EXPLORE

Discover the existing creative opportunities offered in Howard County and its surrounding areas.

Find submission, volunteer, and workshop openings throughout Howard County, from both student-led groups and established organizations.
Find out what unique events and chances YOUR school offers (HCPSS).

CONNECT

Find like-minded peers in your local communities and throughout the Howard County area and participate in OV-hosted, OV-specific events.

Join OV in workshops, summits, galleries, podcasts, and fairs.
Network with students interested in the creative arts, AND with professionals at workshops and summits.

BUILD

Contribute your own ideas to OV and create your own project, initiative, or program to be included in OV's offerings.

Host your own workshops online, during meet-ups, or during summits.
Curate open-mics and further connection opportunities in Howard County.
Introduce something completely NEW to OV's platform!

BUILD SOMETHING NEW

EXPLORE.

Discover the existing creative opportunities offered in Howard County and its surrounding areas.

WEBSITE

Explore the OV website for existing and OV-specific opportunities, events, pathways, and ways to get involved.

LOCAL EVENTS

Find existing local events in Howard County and its surrounding areas, and how you can participate, help out, or collaborate with.

SCHOOL-SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES

Discover what YOUR specific HCPSS school offers in terms of creative opportunities (or what your school DOESN'T have, so YOU can BUILD it yourself).

BROADER OPPORTUNITIES

Find competitions, programs, and broader ways to get involved with creativity and the arts outside of your local region.

CONNECT.

Find like-minded peers in your local communities and throughout the Howard County area and participate in OV-hosted, OV-specific events.

WORKSHOP

Participate in in-school or outside-of-school workshops (online and in-person) on visual art, photography, writing/literature, and creative leadership.

SUMMIT

Participate in summits with all student-led creative groups, keynote speakers, and external organizations. Includes workshops, sharing sessions, and town halls.

PODCAST

Record interviews, participate in episodes detailing the HoCo and HCPSS creative scenes, and help produce an annual documentary.

GALLERiES & FAIRs

Gallery: Featured works by HCPSS Lit Mags and HCPSS students.

Fairs: Partner with external organizations to bring student-led, older student-geared creative festivals to HoCo.

BUILD.

Contribute your own ideas to OV and create your own project, initiative, or program to be included in OV's offerings.

COLLABORATE

As an individual or group, work directly with OV to improve events and increase representation.

CURATE & HOST

As an individual or group, host workshops, summits, and other OV events, curating them to match what YOU would like to see in HoCo's creative scene.

DESIGN

Help design and improve OV as a whole by adding to the website, social media pages, podcast, events, and more.

EXPAND

Develop OV as a whole by adding entirely new components, led and organized by YOU.