Center for Community Arts partners with local schools to provide in-school and after-school artist residencies. Through these residencies, students work with teaching artists and use the arts as a tool for discovery and exploration. Community Arts works with school leadership to connect teaching artists with classroom teachers to integrate the arts into the curricula.

In-School Artist Residency Program

The Teaching Artist Residency Program helps students develop lifelong tools that promote self-expression, empathy, communication, and joy through arts education. Through the arts, students work independently and collaboratively to become self-directed learners and leaders.

Program Model

Residencies are ten hours over the course of ten weeks. Teachers collaborate with teaching artists to produce a program that is unique to their classroom needs. Teaching artists meet with students once a week for in-person instruction. 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a teaching artist?

Teaching artists are practicing, professional artists who have dual careers as educators. They come from every artistic field—music, dance, theater, visual arts, and writing—and work in settings that include schools, arts institutions, senior centers, juvenile justice, and corporations.

What is required of my school?

• Space for students to take part in the program. 
• Collaboration between classroom teachers and teaching artists on residency content.
• Communication about school schedules, event dates, and program logistics.
• Classroom teacher presence during each session.
• Post-residency feedback, testimonials, and evaluations.

How can I learn more or sign-up for the program?

Email us at info@communityarts.org.

After-school Arts Enrichment Program

The After-school Arts Enrichment Program is led by professional teaching artists and provides students with process-based art experiences. Programs are custom tailored to the needs of the school and are available in visual arts, dance, music, theater, and creative writing. Students learn new techniques and expand their artistic repertoire, while receiving individualized instruction, feedback, and critique. Watch your student’s creativity soar as they make unique works of art!

Program Model

The After-school Arts Enrichment Program typically meets for one hour, once a week, for ten weeks. This model may be tailored to the needs of your school site.

Register

To learn more and register for the After school Arts Enrichment Program, email us at info@communityarts.org.

 2020-21 School Partnerships  

Virtual Residency Partnerships:
Contra Costa County Office of Education, City of Oakley, Pittsburg STS Learning Center, Richmond Police Activity League, YMCA – Strandwood, YMCA – Richmond Parkway, Bright Futures, and Floyd L. Marchus School.

Virtual Afterschool Arts Enrichment Partnerships:
Thanks to funding from the California Arts Council, Center for Community Arts was able to provide virtual afterschool arts enrichment programs to students at Walnut Creek Intermediate, Oak Grove Elementary, Buena Vista Elementary, and Meadow Homes Elementary.