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Where Light City Began

The Night Gaslight Changed Everything at The Peale On a fall evening in 1816, people gathered along Holliday Street, drawn by a strange new glow...

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Sassy Toes

Come Meet Sassy Toes – The Peale’s Biggest Resident! “Sassy Toes” was created by artist Francisco Benavides for Submersive Productions’ 2017 immersive theater experience “H.T....

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Artists
John Suau

Deadline Extended: Call for Artists

Built to Last Exhibition at The Peale Baltimore artists: there’s still time to make your mark! The Peale is excited to announce that the submission deadline for Built to Last: A Juried Art Exhibit of

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Artists
Heather Shelton

Built to Last Exhibition Call for Artists

What do a concert hall, a synagogue, and an old newspaper headquarters have in common? In Baltimore, they stand as silent witnesses to the city’s evolution—testaments to architectural resilience, civic imagination, and layered histories. Now,

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A black graphic that says, Curiosity Shop, in a gold type. Includes The Peale logo.
Artists
Heather Shelton

The New Curiosity Shop!

The Peale, in collaboration with Dear Globe Coffee, presents the Curiosity Shop! Opening in mid-June 2023, this local shop will be managed by Dear Globe Coffee and be filled with goods from local artisans and vintage

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A replica portrait of Sarah Miriam Peale in a gold frame. Sarah has brown hair, tied up in curls on two sides of her head.
Artists
Heather Shelton

Sarah Miriam Peale Studio at The Peale

Hidden Herstory! Did you know that this woman, Sarah Miriam Peale (1800-1885), had a studio inside the Peale building? Sarah, who was affectionately called “Sally” by her family, began coming to Baltimore to study with

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A silhouette of a man with a cravat and a long braid in the back.
Artists
Heather Shelton

Moses Williams: A History

Moses Williams was an accomplished silhouette artist and entrepreneur born to an enslaved couple who were traded to Charles Willson Peale, Rembandt’s father, in payment for a pair of portraits he had painted while living

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Two women in fancy white clothing sit for a portrait. Both are smiling and joyous.
Artists
Heather Shelton

2022 Grit Fund Recipients

Congratulations to the 2022 Grit Fund Award Winners! Find out details about other Grit Fund Artist Awards on the Grit Fund Website. Baltimore Indians, $10,000- Ashley Minner, Tiffany Chavis, Stanton Lewis, Katie Lively, Dare Turner

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