BCPSS student access to arts education varies widely within City Schools, and is generally much less than the rest of Maryland.

Many BCPSS students are missing opportunities to discover and develop artistic interests and skills, cultivate aesthetic appreciation and creativity, seek scholarships, and pursue careers in arts-related fields, as well as to enhance their academic achievement, self-esteem, ability to work with others, resilience/self-discipline, and feeling of belonging and contributing.