Featured Artist: The Meathooks

Watch and listen to the Meathooks play their song "Voice Inside".



Catch them live on the Bohemian stage, Sunday May 24th!

Featured Artist: Chopteeth

Check out the Afrofunk Big Band Chopteeth play their original tune "Herky Jerk" at College of Wooster (Ohio, USA) in April 2008.



Catch them at the Sowebo Festival on the Bohemian Stage!

Be a Sowebo Festival volunteer!

We could really use volunteers for things like: helping with street art activities, (bubble blowing, face painting, a really cool big paint-by-number project, painting on sailboat sails stretched across the street, a recycled bottles sculpture, conga line management, conga line hat-making helpers), beer pouring, clean-up, set-up and take-down.

If you are interested please email or call (410-271-0732) Volunteer Coordinator Patricia Dane today!

Flashback: Pasadena at 2008 Sowebo Art Festival

check out this video of Pasadena performing at last year's festival..

2009 Participating Arts & Crafts vendors

This year's festival will feature 30 uniquely bohemian arts & craft vendors. With booths specializing in everything from fine and funky jewelry to handmade clothing and beauty products, there will be something for everyone.

John Davis of Fisticuffs Leather - Handmade recycled leather wrist cuffs and watch bands
Rick Miller of Zeskinds Hardware - Restoration Hardware & Handmade Products for Home Improvement
Frank Durantaye of Sunflower Trading Co. - Hats & Clothing from around the world
Mike Straight of Stained Glass Shadows - Stained Glass Jewelry
Michele Banks of ARTMONGER INC. - Original watercolor paintings and collages
Leslie Alvarez of Wind Over Water - Swarovski Crystal Jewelry, Feng Shui Crystals & Cures
Barbara Young & Misha Bright of Barbara Young & Misha Wright Jewelry - Jewelry & Accessories
Mu Viboonrattana to-sanguan of Lil Fishy - Handmade clothes & Accessories
Stephney Wallace of Stephney Wallace - Stained glass Inspired Jewelry
Cem Ozkok of Old World - Customize handset jewelry combining sterling silver & antique Venetian glass, semi-precious stones, stained glass, antique coins & Baltic amber
Tip Lee of T. P. Jewelry & Gifts - Hand Painted Ceramics miniatures and hand finished sterling silver jewelry, homemade yoyo balloons
Hope Shakya of Treasures from Nepal - Custom Made Clothes from Nepal, Tibet which I design while I am in each country
Roberta Ahmad of Hannan's Handcrafts - Crochet items & jewelry
Theresa Carrington of You & Me Soaps - Handmade soaps, body their butts, lotions, scrubs, bath items and shea butter
Faith Freeman of Things Hoped For - Handmade Jewelry
Mary Bulter of Maja Jewelry - Jewelry & Clothing
Shobha Ohal of Shobha Ohal - Sterling Silver Jewelry W 14K Gold, Semi-Precious Stones, Photo, text, sari material, sketches and prayer cards
Keith Nichols & Carlotta Fried of Keith-Illustrations - Pen&Ink, Carlotta-Kusadamu Origami, Hand painted Notes & Cards
Kate Blue of Blue Lizard Designs - Graphic Designs
Geralyn MacVittie of Charm City Soaps - Handcrafted Soaps and Related Body Products
Robin & Mike Lambert - Original Artwork (drawings, Paintings,Cat & Halloween Art), Old records, CD's, Books & unusual Craftart
John Nickerson of Gnarly Artly - Original Designed hand printed shirts, dresses & Kids clothes
Charles Hawkins of Oooh LaLa Tile - Art made with broken tile & glass
Jimi Fardan of Pencilmania - Print and original pencil & Acrylic drawings and silk screened original art on T-shirts. Live sketching!
Diana Sanlorenzo Campbell of Diana SanLorenzo
Jerald Morales of The Aroma Gypsy - Tie Dye T-Shirts, Novelties, Wooden Boxes, Colorful Flags & Tapestries
Kimberley L. Donoso of Kim's Spa Boutique - Bohemian Skirts, tie dye dresses, meditation items & handmade jewelry
Maria Cavacos of Cavacos Studio - Hand painted personalized note paper, cards, prints & original collage
Bart Schultz, The Masking Tape Guy - Contemporary Folk Art Masking Tape Sculptures, objects & paintings
Jessica Turner - Quilts, Jewelry, Purses and Fabric Arts

Photographer George Hagegeorge has a great collection of photos from the 2007 Sowebo festival - go check out the gallery here!

Sowebo Festival mentioned in Examiner article

Check out this Examiner article promoting FREE live shows in Baltimore - including the Sowebo Festival!

Flashback: 3Fifths at 2008 Sowebo Art Festival

Check out this video of 3Fifths performing for an enthusiastic crowd at last year's festival

Just 37 days until the 2009 Sowebo Arts Festival!

Here are some photos from festivals past:













P.S. If you're feeling artistic, please don't forget to pick up your posters the for annual show and auction at:

The Creative Alliance
3134 Eastern Ave

MInás Gallery & Boutique
816 W. 36th Street

School 33 Art Center
1427 Light Street

Adler Gallery
100 S. Stricker Street

Please remember to return posters to the location you got them, back into the box, or contact us for an alternative. Please fill out the important name and address label that is on the back of all posters.

Sowebo Arts Festival now on Facebook and Twitter!

Connect with Sowebo Arts festival on Facebook and Twitter to make sure you're up to speed on the latest event news and discussions!

The 24 Annual Soweboposters Show & Auction

GET ONE, DO ONE, GIVE IT BACK!

Brave Artists:
Thank you for participating in one of Baltimore’s most unique art shows & auction. Sowebo Arts is offering decorative bordered posters to the fabulously generous artists of Baltimore. We ask only that you, “the artists,” donate them back to Sowebo Arts with your "original" art on it. As always, this is not juried and has no theme. We encourage diverse content and materials. The returned posters are exhibited and auctioned with the money going to support Sowebo Arts Inc.
This years border design is by: Minás Konsolas.

2009 Soweboposters are available at:
The Creative Alliance
3134 Eastern Ave

MInás Gallery & Boutique
816 W. 36th Street

School 33 Art Center
1427 Light Street

Adler Gallery
100 S. Stricker Street

Sowebo Arts Gallery @ Zellas Pizzeria
1145 Hollins Street

We have 2 Soweboposter return deadlines:
ATTENTION!
Info/signature label on the back of the posters has incorrect Show dates and Deadlines. Please use the instruct sheet and our website for the correct times, sorry.

• May 9
Posters returned by May 9 are first up in the May 16 - June 6
Soweboposter Shows at:

Sowebo Arts Gallery @ Zellas Pizzeria
1145 Hollins Street

Charles Theater
1711 Charles Street

• JUNE 5
Posters returned by June 5th make it into the Soweboposter Auction held June 7, Sunday at the:

Bio Park
Viewing begins at 3:00pm
Auction begins at 4:00pm

TIMELINE RECAP
• May 9: Participation in Soweboposter Show Deadline.
• May 16 - June 6: Soweboposter Show.
• May 24: Sowebohemian Arts Festival.
• June 5: Participation in Soweboposter Auction deadline.
• June 7: Soweboposter Auction Viewing:2:00-4:00 / Auction: 4:00pm.
Please return posters to the location you got them, back into the box, or contact us for an alternative. Please fill out the important name and address label that is on the back of all posters. Processing the returned Soweboposters is very labor intensive, all the posters are photographed, shrinkwrapped, and put up on our website. The sooner we get them back the less likely we will have a logjam at the very end. Thanks again. Please email us for more info.

Featured bands: Get Down Stage

Click on the images or links below to learn more about the bands playing on the Get Down Stage at this year's festival:


WHISTLIN CHARLIE


MS SARA & THE HELP


BLOCK FUNKSION


LAWN CHAIR

POLY-WESTERN


SKRIBE

Also check out the performers on the Rise Up and Bohemian stages and the full schedule of performances.

Featured bands: Rise Up Stage

Click on the images or links below to learn more about the bands playing on the Rise Up Stage at this year's festival:

TIM KAYE

BOND & BENTLEY


KEEFE ROCKET


GIZMO


PASADENA

CHEATERS

FREEDOM ENTERPRISE

Featured bands: Bohemian Stage

Click on the images or links below to learn more about the bands playing on the Bohemian Stage at this year's festival:


GRACE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH


DANGERMAN


3 FIFTHS

MEATHOOKS

SHOOK


CHOPTEETH

2009 Sowebohemian Music schedule

This year's festival will have three stages of music playing all day long:

Bohemian Stage

12:30-1:15 GRACE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH
1:45-2:30 DANGERMAN
3:00-3:45 3 FIFTHS
4:15-5:00 MEATHOOKS
5:30-6:15 SHOOK!
6:45-???? CHOPTEETH

Rise Up Stage

12:00-12:45 TIM KAYE
1:15-2:00 BOND & BENTLEY
2:30-3:15 KEEFE ROCKET
3:45-4:30 GIZMO
5:00-5:45 PASADENA
6:15-7:00 CHEATERS
7:30-???? FREEDOM ENTERPRISE

Get Down Stage

12:30-1:15 WHISTLIN CHARLIE
1:45-2:30 MS SARA & THE HELP
3:00-3:45 BLOCK FUNKSION
4:15-5:00 LAWN CHAIR
5:30-6:15 POLY-WESTERN
6:45-???? SKRIBE

... Check back soon for links to band Websites!