Ashley Minner Jones Invites Baltimore Into Art Making at Lexington Market

Ashley Minner Jones holds a decorated stick beside handwritten labels and blue photographic prints.

Ashley Minner Jones is inviting people to turn Baltimore’s stories into art at Lexington Market. Her Baltimore Museum of Art residency brings together local history, archival research and hands-on making in the market itself. The next workshop dates are September 17–19, with free admission and registration encouraged, according to the museum’s current calendar.

The project, The place today known as Baltimore, treats the market as part of the creative process. This week’s listed activities include anthotype printing and rubbings. The museum describes anthotypes as images made with plant pigments and sunlight. Later sessions introduce cyanotypes and other photographic methods, connecting the act of making an image with the stories a place can hold.

Jones is a Baltimore visual artist and folklorist whose work centers everyday people and their histories. The museum identifies her as an enrolled citizen of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. Her presence gives the workshops a clear author and purpose: an invitation to participate in an ongoing exploration of Baltimore, rather than simply look at finished objects.

The BMA’s Lexington Market location places that activity inside the Upper Market, near the Baltimore Room, at 112 N. Eutaw Street. It is a separate setting from the museum’s main campus on Art Museum Drive. The distinction matters for anyone planning a first visit: use the market address when arranging the trip.

The museum calendar lists Thursday, September 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, September 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and Saturday, September 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Readers can review the program description and follow its registration link before heading over. The residency also has later dates for anyone who cannot attend this week.

The broader BMA Lexington Market residency program places artists in a shared public space, where art and ordinary daily activity can meet. For more reporting on the city around that space, visit PowerPage’s Baltimore coverage. Check the museum’s current calendar for the latest hours and availability.