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1807: An Art and Literary Journal

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University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) inaugural art and literary journal produced by the Council for the Arts & Culture.

When it came to naming the the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) inaugural art and literary journal, the Council for the Arts & Culture conducted a Universitywide survey for name suggestions. Sixty-five names were submitted for consideration, and the council voted to name the journal 1807 because UMB was founded in 1807. Notably, it is the original campus of the University System of Maryland.

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“Community,” is Clip Studio Paint digital art created by Deborah Pinkney, human resource associate 1, University of Maryland School of Graduate Studies.

1807 Issue 6 Released

The UMB Council for the Arts & Culture is pleased to share the sixth issue of 1807: An Art & Literary Journal.

View 1807 Issue 6

The cover art, “Community,” is Clip Studio Paint digital art created by Deborah Pinkney, human resource associate 1, University of Maryland School of Graduate Studies.

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1807 Arch Gallery

Arch Gallery, located on the west side of UMB’s Pearl Street Garage adjacent to Arch Street, features artwork from the third issue of 1807.

Read more about the Arch Gallery

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1807, Issue 4, Takes Home the Gold

The Collegiate Advertising Awards honor excellence in marketing and advertising specific to the field of higher education. 1807, issue 4, won in the category of External Publications.

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“I am in awe of the deep and varied talents of the artists within our University community. It gives me great joy to see the beauty of the visual art, to feel the power of the written word, and to appreciate the depth of emotion conveyed on these pages.”

Jennifer Litchman, MA, Senior Vice President for External Relations

Our Vision

1807 is an anthology curated, edited, and produced by members of the UMB community. UMB faculty, staff, students, and alumni as well as University of Maryland Medical Center employees and our West Baltimore neighbors are encouraged to enter. Submission does not guarantee publication. Submissions are free and made online only.

The goal of the publication is to promote the artists in the UMB community, to create more engagement between the UMB and West Baltimore communities, and to serve as a recruitment tool.

Our Mission

1807 strives to encourage members of the UMB community to express themselves creatively through art and the written word. The annual journal showcases the talents of our faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the broader UMB community and neighbors in visual arts (painting, drawing, illustration, digital art, monotypes, monoprints), photography, varied media (sculpture, clay, metal, glass, textiles, jewelry, wood), and poetry. 

1807 seeks high-caliber, unpublished works that broadly and creatively relate to the Council for the Arts & Culture’s themes of social justice, health, healing, the mind, and the body. 

Virtual Backgrounds

Download these images to use as virtual backgrounds for your Webex, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams meetings. More information and other UMB virtual backgrounds are available here.

  • An abstract splatter painting

  • A watercolor painting of tulip flowers

  • A photograph of a pier at sunrise

  • A photograph of a pier at sunrise

  • An oil painting of a woman in a colonial-style dress lost in her thoughts

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