Across Boston and online, locals have access to some educational and awesome Black History Month arts events. From films to walking tours, there are plenty of ways to celebrate the month and champion Black arts.

The Black Heritage Trail

If you haven’t toured the Black Heritage Trail, it’s a great place to start — literally and figuratively. The 1.6 mile walk winds through Beacon Hill and the Common passing by sites such as the 54th Regiment Memorial, the Abiel Smith School, and the African Meeting House. The National Park Services offers online self-guided tours, the Abiel Smith School, which is run by the Museum of African American History, has maps of the trail, or — if you want to wait for warmer weather — the park service offers in-person seasonal tours. nps.gov/boaf/virtual-black-heritage-trail-tour.htm

“Say It Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now”

The Institute of Contemporary Art hosts an exhibit on the art and influence of the African American Master Artists-in-Residence Program (AAMARP) — the nearly five-decade-old Northeastern University program for Black artists. Starting Feb. 12 and running to Aug. 2, this retrospective includes figurative painting, collage, woodworking, textile art, photography, murals, and more from two dozen artists connected to AAMARP. icaboston.org

The Criterion Channel’s Black film celebration

For a deep dive into Black filmmaking, Criterion offers up rarities and standouts from Black cinema. You can start way back in 1920 with “Within Our Gates” — the oldest known surviving silent film by a Black director. Wind your way to the rarely seen, nearly never-screened 1982 feature “Losing Ground” — writer-director Kathleen Collins’ semi-autobiographical exploration of a couple’s dramatic breakdown. Finish with the coming-of-age drama “Drylongso” — a 1998 film that stubbornly refuses to connect with one genre. criterionchannel.com.