Baltimore Backs
the Artist.
Talent is everywhere.
Access isn't.
The Inaugural Artist Ownership Summit + Live Series Taping.
A summit you don't just attend. You're part of the show.
NOVEMBER 13, 2026 | MICA, BALTIMORE
Only 150 seats · Free · 11 AM–7 PM
LaToya Hobbs, MICA faculty, creating a woodblock print for the National Gallery of Art.
— At MICA
From making the work to building the career.
MICA puts artists at the center of the ideas and work shaping the creative economy. On November 13, MICA and OWNR! turn that conversation into a live summit and filmed series for emerging artists.
This isn't just a summit. It's the filming of a new series.
Come for five live tapings. Leave with answers to questions artists rarely get to ask:
How do I turn my work into opportunity?
How do I price what I make?
Who’s actually hiring?
How do I pitch myself?
How do I build a creative career on my own terms?
No gatekeeping.
THE PEOPLE YOU USUALLY DON'T GET ACCESS TO.
The Artists Doing It
How they got booked, what changed their career and what they wish they knew sooner.
The People With The Budgets
What they're buying, what they pay for and what makes an artist get picked.
The Insiders Who Know How It Works
Where opportunities really come from, who makes the decisions and how you get considered.
Guest announcements coming soon.
AGENDA
COME FOR THE CONVERSATIONS YOU NEED.
Five different OWNR! episodes filmed live across three parts of the day. Come for one block or stay for more.
Daytime Block 1
11:00 AM–12:30 PM
Taping 1
How Do You Actually Price Your Creative Work?
Learn about pricing, value, confidence, and what your work is really worth.
Taping 2
How Do You Pitch Yourself And Get Real Opportunities?
Learn how to explain what you do, who it’s for, and what kind of opportunity you’re asking for.
Daytime Block 2
1:30–2:15 PM
Taping 3
Who’s Actually Hiring Filmmakers?
Learn where young filmmakers can find paid opportunities beyond waiting for a big break.
Special Evening Experience
4:00 PM · Doors Open
DJ · Photos · Networking4:30–6:00 PM · Two Live OWNR! Tapings
Taping 4
How Fiber Artists Turn Their Work Into Real Opportunities
Learn how textile, fashion, and material-based artists can move from studio work to commissions, exhibitions, products, or collaborations.
Taping 5
How Artists Build Creative Careers On Their Own Terms
Learn how artists can build income, ownership, audience, and momentum without giving away their power.
Special guest to be announced.
Schedule and episode titles subject to change. Guest announcements coming soon.
RESERVE YOUR SEATONLY 150 seats.
Get in the room with the people who know how artists get hired and paid.
- Friday, November 13, 2026
11 AM - 6:30 PM
MICA BBOX Theatre
1601 W. Mt. Royal Ave, Baltimore, MD 21217
Concept visualization: OWNR! at MICA BBOX.
— Hosted By
Mario Armstrong
Baltimore born and raised.
N. Fulton Avenue. Calvert Hall alum.
Mario has spent his career going straight to the people who understand how opportunity works and asking the questions others miss. With OWNR!, he's doing that for artists.
Where are the opportunities for artists, and how do you actually get access?
Watch Live Nationally
Live from Baltimore.
A national conversation about the business of being an artist.
If you can't get in the room, Baltimore is bringing the room to you.
November 13, 2026 · 11 AM–7 PM
REGISTER TO WATCH LIVE →Livestream details coming soon.
When the cameras stop,
the learning doesn't.
Every session becomes a free OWNR! episode for artists everywhere.
Concept visualization.
National series.
Built in Baltimore.
OWNR! is bringing Baltimore artists, institutions and businesses together to open more doors for emerging creatives, while sharing what happens here with artists everywhere.
Baltimore, where it begins.