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Didgeridoo Residency: Immersive Australian Musical Experience!

Didgeridoo Residency: Immersive Australian Musical Experience!

Didgeridoo Down Under | (813) 833-8856 | darren@didgrevolution.com

Your students will love this highly interactive and participatory Australian musical experience!

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Music
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: Australian
  • 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
Digging Deep for the Roots of Bluegrass Music Residency

Digging Deep for the Roots of Bluegrass Music Residency

Charles Pettee | (919) 623-1438 | charles.pettee@gmail.com

Explores the multi-cultural connections that make up the sounds and instruments in Bluegrass music!

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Music, Storytelling
  • Grade Level: Elementary
  • Cultural Context: African-American, European, Hispanic, North Carolina
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Dream Big!

Dream Big!

Roger Day | (518) 647-5916 | susan@loydartists.com

Roger Day presents highly interactive songs encouraging students to follow their dreams.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Music
  • 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
Drums for All: A Music Program for Students with Disabilities

Drums for All: A Music Program for Students with Disabilities

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

A hands-on musical  journey for students of any ability.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Multi-Disciplinary, Music
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: African, African-American, Caribbean, European, Latinx, North Carolina
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
  • Specifically adapted for students with disabilities
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
Everybody Comes from Somewhere

Everybody Comes from Somewhere

Queen Nur | |

In this residency students will bring their individual cultures into the classroom through the art of storytelling, living traditions and ethnography techniques.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Literary, Music, Storytelling
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Explorations Through Genre!

Explorations Through Genre!

Degrees of Brass | (989) 317-6896 | degreesofbrass@gmail.com

This is an inventive and exciting program about exploring different musical genres. Students will enjoy an exciting journey filled with activities, audience participation and more!

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Music
  • Grade Level: Elementary, Middle
  • 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:
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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. 

A surprise visit from Dr. Taylor himself brought an extra dose of excitement. #AIS4all #wakearts #arts919 #artseducation
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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! 

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