Mid Atlantic Arts

Facts and Figures

Mid Atlantic Arts is based in Baltimore, Maryland, and invests in creative organizations and communities throughout the region of Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Mid Atlantic Arts received $2,071,600 from the National Endowment for the Arts in FY 2024 to support its activities and partners with the National Endowment for the Arts on the following international performing artists exchange initiatives, USArtists International and Performing Arts Global Exchange. Mid Atlantic Arts also administers the national finals for Poetry Out Loud.

On this page, find information on the regional arts organization Mid Atlantic Arts and projects and initiatives they support in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. 

Region Highlights

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ArtsHERE Grant Spotlight: BAD Ballet (Baltimore, Maryland)
We spoke with Tyde-Courtney Edwards, founding director of BAD Ballet, about their new workforce development fellowship program and their commitment to empowering Black and Brown women trauma survivors through dance.
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A Journey through the Arts
Theresa Colvin, executive director of the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation (MAAF), talks about the unique role played by MAAF and the impact it makes on those it touches. 
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Hidden in Plain Sight
The National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program is a national program that works with regional organizations to help artists reach new audiences, provides funding for presenters eager to introduce a diverse array of performers to their communities, and enables underserved community residents to connect with live performing arts.
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The State of the Folk and Traditional Arts 2021
National Endowment for the Arts Folk & Traditional Arts Director Cliff Murphy takes a look at how the folk and traditional arts field has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic and how the field plans to recover and rebuild.
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United States of Arts: Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
In collaboration with the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts looks at the arts and culture of Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the US Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia. Developed as part of the National Endowment for the Arts 50th Anniversary United States of Arts: Tell Us Your Art Story series.
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Regional Contacts

Mid Atlantic Arts 
201 North Charles Street, #401
Baltimore, MD 21202
410/539-6656
TT: 410/539-4241
maaf@midatlanticarts.org