FAQs
Is there nearby parking?
A three-level parking garage is attached to the building; visitors enter the building directly from the third level of the garage. The parking garage entrance is 940 Ostend Street. There is also abundant street parking around the building.
Is there ADA accessibility?
Yes, the front entrance to 1100 Wicomico is ADA accessible. Please note, the parking garage entrance is not ADA accessible.
What can I expect at the Baltimore Fine Art Print Fair?
The Baltimore print fair is like other art fairs in which individual galleries and dealers fill booths with framed works of art on the wall for sale. Each booth looks like a mini gallery with excellent lighting and white walls. In the booth you will find people whose job it is to engage you in conversation about their offerings. Sometimes these people are the ones who assisted the artist in making the work. Even if they aren’t, all of them share a love of prints and have a deep knowledge of how the prints are made and are happy to share that information with visitors.
You can also expect to be able to sit down with a cup of coffee and a snack or lunch in the fair’s concession area. Taking a break from looking at art will help clarify one’s thinking about what you’ve seen. Cookie breaks are very important. And be sure to keep hydrated!
Can you purchase tickets at the door?
Yes, you can purchase general admission tickets at the door. However, you CAN NOT purchase VIP Party tickets at the door. VIP tickets MUST be purchased online in advance.
I purchased my ticket online but now I can’t find it. What should I do?
Don’t worry. We have a record of all online ticket sales. Please have a valid ID with you when you arrive and we can simply look up your ticket and check you in.
Can you give me an explanation of “Prints”?
A print is a work of art made by transferring an image from one surface to another (usually onto paper and usually in multiple impressions). Traditional methods fall into four general areas: intaglio (incising an image into a metal plate via these techniques: engraving, drypoint, etching, aquatint); relief (carving around an image in wood or linoleum so the remaining image receives and transfers ink to the paper; includes woodcuts, Japanese color woodblock prints, and linoleum cuts); lithography (a drawing in greasy crayon or liquid called tusche is made on a stone or aluminum plate to which ink will adhere and print on paper); and screenprint (ink is pushed through a stencil-like image on a fine mesh screen with a squeegee). There are variants of all of these, of course, as well as unique prints like monotypes, but these are the basics.
For a more thorough explanation of prints including information on editions and terms click here.