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(Events) Valerie J. Maynard Legacy Symposium – 8/22/26
In the tradition of gathering, the Valerie J. Maynard Foundation, alongside the Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts and Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins University, invites you to mark your calendar for the Valerie J. Maynard Legacy Symposium.
It is Baltimore, Spring
A poem by Antonio Lyons, Executive Director The Valerie J. Maynard Foundation
From the Archive: Oreoluwa’s Findings
My name is Oreoluwa Ifamodupe Akinyode and I am the Associate Archivist at Valerie J. Maynard Foundation. I am specifically a caretaker within the Photographic, Multimedia, and Born-Digital collections.
(Events) Nurturing the Next Generation – 4/14 -16/2026
Nurturing the Next Generation: Access, Pathways, & Mentorship brings together the Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios (HAHS) a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and artist-endowed foundations (AEFs) for a three-day convening reflecting on various opportunities for expanding and preparing the next generation of arts leaders. Grounded in a shared value of equitable practice, this gathering centers the experiences of young professionals, particularly undergraduate and graduate students with financial need and those from backgrounds underrepresented in the arts and within the HAHS and AEF networks.
(Events) SAVING ETTING STREET Film Screening @ MD Film Festival 2026 – 4/11/26
Shelley, a brash, no-nonsense carpenter, is on a mission to empower Black women to reclaim their futures, one home at a time. Through her innovative program, participants learn construction skills and financial literacy to renovate and purchase abandoned row houses in Baltimore.
(Opportunity) Baltimore Museum of Art x VJMF Paid Legacy Public Programs Internship
We are seeking to hire one new Legacy Intern to work at the BMA and Foundation for the upcoming cohort which will run from Summer 2026-Spring 2027. While at the VJMF, the Legacy Intern will be onsite to catalog and inventory artwork and archival materials pertaining to the artist’s work and collection. They will work alongside visual artists and legacy specialists to learn how to care for the robust, multi-faceted collection.
(Opportunity) Baltimore Museum of Art x VJMF Paid Legacy Curatorial Internship
The Valerie J. Maynard Legacy Internship is a partnership program between the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Valerie J. Maynard Foundation, to honor the legacy and vision of the artist who was a pioneering member of the Black Arts Movement, and a beloved icon of the Baltimore arts community (and beyond). This unique exchange provides interns with the opportunity to learn and gain experience in the museum field and in a private collection setting.
(Opportunity) Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA) Teaching Artist
The Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA) Teaching Artist is the heart and soul of the Academy. Teaching Artists are paired with a grade level Classroom Teacher for the entire program (Monday – Thursday). These pairs are responsible for delivering engaging, meaningful, and joyful arts-integrated instruction both in and through the arts daily.
What She Stood For
We are called once more to speak the names of the fallen. Keith Porter Jr, Renee Nicole Good, Alex Pretti, and all those martyred in detention or resistance. We speak of them in remembrance of our own stories, our own tragedies that came with the fight for social justice.