Amplify. Show. Be Baltimore


ART X DESIGN x science

QUARTERLY MAGAZINE

Charm City Art Lab is a quarterly magazine and platform at the intersection of art, design, and science - made in Baltimore. We give the mic to the city's artists, designers, and scientists, show their work with gallery care, and embody the city we cover. Our debut issue, The Intersection Issue, arrives March 2027.

WE believe

BALTIMORE'S CREATIVE SCENE DESERVES A MAGAZINE THAT TAKES IT SERIOUSLY 

Chris Wilson (top row) and Eric Briscoe (bottom row) at BLIFTD Art Studios, Baltimore — photographs by George Fitzgerald

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Chris Wilson in his studio at BLIFTD Art Studios, Baltimore, standing before the window wall. Photograph by George Fitzgerald.
Chris Wilson at his music production setup in his studio at BLIFTD Art Studios, Baltimore. Photograph by George Fitzgerald.
Chris Wilson holding his black-and-red painting of red figures at BLIFTD Art Studios, Baltimore. Photograph by George Fitzgerald.
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Eric Briscoe's painting of a helmeted figure amid data-center machinery, at BLIFTD Art Studios, Baltimore. Photograph by George Fitzgerald.
Eric Briscoe's painting of a reader beneath a giant No. 2 pencil, at BLIFTD Art Studios, Baltimore. Photograph by George Fitzgerald.
Two paintings on easels in Eric Briscoe's studio at BLIFTD Art Studios, Baltimore: a seated masked figure holding a spray can, and a portrait of a woman in olive green. Photograph by George Fitzgerald.


inspiration: 01. ART-STUDIO VISITS WITH Baltimore's artists 02. DESIGN - form and function, from rowhouse to runway  03. SCIENCE - researchers finding beauty in the work  04. BALTIMORE - the city itself, our subject and our standard