Inter-Tribal Powwow Call For Artists
April 30, 2006
Artists are invited to exhibit their artwork at Ferry Bar Park during our annual fundraiser and participatory art festival. Art must be suitable for outdoor exhibition, 2-dimensional works will need your own support. Artist are responsible for installation, de-installation and the general general security of their work in this natural enviroment.
Rain date will be May 7
Contact Dan Van Allen 410-385-1277

Mission
We are a non-profit organization dedicated to the support and preservation of Baltimore's horse-cart vendors [Arabbers] and functional horse-cart vending [Arabbing]. The Arabber Preservation Society was created in March of 1994, initially to help the Retreat Street stable comply with city building codes.

We recognize arabbing as an African-American folk tradition; an economically viable system and a method of apprenticeship completely unique to Baltimore. In recent years some of our last stables and Arabbers have not been able to survive. Our society is committed to supporting the rights of Arabbers and truth in media representation. We are dedicated to helping them continue their vital and autonomous economy without interfering with their self sufficiency and tradition.

"Arabbing" is a term used to describe the activities of a group of small scale entrepreneurs -- mostly Black and male -- who for more decades than anyone can remember have hired horses and carts to carry a variety of food items to the neighborhoods of Baltimore. -- from a 1994 editoiral in the Baltimore Afro-American).

More Arabber Links
www.baltimoremd.com/arabber/arabmiss