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Community Quilt: Stories of people who came to the US

Community Quilt: Stories of people who came to the US

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

Custom designed history of immigration in the United States told through Dance, Music and Story.

  • Program Type: Performance
  • Discipline: Dance, Literary, Multi-Disciplinary, Theatre
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: African, African-American, European
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Creative Storytelling with Warli, a Tribal Art from India

Creative Storytelling with Warli, a Tribal Art from India

Sampada Kodagali Agarwal | 919-760-3479 | sampada.zen@gmail.com

Artist introduces students to the Warli tribal art building blocks and then guides them through process of conveying stories creatively.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: Asian
  • 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
Dia de Muertos / Dia de Oakwood

Dia de Muertos / Dia de Oakwood

Peter Marin | 919-432-2563 | petermarinartworks@gmail.com

Arts and History Workshop about Dia de Muertos with posible participation in Dia de Oakwood.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: Hispanic, Latinx
  • Does Not Accept bookings in Johnston County
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
Discover the Power of the Written Word

Discover the Power of the Written Word

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

Using Creative Writing, Storytelling, Dance and Visual Arts to motivate students to become authors.

  • Program Type: Writer-in-Residence
  • Discipline: Dance, Literary, Storytelling
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Dots, Lines, and Symmetry: The World of Kolams

Dots, Lines, and Symmetry: The World of Kolams

Sampada Kodagali Agarwal | (919) 760-3479 | sampada.zen@gmail.com

Students will delve into the world Kolams, a style of floor art done in Southern India, using of dots, lines, and symmetry.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Multi-Disciplinary, Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Cultural Context: Asian
  • 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
Dynamic Self-Portraits – Celebrate Diversity!

Dynamic Self-Portraits – Celebrate Diversity!

Anna Podris & Keith Norval | (919) 630-3430 | annapodris@gmail.com

A legacy project celebrating the strength in diversity and also adding some personality to the campus.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Visual Arts
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
Ego Tripping & The Marvelous “I”: An Introduction to Performance Slam Poetry

Ego Tripping & The Marvelous “I”: An Introduction to Performance Slam Poetry

Regie Cabico | (917) 282-1923 | program@storytapestries.org

A high-energy writing residency engaging students into spoken word by celebrating our fiercest selves with our dreams and fanciful urges.

  • Program Type: Workshop/Residency
  • Discipline: Literary, Multi-Disciplinary
  • Grade Level: Elementary, High, Middle
  • Accepts bookings in Johnston County
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Moving into summer on the funky vibes of UA's Arti Moving into summer on the funky vibes of UA's Artist in Schools artist, Alex Weiss & Different Drummer! 

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A great day of professional development for the ID A great day of professional development for the IDEAL interns. 

Award winning storyteller Donna Washington led a session about public speaking and telling your story, and UA president Jenn McEwen led a conversation about putting those tools into action and the power of networking 

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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
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