As is now become the tradition, the recently announced second round of b Grant winners- Lauren Simonutti, Yoshi Fujii, and Chris Bathgate- met with members of the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund for celebratory dinner and drinks.

b Grant Award Dinner, December 2011
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Remembering Nancy Haragan
Thank you Nancy for all of your contributions to the arts community, all of your hard work and insights that helped develop The Baker Artist Awards into what it is today, and for enriching our lives through the strength and dedication in making Baltimore the best it can be.
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Mary Sawyers Baker Prize 2011
Ladies and gentleman, the 2011 winners of The Mary Sawyers Baker Prize: GARY KACHADOURIAN AUDREY CHEN SHODEKEH CONGRATULATIONS! Each artist will receive $25,000 and be featured in an exhibition at The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) from September 7 – October 2, 2011, culminating in a celebratory “Late Night” event on October 1 with live [...]
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Maryland Film Festival 2012
In addition to the Baker Artist Awards, The William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund also provides support for many of Baltimore’s rich and diverse cultural offerings, one of which is the Maryland Film Festival. This year, one of the Baker Awards 2012 b Grant winners was featured among the festival’s increasingly popular Animated Shorts program…