The Baker Artist Awards reminds me a lot of a Baltimore version of the Cooper-Hewitt’s People’s Choice Design Awards. “The Baker Fund has initiated a great new award program open only to artists in Baltimore and the surrounding counties IN ALL DISCIPLINES, including visual arts, architecture, design, music, poetry, film, performance, dance, etc. Artists nominate themselves, there are cash awards to the artists with the most popular votes, and up to three very significant (five-digit) cash prizes for the winners, selected by secret jury.” Check it out here! {thanks, Joel!}