On a crisp morning in Annapolis, BYAAC students climbed the steps of the Maryland State House not as tourists, but as advocates. The gold dome shimmered above them, and inside those historic walls, decisions were being made that would shape the future of Maryland’s...
On Saturday, September 20th, the 2025/26 cohort of Early Career Arts Teacher (ECAT) Fellows gathered at Baltimore Design School for a joyful kickoff breakfast. What began with full plates and a few first-day jitters quickly transformed into a space buzzing with...
Greetings Arts Advocates, As you may know, the current CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, Dr. Sonja Santelises, will conclude her term in June 2026. This presents an exciting opportunity for Baltimore City community arts education advocates to make their voices...
“Art has the role in education of helping children become like themselves instead of more like everyone else.” – Sydney Gurewitz Clemens This powerful quote captures the heart of what we witnessed during our recent visit to BAIP(Baltimore Arts Integration...
Arts advocacy work is a marathon, not a race! In 2017, Arts Every Day and Baltimore City Public Schools received a National Endowment for the Arts planning grant to develop a Fine Arts Strategic Plan with community input. During the 2017–2018 school year, they...
When the Bmore Youth Arts Advocacy Council (BYAAC) visited Glenstone Museum for Career Day, we expected to see incredible art. What we didn’t expect was to leave thinking so deeply about the people, stories, and care behind every artwork — and how many different paths...
