Name: Adult Workshop: Baltimore Folk-Art Painted Screens
Start: 2025-08-30T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-30T13:00:00-04:00
Location: 91 W Main St, Westminster, MD, United States, Maryland 21157

Adult Workshop: Baltimore Folk-Art Painted Screens

One Day Workshop
Instructor: Michael Seipp
Cost: $40 per person
Description: The workshop includes a history of the art of the Baltimore painted screen, materials and techniques to create a beautiful screen and painting a miniature screen. Peek behind Baltimore’s painted screens and discover a burst of color, creativity, and community pride. What started as a clever way to block curious eyes became a bold folk-art movement, turning rowhouse windows into vibrant canvases and everyday streets into open-air galleries.
Materials provided include:
Screening
Paint
Brushes
Draft compositions
Miscellaneous tools
Preservative
Envelope frame
Instructor Bio:
Michael is a Baltimorean who worked in the field of community development for fifty years. In 2006, he started dabbling in two-dimensional art mainly with charcoals and ink. In 2010 he rediscovered Baltimore’s painted screens and started painting screens for family and friends. His work has grown over the years. He now holds regular workshops introducing this beautiful Baltimore folk art to anyone who will listen. He is a member of the Hamilton Art Gallery and is connected with the Creative Alliance, the B and O Railroad Museum and the Maryland Center for History and Culture where his work is regularly shown.