Baltimore City declared a code red extreme alert ahead of the weekend, as temperatures reached the upper 90s with a heat index near 105 degrees. But Artscape artists still brought the heat while promoting culture and family fun.
“With Bike Powered Events, it’s just kind of putting a smile on the kids’ faces like they can keep going and honestly, they peddle so much harder than the adults sometimes. So, it’s kind of fun to see how much fun they’re having,” Joanna Plasencia, a representative of Bike Powered Events said.
Visitors got to experience art in many different forms during day one of the weekend-long festival.
“We’re making these little squirrels here right now on the 3D Printer over there,” Joseph Bates from Open Works, a nonprofit maker space for tools, technology, and knowledge, said.
Participants were even inspired to create their own artwork.
“It’s been cool just getting to see people look at this and go, wait I can make that,” said Bates.
When the sky closed up, more art could be found inside
Artscape features local fashion designers in the garage on Lafayette Avenue with multiple fashion shows scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.
“It gives all the designers a voice…Baltimore is an epicenter of art, it’s a renaissance happening, and I’m very excited to be a part of it,” an attendee proclaimed.
