gallery alley transforms a MICA-owned segment of the neglected West Trenton Street (located between two MICA-owned buildings along North Avenue and Falls Road) into an open air art and green space celebrating art and ecology. gallery alley features creative work (in all of its diverse forms, media, and disciplines) by MICA alumni, faculty, staff, and students, and celebrating the rich cultural and ecological heritage of the nearby Jones Falls River and surrounding Station North Arts District.   

The transformation of the alley began with a 2024 collaboration between MICA and Midtown Baltimore to install the vibrant “Color Rays” mural by MICA alum Jaz Erenberg. This inspired a broader vision including closing the alley to vehicular traffic in 2026, and installing additional permanent and temporary artworks created by the MICA community; creative and architectural lighting; an outdoor sound system for open air performances and events; and a complete resurfacing and reengineering of the alley with pedestrian pathways, landscaping with native plants, and a stormwater management system to demonstrate best practices in ecological stewardship.

gallery alley - public opening + celebration

Join us on May 9, 2026, from 6:00-9:00 PM, for the official public opening of gallery alley! The gallery alley opening is free and open to the public but RSVP is preferred.

Funding Partners: 

Baltimore Community Foundation, Baltimore National Heritage Area (BNHA), Clayton Baker Trust, Goldseker Foundation, Lockhart Vaughan Foundation, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) - Seed Community Development Anchor Institution Fund, Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), National Arts Relief Fund (Americans for the Arts), National Fish & Wildlife Foundation

Collaborating Partners:

Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA), Blue Water Baltimore, Central Baltimore Partnership, CityScape Engineering LLC, EnviroCollab LLC, Midtown Baltimore

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