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Bright Star Touring Season

Bright Star Touring Season

Bright Star Touring Theatre | (336) 558-7360 | booking@brightstartheatre.com

Topical shows, workshops and residencies that delight and inform – Black History, STEM/STEAM, Antibullying, Literature and more!

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: STEAM, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: African-American, European, Latinx
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Brighten your School with Colorful Banners

Brighten your School with Colorful Banners

Leni Newell | (252) 269-1804 | newell.leni@gmail.com

Students enjoy creating colorful, vibrant banners permanently installed in your school using professional dyes and acrylic paints.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: STEAM, Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Collaborative Installation: Art and Science

Collaborative Installation: Art and Science

Shannon Newby | (509) 669-0254 | shannon@newbyart.com

Go big with a large-scale collaborative art project inspired by our fascinating world

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Multi-Disciplinary, STEAM, Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Customized STEAM Residency Using Storytelling

Customized STEAM Residency Using Storytelling

Story Tapestries | (301) 916-6328 | booking@storytapestries.org

Custom designed residencies connected to STEAM curricula using the arts as a vehicle for learning.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Dance, Multi-Disciplinary, STEAM, Storytelling
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Dandelion Project – Where Science Meets Bharatanatyam

Dandelion Project – Where Science Meets Bharatanatyam

Ramya Kapadia | 919-638-0043 | natyarpana.durham@gmai.com

Three day residency that combines Bharatanatyam gestures, visual art & science to build confidence in individual abilities and self-worth, using the Dandelion as a metaphor.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Dance, STEAM
  • Grade Level: Elementary, Middle
  • Cultural Context: Asian
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Diggery Digger’s Dino Adventure

Diggery Digger’s Dino Adventure

The Story Ship - Sean Driscoll | (912) 663-6320 | sean@thestoryship.com

Science mystery adventure with interactive animation, comedy-theater, puppets, music and magic

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Multi-Disciplinary, Music, STEAM, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Drum Talk: Music Workshop

Drum Talk: Music Workshop

Beverly Botsford | (919) 824-3821 | beverly.botsford@gmail.com

Rhythm, drums, percussion, movement and language to explore culture, character and curriculum

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Multi-Disciplinary, Music, STEAM
  • Grade Level: Elementary, Middle
  • Cultural Context: African, African-American, Caribbean, European, Hispanic, Latinx
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Earthbeat – Heartbeat – Drumbeat – Sing!

Earthbeat – Heartbeat – Drumbeat – Sing!

Billy Jonas | (518) 647-5916 | susan@loydartists.com

It’s about participation! Sing-alongs, bang-alongs, and an improvised song prove to each student that they are indeed a musician! Themes/skills include creativity, patterns and rhythm, ecological awareness, science and geography.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Music, STEAM
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
EOG EDITION | Number Drummer Live

EOG EDITION | Number Drummer Live

Number Drummer | (910) 975-3297 | info@numberdrummer.com

Drumming math! Testing strategies! Sample questions… and more! Perfect kick-off to the EOGs. VIRTUAL AVAILABLE

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Music, STEAM
  • Grade Level: Elementary, Fifth, Fourth, Third
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Galapagos George

Galapagos George

Barefoot Puppet Theatre | (804) 334-4338 | shows@barefootpuppets.com

Based on the true story of “Lonesome George,” the last tortoise of Pinta Island.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: STEAM, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
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🎉 Happy Last Day of School! We’re celebratin 🎉 Happy Last Day of School!

We’re celebrating a record-breaking 460 Artists in Schools programs this year! 🖌️🎭🎶

A huge THANK YOU to our incredible teaching artists, dedicated volunteer school reps, and passionate teachers who made it all possible. Your creativity and commitment brought the arts to life for thousands of students across Wake County! 💛✨

Special thanks to our amazing supporters:
@empower_all_inc, @raleighfinearts, @bluegrassfoundation, and @Wake County Public School System — we couldn’t do it without you! 🙌

Here’s to a summer full of inspiration — and an even bigger year ahead! ☀️🎨 #ArtistsInSchools #wakearts  #ThankYou #WakeCountySchools #LastDayOfSchool
Can’t think of a better way to end the school ye Can’t think of a better way to end the school year than adding the final touches to The Picket Fence project at Hilburn Academy.

Virginia Maier worked with 120 middle school students, Principal Fehling, dozens of staff members and countless volunteers for the second year in a row. 

A surprise visit from Dr. Taylor himself brought an extra dose of excitement. #AIS4all #wakearts #arts919 #artseducation
🎉 Taste for the Arts is less than a week away—and we’ve got exciting news! 🎶

Join us for an unforgettable night of music featuring @The Raleigh Music Collective's Quartet in Residence AND Jamie Dawson & Lynda Wittig Dawson! 🎻🎤

🍷✨ Enjoy an evening of arts, community, and celebration—while supporting a great cause. Every ticket sold helps fund our Artists in Schools program, bringing arts education to students across Wake County!

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It has been an AWESOME school year and United Arts It has been an AWESOME school year and United Arts in partnership with parents, teachers, and artists supported a record breaking 460 school day arts programs! 

Watch our year in review video here! 

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