Make & Mingle with AED and SCRAP B-More!
2024-12-17 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | SCRAP Bmore, 913 W Barre St, Baltimore, MD, 21230, United States
The last few weeks before winter break can be stressful! Join us for a relaxing evening of joyful community and creativity at our Make and Mingle event in partnership with our friends at SCRAP B-more on December 17th from 5-7pm. We will have a variety of art supplies and winter craft activities set up for attendees to create with as well as cocoa and cookies to enjoy while you work! Educators who attend will leave with a bag of creative reuse supplies from SCRAP! Attendees can drop in and stay as long as they’d like; no need to join for the full two hours. We can’t wait to create with you!

Using Universal Design for Learning to Make Arts Integration Accessible to All Learners Every Day
2025-01-08 16:30 - 18:00
Join us for an inspiring virtual workshop with Dr. Christopher Hall on Wednesday, January 8 from 4:30–6:00 PM! Learn how to integrate the arts into inclusive classrooms using Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Discover practical strategies to support neurodiverse learners, English Language Learners, and students with behavioral challenges, ensuring every student can succeed.
Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your teaching and make arts education accessible to all! Register using this link: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/fy7jx39

Early Career Arts Teachers Fellowship- Session 3
2025-01-11 10:00 - 14:00 | Baltimore Unity Hall, 1505 Eutaw Place, Baltimore, 21217, United States
Session 3 Topics:
– Student Learning Outcomes, Assessment, and Adjudications
– Advocating for your Needs
We are thrilled to open up the fellowship to early career arts teachers across all disciplines! In partnership with the Office of Fine Arts and Arts for Learning Maryland, teachers in their 1st through 3rd years of teaching are encouraged to join us for 4 Saturday sessions designed to support your teaching practices and connect you to peer and mentor arts teachers. Childcare, coffee and lunch will be provided at each session. Due to grant restrictions, stipends are available to music teachers only.
Eligibility:
– Must be a certified or conditionally certified teacher in your 1st through 3rd year of teaching at Baltimore City Public School
– Attend all in-person meetings
– Communicate with your mentor on a consistent basis
– Bring a growth mindset and a willingness to connect and build community
Participating teachers receive:
$600 stipend for Music teachers only (payable in 4, $150 increments following each session)
Quarterly Saturday sessions focused on building skill and pedagogy
Virtual check-ins/office hours
Classroom observation
Mentorship
Priority consideration for the Arts Every Day Equipment Fund: funding for music equipment/instrument requests of up to $5,000
Priority consideration for the Arts for Learning Funding: funding to subsidize teaching artist residencies, assemblies, professional development

Parent-Led Open Forum on Arts Education
2025-10-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Baltimore Unity Hall, 1505 Eutaw Place, Baltimore, 21217, United States
Your voice matters—help shape the future of arts education in Baltimore.
We’re excited to invite you to the first parent-led open forum on the future of arts education in Baltimore City Public Schools.
Date: Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 PM (doors open at 5:30)
Location: Unity Hall, 1505 Eutaw Pl, Baltimore, MD 21217
Livestream: Facebook Live @BmoreArtsEd
Hosted by: Baltimore Advocates for Arts Education (BA4AE)—a collective of parents, caregivers, and community members working to ensure every child has access to high-quality, equitable arts education.
**Onsite childcare, pizza & drinks, and a pre-event meet & greet**
The open forum will center parent voices, highlight disparities and bright spots across schools, and build momentum toward stronger, more equitable arts opportunities for all City Schools students.
Together, we aim to:

Establish School-Based Arts Liaisons to help track and support arts education at the ground level
Increase Public Understanding of the current state of arts education in City Schools
Expand Advocacy Readiness, equipping more families and community members to take action
Elevate Parent and Community Voice in: – The selection of the next CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools – The push for policy that supports arts access equity and full implementation of the district’s Fine Arts Strategic Plan

Turning Your Winter Visual & Performing Arts Showcases Into Advocacy Opportunities
2025-10-27 16:00 - 16:45 | Zoom
Join us for the first session in our virtual arts advocacy series! Just in time to start planning for winter events, “Turning Your Winter Visual and Performing Arts Showcases Into Advocacy Opportunities,” will be presented in partnership with Rachel McGrain, Executive Director of Arts Education in Maryland Schools, on October 27th from 4-4:45pm. In this session, we will explore AEMS’ “Showtime Advocacy for Arts Educators” toolkit and participants will have time to collaboratively envision and troubleshoot how this toolkit can best be applied by educators in Baltimore City Public Schools.

Arts & Culture Partners Fall Convening
2025-11-06 02:00 - 16:00 | Baltimore Unity Hall, 1505 Eutaw Place, Baltimore, 21217, United States
On November 6th from 2-4pm, we will gather at Baltimore Unity Hall to share the data collected from our SY24/25 Arts and Cultural Partners Landscape Survey. A Happy Hour Arts Educators Mixer hosted by the District’s Fine Arts Office will be held at Stem & Vine from 5-7 PM. This is a great opportunity for partners to meet Baltimore City Schools arts educators!

Arts Education Town Hall
2025-11-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Baltimore Unity Hall, 1505 Eutaw Place, Baltimore, 21217, United States
Educators, Parents, Students, and Community Members! Please join us for a Town Hall event November 19, 2025 at 6pm at Baltimore Unity Hall (1505 Eutaw Place) focused on arts education in Baltimore City Public Schools. Get the latest updates about Baltimore City’s Fine Arts Strategic Plan and see what access ti arts education looks like across the district with Baltimore City Public Schools CEO- Dr. Santelises, plus hear testimonies from Parents, Students, and BCPSS Alums.
