Art with a Heart (AWAH) invites the community to its annual art sale and open house. This year’s event will be the inaugural one in HeARTwares® – the nonprofit’s new social enterprise store located on The Avenue in Hampden.

Children are welcome, as the event will feature an interactive art activity, games, a DJ and food and drinks – including beer, wine and nonalcoholic options. Guests can shop with a purpose for hand-made and one-of-a-kind artwork, jewelry, houseware items, garden ornaments and assorted gifts with meaning. Each item is unique and was crafted with enthusiasm by community volunteers, and students and apprentices in AWAH’s HeARTworks workforce development program.

Shop & Bop will celebrate the 2025 summer HeARTworks students – youth, ages 14 to 24, who have created marketable art to sell in HeARTwares®. Overall, HeARTworks provides a collaborative space for youth to experience a structured work environment while building job readiness and life skills. To celebrate the 15th anniversary of HeARTwares and the student artists, AWAH also will host an online auction leading up to Shop & Bop, from Aug. 1 to Aug. 14. Items include two Paul Reed Smith guitars, a private tour of the Latin American Art Exhibit at the Walters Art Gallery by curator Ellen Hoob; private tour, tasting and lunch at Old Westminster Winery; pottery class at The Clayground in Ellicott City, and more!

Art with a Heart’s (AWAH) mission is to enhance the lives of people in need through visual arts. Founded in 2000, the Baltimore-based nonprofit uses visual art for positive civic and economic change in its community programming, workforce development, community art, service learning and leadership development initiatives.

During the last year alone, Art with a Heart provided nearly 16,000 art classes to children, youth, adults, and families in schools, shelters, community centers, hospitals and senior facilities; provided over 270,000 individual art experiences; successfully completed and installed 16 community art projects with the dedication of over 3,900 volunteers; graduated a new cohort of leaders expanding the alumni network to 170 youth; expanded workforce collaborations; graduated 200 students, and opened a satellite location on The Avenue in Hampden for its HeARTwares social enterprise store and workforce development programming. For more information, visit www.artwithaheart.net or follow on social media: @AWAHBaltimore on Facebook and @artwithaheart_ on X & Instagram.