BALTIMORE NEIGHBORS: A COMMUNITY PORTRAIT IN SOUND
Ages 16-29
Spring 2024, JHU-MICA Film Centre
In this workshop, student fellows will explore the auditory landscapes that define their shared environments, together creating a collaborative experimental project grounded in sound. Working in parks and playgrounds, at bus stops and on street corners, and in landmark locations like the Farmers’ Market and Lexington Market, they’ll collect interviews, personal narratives, and ambient sounds--from traffic to bird song to rain. They’ll also create photographs and short moving image clips, and ultimately weave together a textured, dynamic audio-based portrait of Baltimore life. Their collaborative work will be shared on the program website and at a public exhibition. Limited to 14 student fellows.
Jamal Evans teaches in the Interactive Media Production program at Edmondson-Westside High School. For over fifteen years, he has inspired students to enter the world of media production. He also has a passion for social media and does freelance photography and video throughout the Baltimore region and beyond.
Alisha Mona'e Coates graduated from Morgan State University with a B.S. in Multi-Platform Media Production. A BYFA participant since 2016, she started her photography career at Edmondson Westside, and hopes to eventually open an art/photography studio.
