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Read and Bloom! (Interactive Literacy Concert)

Read and Bloom! (Interactive Literacy Concert)

Zak Morgan | (518) 647-5916 | susan@loydartists.com

Read and Bloom! promotes learning through music by integrating reading, language arts, confidence building and science for Pre K-2nd & 3rd-5th grades.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Literary, Music, STEAM
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Shadow Puppetry Workshop for Students

Shadow Puppetry Workshop for Students

Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets | (518) 647-5916 | susan@loydartists.com

Students learn to make and manipulate a simple rod puppet to tell a cultural folktale.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Literary, Storytelling, Theatre, Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Shakescenes: The Performance

Shakescenes: The Performance

Burning Coal Theatre Company | (919) 834-4001 | coalartisticdir@ncrrbiz.com

A high-energy performance that demystifies Shakespeare and his works!

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Literary, Theatre
  • Grade Level: High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: European
  • Does Not Accept bookings in Johnston County
Shows on Tour

Shows on Tour

Atlantic Coast Theatre (ACT) For Youth | (863) 242-8656 | atlantic.coast.theatre@gmail.com

Professional Touring Theatre For Young Audiences & Families from Orlando, FL.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Literary, Multi-Disciplinary, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
STEAM Writing Residency

STEAM Writing Residency

Mimi Herman | (919) 606-7686 | mimiherman@gmail.com

Science comes alive with STEAM Writing Residencies: ecosystems, water cycle, animal adaptations, chemistry, physics and more!

  • Program Type: Writer-in-Residence
  • Discipline: Literary, Multi-Disciplinary, STEAM, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Storytelling, Mask & Mime Performances by Doug Berky

Storytelling, Mask & Mime Performances by Doug Berky

Doug Berky | (518) 647-5916 | susan@loydartists.com

Performances reflect the styles of the commedia dell’arte, vaudeville, mask and mime theatre.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Literary, Storytelling, Theatre, Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Cultural Context: Asian, European, Middle Eastern, Native American
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Storytelling: Get Ready to Move!

Storytelling: Get Ready to Move!

Linda Gorham | (630) 542-7025 | lgorham3@gmail.com

Linda Gorham presents interactive and educational character-based storytelling for grades K-12.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Literary, Storytelling
  • Grade Level: Elementary, Middle
  • Cultural Context: African, African-American, Caribbean
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
The Art of Advertising

The Art of Advertising

Michael Beadle | (828) 400-6374 | beadlewrite@yahoo.com

Students learn about the history and techniques of advertising and write their own creative ad.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Literary
  • Grade Level: Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
The Circus King

The Circus King

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

Reading adventure with interactive animation, comedy-theater, puppets, music and magic.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Literary, Multi-Disciplinary, Music, Storytelling, Theatre, Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
The Emperor’s New Clothes

The Emperor’s New Clothes

Grey Seal Puppets | (704) 589-1304 | drew@greysealpuppets.com

The classic, as a fable! Foxes, camels, walruses! Even the audience takes part as animals!

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Literary, Music, Storytelling, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Cultural Context: European
  • 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! 💛✨

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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. 

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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! 

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