Providing Baltimore youth and communities with the media education and resources to represent themselves.
Today’s students.
Tomorrow’s leaders.
Wide Angle’s programming is designed to create a meaningful pathway for Baltimore youth ages 10-24 - starting with introductory community workshops and leading to advanced workforce development training.
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Our media educators are impassioned creatives making a difference in our classrooms and Baltimore. I recently had the privilege of sitting down with Darian Jones, our new Program Director (former Program Manager and Media Educator), to discuss his latest storytelling project capturing the inspiring fight against eminent domain in Baltimore's Poppleton neighborhood.
This Valentine’s season we’re bringing you a match made in media! Wide Angle alum Sumayyah met her husband over a decade ago in our high school media program. For Allen, it was love at first sight. Read the blog to learn more about their love story!
There are thousands of stories unfolding every day in the city of Baltimore. We are no strangers to the stigma that lives against Baltimore’s culture and history. But, there are also thousands of inspirational stories that make this city an opportunity goldmine. Wide Angle’s new Owning Our Opportunity blog series is a platform to honor the trailblazers, the unsung heroes, and the compelling tales that highlight Baltimore's rich diversity.
This winter, we’re shining a spotlight on our younger students through our Dream Big campaign to support 90 middle school students in our Baltimore Speaks Out (BSO) program. This week, we’re hitting rewind with three staff members to learn how they discovered media making, why it’s been so formative for them and how those experiences shape their approach to working with our youngest learners.
Get to know three of our BSO instructors - Aiara Manning (Arts2Work Apprentice - Junior Designer & Assistant Media Educator), Christian Lewis (Media Instructor), and Camille Ollivierre (Media Instructor) as they take a walk down memory lane.
Who determines what’s successful in the classroom? Who leads the curiosity? In Baltimore Speaks Out (BSO) workshops, the common answers to these questions break from the status quo. Student curiosity leads the creative process, intentionally subverting common educational hierarchies, which often position teachers as the sole experts. During introductory media classes, BSO students play, explore, and problem-solve, as teachers provide initial skills to help set them up for success before moving into a support role. Students are enthusiastic and engaged when they get to lead their own creative process.
Our staff is constantly growing and adding new faces to the team. We’re glad to have the opportunity to welcome the newest members of our programs team who are all bringing a whirlwind of passion, creativity, and zest for all things media arts. Read along as we get to know our new program instructors and outreach manager.
I was introduced to Wide Angle Youth Media in the summer before my freshman year of high school through Baltimore's Youth Works program. The summer program was my first consistent exposure to media arts, software, and production. I didn’t know at the time that I would start down a path in photography and videography, but I do remember really enjoying getting the opportunity to learn some Photoshop basics that I would soon use more regularly.
I came to Wide Angle Youth Media late in the semester of 2021. I joined Darian Jones’ film class with no prior experience in production. For the most part, I didn’t know what I was doing, and I often wondered if I could belong in this field. Luckily, I got to meet amazing mentors like Darian who trusted my vision and encouraged my skills.