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Visit artists’ studios and purchase original artwork AT

Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower Open Studio Day on JULY 2 FROM 5-9PM

Everyone is invited to Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower Open Studio Day on First Thursdays to see talented local artists as they showcase one-of-a-kind artwork.  On Thursday, July 2 from 5-9pm, guests can visit artists’ studios, purchase pieces of art or take a tour of the historic tower.  There will be original paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures and more, available for purchase.  Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower, located at 21 S. Eutaw Street is a facility managed by Mayor Sheila Dixon and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts.

Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower has graced the skylines of Baltimore for 98 years.  Today, it houses visual and literary artists.  This month’s artists include Najwa Al-amin (oil & acrylic), Milton Allette (acrylic), Barbara Bryan (playwright), Linda Day-Clark (digital photography), Lauren DeMarsh (oil & acrylic), Martha Dougherty (watercolor), John David Ehlers, Jr. (oil, acrylic, & charcoal), Brian Glazer Gerber (oil & acrylic), Keith Haller (oil, acrylic and watercolor), Kevin Haller (oil, acrylic & watercolor), Cynthia S. Padgett (oils & pastels), Yvonne Thomas (photography), Patricia Truitt (oil & acrylic) and James Williams (oil).

UPCOMING OPEN STUDIO DAY

Thursday, July 2 from 5-9pm

Thursday, August 6 from 5-9pm

Thursday, September 3 from 5-9pm

Saturday, October 17 from 1-5pm

Saturday, November 7 from 1-5pm

Saturday, December 5 from 1-5pm

This historic structure, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was modeled after the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy.  The Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower was completed in 1911 and was the tallest building in Baltimore at the time.  It has been a Baltimore landmark ever since.  The tower was built by Captain Isaac Emerson, the inventor of the headache remedy Bromo Seltzer.  The most interesting feature is the still-functioning tower clock, the face of which displays the word Bromo Seltzer instead of numbers. Each of the clocks’ faces measure 24 feet in diameter, one foot larger than the clock faces on London’s Big Ben. The famous clock atop the tower holds its own separate historic registration.

For information on the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower, call 410-752-8632 or visit www.bromoseltzerartstower.com.

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