NEWS FROM ARTS EVERY DAY

Schools Programs Visits: John Lampieri!

My last school program visit of the school year was a great one–I was delighted to get to join students ...
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Baltimore City Schools and Arts Every Day Honor and Celebrate Fine Arts Teachers

On Wednesday, Arts Every Day partnered with Baltimore City Public Schools for our inagural End of Year Awards Night & ...
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Courting Art 2023 Awards Baltimore City High School Artists

Baltimore, May 18, 2023- Last evening, Courting Art Baltimore held its awards reception awarding $20,000 in College Bound Scholarships and ...
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National Art Education Association Conference 2023

It was such a delight to be able to attend this year’s NAEA conference in San Antonio, Texas! The conference ...
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Schools Programs Visits: Crankies at City Neighbors!

I was delighted to have the opportunity to see teaching artist Marian McLaughlin in collaboration with art teacher Sara Reinhardt ...
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Schools Programs Visits: BMORE Than Dance!

This week we are excited to highlight a provider recently seen in action at one of our partner schools, Bmore ...
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Schools Programs Visits: Maria Broom!

We are delighted to share highlights from another recent school visit, this time from Maria Broom’s visit to Bay-Brook Elementary ...
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Schools Programs Visits: Unique Robinson!

We are excited to highlight the work of another amazing provider recently seen in action at a partner school, Unique ...
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Bmore Youth Arts Advocacy Council Visits Annapolis!

On February 22, the Baltimore Youth Arts Advocacy Council joined Maryland Citizens for the Arts in Annapolis to experience the ...
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Arts Provider Spotlight: Soles of Imagination!

This week, we are thrilled to be highlighting a provider new to our directory, Soles of Imagination! Through workshops featuring ...
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BYAAC P.S.A.A: Kourtney McCleary Introduction!

Welcome back to our B'more Youth Arts Advocacy Council P.S.A.As! Today we will be introducing you another one of our ...
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Arts Provider Spotlight: Creative Nomads

This week we are pleased to highlight another longstanding Arts Every Day provider–Creative Nomads! Creative Nomads offers a variety of ...
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BYAAC P.S.A.A: Troy Stull Introduction!

Welcome back to our B'more Youth Arts Advocacy Council P.S.A.As! Today we will be introducing you another one of our ...
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Arts Provider Spotlight: Arts For Learning!

We’re excited to share another provider spotlight highlighting a special event from one of our long standing partners, Arts for ...
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In Case You Missed It! 10×10 Opening Reception

Last week, we held the opening reception of our 7th Annual 10X10 Exhibit. This year's theme focused on "Unity" and ...
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BYAAC P.S.A.A: Thelma Williams Introduction!

Welcome back to our B'more Youth Arts Advocacy Council P.S.A.As! Today we will be introducing you another one of our ...
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BYAAC P.S.A.A: Ky’Mera Pauling Introduction!

Welcome back to our B'more Youth Arts Advocacy Council P.S.A.As! Today we will be introducing you another one of our ...
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BYAAC P.S.A.A: Carrie Snowden Introduction!

Welcome to the first of many BYAAC Public Service Art Announcements! Beginning our P.S.A.As, we will be introducing you all ...
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Arts Provider Spotlight: The Baltimore Museum of Art

This week we are highlighting another long-standing member of our provider directory–the Baltimore Museum of Art! The BMA offers a ...
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Arts Provider Spotlight: Arts On Stage

Next up in our provider spotlight series, we have a long-standing member of our provider directory,  Arts on Stage! Arts ...
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Arts Advocacy Alert: 2023 BCPSS Budget Policy

Greetings Arts Advocates!  Happy New Year and welcome to BUDGET season for Baltimore City Public Schools. In the next few ...
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Kwame Shaka Opare of Engage Creativity Joins Arts Every Day’s Schools Program Directory

Another incredible artist is joining the Arts Every Day directory! Please join us in welcoming the multi-talented and award-winning dancer, ...
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Arts Every Day Welcomes Ferrets and Friends to the Schools Program Directory!

We are excited to introduce another new provider in our Arts Directory–Ferrets and Friends, LLC! Ferrets and Friends brings together ...
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City Neighbors Hamilton Celebrates Family Arts Night

Last night, one of our Schools Program Partner Schools, City Neighbors Hamilton, recently hosted an incredible Family Arts Night showcasing ...
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Kevin Sherry Joins Arts Directory Bringing Fun New Programs to City Schools

We are excited to share that our Arts Directory has expanded to now include incredible local artist, illustrator, writer, puppeteer, ...
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Inspiring Teachers Through Arts Every Day’s Summer Arts Integration Conference

This August, we held our annual Summer Arts Integration Conference, a week long arts integration-focused professional develpment open to all ...
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Our Bloomberg Arts Intern, Treasure, Reflects on Her Summer with Arts Every Day

During my short but sweet time with Arts Every Day this summer, I was able to learn a lot of ...
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Update on Board of School Commissioners- 4 Candidates Move on to General Elections

As we have discussed in previous posts, the Board of School Commissioners will expand from 10 to 12 seats, with ...
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AED Summer Interns Visit Chesapeake Shakespeare Company to Learn About Education Programs

This past week, we took our summer interns to visit the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company to learn all about their upcoming ...
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Arts Every Day’s Inaugural Brain-Targeted Teaching Intensive at the Evergreen Museum & Library

From July 11-22, 2022 The Evergreen Museum hosted the kick off of the Baltimore Arts Integration Project (BAIP), a 5-year ...
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Students Explore Glassblowing With McFadden Art Glass

This past school year, the students at Hamilton Elementary Middle School attended a hands-on glassblowing residency with McFadden Art Glass ...
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Board of School Commissioner Candidates Respond to Questions About Arts Education

Happy Summer, Arts Advocates!  As you fire up the grill and have fun in the sun, be sure to take ...
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10X10 Exhibit Reaps Benefits Tenfold for Young Artists

We've said it before- the 10X10 Exhibit is not just another student art show. This exhibition, which takes place every ...
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BYAAC presents a Session at the Maryland Arts Summit

We held our first in-person presentation, Got Art? at The Maryland Art Summit on June 9th! This was both an ...
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Arts Every Day’s Public Art Grant for Baltimore City Public Schools Returns With Three New Projects!

After a one year pause on our public art grant projects, we welcomed the new season with three phenomenal installations ...
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Thomas Jefferson Elementary Middle School Celebrates Community With School Mosaic

Thomas Jefferson Elementary Middle 4th, 5th and 6th graders all worked together with their art teacher Sara Levi and teaching ...
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Baltimore Design School Students Discover Paper Engineering with Amanda Pellerin

by Angela Marroy-Boerger, Director of Schools + Partnerships and Learning Leah Hucker's ninth grade students at the Baltimore Design School ...
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Courting Art Baltimore 2022 Art Contest Awards $20K in College Bound Scholarships

Arts Every Day continues to partner with Courting Art Baltimore for 2022 and we are excited to invite you to ...
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For the First Time, Baltimore City Residents Will Elect Two School Board of Commissioner Members in 2022 Election

Greetings Arts and Education Advocates,  Did you know? For the first time ever, Baltimore City residents will have the opportunity ...
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BYAAC Goes to Glenstone Museum

The Bmore Youth Arts Advocacy Council (BYAAC) takes to the road again! This time for an all day art jaunt ...
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Baltimore Students Dream Big at The Lyric

Dream Big finalists onstage at The Baltimore Lyric, photo by Sheena Morrison Open to Baltimore-area students in grades 5-12, students ...
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A lovely Afternoon Spent with Student Artists

Stepping into Ms. Kyriakakos classroom truly felt like entering an artist’s studio. She enjoys a large classroom with high ceilings ...
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A Spotlight on the Art Equipment Fund

Thanks to the generous commitment of MECU, one of our corporate donors, Arts Every Day remains adaptable to the needs ...
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The Crossroads School has Learning Down to a Science

  On Thursday of last week, eager 8th graders and their parents gathered inside a large room of The Crossroads ...
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Reconnect, Restore, Re-Imagine: How Baltimore City Arts Teachers Can Make the Most from ESSER Funds

In late September/early October traditional schools will be able to access ~$200 per student to support Fine Arts, Enrichment, and ...
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2021 Summer Closed Out with Arts Every Day’s Annual Arts Integration Institute!

  In August, Arts Every Day welcomed educators from across Baltimore to our 4th annual Summer Arts Integration Institute, a ...
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Looking back on our Past Summer Arts Integration Institutes

As we approach the start of our 2021 Summer Arts Integration Institute, we can’t help but remember past summers when ...
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Student Myra Hicks on How Band Helped Make Them a Better Math Student

Hello, my name is Myra Hicks. I am a 10th grader at City Neighbors High School in Baltimore Maryland. This ...
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8 Ways Arts Every Day is Making a Difference!

Arts Every Day believes in the power of the arts.  That’s why we work endlessly with Baltimore City Schools (from ...
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Advocacy Alert: New Public Feedback Sessions on Education Funding

In May 2021, the Baltimore City Public School District hosted multiple feedback sessions for community members to provide input on ...
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Advocacy Alert: Prioritize Funds for Arts Education Expansion

Advocacy Alert: Prioritize Funds for Arts Education Expansion In 2018, Baltimore City Public Schools adopted a Fine Arts Strategic Plan ...
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Baltimore Summer Arts Passport

22 Artists and Organizations Collaborate to Support 10,000 Baltimore City Students With libraries remaining closed and summer camps moving programs ...
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Teaching Artists and Arts Organizations Together for the Greater Good

Arts Every Day hosted several online sessions over the last two weeks that brought together teaching artists and arts organizations ...
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Artful IDEAS Exchange

Artful IDEAS Exchange: Innovative Digital Engagement for Arts in Schools Over the past several weeks, Arts Every Day staff have ...
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Edgecombe Circle Elementary Welcomes Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Students Through Wayfinding Project

Impact Fund awardee Edgecombe Circle Elementary's will welcome and honor students from Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary in a wayfinding ...
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A Note from our Executive Director on COVID-19

Dear Friends and Partners, As you all know, Dr. Karen Salmon, superintendent for the Maryland State Department of Education announced that ...
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Impact Fund Awardee City Neighbors Hamilton’s Mural Project Will Bring Artists, Students, and Communities Together

This week, Arts Every Day announced the two awardees for 2020's Impact Fund, the only grant exclusively for Baltimore City ...
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Students Bring Hallways to Life In a Series of Murals at Patterson High School

There is no question that Patterson High School embraces the arts in their school. Known as the most culturally diverse ...
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The 10X10 Exhibit Is Not Just Another Student Art Show.

10X10 Exhibit installation detail. Each year, as we begin discussions for the theme for the next 10X10 Exhibit, a lot ...
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2019 End of Year Update from the Baltimore Arts Education Initiative

In collaboration with the Baltimore City Public School District, arts partners and educators, we are thrilled to share implementation highlights ...
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A Look at The Drawing Zoo

Learning about art and science with LIVE animals?! Yes, please! That is what students get to experience when The Drawing ...
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Arts Every Day Partners With AEMS, The Kennedy Center, and Ingenuity’s artlook® to Improve Equity, Access, and Quality of Arts Ed in Our Public Schools

With support from the U.S. Department of Education, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has launched a three-year data ...
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A Great Trip to the Maryland Historical Society

Checking out the giant mammoth display! This summer, I visited the Maryland Historical Society. We were there to learn about ...
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The Maryland Science Center- An Eye and Mind Opener!

By Charyce Burrell Left: Me outside the Maryland Science Center, Right: Dinosaurs! While at the Maryland Science Center today, I ...
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Updates from the Baltimore Arts Education Initiative

Here at Arts Every Day, we believe that the arts belong in every school. We are thrilled to report that ...
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A Lot to See and Do at the Baltimore Museum of Industry

By Charyce Burrell Did you know, that Ottmar Mergenthaler invented the Linotype Composing Machine? This machine was the first device ...
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Arts Every Day Announces 2019-20 Partner Schools

Summer is almost over for students and teachers in Baltimore City. We hope everyone is having a safe and restful ...
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Arts Every Day supports young artists and entrepreneurs in our 2nd Annual Youth Arts Market

Young audiences walking around and exploring the youth arts market On Friday, July 19th 2019, Arts Every Day held our ...
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Arts Every Day Receives $100k National Endowment for the Arts Grant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Betty Gonzales: Arts Every Day Phone: 410-685-1172Email: betty@artseveryday.org Website URL: www.artseveryday.org Baltimore City, MD—National Endowment for ...
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The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Excites Students with Romeo and Juliet

High School Students from all over Maryland filled every seat within the historic bank building that houses The Chesapeake Shakespeare ...
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March Music Madness!

Band Students from Western High School with Band Instructor Krystal Williams. Opportunities to perform and receive critical feedback are crucial ...
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Educating Elected Officials on the Importance of Arts Education during National Arts Advocacy Day.

Arts Advocates from all over Maryland on National Arts Advocacy Day, March 2019. On March 3-5, 2019, the DC area ...
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Advocacy Update!

After years of effort from Baltimore City arts education advocates, Baltimore City Public Schools adopted the 2017 Baltimore Arts Education ...
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MECU Commits $200,000 to Launch Two New Arts Every Day Programs

Arts Challenge Fund designed to incentivize arts instruction in Baltimore CityPublic Schools MECU today announced it has pledged $50,000 in ...
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Arts Every Day Executive Director, Julia Di Bussolo named 2019 Sue Hess Maryland Arts Advocate of the Year

Julia Di Bussolo, Executive Director of Arts Every Day The “Sue Hess Maryland Arts Advocate of the Year Award,” is ...
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#GivingTuesday- A Global Day of Giving

We here at Arts Every Day are excited to take part in #GivingTuesday on November 27, 2018.  This global day ...
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Art Supply Drive Week: August 27-31, 2018 to Benefit Baltimore Teacher Supply Swap

Every year, we hear from our teachers that one of the barriers in providing quality arts learning is one simple ...
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Partner School Focus: Abbottston Elementary Ends the School Year with School-Wide Musical “Rats!: The Story of the Pied Piper”

The auditorium was filled with parents and students last week at Abbottston Elementary School for the performance of "Rats!" organized ...
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The Art of Healing: Impact Fund Mural Unveiling at Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy

Students, faculty, staff and community members gathered at Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy on Friday afternoon on June 1st ...
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Learning Through the Arts: Media Rhythm Institute Ignites Student Voices at Margaret Brent Middle School

When you think about lessons on the Constitution, music is not always the first thing that comes to mind, but ...
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Learning Through the Arts: Cecil Elementary Language Arts Students Explore Compassion Through Performance Art

In Ms. Shade's 5th grade language arts classroom, students fidget with excitement in their chairs as Maria Broom, actress, dancer, ...
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Impact Fund Project Update

Warmer weather is here and Impact Fund projects are in full swing.  School communities have teamed up with artists in ...
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Town Hall: Arts Education Plan for City Schools

ARTS MAKE SCHOOLS BETTER Baltimore City Schools and the Baltimore Arts Education Initiative are proud to share a new arts ...
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Learning Through the Arts: Baltimore Improv Group at City Neighbors High School

The flowers are here and the weather is getting warm! Our schools have been hard at work this year teaching ...
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Arts Every Day’s 2018 Annual Student Exhibition!

Arts Every Day is happy to book end the school year with our annual student exhibition at the Walters Art ...
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Arts Every Day Schools Program SY18/19 Application is Open!

The goal of the Arts Every Day Schools Program is to support arts education, arts integration, and access to arts ...
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2018 Impact Fund Winners Announced!

March 7, 2018 (Baltimore, MD) – Arts Every Day (AED) awards $22,000 to five Baltimore City Public Schools to implement large ...
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Baltimore Arts Education Initiative: Winter Update

On September 28, 2017, Baltimore City Public Schools in partnership with Arts Every Day launched the Baltimore Arts Education Initiative ...
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Baltimore Rising: Bringing Art Activism to the Classroom

On Friday, October 20th, 2017 Arts Every Day in partnership with the Maryland Art Education Association (MAEA) will host the panel ...
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Jacob Lawrence: A Storytelling Visionary

On Tuesday, September 12th, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum opened their doors to over 50 educators to learn more about ...
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Baltimore Arts Education Inititative Launch

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  CONTACT: Precious Blake: Arts Every Day Phone: 410-­685-­1172 Email: precious@artseveryday.org Website URL: https://www.artseveryday.org/baei  National Endowment for the Arts Awards Grant to ...
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Arts and Culture Passports: Fall 2017

In partnership with arts organizations across the City, Arts Every Day has created a streamlined request process for free programs ...
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Welcome Carla Blackwell!

An introduction from our Executive Director, Julia Di Bussolo: As we ring in the 2017-18 school year, Arts Every Day ...
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Support Our Teachers: Donate Art Supplies!

School Art Supply Week August 21-25, 2017 Every year, we hear from our teachers that one of the barriers in ...
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Impact Fund Highlights: A Budding Garden and Two Lively Murals

Our extraordinary Impact Fund winners are finishing their projects as the school year comes to a close. In the past ...
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Lenore Blank-Kelner Brings Language and Literature to Life

Lenore Blank-Kelner, a Kennedy Center teaching artist, just recently completed her year long residency at Arts Every Day partner schools ...
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Impact Fund Highlight: Screen Painting at Thomas Jefferson E/MS

From May 1st to May 9th, screen painter John Iampieri worked with first and second grade students from Thomas Jefferson ...
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2017 Annual Student Art Exhibit

On Thursday, May 4th from 5-7pm Arts Every Day will host a reception for its annual student art show at ...
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Impact Fund Highlight: Mosaic Mural Unveiling at Gilmor Elementary

On Friday April 7th, specks of light reflected off the mosaic mural and onto the faces of students and teachers ...
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Impact Fund Winners Announced!

Arts Every Day's Impact Fund supports large scale and/or permanently installed projects that connect individual schools to local artists and ...
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Arts Every Day Schools Program Application is Open!

The goal of the Arts Every Day Schools Program is to support arts education, arts integration, and access to arts ...
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Thank You For Coming to Our Anniversary!

On behalf of the staff and board of Arts Every Day, thank you to everyone who attended our 10th Anniversary ...
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10th Anniversary Symposium Workshops: Early Learning for Our Youth

On Saturday, March 11th, a day-long symposium will bring together practitioners, stakeholders, educators and advocates to envision the next ten years ...
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10th Anniversary Symposium Workshops: Listen, Engage, and Learn

On Saturday, March 11th, a day-long symposium will bring together practitioners, stakeholders, educators and advocates to envision the next ten years ...
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10th Anniversary Symposium Workshops: Move, Make and Get Motivated

On Saturday, March 11th, a day-long symposium will bring together practitioners, stakeholders, educators and advocates to envision the next ten years ...
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Arts Every Day Honorees are Announced!

As a part of Arts Every Day's tenth year celebration, Envision. Create. Transform: Baltimore Youth Through the Arts, on Friday ...
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Behind the Scenes: Teacher Perspectives on the 10×10 Portrait Show

In our 10x10 Portrait Show, students and teachers alike went through a journey in creating work with each other. For some ...
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10×10 Portrait Show Curated by Stephen Towns

As a part of a year-long series of events celebrating its tenth year anniversary, Arts Every Day will be hosting ...
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Arts Every Day Presents: Blurring the Musical Lines

For over ten years, Arts Every Day has advocated for arts based learning in the classroom by working with our city’s ...
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Take Me Away to the Stars Makes History Come Alive

 Arts Every Day teacher, Cindy Marcoline from Windsor Hills, was captivated by her one on one conversation with artist Stephen ...
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Grant Writing and Resources Workshop with Enoch Pratt Library

Last night, Arts Every Day hosted over 20 attendees for the Intro to Grant Writing workshop facilitated by Aryn Dagirmanjian ...
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City Students Visit the Symphony 

 Last week among the long lines of bright yellow busses snaking around the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, over 800 4th ...
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Real Talk, Real Action: The Many Faces of the Baltimore Uprising by Vanessa L. Jackson

A few weeks ago, I had the honor of presenting at the Contemplative Practices in Higher Education Conference at the ...
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Building Global Citizens Through Project Based Learning

Arts Every Day is excited to host the upcoming workshop, “Building Global Citizens Through Project Based Learning” from 4:30-6 on ...
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Meet Sia Kyriakakos, 2017 Maryland Teacher of the Year!

On Friday, October 7th the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) awarded Visual Arts Teacher, Sia Kyriakakos, the highest state ...
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Baltimore City Students Shine at Youth Film Night

On October 6th, 2017 Arts Every Day (AED) partnered with Baltimore International Black Film Festival (BIBFF) to showcase youth talent in media arts ...
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Arts Every Day Hosts a Youth Film Night!

Arts Every Day is pleased to announce its first Youth Film Night at The Motor House on Thursday, October as ...
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New Staff for a New School Year!

An introduction from our Executive Director, Julia Di Bussolo: As we ring in the 2016-17 school year, Arts Every Day is ...
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How to Create a Calm Classroom

We know a new school year can be exciting and stressful. But don't worry! Vanessa, our Arts Integration Coordinator, has ...
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Arts Every Day’s Annual Student Art Show at The Walters Art Museum!

"Self Portrait" by D. Kah Arts Every Day is pleased to announce the 2016 Student Art Showcase on display from ...
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No Grout about it: Excitement about Tree Mosaic at Westport Academy has Taken Root!

March 9th wasn’t just another school day at Westport Academy. It was the day that teaching artist Sue Stockman began ...
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Windsor Hills Elementary Middle School Students’ Photography Prints for Sale!

Thank you to all who came to see Through Our Eyes:  A Photography Collaboration featuring Devin Allen and Windsor Hills ...
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Arts Every Day Kicks Off 10-Year Anniversary Event Series with Photographer Devin Allen

On Wednesday, March 9th from 6-8 p.m. at The Motor House (120 W North Avenue), Arts Every Day will host ...
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Welcome to our new(ish) staff member Sarah Coleman

There are lots of changes happening around the Arts Every Day office - from our almost finished website to our ...
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Julia Di Bussolo Recognized as Leading Woman by The Daily Record

This week, Arts Every Day celebrated executive director, Julia Di Bussolo for being named a 2015 Leading Woman by The ...
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Giving Thanks: A note from the Executive Director

During this season of thanks, I am grateful for the opportunity to share some very big and exciting changes here ...
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