High school students standing to talk with representatives from arts and cultural organizations who are seated at a long table.

The Bloomberg Arts Internship: Our 2026 Worksites

Since 2017, the Bloomberg Arts Internship (BAI) has helped rising high school seniors in Baltimore City Public Schools explore careers in the arts by matching them with the city’s premier arts and cultural institutions. The program places students in paid,…

A teacher, smiling as he walks down the hallway, holds his hand up for high fives. A line of students are walking on the opposite side with hands up and ready.

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…

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott stands with Arts for Learning President and CEO Stacie Sanders Evans and three high-school students. All are smiling into the camera as the students brace a pair of giant golden scissors to cut a thick red ribbon and golden bow stretched out in front of them.

A New Classroom to Host an Expanded Cohort: The Bloomberg Arts Internship Welcomes 50 Students

Recently, Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott joined students and staff in the newly completed classroom space at Arts for Learning Maryland headquarters to celebrate participants in the Bloomberg Arts Internship (BAI)–a program providing public high school students with paid internships…

Students are dressed for warm weather in t-shirts and shorts. They are in a classroom, lined up on chairs, and drumming on overturned orange buckets.

A Peek into Summer at Arts for Learning Maryland

Summer is in full swing, bringing with it soaring temps, plenty of sun, and, for thousands of Maryland students, the arts. This month, students across the state are experiencing a variety of Arts for Learning Maryland’s arts-integrated summer programs that…

Arts for Learning Maryland Awarded Grant to Expand Bloomberg Arts Internship Program for Baltimore’s Public High School Students

Arts for Learning Maryland’s Bloomberg Arts Internship Program (BAI) is expanding to reach more students in Baltimore City thanks to a generous grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Bloomberg Arts Internship Program offers Baltimore City Public Schools rising seniors full-time, paid…

Two ASALA students — one in a green shirt and one in a black hijab — smile and make peace signs at the camera.

US Department of Education Honors A4L and City Schools’ SALA and ASALA Partnership

Study shows measurable impact of ASALA participation Huge news! Arts for Learning Maryland, in partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools, has been recognized by the US Department of Education (DOE) for the Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA) and After…

Screenshot of Mike Gimbel and Stacie Sanders Evans speaking on Straight Talk about the Summer Arts for Learning Academy.

Straight Talk with Mike Gimbel Spotlights SALA

The Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA) is making a splash in Baltimore City this summer—and the community is taking notice! Earlier this month, Arts for Learning Maryland President & CEO Stacie Sanders Evans joined WBFF-TV’s Straight Talk with Mike…

A selfie of Alexandra Miller, 2023 Bloomberg Arts Internship Social Media Manager. She has a bright smile and is wearing glasses and has an arm full of multi-colored beaded bracelets.

Bloomberg Arts Internship: A Homecoming

Every year, alumni of the Bloomberg Arts Internship–an Arts for Learning Maryland-managed program for rising seniors in Baltimore City Public Schools that connects young people with Baltimore’s arts and cultural organizations and supports their college and career readiness–step into roles…

Check it out: Op-ed by SALA Educator Illustrates the Impact 

We’ve said it for years: the arts-integrated approach found in our Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA) is transformative for student learning and for teachers. But don’t take our word for it—check out this wonderful commentary in the Baltimore Banner…

A teacher and students gather around a whiteboard and write out details of scenes for a student-created play.

Summer Fun is Fuel for Fall!

It’s not just new school supplies that students carried with them into class for the first day of school this fall! Thanks to Arts for Learning Maryland’s engaging summer programs, thousands of students across Baltimore City and DC have new…

Students mimic movements of teaching artist standing at the back of the classroom.

Summer Arts for Learning Academy Expands to DC

SALA has expanded! Starting this summer, more than 400 students in DC Public Schools are having the Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA) experience. The free, five-week program in partnership with the DC Public Schools System brings arts-integrated learning and…

Resilience

Statistics, English literature, ethics, chemistry, psychology, art history, dance, foreign language, chemistry, graphic design… the combination of coursework for students in their final year of high school runs the gamut. For some of last summer’s Bloomberg Arts Interns, it’s all…