Careers

Our Mission

The mission of the Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts (BOPA) is to address the needs of the arts community through arts and cultural activities, advocacy and support; create pride by promoting Baltimore to Baltimoreans; and to use the arts and events marketing tools to promote Baltimore’s assets locally, regionally and nationally. BOPA produces festivals, special events, and promotions for Baltimore City and develops and administers funds, grant programs and community workshops. In addition, BOPA manages several historic attractions and sites in the Baltimore area. Facilities include School 33 Art Center, The Cloisters, the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower and the Top of the World Observation Level in the World Trade Center.

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Chief Executive Officer Position Description

Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts (BOPA) Chief Executive Officer Partnering with the Board of Directors, Mayor and City Council, the CEO and the BOPA Team will attract support for Baltimore City’s diverse arts and artists and produce cultural and community events, in the process advancing Baltimore as a regional center of America’s creative economy.

Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts (BOPA) is a 501c3 nonprofit that supports arts and culture for the benefit of Baltimore residents and visitors, by connecting artists, arts nonprofits and creative businesses to the resources they need to thrive. BOPA promotes Baltimore as a destination for creativity and culture, produces cultural events in partnership with City of Baltimore and State of Maryland government entities, and advocates for and uplifts Baltimore’s creative community by providing funding and other support to artists, arts programs and arts nonprofits.

The purpose of BOPA is to bring arts institutions, artists, government, and the community together to celebrate the people and places of Baltimore. BOPA is a guiding force for the arts and for the City of Baltimore – helping both thrive creatively. BOPA’s mission is to amplify Baltimore by creating pathways for engagement with the arts and support equitable growth of its diverse cultural community. BOPA’s strategic priorities are to:

• Clarify BOPA’s focus

• Capitalize on BOPA’s strengths

• Sustain the commitment to DEIA

• Contribute to fiscal sustainability

• Enhance collaboration (internal, external)

• Drive trust/support (city/state, arts community)

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The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to mirror the rich diversity of Baltimore City in our staffing and programming while emphasizing cultural equity. Cultural equity embodies the values, policies, and practices that ensure that all people-including but not limited to those who have been historically underrepresented based on race/ethnicity, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender, socioeconomic status, geography, citizenship status, or religion-are represented in the development of arts policy; the support of artists; the nurturing of accessible, thriving venues for expression; and the fair distribution of programmatic, financial, and informational resources. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.