by betty | Jun 7, 2018 | Artist and Organizations, Arts Integration, Events, From the Field, News, Schools Program, Theatre, Uncategorized
The auditorium was filled with parents and students last week at Abbottston Elementary School for the performance of “Rats!” organized by music teacher Ariel Wirsching. Abbottsston Elementary is an Arts Every Day Partner School who has throughout the...
by betty | Jun 5, 2018 | Arts Integration, Events, From the Field, Impact Fund, Mural, News, Schools Program, Student Art, Uncategorized
Students, faculty, staff and community members gathered at Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy on Friday afternoon on June 1st to recognize the hard work and dedication put into the school’s new bright and colorful mural that will now greet every person that...
by betty | May 30, 2018 | Artist and Organizations, Arts Integration, From the Field, News, Schools Program, Uncategorized
When you think about lessons on the Constitution, music is not always the first thing that comes to mind, but with 8th grade Social Studies students at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle School music became a crucial platform for discussion of key topics in current...
by betty | May 22, 2018 | Artist and Organizations, Arts Integration, From the Field, News, Schools Program, Uncategorized
In Ms. Shade’s 5th grade language arts classroom, students fidget with excitement in their chairs as Maria Broom, actress, dancer, and children’s book author engages everyone in an animated discussion centered around a “love bell”, a...
by betty | May 7, 2018 | Artist and Organizations, Impact Fund, Mosaic, Mural, News, Schools Program, Student Art, Uncategorized
Warmer weather is here and Impact Fund projects are in full swing. School communities have teamed up with artists in Gwynns Falls Elementary, Vivien T. Thomas High School, Western High School, Morrell Park Elementary Middle School, and Mergenthaler Vocational...
by betty | Apr 26, 2018 | Advocacy, Arts Integration, Events, News
ARTS MAKE SCHOOLS BETTER Baltimore City Schools and the Baltimore Arts Education Initiative are proud to share a new arts education strategic plan. With a focus on equity, the arts education plan seeks to ensure every City Schools student has access to visual art,...