(Events) Valerie J. Maynard Short Film Festival & Legacy Symposium – 8/21- 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.
(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.
