K-12 Programs
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Summer Programs
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Get Involved
There are many ways you can help:
from volunteering your time or becoming an event host to participating in a committee or working with us to bring the arts to your school and community.
Meet Arts for Learning
Learn more about our mission, methods, and future plans during a Meet Arts for Learning event.
The single most important way you can volunteer to help Arts for Learning is by introducing people to the organization and to our mission by hosting a Meet Arts for Learning event.
Become a Roster Artist
We are always looking to partner with dynamic artists who are passionate and experienced in sharing their art forms with students.
We are currently looking for Teaching Artists with a focus in dance, puppetry, and/or storytelling to join our Early Childhood Teaching Artist Roster!
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Our New Name:
Arts for Learning Maryland
Young Audiences of Maryland is now Arts for Learning Maryland! Read about our organizational evolution, why we decided to change our name, and why we chose the name Arts for Learning Maryland.
Gifts that make an impact now
The quickest way to give. Make a difference today through a cash donation.
Become a sustainer today to help provide programs and opportunities that create lasting change in the lives of students, teachers, artists, schools, and communities.
Gifts that reduce your taxes
Transferring appreciated stock from your account to Arts for Learning Maryland can reduce your capital gains tax and provide greater tax benefits.
Transfer funds from your IRA directly to Arts for Learning Maryland.
A donor-advised fund is a philanthropic giving vehicle like a charitable savings account that provides an immediate tax benefit to you.
Gifts that cost you nothing
For many donors, the best way to make a planned gift to Arts for Learning is through a bequest or other testamentary provision.
The Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA) gives students in grades PreK–8 a fun summer packed with creative exploration and arts-integrated learning from the best teachers and teaching artists in the state.
The full-day, five-week program is a fun-filled, active, and engaging summer learning experience that introduces students to new art forms, new ways of learning, and the joy of creative discovery. Students will develop socially and emotionally, expand their creative process, and explore arts experiences that support their growth!
Applications for the 2026 program will open in early spring.
2026 locations will be announced in early Spring 2026.
Dates and hours will be announced in early Spring 2026.
Baltimore City Public Schools students currently in grades PreK–8 (during the 2025–26 school year) who are enrolled at a Title I school.
NEW! FREE beforecare (7:30–8:30 AM) and aftercare (3–5:30 PM) will be available based on enrollment. Make sure to sign up when you apply.
Contact the SALA team at sala@artsforlearningmd.org.
The Summer Arts for Learning Academy
The Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA) is designed and operated by Arts for Learning Maryland for Baltimore City Public Schools. Now entering its 11th year, this award-winning, arts-integrated summer program engages students in a dynamic learning environment focused on literacy, math, and arts exploration. Teaching artists lead students in arts activities such as:
songwriting, theatre, dance, painting, slam poetry, illustration, drumming, ceramics, mixed-media visual arts, photography, Hip Hop music, filmmaking, storytelling, and more!
Meanwhile, students also experience daily literacy and math classes like never before: co-taught by an academic teacher and teaching artist! Students might find themselves writing songs to summarize the main idea in a story or creating dance sequences to remember the steps in solving math word problems. Learning at SALA is fun, creative, and effective–SALA students regularly end the summer further ahead on math and literacy testing! See the results.
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