Media Advisory: 11th annual Courting Art Baltimore contest to award $24,050 in scholarships to city students

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 8, 2026

Government Relations and Public Affairs
187 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Media Advisory:
11th annual Courting Art Baltimore contest to award $24,050 in scholarships to city students

The District Court in Baltimore City will unveil the artwork of 20 student finalists at the 11th annual Courting Art Baltimore awards reception on Monday, May 11, 2026. The awards celebration will highlight Baltimore City high school students’ artwork, including paintings, drawings, or other two-dimensional works of art based on a theme of their choice. The artwork will be professionally reproduced for long-term display at the District Court in Baltimore City, Eastside Courthouse, 1400 E. North Avenue.

The Courting Art Baltimore program received 169 submissions from 17 participating Baltimore City public high schools. Courting Art Baltimore showcases the creative work of students to promote the city’s youth and their artwork, connect the legal community with local Baltimore communities, and to reduce stress and anxiety for litigants and visitors by beautifying local courthouses.

The top contestants will be awarded scholarships totaling $24,050 toward art programs or post-high school degrees, including a first-place scholarship of $7,500. Each of the 20 finalists will receive a $50 gift card and two students will receive a placement in the Maryland Institute College of Art Young People’s Studio, which provides weekend art classes for high school students.

WHAT:	Courting Art Baltimore awards reception
WHEN:	Monday, May 11, 2026, at 6 p.m.
WHERE:	District Court in Baltimore City 1400 E. North Avenue Baltimore, MD 21213
WHO:	District Court of Maryland Chief Judge John P. Morrissey Administrative Judge Geoffrey G. Hengerer, Baltimore City District Court Senior Judge Halee F. Weinstein, presiding judge for Courting Art Baltimore Courting Art Baltimore Chair Brian D. Katzenberg Executive Director of Teaching and Learning Dr. Kevin Cuppett Baltimore City Public Schools Fine Arts Coordinator Chan'nel Howard Arts Every Day Executive Director Julia Di Bussolo Arts Every Day Director of Operations Betty Gonzales Students from Baltimore City Public Schools: Academy of College and Career Exploration Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Art Baltimore City College Baltimore Design School Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women Baltimore Polytechnic High School Claremont High School ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School Digital Harbor Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Forest Park High School Frederick Douglass High School Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School Patterson High School REACH! Partnership School Renaissance Academy Western High School

NOTE: Please contact the Maryland Judiciary’s Government Relations and Public Affairs Office by email at [email protected] or 410-260-1488 to attend the event or for more information. Cameras will be permitted during the awards reception.

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