Our new Resource Guide is here!

Discover the latest information on our artists, programs, funding opportunities, and more for the 2024-25 school year—all in one easy-to-use, beautiful publication. Download or request a printed copy today.

Registration is now open for ASALA!

The After School Arts for Learning Academy (ASALA) is a free, evidence-based, full-service after school program where students learn through the arts, access homework support, practice athletics, and learn robotics in a creative and supportive environment.

Registration is first come, first served for PreK-8th grade students currently enrolled at our six Baltimore City Public Schools locations.

Arts for Learning Honored by U.S. Department of Education

Arts for Learning and Baltimore City Public Schools received national recognition from the U.S. Department of Education for our impactful community partnership.

2023 Annual Report

Last year, Arts for Learning Maryland reached over 157,240 students, provided 584,500+ hours of learning through the arts, and impacted 10,230+ educators. Discover more in our annual report.

Latest News

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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The Arts for Learning Maryland Board of Directors surround Stacie Sanders Evans on s stage. The group is smiling into the camera with Stacie in the middle. A board member in a bright pink blazer holds a framed photo collage stitched together by artist Katherine Dilworth.

Celebrating Stacie Sanders Evans’ 20 Years at the Helm

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A drummer on stage in a white jacket and dress shirt is smiling, microphone in hand, sitting behind his drum set. A brick wall backs the stage.

Teaching Artist Profile: Vinton Jones

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Mr. Word wears a patterned scarf wrapped around his hair and a chest-length, beaded necklace. He is speaking closely into a microphone onstage under red lights.

Artist Profile: Mr. Word

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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.

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