Join us for Blacktastic!

Celebrate Black History Month on February 26 and 27 with Blacktastic!—a two-day virtual festival featuring enriching performances, trivia, virtual field trips, and a curriculum-aligned activity book to lock in the learning. NEW: grade-appropriate segments for elementary students on February 26 and middle and high schoolers on February 27.

Calling Rising High School Seniors!

Arts for Learning Maryland is proud to offer PAID internships to up to 50 rising seniors from Baltimore City Public High Schools through the 2025 Bloomberg Arts Internship (BAI) program. Apply by March 5.

Sing and Play Saturdays at Goodnow!

Join us for free, family-friendly fun at Goodnow in Northeast Baltimore! Starting February 1, 2025, enjoy creative activities for little ones (Birth–K) every Saturday morning, led by Early Childhood Teaching Artists.

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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Michelle Minnick–wearing a red and black layered, loose fitting dress and stockings–stands on one leg as if frozen in an exaggerated march with one arm stretched high. She is on a school stage with a hula hoop criss-crossing her torso.

Teaching Artist Profile: Michele Minnick

Arts-integrated learning is incredibly moving for students. In theatre artist Michele Minnick’s programs, we mean that literally! As an Arts for Learning teaching artist for more than six years, Michele provides arts-integrated experiences in a variety of subjects through a…

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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.