Today is the final day for purchasing any of the custom orders for banners, bags or t-shirts. These one-of-a-kind pieces are only available on our website, so spend happy and spend lots!
All your purchases go towards supporting TreeBaltimore and future Tilt Studio Foundation initiatives.
The banners finally came down today! After an amazing and touching Saturday evening reception at the Maryland Institute College of Art we made our gracious exit from the banners of Baltimore: The Urban Forest Project to the TreeBaltimore’s campaign to plant trees. The banners came down last week and were placed from basement to sky in the Brown Center.
All photos were taken by Doug Retzler
The outside of the Brown Center getting prepped for the evenings festivities
We had installations from each of the events and have two wonderful speakers; Tom Stosur, Assistant Deputy Mayor and Wanda Durden, the new acting Director for Department of Recreation and Parks. We were presented with a beautiful plaque on behalf of the city written by our dear friends Anne Draddy, the Jones Falls Watershed Association and Emily Ellickson-Brown, the Community Outreach Coordinator for the Department of Recreation and Parks.
E. Rachael Baird, Wanda Durden, Jessica M. Pegorsch, Carolyn from Girl Scouts of Central Maryland, and Tom Stosur posing for a photo!
It was a night to remember. While a bit windy, the weather held and the light generously spilled out into the Leidy Atrium, covering the room with warmth… we were all amongst friends. Those who love Baltimore City, those who love the arts and those who truly want to make a difference in our world came from all over the country to be at our event. We are so honored to have been surrounded by such a great mix of people!
An overview of the Atrium
We are almost sold out of our banners! There are another 30 banners left, which is an incredible feat, but the rest are going fast! Visit the remaining banners online at our store and purchase all custom orders before July 7th! That is just one week from today!
So, you can see… it is almost the beginning. TreeBaltimore is taking root in Baltimore and is here to stay! SUPPORT THEM as much as you can (money, time, effort, spreading the word, etc.)
Click here and visit the rest of the photos online! See a sampling below.
Shopping in our Tilt Tent with some of the pre-made sample bags!
Mike Weikert’s daughter spinning in front of our PowerPoint. She is already a performance artist!
E. Rachael Baird & Jessica M. Pegorsch enjoying a moment during the speech.
A special thank you to:
-Baltimore City Mayor’s Office for the incredible opportunity to have this project and recognition for our efforts
-Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks for assisting with coordination from start to finish and helping to volunteer at the event
-Baltimore City Department of Transportation, Street Lighting Division for assisting us with the entire project and the exhibition put up and take down
-Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts for ensuring that we had all of our t’s crossed and our i’s dotted
-Serigraphics for printing the banners and the t-shirts and pushing through the bag design with us to make this a success! Thank you for your endless hours!
-Designers, artists and K-12 students for their amazing talent and innate ability to be creative. Keep it up!
-Sponsors for helping to assist us with making this project possible.
-All of our volunteers that have helped at all of our events
-Our parents and team for their endless amount of effort and time put into making this project a success. We are forever grateful.
And a thank you for Saturday evening:
-Maryland Institute College of Art for lending us a space and assisting us with the exhibition put up and take down and event coordination
-Parkhurst Dining Services for the delicious food and alcohol serving
-AIGA Baltimore for sponsoring a table during the event and being such a great support at the end
-Lady G’s for local organic wine and beer
-Doug Retzler for photography coverage
-Scott Wilburn and Kris Vandevander for their amazing sound equipment and music
And the most special thank you of all: Thank you to our very own TreeBaltimore for having a message that we could get behind and help to support. We look forward to the results for years to come!
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Please join us on Wednesday, April 2 from 7p to 10p at AVAM’s Sculpture Barn. Tickets are $45 online in advance and $55 at the door – all proceeds benefit TreeBaltimore. The theme is “Plant our City Green!” This party will elegantly celebrate the sustainable life – nature and people alike. Enjoy live music, scrumptious appetizers, delicious drinks and an eco-inspired silent auction. Guests will be able to bid on green lifestyle products and experiences that nurture our bodies and minds, like renewing spa moments and amazing restaurant meals. In addition, guests are automatically entered in a raffle that evening, and we will announce one Grand Prize winner (concept and contents still being developed)! We have several speakers scheduled: Senator Cardin, Mark Randall (Urban Forest Project founder) and city representatives (TBD).
Click the image above and RSVP today!
We sat down with Jenn Tucker to talk about her banner and her recent assimilation to the Baltimore community. Click to check out her company, Cafeteria.
Thanks to everyone who participated in this week long blog blast! We at Tilt really enjoyed learning more about just a few of the designers and artists who participated! So remember, the exhibition opens April 11, 2008 and runs until June 27. The banners will be up throughout the city, and maps will be available at several locations throughout the city for you to follow!
And now for the prize winners!
Congratulations everyone! Don’t miss our Plant our City Green party on April 2nd. You will be able to register online soon enough. Its going to be a great event and will hopefully raise a lot of money for TreeBaltimore, our beneficiary. For more info on the event, see our Events page.
Danny here! Greetings from the snowy slopes in Whitetail resort in PA. We here at Tilt are on retreat for the next few days and hitting the trails together. Fortunately, I can post blogs on the fly!
We sat down with Fastspot to talk about their totally unique online design application encouraging community involvement in Baltimore: The Urban Forest Project.
Remember, winning daily prizes hinges upon your comments on the blog!
What are you waiting for? Comment away!
Thanks to all the designers and artists who created these banners! You will be able to see the entire exhibition starting at the end of March. If you would like to pre-order one or more of these banners as a bag, t-shirt, or poster please visit our Shop page
And don’t forget to comment to be eligible for today’s prize which is a full set of UFP banner buttons!
Holy Man! Jess here! I cannot believe all the amazing submissions that we had for banners. Danny has been mailing everyone in our office sneak peaks of all the designs. I must say… I think I need to buy a bag! I know. I know. I am already a bag lady but these are one of a kind pieces of art that relate to an amazing cause and the designs are just so cool.
I also need to thank all the wonderful teachers out there that took the challenge to bring the Urban Forest Project into their classrooms. We received a whooping 240 banner designs from K-12 students! You all Rock!
Ethan Pronovost from Park School created this awesome tree for his banner! Look for these banners on display throughout the exhibition in Druid Hill Park!
Hey, its Jess. I wanted to thank everyone for supporting the UFP. I have donated my time to create small pieces of art work for you to collect and to remind you to create change everyday. Contact me to purchase them through my website www.jessicampegorsch.com. The tiles are $50 and a great gift for the holiday season. And of course, all proceeds will be donated to Tree Baltimore. Can’t wait to hear from you.
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