MSDE Comprehensive Arts Education

🩰 Celebrating Arts in Our Schools Month – @AACountySchools Middle School Dance Gala! 📷 The energy was electric on Feb. 19 as talented dancers took the stage for the AACPS Dance Gala! We’re proud of every student who danced and highlighted the importance of the arts!

Happy Arts in Our Schools Month! A big thank you to the Maryland Theatre Education Association, Maryland Dance Education Association, Maryland Art Education Association, and Maryland Music Educators Association for their continued support of arts educators and students across MD

🍎🎨 In celebration of Arts In Our Schools Month, we're recognizing our outstanding student teachers and first-year educators in Montgomery County! We applaud their dedication to leading classes and delivering engaging arts instruction. The future of arts education is bright!

As we celebrate Arts In Our Schools Month, we’re highlighting Kent County Public Schools elementary art teachers who participated in a hands-on workshop with Marianne Sade on collage. Here’s to supporting our educators in inspiring young artists! 🎨👏 #Artsinourschoolsmonth

Celebrating Arts In Our Schools Month, Howard County educators engaged in an inspiring professional development session on February 4th, led by the Liz Lerman Group to explore the Critical Response Process. Kudos, HCPSS! 🎨✨ #ArtsInOurSchoolsMonth #MarylandArts

As we continue celebrating Arts in Our Schools Month, we’re spotlighting The Jim Henson Academy of Visual & Performing Arts and the Comprehensive Arts program at Northwestern High School, which recently presented their Black History Month celebration. Kudos to the NHS arts team!

March is Arts in Our Schools Month in Maryland! 🎨 Thank you to Governor Wes Moore, who has proclaimed March 2026 as National Arts in Our Schools Month—celebrating arts education as essential to a well-rounded education for every student. #ArtsInOurSchoolsMonth #MarylandArts

Honoring Black History Month & Baltimore’s creative spirit. 🖤✨ Watch the Joyce J. Scott Gallery Walk naming ceremony recap! 🎥 #BlackHistoryMonth #MSDEArts

The Arts Education Alliance and NAMM’s SupportMusic Coalition are asking K–12 arts educators to share how federal funds supported programs in 2024–25. Take 20 minutes to help show impact and strengthen arts education advocacy! Submit here by Dec. 12: bit.ly/FederalFunds20…

msde_arts On October 17th, arts educators from across the state gathered for the annual professional organization conferences. Thank you to all presenters, organizers, and educators who made this a powerful day of learning, connection, and inspiration!

🎨 Celebrating #ArtsInEdWeek with the HCPSS Art Teacher as Artist Exhibit! Featuring 150+ works by Howard County art educators, this show highlights the power of teachers as lifelong creators. On view at the HCPSS Dept of Ed Gallery thru Nov 12! #MAEA #HCPSSArts #TeacherArtist

Happy #artsineducationweek from @WorcesterSystem! The Twin Poets, Delaware’s Poet Laureates, are coming to Pocomoke High on Sept. 22! Students will experience powerful spoken word & hands-on poetry workshops. Thanks to the Joshua M. Freeman Foundation for making it possible!

🎨🎶 Cecil County Celebrates #artsineducationweek ! These arts educators came together for an inspiring in-service day filled with music, collaboration, and SEL-informed PD to support the whole student. Thank you for your passion, creativity, and dedication to the arts! 💛👏

Happy #ArtsInEducationWeek from @PGCPS! 🎨✨ Over 900 students at Springhill Lake Elementary celebrated International Dot Day by “making their mark”! Each grade level explored different media to create dot-inspired artworks, showing off their creativity and perseverance. 🌈🖌️

Celebrating the incredible Frederick County arts teachers during National Art in Education Week! Your passion and dedication make our schools vibrant and our community stronger. Here’s to the artists, dreamers, and educators who help shape the future—one masterpiece at a time

Happy Arts In Education Week! Meet the 2026 Maryland Local Teachers of the Year in the arts! 👏 Megan Campbell (Montgomery) 👏 Natalie Pretzello (Howard) - MDTOY26 finalist! 👏 Lauren Rose (Talbot) 🎉 Join us as we celebrate these educators! 🎉

⏰ There’s still time to register for #MC3 2025 Summer Studio PD! 🗓️ July 16 (In Person @ Guilford Park HS, Howard County, MD) 🖥️ July 17 (Virtual) Visual Arts Theatre Dance Music 💬 PDP credit available | Open to all arts educators 🔗 Register now: mc3arts.org

🎨 MD Public School Principals: Join the Summer 2025 Principal Art Symposium! 🗓️ July 29 @ Walters Art Museum 🗓️ Sept 27 @ Arts for Learning MD 👥 Bring a staff member | 📚 Earn 15 PDPs | 💰 Stipend included 🎟️ FREE — Apply by June 27! ✨ Lead with the arts.

MC3 2025 Summertime Arts PD is here! July 16 (In Person) & July 17 (Virtual) Facilitators: Kimberly Brown, Dana Carr, Lacey Sheppard, Tavish Forsyth, Blue Cavell & Joseanne Francis PDP credit | Open to all arts educators Register: mc3arts.org #MC3 #ArtsEducation

March is Arts in Our Schools Month, and MSDE is excited to uplift the incredible arts education taking place across the state! This week, we are celebrating the #arts by diving into Mrs. Shockley’s visual art classroom at @snowhillmiddle and hearing from her 4th-graders about what art means to them. 📷 🎶 🩰 🎭 🎨 @WorcesterSystem