Baltimore Museum of Art Announces 110th Anniversary BMA Ball and After Party on Saturday, November 23

(BALTIMORE – September 21, 2024)—The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) will celebrate another major milestone in its 110-year history with a spectacular BMA Ball and After Party on Saturday, November 23. In addition to live music, dancing, and dinner amongst the museum’s masterpieces, the BMA is presenting its Artists Who Inspire and Changemaker Who Inspires awards recognizing individuals who advance social justice and equity through their work. The inaugural Artists Who Inspire recipients are John Akomfrah and LaToya Ruby Frazier, two exceptional artists whose works invite us into critical dialogue about issues essential to our lives. The first Changemaker Who Inspires award will be presented to renowned civil rights lawyer and BMA Trustee Sherrilyn Ifill, in recognition of her powerful advocacy for social justice.

“We are thrilled to announce the forthcoming BMA Ball and After Party celebrating the groundbreaking achievements of our honorees as well as the power of art to both bring us joy and spur us to action,” said James D. Thornton, Chair, BMA Board of Trustees, and Asma Naeem, the BMA’s Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director. “These events are an opportunity to come together in a shared vision and to support the museum in its work to elevate artists and serve our many audiences through exhibitions, programs, and artist-centered initiatives. We are immensely grateful to everyone for their support and look forward to another 110 years of art experiences at the BMA.”

The BMA Ball is co-chaired by BMA Trustees Amy Elias, Michael Sherman, and George Petrocheilos along with Diamantis Xylas. Honorary co-chairs are Maryland Governor Wes Moore and First Lady Dawn Flythe Moore, Former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke and his wife Patricia, and R&B GRAMMY® winner John Legend. (Appearance not confirmed.) The After Party is co-chaired by BMA Trustee Darius Graham and Tonya Miller Hall, Senior Advisor of Arts & Culture, Mayor’s Office