Provider Details

Provider: Arts for Learning Maryland

Address
21 E North Avenue, 1st Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
Primary Contact: Arts For Learning

Cultural Organization

Arts for Learning transforms the lives and education of our youth through the arts by connecting educators, professional artists, and communities. We provide artistically excellent programs, expertise, and resources to ensure opportunities for all students across the state of Maryland. We strive to: Bring more arts into Maryland schools by tapping into the talent of the artists living in our communities. Train teachers of all subject areas to use the arts to engage students in the learning process through arts integration. Ensure disadvantaged schools have more access to the arts by covering the financial gap between what schools can afford and what artists need to earn.

Events and Programs Offered

Taikoza - Japanese Drumming and Dance

Taikoza introduces students to the rich festival traditions of Japan with Japanese Drumming and bamboo flutes. Students will take a journey through the different regions of Japan as they explore traditional folk festivals accompanied by thunderous taiko drums and Japanese flutes.
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music

Ssuuna - Mujje: Come Together

In this interactive dance assembly, Ssuuna opens a window to African culture through dance, music, and storytelling. Students compare and contrast cultures and learn the importance of respecting cultural differences in Mujje: Come Together. Ssuuna shares music from his native Uganda with authentic African instruments,…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music, Dance and Movement

The Music Man (Vinton Jones) - Jazz to Hip Hop

Join me for an exciting musical journey from jazz to Hip Hop! This interactive assembly explores the evolution of these genres, highlighting their roots, rhythms, and cultural significance. Students will experience live performances, learn about key artists and historical milestones, and participate in hands-on activities.…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music

Mikela Thrasher - Envisioning Our World: Color Theory and Painting

Students will create an individual painted segment that will contribute to a permanently displayed mural in the school, serving as a lasting representation of their unique voices and perspectives. The concept will be specified based on community and schools’ needs. Students will respond to introspective…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Visual Art and Design

Futuremakers - Art Machines: Kinetic Creature Invention Kits

Design and build a kinetic sculpture using a system of simple machines. Bring a creature or contraption with moving parts—a mouth that opens and closes, hands that clap, wings that flap—to life! This workshop is based on the Art Machines Snack from Arts for Learning…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Visual Art and Design

WombWork Productions - Cultivating Virtues: How Does Your Character Garden Grow?

This exciting, creative, and fun-filled theatre residency is a unique blend of performance art training and character building. Arts integration strategies are aligned with the performance standards of Common Core. Students focus on the elements of acting while learning about character development through the lens…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Theater

David Harrell - The Boy Who Would Be Captain Hook

David always wanted to be a part of the normal playground games but was only included when the other kids recognized that his prosthetic hook made him perfect for the part of Captain Hook in Peter Pan. Always wanting more, David demonstrates that by not…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Theater

Suzanne Herbert-Forton - Embroidery Across the Curriculum

Embroidery has connections across history and cultures. The artist will work with teachers to design an arts-integrated project focused on their needs. Students will learn basic embroidery techniques, geared to the grade level. They will design and create their own embroidered illustrations on muslin or…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Visual Art and Design

WombWork Productions - Check Yourself: Bullying Others is Bad 4 Your Health

WombWork Productions’ Nu World Art Ensemble examines the serious issue of bullying in their assembly “Check Yourself: Bullying Others is Bad 4 Your Health.” This original interactive performance serves as an eye opener for audience members, promoting respect and tolerance with tactics in problem-solving, positive…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Theater

Schroeder Cherry - Underground Railroad, Not a Subway

In the puppet performance Underground Railroad, Not A Subway, students will learn the true definition of the Underground Railroad and how it got its name. They’ll see and hear the story of a young boy who decides to run north and escape slavery. The story…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Theater

Malik Coleman - Comedy As Connector

“Comedy as a Connector” teaches students the basics of improv — listening, accepting, building, and immediacy — while reinforcing Social Emotional Learning competencies of self awareness, social awareness, and relationship skills. PRICING Typically, residencies range from $2,500 and up, but we can use your available…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Theater

Malik Coleman - Laughing Together: An Introduction to Improv Comedy

Laughing Together introduces students to the fun of improv comedy and collaboration. Ti Malik stars as Malik, a grumpy out of work actor who recently was removed from a movie set for not working well with others. Through a series of short scenes and interactive…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Theater

Ssuuna - African Dancing and Drumming

Students learn some of the dances and rhythms of traditional and modern East Africa in African Dancing and/or Drumming. Learn how the Amagunju dance evolved as a way to soothe an infant king and how traditional values like respect and gratitude are passed on through…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music, Dance and Movement

Michele Minnick - A Rainbow of Emotionas

In this residency, which introduces basic acting skills, students learn to explore and physicalize emotional states, using their bodies, faces, breath, and voices in order to make tableaux and tell stories as performers. We use the Sanskrit words for these emotions, and their translations: shringara…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Theater

Michele Minnick - An Emotional Day At School

In this assembly, a young Michele appears by accident in an elementary school auditorium. She was supposed to be visiting her friend, Maria, but she got off at the wrong bus stop! As long as she’s there with this wonderful group of students, she decides…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Theater

Daron Stewart - Soul of Langston

What would be of Hip Hop if Langston Hughes never took to poetry or of Civil Rights if the Harlem Renaissance never flourished? Soul of Langston answers that question in a one-man show that explores the life and contributions of American poet, playwright, and civil-rights…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Theater

Synetic Theater - Fables in Movement

In the residency Fables in Movement, students explore the three elements of Synetic Theater’s style of physical theatre: movement, acting, and pantomime. Following a workshop in each discipline, students will work in groups to choreograph selected fables. Typically, residencies range from $2,500 and up, but…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Theater, Music

Hua Hua Zhang - Introducing Chinese Calligraphy

Chinese Calligraphy is a beautiful art that occupies a distinguished position in the field of traditional Chinese Arts. Chinese Calligraphy is a means of communication and expresses a person’s artistic identity. In the workshop Introducing Chinese Calligraphy, students will learn to write simple words in…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Visual Art and Design

Hua Hua Zhang - East Meets West

East Meets West is a collection of wonderful vignettes guaranteed to delight audiences. Presented with string puppets, hand puppets and rod puppets, the audience is sure to be enchanted and amazed. The short stories offer both Eastern and Western characters and ideas, blended together from puppet…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Theater, Puppetry

Debra Mims - My Grandmother Told Me: A Tribute to African American Women

In My Grandmother Told Me: A Tribute to African American Women, actress Debra Mims transforms into Grandmother Sally Kathryn Mims, who is searching through an old trunk in her attic. Each item she pulls out sparks a memory of days past and of courageous Black women…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Storytelling

Synetic Theater - Little Comedies

Expressed through body and facial masks, pantomime, and dazzling choreography, this reinvention of a Synetic classic, “The Music Box,” treats audiences of all ages to a series of enchanting, wordless vignettes set to mesmerizing music. Watch as a janitor and businessman discover a magical mask…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Theater

Noa Baum - Beyond Labels: Bridging Differences through Story

Experience a creative and collaborative storytelling model to build bridges of understanding and compassion in the classroom and beyond. Structured interactive activities help students connect to their heritage, others and themselves as they explore their diversity and discover the common threads that unite them. They…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Storytelling

Noa Baum - Embracing Compassion: Stories that Connect Us

Long before computers, video games, or even books, people told stories. Stories are the world’s oldest and most effective tool for teaching and communicating since they enter our heart by engaging our imagination. In her assemblies, Noa Baum invites students to listen deeply, imagine, connect,…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Storytelling

TAHIRA - Literacy Out Loud

TAHIRA enthralls students with her tickle-your-funny-bone tales and delightful sing-along songs in her assembly (LOL) Literacy Out Loud. Delivered in her signature high-energy style, TAHIRA captivates young audiences with stories rooted in the oral tradition of the African Diaspora. The interactive program utilizes stories and…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Storytelling

Jamaal 'Mr. Root' Collier - Get Schooled with Mr. Root

Hip Hop is a culture that tells a story with all of its elements. Get Schooled with Mr. Root! is an interactive music assembly that teaches students about the history of Hip Hop and how it has grown since DJ Kool Herc arrived in the Bronx. Rapping,…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music

Mr. Word - The Poetry Spot

Students are transported into a spoken word venue called “The Poetry Spot” where they experience what it’s like to be an audience member witnessing a featured performer showcasing original works. Students will learn what it means to “respect the mic” and the art of call…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music, Creative Writing

Femi the DriFish - Write On, Right On, Say Word!

During this residency, students will learn rhythm, rhyme, and poetry while using figurative language as tools of literary expression in the form of spoken word and Hip Hop lyricism. In addition to increasing literacy and understanding of context, spoken word poetry lends to the performing…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music, Creative Writing

Femi the DriFish - Rhythm, Rhyme, and Poetry

Femi the DriFish’s poetry performance is a spoken word/slam poetry journey through the various reasons to write and perform. The purpose of Rhythm, Rhyme & Poetry is to show students that the subject matter for writing poetry can include identity, history, the simple things in…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music, Creative Writing

Jamie Gansell - Music for Change

This residency will take students on a journey through the craft of songwriting for change. They’ll begin by exploring what it means to stand up for justice. Students will listen to examples of protest songs being played by the teaching artist and have an opportunity…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music

Taikoza - Learn About Japanese Taiko Drums

Taikoza presents a unique and exciting residency on the artform of taiko drumming. Following Taikoza’s assembly, the program introduces students to the history and culture of Japan through the rhythms, sounds, and sights associated with taiko ancestral drums. Over the course of 4-5 workshops, students…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music

Steve Cyphers - Adventures in Rhythm (Residency)

In the Adventures in Rhythm residency, students gain a deeper understanding of playing and notating rhythms and the science of sound. Students experience performing through drumming and singing. In addition to body percussion and call-and-response exercises, each student will learn how to play a bucket…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music

Steve Cyphers - Adventures in Rhythm

“Mr. Steve” fosters excitement and enthusiasm with his assemblies by bringing your students into the action! The audience becomes part of the band from their seats AND on stage by chanting and singing simple rhythmic melodies and clapping/stomping beats! In addition to performing classic Soul,…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music

Drew Anderson - Get C.R.U.N.K!

This assembly is designed to get students enthused about the power of performing arts (hip hop, poetry, comedy, theatre, and parody) to entertain, educate, and express. After experiencing this multimedia assembly combining music, video, and live performance, students will all be stoked to sign up…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music

Turtle Man - Space! The Cosmos For Kids!

Space! The Cosmos For Kids: A Virtual Dance Party with Prizes! Featuring Music, Dancing, and a Comedy Family Show. The Cosmos For Kids is a fun “Carl-Sagan-dance-party” for kids and teens. Each song includes dancing, music, technology, and information about our solar system to a…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music

Drew Anderson - C.R.U.N.K. Academy

C.R.U.N.K. Academy is an intensive arts-integrated residency which utilizes performing arts (hip hop, parody, theatre, poetry, and comedy) to encourage self-expression, hone conflict resolution abilities, enhance public speaking and performance skills, and develop character. C.R.U.N.K. Academy can be themed around an academic unit or encompass…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music

Ball in the House - Totally Vocally

Totally Vocally is jam-packed with music, entertainment, and education! Through contemporary & classic cover songs and original works, Ball in the House (BitH) will discuss and teach many aspects of music and performance. Students will discover what “a cappella” is and how it works, explore…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music

Dan and Claudia Zanes - The Social Music Party!

In this highly-interactive program, Dan and Claudia Zanes will lead students through a communal musical experience using old and new songs from near and far. The duo plays a variety of instruments including guitar, flute, hand percussion, theremin, harmonica, trombone, and jaw harp while creating…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend

Tyronda Boone - Money Moves

The “Money Moves: The Musical” experience uses musical theatre to teach students about financial literacy concepts while highlighting the four parts of a musical. At the end of the program, students will create a short musical scene, which will include songwriting, creating dialogue for actors,…
Program/Event Format: In School Workshop, In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music

Dinosaur O'Dell - Out of This World

Out of This World is an interactive science program designed to teach students about the planets of our solar system; the differences between meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites; and the importance of constellations, gravity, friction, and the greenhouse effect. Presented by award-winning children’s performer Dino O’Dell,…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music

Christina Delgado - Literacy Through Photography

Using a concept called “literacy through photography,” students take photographs of objects that represent who they are or something about themselves. In this residency, the experience of creating the photographic image along with the photograph itself helps students write descriptive short sentences about why the…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Digital Arts/Media

Rae Hample - Adventures in Animation

Have you ever taken so many pictures at once, that when you scroll through them, they look like they’re moving? From Wallace and Gromit to LEGO movies, animators have told many stories through paper, clay, and pixelation. Students will explore ways of manipulating puppets to…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Digital Arts/Media

Tim Young - Creating Unique Creatures and Characters

Timothy Young demonstrates three creative ways to design original creatures and characters. Using the techniques of doodling, scribbling, and sketching, students will create brand new designs as a group and individually. Worksheets are provided, as well as markers and colored pencils.
Program/Event Format: In School Workshop, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Visual Art and Design

Tim Young - How a Book is Made

Author/Illustrator Timothy Young shows how children’s books are made. His presentation answers many of the questions young readers have such as: “How do you get your ideas?” “How do you write a book?” “How do you illustrate a book?” “How does a book get published?”…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Storytelling, Creative Writing

Baba Bomani - Creating a Rhyme through Engineering Design

Every session with Bomani begins with a music video he created which makes a connection with the Engineering Design Process. Students are asked to answer four questions about themselves before meeting Bomani so that they are prepared to work on building an understanding of creating…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music

Ms. Tracie - Dance to Learn

Elevate your classroom experience by integrating dance into your math, science or social studies lesson. Tracie’s arts-integrated residency captivates the imagination of children and fosters a love for learning. Through her unique approach, students are encouraged to make their own connections and gain a deeper…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Dance and Movement

Baba Bomani - Frederick Douglass Writing Club

Students learn the importance of literacy by following the life and career of Frederick Douglass through multimedia presentations and song. This assembly takes students from Frederick Douglass’s humble beginnings on the Eastern Shore of Maryland to the cities of Baltimore, New York, and London, and…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music

Quynn Johnson - Tap Live! 101 (Residency)

In Tap Live! 101, students enjoy learning ways to create their own rhythm with tap dance. Students learn basic tap steps and explore the elements of dance and music. Team building and collaboration are important principles within the residency. As a group, students showcase their…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Dance and Movement

Quynn Johnson - Tap Live!

The Tap Live! assembly shares Quynn’s personal journey through tap dance. This interactive and rhythmic performance shares the traditions and history of the American art form of Tap dance with Quynn’s personal journey of perseverance to overcome challenges through dance. Tap Live! combines dance and music…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Dance and Movement

Mujje: Come Together

In this interactive dance assembly, Ssuuna opens a window to African culture through dance, music, and storytelling. Students compare and contrast cultures and learn the importance of respecting cultural differences in Mujje: Come Together. Ssuuna shares music from his native Uganda with authentic African instruments,…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance
Art Forms: Music, Dance and Movement

Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble - Roots and Rhythm

Roots and Rhythm: Multicultural Traditional Music and Dance explores the diversity and commonality of the people of the World. Dances, Songs, and their histories from different cultures, are taught in a fun and inviting way in Roots and Rhythm, bringing students together in rhythms and…
Program/Event Format: After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Dance and Movement

Kalanidhi Dance - Dancing Stories

Our assembly is based on the South Indian dance style Kuchipudi, which is inherently a dance drama form. We introduce Kuchipudi to the students as comprising three main elements: 1) rhythm and footwork, 2) hand gestures, and 3) facial expressions, all three of which combine…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Dance and Movement

Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble - Keeping the Beat

Footworks conveys the power and joy of percussive dance while illuminating the multicultural roots of American music and dance, including African, European, and Native American traditions in Keeping the Beat: Multicultural Influences in American Music and Dance. Live music and an exciting array of percussive dances are…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Dance and Movement

Illstyle and Peace Productions - The History of Hip Hop

This high-energy assembly brings the history of hip-hop dance to life through interactive demonstration, jaw-dropping dance, audience participation, and a compelling Q&A. The History of Hip Hop teaches the positive aspects of hip-hop art and culture, the technical elements of this dance form, and its…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Dance and Movement

Katherine Lyons - The Immigrant's Truck

The Immigrant’s Trunk begins with a performance depicting the journey of a Jewish immigrant, then challenges students to explore their own cultural heritage to bring old family stories alive.
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Theater, Storytelling

Alden Phelps - Word Play

Alden’s far-fetched, funny songs and impressive guitar playing delights every audience. In theis music assembly Word Play, students sing along with original songs such as “My Mommy’s a Pirate” and “Chocolate Pie.” Word games woven into this musical performance bolster language skills and inspire love of…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music, Creative Writing

Alden Phelps - Singing, Reading, and Writing Songs

It’s a show and it’s a workshop! In Singing, Reading, and Writing Songs, Silly Songster Alden sings his original children’s songs, then leads students as they design musical couplets in teams. By physically manipulating magnetic words, roadblocks that inhibit participation (spelling, handwriting, etc.) are removed. Students…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music, Creative Writing

Alden Phelps - Silly Songs with the Barnyard Bard

In Silly Songs with the Barnyard Bard, animal songs such as ‘Everybody’s Wakin’ Up,’ colorful visuals, and animated stories give students a fun appreciation of farms. The audience plays ‘The Breakfast Game’ and the ‘Where Did it Come From?’ game, which help students see the…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music

Alden Phelps - Mr. Phelps’ Word Game Boxes

It all starts with a box of magnetic words and phrases. With accompanying pre-recorded video and a 16-page activity booklet, students (grades 2-7, or younger with more hands-on help) can sing and write rhymes and songs along with Mr. Phelps. The inner box lid is…
Program/Event Format: In School Workshop, In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music, Creative Writing

Renée Georges and the Kidz MusiQ Club - Jazzing Up Learning

Discover the world of Jazz touring and singing with Renée Collins Georges Jazzing Up Learning assembly. Students take a swinging and singing journey with Renée as a guide. Hear arrangements by Ray Charles, Nat “King” Cole, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, “Cab” Calloway, and more. A tuned piano is requested.
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music

Renée Georges and the Kidz MusiQ Club - Hit the Road, Jack!

Get Ready to… Hit the Road, Jack! Embark on a captivating musical journey with “Jazzing Up Learning” featuring Renée Collins Georges. This interactive and educational program brings Renée’s extensive touring and singing experiences over four continents with the legendary Ray Charles to center stage, and…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music, Dance and Movement

Alden Phelps - A Window in my Heart: A Story About Bullying

In this bullying assembly, using music, singing and storytelling Alden Phelps tells tale of a child who gets bullied at school, and how he stops it, with help from students and adults. A Window in My Heart: A Story About Bullying is narrated by a man who…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance, After School/Weekend
Art Forms: Music

Ologunde - Dendê Macêdo’s Recycled Sounds (Residency)

This residency includes both artist-led student workshops and an interactive performance program. In the assembly, renowned percussionist Dendê Macêdo, demonstrates instruments he made from found materials to deliver a message about protecting our environment through reuse and recycling. Using a loop pedal, Dendê presents each…
Art Forms: Music

Ologunde - Dendê Macêdo’s Recycled Sounds

This interactive performance program by renowned percussionist Dendê Macêdo demonstrates instruments he made from found materials to deliver a message about protecting our environment through reuse and recycling. Using a loop pedal, Dendê presents each of the instruments by layering a brief recording of each.…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance
Art Forms: Music

Ologunde - Axé Puro: Folkloric Music & Dance from Brazil

Ologundê performs Axé Puro: Folkloric Music & Dance from Brazil, a diverse repertoire which includes the rituals associated with Candomblé, a synthesis of the Yoruba and the Catholic religions in which various orixas (gods) are invoked; the breathtaking capoeira martial arts; and the exhilarating semba…
Program/Event Format: In School Performance
Art Forms: Dance and Movement

Suzanne Hebert-Forton - Plant Dye and Embroidery Residency

In Suzanne Herbert-Forton’s Plant Dye and Embroidery Residency, students will learn about historical and/or scientific aspects of dying fabric with plant dyes. The specific arts integration focus will be determined by the instructional needs of the individual school. Students will dye fabric with plant dyes…
Program/Event Format: In School Residency
Art Forms: Visual Art and Design

Jamaal "Mr. Root" Collier - Rap-Flavored English

Gain a better understanding of the Hip Hop culture while making seamless connections with current course material in this Hip Hop residency. Jamaal’s engaging personality invites students to learn, listen, and participate. Rhyming couplets and non-traditional quatrains can be utilized to summarize and draw conclusions. *Available…
Program/Event Format: In School Residency
Art Forms: Music