The Arts Connection Inc

Programs: School programs & professional development:in fy 17, artsconnection's faculty of 142 teaching artists provided instruction over 32,000 students, grades pre-k through 12, attending 126 public schools across nyc. Programs featured students learning in dance, theater, music, media, and the visual arts. Instruction involved 10 to 40 sessions for classes on one or more grade levels; close collaborations with classroom teachers; and family events such as professional performances, workshops, and exhibitions in the evening or on the weekend. Student presentations also invited families to the schools. Specialized professional development programs reached over 600 classroom teachers and art specialists, offering new skills to enrich teaching practices. Ongoing professional development to the artist faculty included the artist institute, an annual 3-day training summit.

teen programs:out-of-school-time teen programs linked nyc's cultural resources to the developmental and educational needs of 13,000 teens. Programs included: high 5 tickets, distributing free and deeply discounted tickets; the teen reviewers and critics (trac) 10-week writing and arts-going courses led by professional journalists; the teen advisory council, giving students a 10-month opportunity to develop and lead programming; the student art program, showcasing student artwork at the offices of corporate sponsors; pizza and a movie, hosting teens to view and discuss films; art2art, partnering with dear evan hansen for teens to create original visual arts responses to the show, which are exhibited at the theater; the jar publishing teens' writing about the arts; and internships offering paid professional and educational work experiences.