Introducing Dream Academy

Our plans to open an arts-integrated school in Baltimore City have been approved. Dream Academy Charter School will begin enrolling students for the 2026-27 school year.

Celebrating 75 Years of Arts for Learning

Join us in celebrating 75 years of creativity and community! Explore our history, celebrate major milestones, and join us for special anniversary events.

Igniting Learning Through the Arts

Arts for Learning Maryland engages the arts to ignite learning and transform education. Through partnerships with artists, schools, and communities, we create opportunities for students to imagine, create, and realize their full potential through the arts.

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Every child deserves an engaging, creative, and joyful learning environment.

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Download our latest program catalog

Find the latest info on our artists, programs, funding opportunities, and more for the 24-25 school year.

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Find grant funding for programs

Grant funding may be available to subsidize the cost of bringing an artist to your school.

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Latest News

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SALA: It Starts with Squad

It’s hot. It’s most definitely summer. But classrooms at 13 school sites around Baltimore City are full of students who could be doing anything from practicing multiplication tables through rap, to learning sign language and singing, or creating art that…

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INSPIRING

Students

When teaching artists step inside Maryland classrooms, they open doors to joy, creativity, and discovery.

ENGAGING

Classrooms

Here, students connect to academic content through dance, music, storytelling, visual arts, and drama.

TRANSFORMING

Education

And through the arts, educators and school districts unlock the greatness within each child, advancing achievement and supporting authentic social emotional growth.