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Four Resident Teaching Artists Join Arts for Learning Maryland
Photo: Resident Teaching Artist Tracie Jiggetts performing in an Arts for Learning 2023 Juneteenth performance at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum. At Arts for Learning Maryland, we love a win-win—especially when it supports artists and enhances our work with students…
Introducing: Month of the Young Child
Join Arts for Learning Maryland in partnership with Maryland Association for the Education of Young Children for Month of the Young Child–a fun-filled month (April 10 – May 5) of arts-integrated workshops, lessons, and activities for ages 3-6. With interactive,…
Meet a few Early Learning Teaching Artists!
Dance… puppetry… music… theater… no matter the art form, our early learning teaching artists are absolutely incredible–bringing their creativity to the education and development of our youngest learners! In the process, they’re finding inspiration to support their own work and…
Arts for Learning Maryland Receives $3.9 Million Grant from the U.S. Department of Education
(BALTIMORE, MD) February 09, 2022 – Arts for Learning Maryland (formerly Young Audiences of Maryland) announced that it has been awarded a nearly $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to demonstrate arts-integrated school programs that improve academic…
Artists! Join the Summer Artists Corps to Become a Teaching Artist this Summer
Alert! Alert! We’re hiring practicing artists to transform student learning by using their art form in the classroom! Beginning in February, our paid Summer Artists Corps training program will guide artists through workshops, mentorships, shared experiences and personal reflection to…
Honoring and Celebrating Juneteenth
Young Audiences’ mission is to transform the lives and education of young people through the arts. To do this, we must understand, appreciate, and celebrate our students – and each other. Last month, our staff and board came together to…
Young Audiences of Maryland Receives $50,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
BALTIMORE – Young Audiences of Maryland has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support its Principal Fellowship program – a year-long initiative guiding 10 Baltimore City Public School principals in integrating the…
A Love Letter to Our Board:
If you are part of any nonprofit, what kinds of things come to mind that a board member might ask you to bring to a meeting? Is it a budget? The latest donor report? This is why I love the…
Young Audiences of Maryland Wins NSLA 2020 New York Life Excellence in Summer Learning Award
BALTIMORE – Young Audiences of Maryland, the Baltimore-based nonprofit delivering arts-integrated learning experiences to Maryland students and educators, has won the National Summer Learning Association’s 2020 New York Life Foundation Excellence in Summer Learning Award for its Summer Arts &…
Young Audiences Produces Curriculum-based TV Show To Support Baltimore Students’ Remote Learning
Arts Integration Episodes Will Air Weekly Through Partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools BALTIMORE – Young Audiences of Maryland, the Baltimore-based nonprofit delivering arts-integrated learning to Maryland students, is partnering with Baltimore City Public Schools to produce Arts & Learning…
Passion Is Contagious
Written by Barbara Krebs, Young Audiences volunteer and Sunburst Society member Recently I toured Ireland, circumnavigating this gorgeous island from the Republic of Ireland, to Northern Ireland before returning to Dublin. If you have half a day, I’ll be happy…
The Power of “What If?”: A National Residency Teaching Artist Credential
Written by Stacie Sanders Evans, Chair, Young Audiences’ National Residency Teaching Artist Credential President & CEO, Young Audiences of Maryland One of the things I admire about many of the artists I encounter is their ability to envision and create…