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Artists in Schools Directory

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LAUGH-A-LOT POETRY – Assemblies that Motivate & Educate through Poetry

LAUGH-A-LOT POETRY – Assemblies that Motivate & Educate through Poetry

Darren Sardelli | (516) 658-1453 | [email protected]

Award winning poet and children’s book author, Darren Sardelli, shows students the funny, cool, and surprising side of poetry!

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Literary, Storytelling
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Magic of the Sea

Magic of the Sea

Story Tapestries | (301) 916-6328 | [email protected]

Custom designed dynamic performances: storytelling and dance integrated with school curriculum.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Dance, Literary, Multi-Disciplinary, STEAM, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Metaphors Be With You: Poems From Space!

Metaphors Be With You: Poems From Space!

Allan Wolf | 828-772-7474 | [email protected]

A cool poetic introduction to our solar system and beyond. “Mingles astronomical fact with outrageous fiction.” Wall Street Journal

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Literary, Multi-Disciplinary, STEAM, Storytelling
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Mine Your Life for Story Gold – Prose or Poetry

Mine Your Life for Story Gold – Prose or Poetry

Kelly Starling Lyons | (919) 656-0298 | [email protected]

Students transform memories into personal essays and celebrate their achievement.

  • Program Type: Writer-in-Residence
  • Discipline: Literary
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Monkey Tales

Monkey Tales

Story Tapestries | (301) 916-6328 | [email protected]

Custom designed dynamic performances: storytelling and dance integrated with school curriculum.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Dance, Literary, Multi-Disciplinary, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary, Middle
  • Cultural Context: Asian
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
North Carolina Lighthouse Residency

North Carolina Lighthouse Residency

Diane Silcox Jarrett | (919) 397-9501 | [email protected]

Students will write a creative non-fiction piece around a NC lighthouse they are studying.

  • Program Type: Writer-in-Residence
  • Discipline: Literary
  • Grade Level: Elementary, Middle
  • Cultural Context: North Carolina
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
PhotoPoetry: Reading Images/Writing Poetry

PhotoPoetry: Reading Images/Writing Poetry

Michael Beadle | (828)400-6374 | [email protected]

Use contemporary and historic photos to create richly detailed poems.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Literary
  • Grade Level: Middle
  • Cultural Context: African-American, Asian, European, Middle Eastern
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Poetic Puppets: Haiku and Shadow Puppetry

Poetic Puppets: Haiku and Shadow Puppetry

Matt Sandbank's Shadow Factory | (505) 816-8379 | [email protected]

In this 5-day residency, Matt Sandbank teaches 3rd through 5th grade students how to bring images to life using haiku and shadow puppetry.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Literary, Multi-Disciplinary, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Cultural Context: Asian
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Poetry Jam

Poetry Jam

Michael Beadle | (828) 400-6374 | [email protected]

I perform classical, contemporary and original poems using audience participation and improvisation.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Literary, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Cultural Context: African-American, European, Latinx
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Poetry Residency

Poetry Residency

Mimi Herman | (919) 606-7686 | [email protected]

Mimi Herman leads your students to poetry and makes them think in this delightful poetry residency.

  • Program Type: Writer-in-Residence
  • Discipline: Literary
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
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