Applications are open for a FREE, full-day summer program for PreK–5th grade students in Baltimore City!
Apply now for Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA), a fun summer program packed with creative exploration and arts-integrated learning from the best teachers and teaching artists in the state.
SALA runs from June 29 to July 30, 2026 and is open to students in Title 1 Baltimore City Public Schools. Don’t miss out!
FREE Summer Camp! Applications to our Summer Arts for Learning Academy are open!
This FREE, arts-integrated program runs June 29–July 31 and hours are 8:30-3PM with optional FREE aftercare available through 5PM. Students entering PreK through 5 in Baltimore City schools* are invited to a fun summer packed with creative exploration and arts-integrated learning from the best teachers and teaching artists in the state.
*Must be enrolled in a BCPSS Title 1 school to be eligible.
Application available on our website! Link in bio 💛
Did you know that May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Month, and celebrates not just one, but a broad range of cultures, countries, and ethnicities around the globe? Arts for Learning teaching artists can help students experience and even practice the diverse art forms central to these communities, and celebrate the history and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in our own country and beyond!
Pictured: Students practice the art of Chinese calligraphy, dance, and more with artist Hua Hua Zhang. Visit our website to learn how you can join in on the celebration! (link in profile)
Lights, camera… SALA! Arts for Learning joined @WBALTV11 's @jason_newton11 this morning to share that Summer Arts for Learning Academy registration is OPEN at 10 @baltcityschools this summer!
Tune in to see it air on @WBALTV11 , Sunday May 10 at 11am and Monday, May 11 at 12:30pm.
Learn more and register your Baltimore City student for SALA on our website! (Link in profile)
Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA), our free summer arts program, takes place at 10 Baltimore City schools this summer, including Dream Academy Charter School, where the arts are part of each and every school day! Did you know that @dreamacademy_tjems232 will open next year as Baltimore's first artist-integrated public charter school, modeled after Arts for Learning programs like SALA? Data and surveys show that SALA's arts integration model is proven to engage students, boost academic achievement, and build critical thinking skills.
Sign your child up for SALA for a FREE, fun-filled, active, and engaging summer today!
Open to grades PK - 5 (link in profile)
Arts for Learning at Goodnow is a community center providing year-round educational programming, including free arts-based after-school and summer programs and community events for youth and adults in the Frankford community of Northeast Baltimore. This spring we feel the joy from students and adults alike from the basketball court to the music room! Learn more about Goodnow on our website. (link in profile)
Congratulations to Arts for Learning President and CEO Stacie Sanders Evans, who was recognized as one of Maryland's Top 100 Women by @MDdailyrecord ! This honor recognizes high-achieving Maryland women who are making an impact through their leadership, community service and mentoring. Winners were selected by past Top 100 Women and business leaders. Three-time winners, including Stacie, are inducted into the Circle of Excellence at today's celebration.
Stacie has served Arts for Learning Maryland (originally Young Audiences of Maryland) for over twenty years. We are proud to share and celebrate this achievement with her!
Did you miss it? SALA registration is open!
The Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA) is a FREE, arts-integrated program that runs June 29–July 31. Students entering PreK through 5 and enrolled in Baltimore City Public Schools are invited to a fun summer packed with creative exploration and arts-integrated learning from the best teachers and teaching artists in the state.
Visit our website to apply! Link in bio ☀️
Harford County’s Emmerton Elementary School students learned about the Underground Railroad this year through the magic of storytelling and puppetry with A4L artist and 2026 Baker Artist Awards finalist Schroeder Cherry. They followed the journey of a young boy and sat enthralled as the character travelled north to escape slavery. The route was dangerous, and he met many people along the way–not all of them good. The students, invested in the young boy’s success, were riveted.
Visit our website to bring Schroeder Cherry’s Underground Railroad: Not A Subway to your school this spring.
@hcps_schools@schroeder.cherry
#bakerartistawards #artsineducation
The Arts for Learning Maryland Principal Fellowship is accepting applications! This leadership experience supports Maryland principals in using the arts to strengthen school communities through collaborative learning, creative exploration, and reflective practice with fellow school leaders and arts partners. Fellows develop actionable strategies and receive a stipend for arts-integrated school improvement. They build lasting relationships and gain access to a network of cultural institutions and mentors across the region. The program centers wellness, equity, and creative leadership, supporting principals while equipping them with tools to lead. Interested, or know a principal who would be? Check to see if you're eligible.
Application Deadline: May 8, 2026
Link in bio
Happy Earth Day! Today, Arts for Learning celebrates how creativity can deepen our connection to the environment and to each other.
In the program Creating a Class Community Garden: An Exploration in Painting & Collaborative Art, students work with artist Mikela Thrasher to turn a simple idea (a community garden) into a shared work of art. Each painted flower represents an individual, coming together to form something bigger— just like a real garden.
When students create and collaborate, they plant seeds for a more thoughtful, connected future. 🌱
You can find this Earth Day-aligned residency and more like it on our website! Link in bio
📣 Cute art alert! Students in our 2018 Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA) made accordion books with teaching artist Katherine Dilworth called "On My Way to SALA."
The application for SALA, our FREE five-week arts-integrated summer program, is open for students in grades PreK through 5th, currently enrolled in Baltimore City Title 1 Schools. Apply soon through the link in our profile!
