Arts Education in Maryland Schools (AEMS) is a 501(c)(3) Maryland Non-Profit Organization striving to ensure that all Maryland public school students have equitable access to high-quality arts education, regardless of their geographic location or socioeconomic status.
of business leaders say that creativity is the top skill they seek out in a hiring candidate
of Americans believe that the arts are vital to providing a well-rounded education
dropout rate of low-income students highly engaged in the arts, in comparison to 22% dropout rate of students not engaged
of African-American students had access to arts education, in comparison to 59% of white students
higher chance of graduating college for low-income students highly engaged in the arts
AEMS’s artlook® Maryland is a free-to-use, easy-to-navigate web platform that paints the portrait of arts education in your community. By visually mapping data about arts access and resources, artlook® Maryland will allow for unprecedented transparency about arts education in Maryland’s public schools and drive connections between educators, arts partners, advocates, and funders. artlook® Maryland is launching in the pilot districts of Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Montgomery, and Queen Anne’s counties.
News and information about the 2020 UMBC-AEMS Arts Integration conference, taking place on February 29, 2020. Includes information about registration and...
During #GivingTuesday 2019, AEMS used its social network to highlight eight inspiring Donors Choose projects from arts educators across the state....