
Black Arts District

Contact:
Lady Brion, Executive Director Director@blackartsdistrict.org
Pennsylvania Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21217
Black Arts District
The Pennsylvania Avenue Black Arts and Entertainment District is Maryland's first and only arts and entertainment district dedicated to supporting, celebrating, and promoting Black creatives. Established in July 2019, the Black Arts District is centered around the Pennsylvania Avenue business corridor which has a storied legacy of Black artistic excellence. It was home to some of the greats like Billie Holiday and Cab Calloway in addition to over 30 theatres and entertainment venues. One of the district's highest goals is to use an anti-gentrification framework to continue the revitalization efforts in West Baltimore.
A Violet in a Tornado
This collection seeks to highlight the strength, resilience, and beauty of Black women in a time when racism and patriarchy seeks to render them invisible. This title is a call to Alice Walker, a Black woman, poet, activist, and author who wrote The Color Purple. She also coined the term womanism as a counter to feminism because feminism never included the intersectional identities of women including race and sexuality, as well as its effect on the family unit. Walker's work highlights the experiences of Black women in America; their love, beauty, brilliance, and the violence that consumes them...like a violet in a tornado.
—Black Arts District
Sancha McBurnie
Selaya, 2019
Digital Photograph
email: sanchamphoto@gmail.com
web: Sancha M. Photo
IG: Sancha M. Photo
Selaya
Sancha McBurnie
Sancha McBurnie
Selaya, 2019
Digital Photograph
email: sanchamphoto@gmail.com
web: Sancha M. Photo
IG: Sancha M. Photo
Sancha McBurnie
Self Portrait, 2014
Digital Photograph
email: sanchamphoto@gmail.com
web: Sancha M. Photo
IG: Sancha M. Photo
Self Portrait
Sancha McBurnie
Sancha McBurnie
Self Portrait, 2014
Digital Photograph
email: sanchamphoto@gmail.com
web: Sancha M. Photo
IG: Sancha M. Photo
Schaun Champion
A Black Bouquet: Chaseedaw, 2018
Photograph
11 x 14
Email: schaun@schaunchampion.com
Instagram: @fluffypoppostcards
Website: schaunchampion.com
A Black Bouquet: Chaseedaw
Schaun Champion
Schaun Champion
A Black Bouquet: Chaseedaw, 2018
Photograph
11 x 14
Email: schaun@schaunchampion.com
Instagram: @fluffypoppostcards
Website: schaunchampion.com
Schaun Champion
A Black Bouquet: Leticia, 2020
Photograph
11 x 14
Email: schaun@schaunchampion.com
Instagram: @fluffypoppostcards
Website: schaunchampion.com
A Black Bouquet: Leticia
Schaun Champion
Schaun Champion
A Black Bouquet: Leticia, 2020
Photograph
11 x 14
Email: schaun@schaunchampion.com
Instagram: @fluffypoppostcards
Website: schaunchampion.com
Shae McCoy
Untitled, 2019
Digital photograph
8.5 x 11
Email: Shae.McCoy.Photography@gmail.com
Instagram: @shae.mccoy.photos or @west_baltimore_ruins
Website: shaemccoyphotography.com
Untitled
Shae McCoy
Shae McCoy
Untitled, 2019
Digital photograph
8.5 x 11
Email: Shae.McCoy.Photography@gmail.com
Instagram: @shae.mccoy.photos or @west_baltimore_ruins
Website: shaemccoyphotography.com
Shae McCoy
Untitled, 2020
Digital photograph
8.5 x 11
Email: Shae.McCoy.Photography@gmail.com
Instagram: @shae.mccoy.photos or @west_baltimore_ruins
Website: shaemccoyphotography.com
Untitled
Shae McCoy
Shae McCoy
Untitled, 2020
Digital photograph
8.5 x 11
Email: Shae.McCoy.Photography@gmail.com
Instagram: @shae.mccoy.photos or @west_baltimore_ruins
Website: shaemccoyphotography.com