About Us
About Us
About Us
The arts change how we learn, imagine, and see what is possible.
Arts for Learning Maryland is the largest arts-in-education nonprofit in the state. We connect students and educators with engaging, curriculum-aligned arts programming that supports social emotional growth and inspires academic excellence.
Our Vision
One day, every student in Maryland will have the opportunity to imagine, create, and realize their full potential through the arts.
Our Mission
Transforming the lives and education of our youth through the arts by connecting educators, professional artists, and communities.
Our Work
Our Annual Impact
140,910
students engaged
9,569
educators impacted
628,858
student learning hours
$3,078,725
paid to artists
21
counties reached
395
schools and community partners reached
368
artists contracted
These numbers reflect services provided Sept 1, 2024 - August 31, 2025.
Our People
Meet the staff, artists, and board members who bring our mission to life.
Our History
Our story began in 1950 when we were called the “Young Musicians’ Series,” a live chamber music program founded by Nina Collier that brought musicians into Baltimore-area schools and cultural centers to perform for students. What began as a single music series has grown into Arts for Learning Maryland: a statewide organization helping young people learn and grow through the arts.
ABOUT THIS IMAGE: In November 1951, Mrs. Nina Collier (upper right), founder of the "Young Musicians' Series," smiles as she watches children plead for autographs from viola-violin duo Joseph Fuchs (upper left) and Lillian Fuchs (right center) after a concert at the Baltimore Museum of Art. (Photo by Dunaway, The Baltimore Sun)
Our National Network
Arts for Learning Maryland is an affiliate of Young Audiences Arts for Learning, a national network of local arts learning organizations dedicated to inspiring young people and expanding learning through the arts.
Our story is deeply connected to this larger movement. What began here in Baltimore in 1950 with the Young Musicians’ Series helped spark the formation of a national network that now reaches more than 5 million young people each year in schools and community centers across the country.
Together, the Young Audiences Arts for Learning network works to advance arts in education through advocacy, communications, fundraising, program development, professional learning, and shared support.
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