Harmony Park Opening Event

Harmony Park by renowned artist Ekene Ijeoma reimagines an underutilized urban space through light, art, and community connection, ultimately creating a welcoming gathering place where human energy powers light, connection, and a renewed sense of safety. Our evening celebration on April 17 will reveal the innovative installation, marking the culmination of the five-installation Inviting Light series.  

The installation, which consists of a series of metal poles that illuminate when touched, invites residents and visitors alike to gather, reflect, and form new connections within the neighborhood. It's an interspecies ground for play to encourage neighbors and pollinators to find harmony through touch and sight.

Ijeoma uses a human phenomenon to power Harmony Park, as the body consists of roughly 60% salty water, making it a conductor of electricity. By holding hands and touching the poles, participants connect physically and energetically with others as they create human circuits to illuminate the installation. 

We will celebrate the unveiling of the installation with music, movement, and poetry and remarks from the artist and Derrick Adams, curator of the Inviting Light site installations. Check back for a detailed schedule of the evening's program.

Ekene Ijeoma is an artist whose work brings together data, aesthetics, and social issues through performance, installation, and public engagement. Since 2015, his work has been presented widely, with recent exhibitions including the Boston Center for the Arts (2024), MIT Museum (A Counting: Boston-Cambridge, 2023), Onassis Foundation (Plásmata, 2022), Exploratorium (Glow, 2021), Van Alen Institute (Public Realm R+D, 2021), Bemis Center for Contemporary Art (All Together, Amongst Many, 2021), and the Contemporary Art Museum of St. Louis (CAM Anywhere, 2021).

Inviting Light Baltimore is a public art initiative supported by the Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge that explores how light can transform urban spaces and strengthen community connections after dark. Through a series of artist-designed installations across the Station North Arts District, the project reimagines how lighting can promote safety, belonging, and joy. Since its February 2025 launch, Inviting Light has unveiled four other art installations:

• Tony Shore’s
• Zoë Charlton’s  
• Phaan Howng’s  
• Wickerham & Lomax’s

Inviting Light is facilitated by Central Baltimore Partnership (CBP) in partnership with the Neighborhood Design Center (NDC) and the Mayor’s Office. The project is made possible through funding and grants from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the National Endowment for the Arts, Baltimore Community Foundation, BGE, and the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development. Together, the partners aim to activate public spaces, support artists, and strengthen neighborhoods through meaningful cultural investment.

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