Anne Arundel County Public Schools - BELONG.....GROW....SUCCEED

Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Location: Studio 39, 291 Locust Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401
Time: 5:00 pm – 8:00 p.m.

Discover the vibrant world of creativity at AACPS Apex Arts Magnet Program's Open House on June 3rd at Studio 39 in Annapolis!   Join us for an immersive experience featuring captivating performances, inspiring exhibitions, engaging workshops, and more, all showcasing the remarkable talents of Apex Arts students and staff.

Admission is free, so bring your curiosity and enthusiasm – everyone is welcome to explore!

Event: Apex Commercial Band & Rising Stars
Date: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Location: Ram’s Head on Stage, 33 West Street, Annapolis, MD  21401
Time: 7:00 pm
The Apex Arts Magnet Program will be returning to the Ram’s Head On Stage in Annapolis, MD featuring the Apex Commercial Band and the Apex Rising Stars.  The concert event will take place on Sunday, May 25 at 7 p.m.  The Apex Commercial Band has been recognized for excellence in performance, being invited to perform at events in throughout Maryland and for a number of national events hosted by the National Association for Music Education.  The Apex Rising Stars is a talented, dynamic, showstopping group of singers and musicians from the Apex Arts Program.  Both performing groups will be taking the stage for this One-Night Only appearance. 

Tickets will go on sale during April for this event.  Tickets for Ram’s Head Events can be reserved HERE.

The Apex Arts Magnet Program will be presenting the world premier of their multimedia arts composition “Wild + Precious”.  

The work, created in collaboration with renowned composer Annie Booth, is based on the last line of the Mary Oliver poem “The Summer Day.”  

The project has been a multi-month collaboration between Booth and the Apex Arts Creative Writing, Design & Production, Film & New Media, Music, and Visual Arts Primes.  

The presentation will take place at 7 p.m. on May 20 in the auditorium at Broadneck High School.

Tickets are free, but required for admission to the event.

Attend to see the Apex Arts HS Creative Writing students collectively present their own writing in a Coffee House setting. You'll hear pieces ranging from poems and short stories to micro-memoir. Let their words take you away! 

Wed, Apr 30th, 2025, 6:00 - 8:30 PM EDT
Studio 39, Annapolis, MD

Tickets available HERE

Come see a new adaptation of an American Classic!

Jo March isn’t your typical Victorian lady. She’s indecorous and headstrong, and one day she’s going to be a great American novelist. As she and her sisters grow up in the middle of the Civil War, they strive to be brave, intelligent, and imaginative young women. But as adulthood approaches, each sister must negotiate her private ambitions with society’s expectations. In a war-torn world defined by gender, class, and personal tragedy, Jo March gives us her greatest story: that of the March sisters, four dreamers destined to be imperfect little women.

Studio 39
April 4th at 6pm
April 5th at 2pm and 6pm

Directed by Francesca Chilcote
Performed by Apex Arts High School students

Tickets available HERE

Apex Arts is excited to announce the inaugural county-wide student Film & Digital Media Festival. By showcasing student films and digital media works, we aim to celebrate our community's creativity and technical skills, while promoting learning and growth in the industry. Works were submitted by students in grades 6-12 who reside in Anne Arundel County. More than 50 works were chosen by an independent jury panel of industry professionals to be showcased at the Festival. The Festival posters were selected winners from the Festival Poster Contest.

We would love for you to join us.

Anne Arundel Film & Digital Media Festival
Thu, Mar 27th, 2025, 6:00 PM
Studio 39, Annapolis, MD

Light refreshments will be served beginning at 5:30 pm.

Festival Information HERE

Tickets available HERE

We would like to invite you to a gallery event celebrating the artwork of our talented Apex Arts Visual Art Seniors!  The show’s theme is “Tipping the Scales”, in which students were challenged with creating one oversized piece and one tiny piece. Students united their two artworks with an individual concept or theme and then curated the layout of their personal space. Connecting two artworks with such disparate scales is a grandiose endeavor. Embracing the imposing nature of an oversized piece, and simultaneously inviting the viewer into the intimacy of a small piece is a formidable task. You will see the full range of traditional art mediums, including: linoleum cuts, gouache, watercolor, ink, acrylic, oil, pastels, colored pencils, and mixed media! Our seniors have spent three years finding their artistic voice and perfecting their technique, so join us in celebrating a small selection showcasing their epic growth!

The show will be at The Gallery at 39, with an opening on November 1st from 5:30-7:00 pm. We will have light refreshments and all the seniors will be in attendance! You are welcome to bring your family and friends to see the work, art is meant to be viewed! If you can’t stay for the whole grand event, please consider stopping by for a teensy bit of time!

Join us to hear original works performed by young poets and storytellers in the Apex Creative Writing prime at Wiley H. Bates Middle School.

November 6th
6:30 PM

Old Fox Books
36 Maryland Ave, Annapolis

Theatre production by high school Apex Arts students.

November 22 & 23 2024

Studio 39
291 Locust Ave, Annapolis

The Anne Arundel Film & Digital Media Festival is asking students to help us promote the student festival. The winning posters will be displayed at the festival and throughout the community. 

The poster content will have two divisions: one for middle school students and one for high school students. The contest is open to any student who resides in Anne Arundel County. 

Submissions are due at midnight on January 3rd. 

Educators: Please encourage your students to enter the AA Film & Digital Media Festival Poster Contest either as individuals or as part of a class assignment or project. 

Print, email, and share this flyer with other instructors and students.

Apex Arts is excited to announce the inaugural county-wide student Film & Digital Media Festival. We believe that by showcasing student films and digital media works, we can celebrate the creativity and technical prowess within our community while encouraging learning and growth in the industry. Students in grades 6-12 who reside in Anne Arundel County are invited to submit works.