Storytelling Visualized: Assigning Functions to a Narrative

You can feel a good story in your core- the sadness, the suspense, the bitterness, and the beauty. We are good at registering and reacting to all of the characters, events, and plot twists a story throws at us, but…

Professional Development

Train educators and artists to harness the many powers of the arts to engage and empower your students.

The Flavor of Math: Understanding Algebraic Terms

What do you call a collection of two or more equations using the same set of unknowns? Can you identify the variables and constants in a mathematic expression? Why would a person ever use the Method of Matrices? If you…

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Get Involved! “We welcome you to become involved with Arts for Learning, whether it is attending a Meet Arts for Learning event, joining our staff, working with us to bring the arts to your school and community, or volunteering your…

Summer Arts for Learning Academy | Job Opportunities

2024 Job Opportunities Quick Search Teaching Artists The Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA) Teaching Artist is the heart and soul of the Academy. Teaching Artists are paired with a grade level Classroom Teacher for the entire six weeks of…

North County High School: Creating Learning Opportunities Through the Arts

The Arts Empowered Minds Initiative (AEMI) is aimed at ensuring equitable access to the arts for Northern Anne Arundel County Public Schools through in-school arts integration, out-of-school arts programming, and professional development for teachers. Now in its second year, the…

Donor Spotlight: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

In 2016, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) celebrated its 200th anniversary as the nation’s first gas utility in the country. With such deep roots in Maryland, BGE invests in organizations that support education, the environment, arts and culture, and community…

The National Endowment for the Arts: a Sound Investment

Co-authored by Barbara Krebs, a Young Audiences volunteer and Sunburst Society member. We grow up in the United States hearing that we get what we pay for. Such is the case with investments in the greater good. That’s one of the many…

Arts Budgets, Job Creation, and the NEA

Written by Barbara Krebs, a Young Audiences volunteer and Sunburst Society member With all the talk of entirely eliminating funding for organizations such as the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) from the federal budget, a recent Washington Post Magazine article…

Corporate Giving

We envision a Maryland where the arts are valued for their capacity to transform lives. Access to the arts is about more than simply improving painting, singing, dancing, or acting skills; it is also about providing students with opportunities to…

SummerREADS

We are excited to announce that we are planning an in-person SummerREADS program in 2021! To ensure that we are designing this year’s program in a way that best meets your children’s needs, please complete this brief survey. Access the…

Maryland Wolf Trap Residency with Katherine Lyons

Unique and innovative arts-based strategies are captivating young audiences in Maryland classrooms. At Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore City, the very youngest students are excited to connect to literature with actress and master teaching artist Katherine Lyons through movement…