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The precise role of the artist, then, is to illuminate that darkness, blaze roads through that vast forest, so that we will not, in all our doing, lose sight of its purpose, which is, after all, to make the world a more human dwelling place.

- James Baldwin, “The Creative Process”

Featuring
Bran Bran, Brandon Buckson, Markele Cullins, Jade Davis, Grandeurveli,
Gary A. Mullen, Philip Muriel, Chloe Ndour, Latoya D. Peoples, B/ue Robin,
Scout Gibbons Roll & Sifu Sun

Shine in the Dark, on view at the Ynot Lot through July 31, 2021 is an invitation to move through 12 artists’ conceptions of the heritage of the Station North Arts District and our collective role therein. The district is comprised of three neighborhoods: Barclay, Charles North, and Greenmount West, located on unceded land of the Piscataway People. The area is the site of Baltimore's unofficial Koreatown. While the city changes around us, our artists are what Baldwin refers to as our spiritual and emotional historians. Take a walk along the perimeter fence to experience an immersive version of Station North in miniature, a series of snapshots from this unique moment in time. What comes to mind when you are asked to represent the history of a place: an NBA team, a parent, a movement? What is our responsibility to each other as agents of the future; how can we bring the light?

Shine in the Dark was organized by Station North Arts District, a program of the Central Baltimore Partnership

Photos by Ana Tantaros, Side A Photography

Graphic Design by Chloe Phan

Made possible by generous support from The Baltimore Heritage Area Association, Inc., The Maryland State Arts Council, and The William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund.

This project has been financed in part through funds from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority and managed by the Baltimore National Heritage Area. The heritage area works to promote, preserve, and enhance Baltimore’s historic and cultural legacy and natural resources for current and future generations.