Derrick Adams Hosts First Fundraiser for Charm City Cultural Cultivation

On Monday, Derrick Adams hosted a luncheon for his arts nonprofit, Charm City Cultural Cultivation, at Hav & Mar, the Chelsea seafood house by Food Network star and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson. It was the multidisciplinary artist’s first fundraiser for the Baltimore-based organization that provides artist residencies and support for the creative community in the city. Since 2022, they’ve created three core programs: Zora’s Den, The Last Resort Artist Retreat, and the Black Baltimore Digital Database. Attendees included Mickalene Thomas, Samuelsson, Nicole Ari Parker, Boris Kodjoe, André DeShields, Larry Osei Mensah, Isolde Brielmaier, and more. Honorees for the fundraiser included Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winning Broadway actor André DeShields, actor Nicole Ari Parker, and senior creative fellow at the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation Tonya Miller Hall. Nicole Ari Parker, André De Shields, Tonya Miller Hall abd Derrick Adams Matt Borkowski/BFA.com Art Noir cofounder and curator Larry Ossei-Mensah spoke of his admiration for Adams’ philanthropic work. “Derrick Adams is a quintessential example of what it means to be committed to uplifting peers, colleagues, other artists,” Ossei-Mensah said. “He’s selfless and generous and has made it about growing the ecosystem — cultivating it. And I think, specifically with Baltimore, because that’s where he’s from, I’ve had the opportunity to witness

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