United Arts Council

Artists in Schools


Our flagship program, Artists in Schools, places professional teaching artists in Wake County K-12 schools for curriculum-based performances, workshops, and residencies for over 130,000 students each year. These programs help students learn to problem-solve, work together, and seek creative means toward common goals.

Information for Schools
and Cultural Arts Representatives
Information for Participating
and Prospective Artists
Attend our Artists in Schools Expo to Experience AIS Programming and Meet AIS Artists

 

Highlights of the 2023-2024 Artists in Schools

United Arts worked with 269 artists/companies/ensembles/groups and served 141 schools.

Through these schools, United Arts was able to help contract:

  • 263 performances
  • 115 workshop residencies
  • 39 week-long writer residencies

To learn more about the Artists in Schools program, contact Julia Mastropaolo at jmastropaolo@unitedarts.org or (919) 839-1498, ext. 210.


2025 Pieces of Gold is One Week Away

2025 Pieces of Gold is One Week Away

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Raleigh, NC – February 26, 2025 – United Arts Wake County, in partnership with the Wake County Public School System, …

May 2

Artspace First Fridays

5:00 pm–10:00 pm

Swing by Artspace each month to view new exhibitions, enjoy a hands-on art activity, and shop with our 30+ studio artists.
May 2

First Friday – Kaleidoscope Exhibition

6:00 pm–9:00 pm

View our current exhibition – Kaleidoscope: Multifaceted Perspectives of Autistic Artists “Kaleidoscope” explores the diverse and multifacet…
May 2

Street Requiem

6:30 pm–8:00 pm

The Chorale and Youth Choir combine forces to sing "Street Requiem", a work written by Australian composer Kathleen McGuire in collaboration…

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