementary Middle School

Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership School

Frederick Douglass High School

Merganthaler Vocational-Technical High School

Moravia Park Elementary School

Patterson High School

REACH! Partnership School

Wide Angle Youth Media

*William Paca Elementary School

*William Paca’s work will be on display at the Creativity Center, 3137 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224 and will have a reception on Friday, February 7th at 5pm.

2025 Youth Curatorial Team

Rose Bernhardt
11th grade, Baltimore School for the Arts

Marcellus Caldwell
12th grade, Baltimore Design School

Victor Garcia Peralta
12th grade, Baltimore City College

Ana Herrera Hernandez
12th grade, Baltimore City College

Mya Jackson
12th grade, Baltimore Design School

Mia Taylor
12th grade, Baltimore Design School

Saidah Barner
10th grade, St. Frances Academy

For questions about this exhibit or any related events, please contact 10X10 Organizer Betty Gonzales at betty@artseveryday.org or call us at 410-685-1172.

Did you know that the 10X10 Exhibit is curated by Baltimore City Public School students?

Resources and Exhibits to Explore

Preoccupied: Indigenizing the Museum
https://artbma.org/learn/preoccupied-indigenizing-the-museum/

iWITNESS: Media & The Movement
https://www.lewismuseum.org/iwitness/

Collecting Maryland- an evolving exhibition that highlights Maryland’s 180 year history
https://www.mdhistory.org/exhibitions/collecting-maryland/

Inspiration Artists:

Ernest Shaw
Shaunte Gates
Devin N Morris
LaToya Hobbs
Shan Wallace
Monsieur Zohore
Charles Mason III
Larry W. Cook
Jerrell Gibbs
Devin Allen
Bria Sterling-Wilson
Joyce Scott
Jessy DeSantis
Jackie Milad
Edgar Reyes
René Trevino
Herb Massie
Stephen Towns
Nicoletta de la Brown
Schroeder Cherry
Valerie Smith

 
Teachers! Want to add to this list of artists to explore? Email Betty Gonzales at betty@artseveryday.org to share!