Mapping Culinary Roots & Rituals at Lexington Market

Join artist Spirit Adams and vendors from Lexington Market’s storied food stalls for an evening rooted in culinary history and ritual. Visitors will have the opportunity to sample special items from a range of Market merchants and take home an artist-created Culinary Map that highlights Market dishes and the cultural stories behind them.

Location: BMA Lexington Market

BMA Lexington Market is located in the Upper Market near the Baltimore Room at 112 N. Eutaw Street. View a map.

About the Artist

Spirit Adams is a multidisciplinary artist, archivist, food futurist, farmer, and storyteller whose work exists at the intersections of history, sustainability, and culture. Their practice is deeply rooted in honoring ancestral knowledge, preserving Black legacies, and reimagining the future through art, food, and land stewardship.

Adams specializes in archival storytelling, curatorial work, and immersive installations that blend found objects, raw materials like soil and iron, and cultural symbolism. The artist is particularly known for creating spaces—whether physical or conceptual—that hold memory, ritual, and reverence. Their curations, such as the Brioxy at Mama Koko’s and a food archive installation at The Last Resort Artist Retreat x Black Baltimore Digital Database, embody this dedication to honoring lineage and fostering communal dialogue.

Image: Spirit Adams. Photo by Audrey Gatewood