Building opportunities for cultural growth in Baltimore’s inner city with public programs in the arts, social engagements, and
the educational advancement through informal gatherings.

 
 

Charm City Cultural Cultivation (CCCC) is a non-profit foundation whose primary function is to build opportunities for cultural growth in Baltimore’s inner city by introducing and supporting initiatives for public programs in the arts, social engagements, leisurely activities and educational advancement through informal gatherings. We are dedicated to empowering the lives of underrepresented Black creatives, by investing in community collaboration while fostering
creativity and preserving the history and legacy carved out by previous generations as well as forging the future.

 
 

 Projects

  • The Last Resort Artist Retreat (TLRAR)

    The Last Resort Artist Retreat (TLRAR) residency subscribes to the concept of leisure as therapy for the Black creative and is committed to offering the space and curated-experience conducive to their rejuvenation.

  • Black Baltimore Digital Database

    The Black Baltimore Digital Database (BBDD) is a collaborative counter–institutional space for collecting, storing and safekeeping the data of local archival initiatives, from the more traditional to the experimental.

  • Zora’s Den: a collective for black women writers

    Zora’s Den is an online community of Black women writers started in January 2017. It has expanded into writing workshops, a writers’ circle, and a monthly reading series, in real life. We strive to promote instruction, support and social engagement.