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Acceptance

Designed to identify students with the potential for a career in the arts, admission to BSA is based solely on an arts audition and interview—no academic criteria are used. Every student gets a level playing field and a fresh start at BSA.

Recognition

BSA is recognized as one of the top five public performing arts high schools in the country and as one of the best high schools in America for its rigorous college preparatory program. BSA students have earned National Merit Scholarships, NAACP’s ACT-SO Achievement Medals, and YoungArts Awards, among others.

TWIGS

Our extensive after-school and Saturday program offers free arts classes to Baltimore City children grades 2-8. TWIGS seeks to prepare its students for admission to BSA, and each year approximately 50 percent of the incoming first-year class have been trained through TWIGS.

Side by Side

High school and TWIGS students learn directly from working artists during their classes. And thanks to numerous partnerships with local arts organizations, our students learn from and perform with professionals at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Walters, Center Stage, the Maryland Historical Society, and JHU’s film program, to name just a few.

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Baltimore School for the Arts

Baltimore School for the Arts seeks to prepare the next generation of the creative workforce by providing inspiring arts and academic training to high school students as well as opportunities in the arts to younger children and the greater community through its TWIGS and community outreach programs.

We are a public, urban high school that is part of Baltimore City Public School System. Additionally, 33 percent of our support is raised privately through our fundraising partner, the BSA Foundation.

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2024-25 Events Calendar

Join us and be a part of the exciting performances lined up for this school year, showcasing the remarkable skills of our talented and hardworking students!

We hope to see you at one or more of these events. Trust us, they’re spectacular! But don’t just take our word for it—come see for yourself!

04/03

Spring Symphonic Wind & Big Band Concert

5-6:30 pm

Please join us in the Schaefer Ballroom...

04/06

A Garland of Song

3 pm

Join us at Grace United Methodist Church...

04/10

TWIGS: Coppélia

6 pm

Families of all ages will enjoy this...

BSA in the News

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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!,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Photograph of Jacqueline Green

NYT Calls Jacqueline Green ’07 ‘Majestic’ and ‘Dignified’

The mother of Jacqueline Green '07 encouraged her to attend the Baltimore School for the Arts because of its excellent...

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...

Portrait of Todd Harvey BSFA Alumnus

Featured Alumni

Todd Harvey

Image of Baltimore School for the Arts Dante Baylor

Featured Alumni

Danté Anthony Baylor