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03/17

The Great Flood of 2026

Watch how a sudden flood and pipe burst at BSA couldn’t stop students and faculty from making art and finding new...

03/17

The AFRO: Principal Rosiland Cauthen on Arts Education and Access

In a recent op-ed for The Afro, BSA Executive Director Rosiland Cauthen calls arts education essential—not...

03/03

Ephraim Dorsey ’21 and Troy Long ’15 featured on NPR Tiny Desk Concerts.

Ephraim Dorsey ’21 played sax with De La Soul, and Troy Long ’15 performed with Turnstile on NPR Tiny Desk...

02/28

Noah Kabia ’27 Selected for 2026 NEA/Herbie Hancock Institute All-Star Jazz Quintet

BSA is thrilled to announce that student Noah Kabia '27 has been selected for the 2026 NEA/Herbie Hancock Institute...

02/18

FROM BCCPS: Update on Remediation Work, 2.18.26

A Letter from Baltimore City Public Schools: Dear Baltimore School for the Arts Community #415, Thank you for...

02/18

Principal Rosiland Cauthen to receive Creative Alliance’s 2026 Golden Formstone Award

Principal Rosiland has been named a 2026 Golden Formstone Award honoree by Creative Alliance and will be celebrated at...

02/13

Community Discussion: Tuesday, February 17 @ 4:30 PM

A Letter from Baltimore City Public Schools: Dear Baltimore School for the Arts #415 Community, Thank you for...

02/11

BCCPS: Update on Remediation Work & Town Hall

A Letter from Baltimore City Public Schools: Dear Baltimore School for the Arts #415 Students, Families, and...

02/10

BCCPS: Virtual Learning through Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

A letter from Baltimore City Public Schools: Dear Baltimore School for the Arts #415 Students, Parents, Staff, and...

01/30

BSA Faculty Maria Broom Honored with Sue Hess Maryland Arts Advocate Award

BSA faculty member Maria Broom has been named the 2026 recipient of the Sue Hess Legacy Arts Advocate of the Year Award...

01/20

Baltimore Sun Features Principal Rosiland Cauthen on Arts Education and Maryland’s Workforce

In her Baltimore Sun op-ed, BSA Principal Rosiland Cauthen emphasizes that arts education is essential for student...

01/14

Joe Giordano’s exhibition The Secret City: New Works in Color Film featured in BmoreArt

photojournalist Joe Giordano’s new exhibition The Secret City: New Works in Color Film is on view at The Peale,...

01/13

Urijah Parran ’29 Captures Baltimore’s Skate Scene in Baltimore Beat

In a photo story for Baltimore Beat, Baltimore School for the Arts freshman Urijah Parran '29 documents the energy and...

11/19

Jem Wilde ’21 featured in Washington City Paper

BSA alum Jem Wilde '21 was featured in Washington City Paper, highlighting his journey as a songwriter and performer,...

11/05

MERCURY SOUNDS by Ziggy Sayeed ’26 featured in Baltimore Fishbowl for Maryland Film Festival premiere

BSA student Ziggy Sayeed’s film MERCURY SOUNDS was featured in the Maryland Film Festival and highlighted in...

07/08

Eric Berryman ’07 Takes Center Stage in Memnon

Acting alum Eric Berryman ’07 stars in the title role of Memnon at Classical Theatre of Harlem, now through July 27....

07/06

Tupac Shakur ’89: From BSA to Hip-Hop Icon — A New Biography Reveals His Baltimore Roots

Before he became one of the most influential voices in hip-hop, Tupac Shakur walked the halls of Baltimore School for...

07/03

From Baltimore to the Spotlight: Rachel Hilson ’13 Reflects on Her Roots and Rise

Rachel Hilson ’13 is no stranger to the spotlight—but behind every performance is the story of a young artist...

04/01

Maria Broom Inducted into the Baltimore Sun’s Business and Civic Hall of Fame

For more than three decades, Ms. Broom has been a beloved teacher, mentor, and community leader at the Baltimore School...

02/28

Baltimore Business Journal features Principal Rosiland Cauthen on How Arts Education Fuels Maryland’s Economy

In her Baltimore Business Journal op-ed, BSA Executive Director and Principal Rosiland M. Cauthen outlines how arts...

02/18

Brandon Woody ’16: For the Love of It All

In a recent Baltimore Business Journal op-ed, Principal & Executive Director Roz Cauthen highlights how arts...

01/02

Baltimore School for the Arts Mourns the Passing of Co-Founder Tony Carey

It is with deep sadness that the Baltimore School for the Arts shares the news of the passing of Founding Board Chair,...

12/20

Dan Rodricks: The Best Hour of The Waning Year

Enjoy this heartfelt op-ed by Dan Rodricks in The Baltimore Sun about BSA’s Nutcracker. It beautifully captures the...

12/04

Baltimore School for the Arts Teaches life Lessons Through TWIGS Program

Fiber Arts Club members Lexi Turner (SDP) and Eva Poulose (vocal), both freshmen who’ve only been at BSA for three...

11/24

Baltimore School for the Arts Teaches life Lessons Through TWIGS Program

"Hundreds of students are getting real-world experiences for free at the esteemed Baltimore School for the Arts as part...

11/22

Baltimore School for the Arts Launches ‘Giving Tuesday’ Campaign

"The school recently launched its Giving Tuesday Campaign hoping to raise $15,000 for the TWIGS program to continue...

03/10

Baltimore School for the Arts Students CreateFirst Ever Student-Led Documentary

Over the past 19 months, our incredible students at BSA have poured their hearts into creating a docuseries that offers...

01/04

Baltimore School for the Arts Announces Partnership with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Baltimore School for the Arts has announced one of its largest partnerships to date with the Baltimore Symphony...

12/13

BSA Earns Highest Rating on Maryland School Report Card for Second Consecutive Years – 5 Stars

"Only one Baltimore school, the Baltimore School for the Arts, got a five in 2021-22. The arts school held onto its...

10/24

Alum Jada Pinkett Smith ’89 Came to BSA with a Surprise Guest

The Baltimore School for the Arts hosted a moderated discussion with alum Jada Pinkett Smith ‘89 on her new...

03/09

BSA Earned a 5-Star Rating in the State’s Public School Accountability System

"More than a third of Baltimore City Public Schools earned fewer stars this year in the first batch of star ratings...

01/18

Portrait of Thurgood Marshall by Ernest Shaw ’87

On January 5, Thurgood Marshall's beautiful portrait as young lawyer painted by Ernest Shaw '87 was unveiled at the...

09/14

Mugler Donates to Baltimore School for the Arts

Mugler is making a $50,000 donation to Baltimore School for the Arts as part of the brand’s collaboration with...

06/13

Principal Roz Has Been Named a Leader in Diversity

The Baltimore Business Journal's Leaders in Diversity Awards recognize individuals and institutions that are leading...

05/13

Ebban Dorsey Takes Stage with Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock

Senior Ebban Dorsey '22 knows her way around the music world, but even for her, playing and meeting the jazz legend was...

04/13

Baltimore School For The Arts Remains An Incubator For Young Talent

Watch the interviews with Principal Roz, dancer Makayla Williams '22, and acting alum Tracie Thoms '93 here.

01/13

Moses Ingram ’12 Stars in ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’

The 'Queen's Gambit' actress Moses Ingram '12 plays Lady Macduff in Joel Coen's new take on one of Shakespeare’s...

12/24

Debbie Rogers, Former BSA Librarian for 34 years, Dies at 67

11/23

Tick Tick BOOM!

Baltimore School for the Arts was invited to be part of the debut of Lin-Manuel Miranda's first film, Tick Tick BOOM!,...

10/27

Jerome Schnydman, Longtime BSA Supporter and Board Member, Dies at 77

Jerome "Jerry" Schnydman, longtime friend, BSA parent and grandparent, and current Board Trustee, passed away early...

09/27

Christian Siriano ’04 Launched First Solo Exhibition at Savannah College of Art & Design

People are People debuted on September 24, 2021, as part of the contemporary art institution’s 10th anniversary. The...

07/28

Baltimore School for the Arts Names Rosiland Cauthen as Its Interim Executive Director

The Baltimore School for the Arts (BSA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Rosiland Cauthen as its Interim...

06/15

A Moment of Reckoning

BSA alums Eze Jackson '98, Ernest Shaw '97, and newly-minted grad Mahsati "Sunny" Moorhead '21 were in good company...

05/19

Josh Charles ’89 to Star in HBO’s Baltimore-Set Series, “We Own This City”

Baltimore native (and “The Good Wife” star) Josh Charles, “The Wire” actor Jamie Hector and “The Walking...

05/12

GameChanger: Paige Hernandez

Paige Hernandez '98 joined Everyman Theatre as the new associate artistic director in July 2020. Look for her...

03/23

Moses Ingram ’12 Talks about Her Time at BSA

BSA & TWIGS Moses Ingram talks about joining our TWIGS program and her path from BSA for high school to Yale before...

03/16

School Reopening

We said goodbye to our school building last March thinking we would be back at it in a few weeks. As we quickly...

02/19

Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell ’88 appointed as new Artistic Director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Baltimore School for the Arts Alum and beloved faculty member Linda- Denise Fisher- Harrell announced last week that...

06/23

Dr. Chris Ford, BSA Director, Announces Retirement

After ten remarkable and exceedingly successful years as Director of BSA, Dr. Christopher Ford has announced he will...

12/06

Jermel Johnson ’03 Stars in Pennsylvania Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’

It was George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker that first fueled his desire to become a dancer. “I was about 11 and...

12/02

Spain Arts & Culture Presents ‘Of Gods and Men’

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Baltimore School for the Arts, its theatre experimental lab presents a new...

11/27

‘The Nutcracker’ in Charm City

WYPR's Sheilah Kast sits down with Dance Department Head Laura Halm '99 and Chris Owens '20 to discuss this year's...

11/23

Bresha Webb ’02 To Appear in Latest Tyler Perry Project

Tyler Perry is teaming up with Netflix for a new thriller, Fall from Grace, about a woman whose world is shattered...

11/14

Ben Freiburger ’95 Writes Drama Project for Chris Morgan Productions

Alumnus Ben Freiburger '95 is one of the writers for the sci-fi drama Half-Life, which Chris Morgan Productions is...

10/18

Camp BSA: Alumni Return to Teach Current Students

As hundreds of alumni from all over the country return to the Baltimore School for the Arts this weekend to celebrate...

10/10

Marvin Parks ’93 Nominated for Best of Paris 2019

Marvin Parks '93 is an American jazz singer who draws inspiration from his mother Zelma (a gospel singer) and the late...

10/10

A Baltimore Transplant’s Vision for Atlanta School for the Arts

Dr. Julie Johnson '97 is a dance artist and educator working in the intersections of creative practice, community...

10/10

Julien Chang ’18 Debuts His Teenage Dream, ‘Jules’

"Julien Chang '18 could’ve been dubbed a teen prodigy with the arrival of his debut album, Jules, on Oct. 11 from...

10/08

The Eco Props Company Subliminally Encouraging Audiences to Go Green

Beth Bell '83 began her career as a set dresser in Hollywood. Seven years ago, she founded Green Product Placement to...

10/06

Carlous Palmer ’82 Presents at Paris Fashion Week

Carlous Palmer '82 is a classically trained artist with a background in clothing design and construction. He creates...

10/03

Tiffany Boone ’05 Joins George Clooney’s ‘Good Morning, Midnight’ Adaptation

Tiffany Boone '05 has joined the cast of George Clooney's sci-fi Netflix feature based on the novel Good Morning,...

10/01

Ernest Shaw ’87 Pays Homage to Toni Morrison

"Ernest Shaw '87 heard the news that Toni Morrison had died while he was driving to Station North Arts Café Gallery...

09/27

Baltimore School for the Arts Celebrates 40th Birthday With Pop-Up Concerts

To celebrate its 40th anniversary, students from the Baltimore School for the Arts performed 40+ pop-up musical...

09/26

10 Reasons to Love Baltimore

The Baltimore School for the Arts is honored to be included in this op-ed in the Baltimore Sun discussing all the great...

09/23

Sony Pictures head Tom Rothman donates $250,000 to the BSA

Donald Rothman, noted trial attorney and longtime supporter of the Baltimore School for the Arts was known as “one in...

09/10

Meet the Stars of Matthew Lopez’s Riveting Broadway Epic ‘The Inheritance’

Fresh from the role of Pharus in Choir Boy, Jonathan Burke '08 will be playing the roles of Young Man 5 and Agent in...

09/09

Violist Finds His Home at Eastman School of Music

Jaffe Chase '19 overcame numerous challenges on his pathway to college. Through hard work and determination, he...

09/04

Ernest Shaw Jr., Teacher and Artist in Residence at Motor House

Baltimore School for the Arts alumnus Ernest Shaw is a painter and a teacher who has also become a well-known mural...

09/03

New Charlotte Ballet Season Marks this Dancer’s Latest Unexpected Breakthrough

Maurice Mouzon Jr. '15 had never danced a day of ballet in his life when he first auditioned for the Baltimore School...

08/30

‘Love, Simon’: Rachel Naomi Hilson Joins Disney+ Series In Recasting

Rachel Hilson '13 has just joined the cast of the Disney+ series Love, Simon. You can learn more in this story from...

08/12

BSA Student Lobbies for Community Center

The students at Baltimore School for the Arts are passionate about their art and their communities. Emmanuel Leach '21...

07/29

‘Voices of Carmen’ Features BSA Students, Alumni

Voices of Carmen brings a contemporary spin to the iconic opera that is its namesake. Set in a high school, this...

07/12

19-20 School Supply List

The following materials are needed daily for academic classes. Arts courses may ask students to bring additional...

07/11

Transgender Opera Singers Find Their Voices

Baltimore School for the Arts alumna Breanna Sinclairé transitioned during her senior year at California Institute of...

06/18

BSA ’19: Bound for College and Great Things

Members of the Class of 2019 at Baltimore School for the Arts have overcome incredible challenges to create an exciting...

06/12

Jafre Chase ’19 Receives Full-ride Scholarships Despite Times of Homelessness

The Bridges Program first put a viola in the hands of Jafre Chase '19. A year later, he entered the TWIGS program....

06/11

Kara Iwanowski ’19 Set to Compete for ‘Distinguished Young Woman National Finals’

The Class of 2019 valedictorian, Kara Iwanowski '19, is an exceptional artist and scholar. She has been commended by...

06/03

2019 Summer Reading List Announced

At the Baltimore School for the Arts, we strongly encourage students to learn beyond the classroom, and the summer is...

05/18

2019 Prom at the Baltimore School for the Arts

The Baltimore Sun dropped by the 2019 prom at the Baltimore School for the Arts. You can peruse their photos here.

05/13

The Kids Are Alright

Baltimore magazine profiled exceptional kids in the community, featuring Baltimore School for the Arts students...

05/07

‘My mission is to be the 21st-century ballerina.’

As a child, Lenai Wilkerson '15 was told she couldn’t be a ballerina because of how she looked. Now, as she prepares...

05/04

Baltimore Schoolchildren Audition for a Spot in Free School for the Arts Classes

She sat alone with her sheet music, silently mouthing the words to My Country ‘Tis of Thee as she twirled a beaded...

05/03

Tyde-Courtney Edwards ’05 Stars in Documentary Produced by Queen Latifah

Tyde-Courtney Edwards '05 created Ballet After Dark to help sexual abuse and domestic violent survivors find...

05/03

Richard White ’92 Stars in Life Documentary

Richard White '92 was homeless as a child. But through hard work and determination, he went on to become the first...

04/30

U.S. News Ranks BSA #1 in Baltimore City for Fifth Consecutive Year

For the fifth year in a row, Baltimore School for the Arts has been ranked the #1 public high school in Baltimore City...

04/28

How Chesapeake Shakespeare Company Creates Intimacy on the Stage in the #MeToo Era

Since graduating from UMBC in 2017, Clay Vanderbeek '13 has performed a number of roles for the Annapolis Shakespeare...

04/27

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, Ravens Tackle Brandon Williams Inspire Students Through Dance

Courtney Celeste Spears '12, a dancer with Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, partnered with Baltimore Ravens Tackle Brandon...

04/18

Baltimore’s Center Stage Appoints Two to Senior Staff

Baltimore School for the Arts Alumna Adena Varner is a teaching artist, playwright, and director. And just a few years...

03/29

Alumnus Dances Mercutio in ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Logan Paschall '14 will appear as a guest artist with the Huntsville Ballet, dancing the role of Mercutio. You can...

03/07

BHM Spotlight: Maria Broom – Actress, Storyteller, Teacher, and Dancer

The Baltimore School for the Arts' Movement Instructor Maria Broom has had a varied career as a television reporter,...

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The Great Flood of 2026

The AFRO: Principal Rosiland Cauthen on Arts Education and Access

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Noah Kabia ’27 Selected for 2026 NEA/Herbie Hancock Institute All-Star Jazz Quintet

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Principal Rosiland Cauthen to receive Creative Alliance’s 2026 Golden Formstone Award

Community Discussion: Tuesday, February 17 @ 4:30 PM

BCCPS: Update on Remediation Work & Town Hall

BCCPS: Virtual Learning through Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

BSA Faculty Maria Broom Honored with Sue Hess Maryland Arts Advocate Award

Baltimore Sun Features Principal Rosiland Cauthen on Arts Education and Maryland’s Workforce

Joe Giordano’s exhibition The Secret City: New Works in Color Film featured in BmoreArt

Urijah Parran ’29 Captures Baltimore’s Skate Scene in Baltimore Beat

Jem Wilde ’21 featured in Washington City Paper

MERCURY SOUNDS by Ziggy Sayeed ’26 featured in Baltimore Fishbowl for Maryland Film Festival premiere

Eric Berryman ’07 Takes Center Stage in Memnon

Tupac Shakur ’89: From BSA to Hip-Hop Icon — A New Biography Reveals His Baltimore Roots

From Baltimore to the Spotlight: Rachel Hilson ’13 Reflects on Her Roots and Rise

Maria Broom Inducted into the Baltimore Sun’s Business and Civic Hall of Fame

Baltimore Business Journal features Principal Rosiland Cauthen on How Arts Education Fuels Maryland’s Economy

Brandon Woody ’16: For the Love of It All

Baltimore School for the Arts Mourns the Passing of Co-Founder Tony Carey

Dan Rodricks: The Best Hour of The Waning Year

Baltimore School for the Arts Teaches life Lessons Through TWIGS Program

Baltimore School for the Arts Teaches life Lessons Through TWIGS Program

Baltimore School for the Arts Launches ‘Giving Tuesday’ Campaign

Baltimore School for the Arts Students CreateFirst Ever Student-Led Documentary

Baltimore School for the Arts Announces Partnership with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

BSA Earns Highest Rating on Maryland School Report Card for Second Consecutive Years – 5 Stars

Alum Jada Pinkett Smith ’89 Came to BSA with a Surprise Guest

BSA Earned a 5-Star Rating in the State’s Public School Accountability System

Portrait of Thurgood Marshall by Ernest Shaw ’87

Mugler Donates to Baltimore School for the Arts

Principal Roz Has Been Named a Leader in Diversity

Ebban Dorsey Takes Stage with Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock

Baltimore School For The Arts Remains An Incubator For Young Talent

Moses Ingram ’12 Stars in ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’

Debbie Rogers, Former BSA Librarian for 34 years, Dies at 67

Tick Tick BOOM!

Jerome Schnydman, Longtime BSA Supporter and Board Member, Dies at 77

Christian Siriano ’04 Launched First Solo Exhibition at Savannah College of Art & Design

Baltimore School for the Arts Names Rosiland Cauthen as Its Interim Executive Director

A Moment of Reckoning

Josh Charles ’89 to Star in HBO’s Baltimore-Set Series, “We Own This City”

GameChanger: Paige Hernandez

Moses Ingram ’12 Talks about Her Time at BSA

School Reopening

Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell ’88 appointed as new Artistic Director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Dr. Chris Ford, BSA Director, Announces Retirement

Jermel Johnson ’03 Stars in Pennsylvania Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’

Spain Arts & Culture Presents ‘Of Gods and Men’

‘The Nutcracker’ in Charm City

Bresha Webb ’02 To Appear in Latest Tyler Perry Project

Ben Freiburger ’95 Writes Drama Project for Chris Morgan Productions

Camp BSA: Alumni Return to Teach Current Students

Marvin Parks ’93 Nominated for Best of Paris 2019

A Baltimore Transplant’s Vision for Atlanta School for the Arts

Julien Chang ’18 Debuts His Teenage Dream, ‘Jules’

The Eco Props Company Subliminally Encouraging Audiences to Go Green

Carlous Palmer ’82 Presents at Paris Fashion Week

Tiffany Boone ’05 Joins George Clooney’s ‘Good Morning, Midnight’ Adaptation

Ernest Shaw ’87 Pays Homage to Toni Morrison

Baltimore School for the Arts Celebrates 40th Birthday With Pop-Up Concerts

10 Reasons to Love Baltimore

Sony Pictures head Tom Rothman donates $250,000 to the BSA

Meet the Stars of Matthew Lopez’s Riveting Broadway Epic ‘The Inheritance’

Violist Finds His Home at Eastman School of Music

Ernest Shaw Jr., Teacher and Artist in Residence at Motor House

New Charlotte Ballet Season Marks this Dancer’s Latest Unexpected Breakthrough

‘Love, Simon’: Rachel Naomi Hilson Joins Disney+ Series In Recasting

BSA Student Lobbies for Community Center

‘Voices of Carmen’ Features BSA Students, Alumni

19-20 School Supply List