Image courtesy of MICA.

The Maryland Institute College of Art is celebrating the opening of its new, expanded school store by inviting young artists with the Jubilee Artsโ€™ Youth in Business program to discuss their wares and offering special discounts on locally made goods.

#MadeInBaltimore vendors like Tiny Dog Press Baltimore, Mount Royal Soap Company, Sew Lab USA, Write Notepads & Company, Creative King and Hold Fast will be offering special deals during the opening on March 28.

And the young artists from Jubilee Arts, whose T-shirts are on sale in the store, will be on hand to discuss their designs, from 5:30-7 p.m.

The MICA Store is an official #MadeInBaltimore retailer and the only brick-and-mortar location to purchase products designed by Jubilee Arts Youth in Business participants, said Derek Parsons, PR manager for the college.

The program helps high school students in Sandtown-Winchester to hone their art skills and develop a business plan to sell what they make. Youth in the program split 100 percent of the profits.

MICAโ€™s new store is located at 1501 W. Mount Royal Ave. On March 28, it will be open from 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Brandon Weigel is the managing editor of Baltimore Fishbowl. A graduate of the University of Maryland, he has been published in The Washington Post, The Sun, Baltimore Magazine, Urbanite, The Baltimore...