Root Studio

Access Art is a Baltimore-based organization dedicated to providing comprehensive out-of-school art and leadership programming for youth aged 6 to 18. Through partnerships with local schools, it aims to enhance youth achievement, connect families with necessary resources, and improve school climate. The organization focuses on using art as a tool for community enhancement and youth development, offering opportunities that foster self-esteem, leadership, and job skills while also addressing the critical developmental period before youth reach 16. By coordinating resources and projects such as murals and public sculptures, Access Art promotes creativity and positive change in neighborhoods. Generated from the website

Located in Baltimore, Maryland Institute has been operational for more than 100 years. It is one of the leading providers of arts education in the United States. The institute enrolls more than 3,500 undergraduate and graduate students annually and has over 250 faculty members. Maryland Institute offers associate and certificate degrees in various areas, such as fine and liberal arts, ceramics, mechanical drawing, painting, printmaking, general sculptural studies, media communication and management, and experimental animation. It also offers majors in interactive media, photography, audiovisual equipment assistant, designing and illustration, environmental and graphic designing, studio concentrations, book arts, art history, creative writing, critical theory, culture and politics, and gender studies. Additionally, Maryland Institute provides courses in literary studies, capstone programs, digital and community arts and teaching. The institute provides several off-campus study opportunities that include New York Studio Program and academic exchange programs with the Johns Hopkins University and School of the Art Institute of Chicago.