Two weeks before Artscape, Baltimore Board of Estimates restores some funding for BOPA

The city’s Board of Estimates voted Wednesday to restore $581,334 to the beleaguered Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts two weeks before the scheduled relaunch of the city’s marquee public celebration, Artscape. Without discussion, the Board of Estimates approved what amounts to funding for the second quarter the 2023-24 fiscal year, which began July 1. The board is expected to meet again in December to consider releasing the third-quarter installment.