Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts

the baltimore office of promotion & the arts (bopa) is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization which serves as baltimore city’s official arts council, events agency and film office. by providing funding and support to artists, arts programs and organizations across the city, and by producing large-scale events such as light city, artscape and the baltimore book festival, bopa’s goal is to make baltimore a more vibrant and creative city. the baltimore office of promotion & the arts manages the creative baltimore fund grants, baltimore mural program, public art, free fall baltimore, transformative art prize, mecu neighborhood grant program, bright starts workshops for children and other grant opportunities for artists. bopa coordinates baltimore's major events including light city, a festival of light, music and innovation; artscape, america’s largest free arts festival, baltimore book festival; new year's eve and july 4th celebrations at the inner harbor; baltimore farmers' market & bazaar;