Congratulations to City Schools' talented student artists who participated in the Mayor’s Black History Month Art Contest! Students created original paintings, drawings, digital art, or mixed media pieces honoring Black leaders, artists, and trailblazers. Winning artwork is displayed at City Hall through February. Congratulations to all our winners!
Photo: Students perform songs on traditional African drums at Mayor Brandon Scott's Black History Month Reception on February 20, 2025.
High School
Painting
Second Place – “Strange Fruit” – Douglas, Grade 11, Eager Street Academy
Digital & Photography
First Place – “Watermelon” – Mykeara Brown, Grade 11, Baltimore Design School
Second Place – “Mammy” – Mykeara Brown, Grade 11, Baltimore Design School
Third Place – “America Can Only Dream” – Glori Mahammitt, Grade 11, Baltimore Design School
Mixed Media
First Place – “Experimental Portrait” – Katherine De'Leon, Grade 12, Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts
Second Place – “African Empress” – Farrar, Grade 12, Eager Street Academy
Third Place – “Eye of the Sparrow” – Zoe Lashley, Grade 10, Baltimore City College
Middle School
First Place – “Oppression” – Alanah Fair, Grade 8, Baltimore International Academy
Second Place – “Brandon Scott, Mayor” – Darren Coleman, Grade 8, James McHenry Elementary/Middle School
Elementary/Middle School
Third Place – “Untitled” – Jude Krogh, Grade 7, Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School
Pre-K & Elementary
First Place – “Futurism of Black History” – Walter Anderson, Grade 2, Baltimore International Academy West
Second Place – “Ella Fitzgerald” – Fiona Parish, Grade 5, Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School
Third Place – “Juneteenth Freedom” – Abigail Bembridge, Grade 2, Baltimore International Academy West