ArtistYear

THIS PROGRAM PLACES RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES IN THE ARTS IN SCHOOLS IN A “SERVICE YEAR” APPROACH. I’ve loved contributing to it since its launch, and now I’m proud to be on the Board of Trustees. An AmeriCorps program for teaching artists, ArtistYear transforms these young Resident Teaching Artists and students and teachers in these public schools in ten U.S. cities.

ArtistYear’s mission is to ensure that every low-income student in America has the opportunity to reap the social-emotional and academic benefits associated with arts learning. We train, support, and place passionate Resident Teaching Artists to serve full-time in our partner schools. This significantly expands creative learning opportunities for the communities we serve, while improving student academic and social-emotional development and enhancing school climate. At the same time, we are developing a new generation of artists steeped in the ideals of national service and the joy of bringing people into a lifetime engagement in the arts.