San Benito County Arts Council P.O. Box 692, Hollister, CA 95024

(831) 636-2787/ info@sanbenitoarts.org www.sanbenitoarts.org

Bringing people together through the Arts!

San Benito County Arts Council

Arts in Education Program

2017-2018

Artists in the Schools Catalog

Cultural assemblies, artist-in-residencies

& other engagement opportunities

The San Benito County Arts Council’s Arts in Education Program is made possible by funds from the San

Benito County Office of Education, Hollister School District, Aromas San Juan School District, North County

Joint Union School District, California Arts Council, David and Lucille Packard Foundation, Monterey

Peninsula Foundation and United Way of San Benito County

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Contents

Overview ............................................................................................. 3

Cultural Assemblies ..................................................................... 4-16

Music ................................................................................................... 5-11

Storytelling .......................................................................................... 12

Dance………………………………………………………………………. 13-16

Theater ................................................................................................ 17-19

Special Residencies………………………………………………… 20-37

Multimedia…………………………………………………………………. 21-22

Art……………………………………………………………………………. 23-29

Dance………………………………………………………………………. 30-34

Poetry………………………………………………………………………. 35

Cross-Curricular…………………………………………………………… 36-38

School Mural Program…………………………………………………… 39

Other Engagement Opportunities ……………………….. 40-52

Parent Engagement Initiative………………………………………….. 40-42

Teacher Workshops............................................................................. 43-44

Teaching Artist Opportunities……………………………………………… 45

Arts Education Consulting…………………………………………………. 46

Global, National & Local Programs……………………………………… 47-50

Special Engagements………………………………………………………. 51

Arts Advocacy……………………………………………………………… 52-53

Contact .................................................................................................. 54-55

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Arts in Education Program

2017-2018 Overview

The San Benito County Arts Council’s Arts in Education Program is committed to

the essential role that the arts play in educating the whole child in preparation

for success in school and life. Our high-quality diverse programs promote

accessibly, equity, cultural diversity and student growth while enriching the

community as a whole. We believe every student in San Benito County has the

right to arts education.

Our primary Arts Ed Program is the Artists in the Schools Program, which enriches

students’ learning experiences by bringing the arts directly into the classroom. In

addition to our AIS Program, we also offer a Pre-K Art Program for children ages

3-6, an After School Art Program for underserved students, Life Skills Art Program

for students with special needs, Teacher Workshops on “Integrating the Arts

Across the Content Areas,” and Poetry Out Loud for local high school students.

In our largest and most dynamic catalog yet, you will find information about our

two main Artists in the Schools’ services: Cultural Assemblies and Special

Residencies. We invite you to use this catalog to view our 2017-18 artists and

performers. We are also available to assist you in designing a series of Arts

Education programs that specifically meet the needs of your school, students

and parents.

Our goal is to serve the ever-changing needs of San Benito County with our Arts

in Education programming, so please let us know if have a program or artist in

mind, which does not appear in the catalog. We are always looking for new

artists, musicians, actors, poets, dancers and groups to add to our repertoire.

By partnering with artists, teachers, administrators, PTOs and other artistic and

educational organizations we are able to leverage the resources we have to

make Arts in Education a reality for local students. We would like to thank you

for your support and advocacy for Arts Education.

For more information or to discuss how the Artists in the Schools Program can be

brought to your school, please contact us at (831)636-2787 or

info@sanbenitoarts.org.

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Cultural Assemblies

Our Cultural Assembly Program exposes students to a diverse array of multi-cultural

performances- from dance and theater to music and storytelling. Bringing cultural

assemblies directly into the schools helps local students overcome the geographic,

economic and cultural barriers that can impede access to the performing arts.

Exposure to other traditions, cultures, languages, stories and artistic mediums

through the performing arts, allows students to develop cultural awareness,

appreciation and vocabulary that will inspire them now and prepare them for the

future.

The San Benito County Arts Council provides a direct service to schools by working

with the school to identify potential performers, contracting directly with the artists,

coordinating schedules and logistics and ensuring the success of the assemblies.

In addition, we are able to subsidize the majority of these assemblies based on

grants from our funders. Please contact the Arts Council at info@sanbenitoarts.org

or 636-2787 to learn more about bringing a cultural assembly to your school.

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Music

Zun Zun

About the Program

Zun Zun is a performing arts group that celebrates the environments and cultures

of the Americas through music. Since 1992 the husband and wife duo, Stephen

Synder and Gwynne Snyder Cropsey, has performed in 14 countries throughout

the America's and appeared on regional, national and international radio and

television. Their shows utilize a wide variety of folkloric instruments (they play over

thirty instruments) to highlight the rich spectrum of cultures and environments

they share in North, Central and South America. Their shows are always

participatory, multilingual (Spanish, Portuguese, English) and energetic. Zun Zun

can also be backed by a three-piece band that includes drum set, bass and

percussion. Learn more at www.zunzuntunes.com

Performances for children and families with topics including:

• Water Conservation

• Rainforest

• Oceans

• Recycling

• Watersheds

• Music of the Americas

Facility:

Gym/ Multi-purpose room

Grade Level:

K-8

Length of Performance:

40-45 min.

Approximate Fee:

$750/1 or $900/ 2

assemblies

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Music

Calpulli Itzpapalotl Danza Azteca About the Program

The Calpulli Aztec dancers are a local arts group which promotes, educates,

and inspires individuals through pre-Hispanic dances and indigenous culture.

The Calpulli dancers enthrall their audiences with dynamism and bold costumes

and are a perfect enrichment to studies of Cinco de Mayo, Dia De Los Muertos,

and Cultural/Social Studies. Beginners are welcomed to come to circle and

experience danza or watch

Facility:

Gym/ Multi-purpose room

Grade Level:

K-8

Length of Performance:

30-45 min.

Approximate Fee:

Elementary

$600/ 2 assemblies

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Music

San Jose Taiko About the Program

With a deep respect of cultural traditions and a commitment to artistic

excellence, SJ Taiko is dedicated to the advancement of the taiko art form

through the development of its world-class Performing Ensemble and the San

Jose Taiko Conservatory. Their mission is to enrich the human spirit and connect

people beyond cultural and demographic boundaries through Taiko, the

Japanese word for drum. In North America, this term is used to describe both the

Japanese drum itself and the art form of kumidaiko (ensemble drumming with

Japanese drums).

San Jose Taiko offers a diverse range of educational programs, each focused

on sharing SJT's 35 years of collective knowledge and experience. SJT's

approach to teaching allows all participants, whether beginners or experienced

taiko players, to feel supported and inspired in an open and positive

environment. Learn more at www.taiko.org

Facility:

Gym/ Multi-purpose room

Grade Level:

K-8

Length of Performance:

40-45 min.

Approximate Fee:

Elementary

$850/ 2 assemblies

Middle-High

$1050/2 assemblies

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Music

Ka-Hon Percussion About the Program

What’s in that box, you ask? In the hands of

Ka-Hon, a gentle spring shower, a flamenco

troupe, a galloping stallion, and a rumba

circle. Drawing on a pan-American array of

rhythms, the high-energy ensemble displays

the astounding versatility of the humble

cajón, a simple wooden box usually played

by a percussionist seated atop it.

Founded in 2012 by some of the Bay Area’s

finest Latin percussionists, Ka-Hon features

Venezuelan-born Omar Ledezma, Peru’s

Braulio Barrera and Pedro Rosales, and

Mexican-born José Roberto Hernandez and Javier Cabanillas. Known for highly

interactive performances, this band creates an experience that’s definitely outside the box.

Facility:

Gym/ Multi-purpose room

Grade Level:

K-8

Length of Performance:

50 min

Approximate Fee:

$1200/ 1 assembly

*Discounts for multiple

assemblies may be

available.

Sunnyslope School 2015-2016

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Music

Quinteto Latino About the Program

Quinteto Latino blends the vibrant colors and vigorous rhythms of Latin

American music with the sumptuous voices of the wind quintet: flute, oboe,

clarinet, French horn, and bassoon. Founded in 2001 by French hornist Armando

Castellano, this unique ensemble is passionately dedicated to a dual mission: to

expand the cultural boundaries of classical music, and to make that music

available, relevant, and inspiring to entirely new audiences.

"Raices de Nuestra Musica/Our Musical Roots"

In this assembly program, Quinteto Latino celebrates cultural awareness and

pride by exploring the native songs, music, and languages of Five countries.

Each musician highlights a particular region and engages the audience through

repetition and rhythm. Students can delve into the tropical history of Hawaii,

singing along with "Aloha-Oe" or snap to the jazzy American tune "Take the A

Train". Quinteto Latino encourages students to participate and help make

cultural ties to their own home while exploring language and songs from all over

the world and demonstrating how music is important to individuals and groups

across the globe.

Facility:

Gym/ Multi-purpose room

Grade Level:

K-8

Length of Performance:

40-45 min

Approximate Fee:

$500/ 1 assembly

$600 / 2 assemblies

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Music

Oriki Theater’s Sharing Africa About the Program “Your performance was outstanding! You taught, you entertained, and you

involved our students.”

A.G., Special Day Class Teacher, San Mateo, California

“What is perhaps the most impressive feature to Oriki in addition to the

spectacular dramatic elements - is its ability to design workshops for a wide

variety of audiences and expectations.”

Jane B., Center for African Studies, Stanford University

Oriki Theater's Sharing Africa program is a fun, colorful and interactive African music

and dance performance, training and appreciation program designed for K to 12th

grade students and teachers. The program can be presented as a one-time assembly

or a sequential music and dance residency. Our native African master drummers,

dancers, folk story tellers, and singers introduce students and teachers to African

culture, music and dance in a fun environment by giving them the opportunity to

explore, learn and play. Our ability to adapt the program to different audiences and

align it with California’s education standards has allowed school teachers to

incorporate our program into their units on Africa. Sharing Africa is also very popular in

non-traditional school settings, like youth centers, group homes, juvenile halls,

community agencies, churches, etc. Learn more at www.oriki.org

Facility:

Gym/ Multi-purpose room

Grade Level:

K-8

Length of Performance:

40-45 min

Approximate Fee:

Elementary

$900 / 2 assemblies

Middle-High

$1200 / 2 assemblies

Residencies are available.

Cost is based on length and

scope.

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Music

Ibrahima (Ibou) N’gom About the Program

Ibrahima (Ibou) N’gom is a professional drummer and dancer who was born into

a Griot family of musicians in Senegal, West Africa, and he has been playing the

talking drum and sabar since he was a child. Ibou spent four years performing

with the Second Ballet national du Senegal and two years with Ballet Sinemew

before emigrating to the U.S. in 1995. He is a recording artist who teaches and

performs in schools and other venues in Santa Cruz and Oakland as a solo act

and with his group Domu Africa.

Domu Africa: Children of Africa Performance

Performance of traditional music, song

and dance from West Africa by members

of Domu Africa and Nyokobok. Experience

Senegal’s most popular forms of social dance

and drumming, Sabar and Djembe. Colorful

costumes, African instruments, beating drums

and dancing feet bring Africa alive!

Introduction to West African Drumming

Workshop

Drum: Students learn hand-drumming

techniques, including tone, bass slap and

interlocking multi-rhythmic structures. A set of

student-sized drums and percussion instruments

will be brought for students!

Dance and Drum: Students experience first-hand

the relationship between the drummer and the

dancer and learn about the social and cultural

role of dance and music in West Africa. Students

will learn to identify the break that prompts

transitions in drumming and dance sequences.

Facility:

Gym/ Multi-purpose room

Grade Level:

K-8

Length of Performance:

30-40 min

Approximate Fee:

$800/assembly

$50/an hour for workshops

$150 one time drum fee for

workshops

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Storytelling

ETH-NOH-TEC About the Program

Eth-Noh-Tec is San Francisco-based kinetic story theater that is at once precision

choreography, lyrical word-weaving, graceful, playful and poetic. By layering

ancient Asian mythologies, folktales and Asian urban legends with Asian

American sensibilities, Eth-Noh-Tec has created an exciting new blend of

storytelling and physical theater.

Master storyteller Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo of Eth-Noh-Tec delights his audience

with folk tales and myths from Asia: Korea, Japan, China, Tibet, Afghanistan and

other Asian cultures. Robert’s storytelling style interweaves a variety of call-and-

response music games, costumes, and Asian instruments: bronze gongs, drums,

flutes and other exciting sounds. Robert performs in schools throughout the Bay

Area and was also invited to perform at the Clinton Inaugural celebration in

Washington DC. Visit them at www.ethnohtec.org

Facility:

Gym/ Multi-purpose room

Grade Level:

K-8

Length of Performance:

40-45 min.

Approximate Fee:

$685 / 1 assembly

$800 / 2 assemblies

$1200 / 3 assemblies

*discount for multiple

school bookings

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Dance

MOVE-SPEAK-SPIN

About the Program

“ … more than a beautifully danced and

choreographed dance experience, it

is a fascinating breakthrough in dance and

theater performance which speaks of history of

women in mathematics, demonstrates basic

rhythmic values, and the joy of playing with

dance movement and words.” – Roberta Bristol,

Emeritus Dance Dept. Chair, Cabrillo College.

“… a highly entertaining and informative show

that cleverly grabs the traditional image of women gracefully dancing in a

circle and turns it into a symbol of mathematical power and collegial support.” –

Scott Kim, mathematician and puzzle and game designer.

The Daughters of Hypatia: A Mathematical Herstory Is an

exciting four-woman dance concert highlighting great

women mathematicians throughout history, celebrating

their lives and struggles to create groundbreaking

mathematics. The dancers recount intriguing stories from

the women’s lives and perform patterns suggestive of

their mathematical work, including playful dances with

oversize hoops, an engaging rhythm dance using plastic

water bottles, and a surprising trio for six hands. A 50-

page study guide accompanies the performance. The

show provides role models that help counter-act

stereotypes surrounding mathematics, and encourages

and inspires all students.

Our new show, Pitter Pattern, explores beautiful and

enchanting patterns in dance, rhythm, and shape, as it

draws connections between the art of mathematics and

the science of dance.

Facility:

Gym/ Multi-purpose room

Grade Level:

K-8

Length of Performance:

50 min

Approximate Fee:

$900/ 2 assemblies

*Assemblies include an

optional 15 minutes of post-

performance classroom

visits.

Available for workshops.

$200-$350/workshop

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Dance

MICHA SCOTT DANCES -Explore the tools that a choreographer uses to create dance-

About the Program

“Ms. Scott is a powerhouse...she exudes enthusiasm and energy...”

— NY Chronicle, Rochester

Micha Scott Dances! presented by Tandy Beal & Company

is directed by Micha Scott, former soloist for Garth Fagan

(choreographer for Lion King). Ms. Scott’s concert is

mentored by Tandy Beal. A high octane dancer herself,

Ms. Scott creates work that delivers a fast paced, rhythmic

and fun concert. Learn more at www.tandybeal.com

Facility:

Gym/ Multi-purpose room

Grade Level:

K-8

Length of Performance:

50 min

Approximate Fee:

$1000/ 1 assembly

*All assemblies include

optional 15 minutes of post-

performance classroom

visits & study guide.

Available for workshops.

$200-$350/workshop

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Dance

THE MAGIC CARPET –

WORLD DANCE

About the Program

“This is what teaching and learning is all about: providing our

children with the world of possibilities.... The artists for the

presentation were astounding. Every child was mesmerized by

the sound, the sights and the interactions with the performers

before and after the performance. This gives them a window to

look through to experience a larger world of possibility.”

~Elementary Principal Showcasing a dazzling variety of world dance and music... and

you don’t even need a visa! The Magic Carpet features

performances from around the globe with video introductions

guiding us on a tour to each country. 4-5 performers will be

chosen based on availability. Past performances have included

artists from: India, Bali, Serbia, Mexico, Hawaii, Argentina, Japan,

the Republic of Congo and more!

Facility:

Gym/ Multi-purpose

room

Grade Level:

K-8

Length of Performance:

50 min

Approximate Fee:

$1000/1 assembly

$1200/2 assemblies

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Dance

STEP RIGHT UP! Circus Flavored Dance

About the Program Step Right Up! Circus Flavored Dance is presented by Tandy Beal & Company.

Concentration and attention to detail are what make each circus act

inspirational!

With artful physical feats of strength and flexibility, juggling, illusions and rhythmic

gymnastics, audiences can be brought into the wonder that is all around

us. Circus is a way of helping us see the extraordinary in the ordinary. Learn more

at www.tandybeal.com

Facility:

Gym/ Multi-purpose room

Grade Level:

K-8

Length of Performance:

50 min

Approximate Fee:

$1000/ 1 assembly

*All assemblies include

optional 15 minutes of post-

performance classroom

visits.

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Theater

BOXTALES Theatre Company About the Program

Our students were spellbound by your creative, energetic program… The incorporation of music, storytelling, movement and

extraordinary masks was both inventive and captivating. The children also loved their involvement with the stories through audience participation. Bravo!"

— JOANNE MEADE YOUNG

Former Principal, Mountain View/Brandon School, Santa Barbara

Boxtales Theatre Company is celebrating

its 23rd year as award winning touring theatre

company, based in Santa Barbara, CA. We

perform school assemblies designed for ages K-

6. Boxtales’ mission is to bring myths and

folktales from around the world to young

audiences using masks, movement, music, and

storytelling. Our aim is to fire imaginations,

inspire creativity, strengthen self-esteem,

encourage tolerance and cultural pride, and

engage young people in the excitement and

immediacy of live performance.

The State of California recommends that teachers find creative ways to present

literary material and we help them do that. All of Boxtales' elementary

school assemblies include teacher guides to help them make use of our

performance in reaching their curriculum goals.

Facility: Gym/ Multi-purpose room

Grade Level: K-6

Length of Performance: 50 min.

Approximate Fee:

$585/1 assembly

$895/2 assemblies

*Additional travel fees may apply

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Theater

Theatre of All Possibilities About the Program

Theater of All Possibilities’ Arts-in-Education program has provided outstanding

assembly presentations to thousands of schools. The company's award-winning

shows all enhance the curriculum, provide multi-cultural enrichment, inspire self-

esteem and stimulate children's interest in school subjects through the theatrical

arts. All programs are designed to fulfill Standards in the Performing Arts

Framework, as well as history, social studies, literature and cultural awareness.

Student Participatory Performances: These highly praised programs give

students the exciting opportunity to participate with professional actors in a live

theater presentation. Materials for the children's roles are sent in advance, and

a 75 minute workshop on the performance day integrates them into the

production. Between 20-35 students star on stage with T.O.A.P. professional

actors in an unforgettable and rewarding experience for the whole school! Parts

are easy and fun to learn. All costumes and props are provided.

Storytelling Performances: Presented by Theatre of All Possibilities’ Artistic

Director -- a master storyteller, highly acclaimed actor, award-winning

playwright, well-known for his dynamic performances. A list of storytelling

performances is available at www.toap.org

Facility:

Gym/ Multi-purpose room

Grade Level:

5-8 Participatory assembly

K-12 Storytelling assembly

Length of Performance:

40-45 min. * Participatory assembly incl. 75 min.

rehearsal with 20-30 students

Approximate Fee:

$895/ Participatory assembly

w/ 2 shows

$695/ Storytelling assembly

w/ 2 shows

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Theater

The Magical Moonshine Theatre About the Program

The Magical Moonshine Theatre/Bay Area Puppetry Arts offers award winning,

age appropriate educational assemblies and workshops that celebrate diverse

communities. With over three decades of work with California schools, The

Magical Moonshine Theatre offers an outstanding variety of drama/puppet

curriculum. Both assemblies and workshops can stand on their own, purchased

together for a discounted rate. Residencies are also available.

Assemblies options for bilingual performances include Animalitos: A collection

of Aesop’s Fables which focuses on family, reference for story and adapting to

situations. Armadillo’s Rancho with themes of bullying, conquering adversity,

invention and empowerment. Coyote Sings focus on friendship, survival, song,

dance and humor. Workshops include Mask/Performance of Folktale, Anti-

Bullying Skits with Puppets, and Animal Fable Performance. Learn more at

www.magicalmoonshine.org

Facility: Gym/ Multi-purpose room

Grade Level: K-6

Length of Performance: 50 min.

Approximate Fee:

$585/1 assembly

$895/2 assemblies

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Special Residency Programs

Special Residencies bring professional teaching artists directly into the classroom,

providing students with hands-on, in-depth learning opportunities in the visual and

performing arts. Residencies generally:

• Range from 1-12 weeks in length, meeting 1x/week

• Serve anywhere from 1 classroom to an entire grade level, grades K-8

• Cost approximately $50-$100/hour or per class which cover materials,

services and artist fees

• Include lessons in painting, collage, sculpture, ceramics, dance,

environmental art, acting, music, puppetry and poetry, amongst other

artistic disciplines

• Are aligned to VAPA and Common Core standards, and include

modifications for students with special needs. Every program is open to

instructor modification.

*Special Residency costs may vary depending on artist, class-size, etc.

*Special Residencies often occur at one grade level, (such as in the case of the

fourth grade study of the Missions) with the goal that over time each student in any

given school has the opportunity to engage with a certain program.

*Can’t find what you are looking for? We highly encourage teachers,

administrators and/or PTO to contact us with proposals for programming.

*Broad standards are noted for each offering, but specific standards addressed in

each program are available upon request.

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Multimedia Residencies

In partnership with

Digital Storytelling

Students learn to tell personal stories with digital

tools. First, students develop the script for a personal

story, revise with feedback from their peers, and record

their narration track. Next, they identify and collect the

multimedia elements to illustrate their story: taking

photos, shooting video, recording sound, interviewing

friends and family, and even scanning old

photos. Finally, students learn basic video editing

techniques to pair their narration track with their

multimedia elements, resulting in a 1-2 minute final

video.

Josh Young has 16+ years of experience with community media in

the Bay Area. His experience includes everything from pre-

production planning to post-production to on-air playback, and

everything in between. As an optimist, Josh is one of the easiest

people to get along with. He enjoys teaching members of our

community how to jump into story telling using modern digital media

technologies. He is also a big fan of all things sports, music, and

cooking.

Facility: Classroom or Tech Room

Grade Level: 4-12

Standards: Digital Media, Writing, Speaking & Listening

Artist: CMAP TV

Length of Residency: 4 - 6 weeks (4 session average)

Price: $125 per 1 hr. session

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Multimedia Residencies

In partnership with

iPad Multimedia Animation and Production

Unleash student creativity with the powerful

multimedia functions of the Apple iPad.

Learn to take phones, assemble slideshows,

make movies, and create stop animations.

Each hour –long session focuses on a

different media form and the app(s) used to

produce that content. Participants work in

pairs, using their new skills to create final

video or animation project.

Josh Young has 16+ years of experience with community media in

the Bay Area. His experience includes everything from pre-

production planning to post-production to on-air playback, and

everything in between. As an optimist, Josh is one of the easiest

people to get along with. He enjoys teaching members of our

community how to jump into story telling using modern digital

Facility: Classroom or Tech Room

Grade Level: 4-12

Standards: Digital Media, Writing, Speaking & Listening

Artist: Josh Young/CMAP TV

Length of Residency: 4 - 8 weeks (4 session average)

Price: $125 per 1 hr. session

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media technologies. He is also a big fan of all things sports, music, and cooking.

VISUAL ART

The Art of Movement

Grades: Pre- K-5

Standards: VAPA

Artists: Georgesse Gomez

Length of Residency: 1 session

Price: $

Description: In this residency students learn how to create movement in their

artwork while participating in music that keeps them mentally and physically

engaged. Georgesse Gomez, a trained artist demonstrates how to create

movement in paintings and drawings while Amy Rogers performs her music that

engages students in thinking about the body and how it moves. Students then

create art to demonstrate the concepts covered.

Georgesse, Gomez an impressive representational painter whose

meditative brush strokes attract collectors worldwide, has been

recognized in regional and national juried competitions. She has

exhibited at San Francisco’s de Young Museum, Mountainsong

Galleries, Carmel, CA and Dunnegan Gallery of Fine Art, MO.

Georgesse studies under living masters who play a prominent role

in the Contemporary Realism movement.

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VISUAL ART

Art and the Five Senses

Grades: Pre-K-3rd

Standards: NGSS, CCCSS, VAPA

Artists: Paul Loughridge and Amy Rogers

Length of Residency: 1 hr. workshop

Price: $150/workshop

Description: Students collect materials that would otherwise be recycled and

create three dimensional self-portraits during this residency. Paul Loughridge,

“shapes what most people would call junk into one-of-a-kind assemblage

sculptures.” Paul brings his artwork to share and speaks about his artistic process

of “assemblage” while Amy Rogers, performs her songs that engage students in

the concepts of the body, and our five senses.

Amy Moreno is a singer songwriter born and raised in Sunnyvale,

California. While attending Chico State, Amy dabbled in guitar and

began composing her own songs. Once graduated, she took her

music to Nashville, Tennessee. She continued to write songs, perform

and become a regular at Douglas Corner Café and The Blue Bird

Café. After two years of music making in Nashville, she moved

back home to California and married her college sweetheart, and

had two children. Now, as a full time Mom in San Jose, she has

embarked on a new passion of composing children's songs. She is

very excited about this new performing for children and parents,

merging her music and movement!

Paul Loughridge has worked as a Graphic Designer and Trade Show

Event Manger for over 30 years. He currently sculpts with found

objects, in particular metal which he disassembles and reassembles in

a process of weldless transformation yielding playful art pieces.

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VISUAL ART

Elements of Art Grades: K-8

Standards: Social Studies, Art

Artists: Stephanie Skow

Length of Residency: 4-6

weeks

Price: 75.00 per session

Description: In this 6-week residency students will learn

a new element of art each week and will create a

project that coincides with each element. The students

will also learn how to find each element in the world

around them. The Elements of Art they will learn are:

Line, Shape & Form, Space (positive and negative),

Color (Primary, cool and warm colors), Value, Texture.

This workshop is created for elementary school age

students.

Stephanie Skow has been doing art for as long

she can remember. She is an award-winning

professional photographer, but is skilled in most

art forms including drawing, painting, sculpting

and ceramics. In 2007, she was honored to

illustrate the children’s book “Water Hole Tales”

written and published by her grandmother

Mary Lou Peterson. She worked for the YMCA

for 3 years teaching afterschool programs, and

running summer camps. She has coached

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numerous youth volleyball and softball

VISUAL ART

Sculpture Modeling in Oil Clay Grades: 6-8

Standards: Art, Cross Curricular

Artists: Christina Ross

Length of Residency: 4-6 weeks

Price: 75.00 per session

Description: Students will learn to

build from an object, photos, or

sketches to express their ideas in

three-dimensional forms. They will

develop problem solving and scale

factoring skills and learn when and

how to utilize an armature. We will

use oil clay, which requires no firing

to cure and allows stability for

making molds of in the future.

Christina Morris, founder of San Benito Rocks, is a ceramic artist,

sculptor, jewelry fabricator and painter. She has a baccalaureate

degree in teaching and coaching persons with disabilities with

special training in Arts Education and 3-Dimensional artwork. She

has exhibited her work throughout the Santa Cruz and San

Francisco Bay areas, receiving awards in juried shows. Some of

her work is on permanent display at Google, Inc. Christina was

the Art Committee Manager at Google and most recently was

the Instructional Assistant for the Cabrillo College Ceramics

Program. She is an accomplished artist with the passion to design

exemplary art, to educate and inspire, and to create spaces that

foster innovation for those who enter. To learn more about Christina visit her website

at www.YearOfTheArt.com. To view Christina's ceramics visit Johnnie's Girl in Hollister.

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VISUAL ART

Mold Making & Casting

Grades: 6-8

Standards: Art, Cross-Curricular

Artists: Christina Ross

Length of Residency: 4-6 weeks

Price: 75.00 per session

Mold Making Casting

Description: Students will be introduced to all aspects of mold making. We will

begin with an original object, apply the appropriate materials to the object as a

mold, and then reproduce it in various materials. Students will develop problem

solving techniques to identify appropriate mold applications for each type of

object. Students can bring in an object they would like to replicate or their

sculpture from the Sculpture Modeling in Oil Clay class. We will experiment with

multiple mold making materials and processes and a variety of casting

mediums.

Christina Morris, founder of San Benito Rocks, is a ceramic artist,

sculptor, jewelry fabricator and painter. She has a baccalaureate

degree in teaching and coaching persons with disabilities with

special training in Arts Education and 3-Dimensional artwork. She

has exhibited her work throughout the Santa Cruz and San

Francisco Bay areas, receiving awards in juried shows. Some of

her work is on permanent display at Google, Inc. Christina was

the Art Committee Manager at Google and most recently was

the Instructional Assistant for the Cabrillo College Ceramics

Program. She is an accomplished artist with the passion to design

exemplary art, to educate and inspire, and to create spaces that

foster innovation for those who enter. To learn more about Christina visit her website

at www.YearOfTheArt.com. To view Christina's ceramics visit Johnnie's Girl in Hollister.

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VISUAL ART

Wood Carving & Recycled Assemblage Grades: 6-8

Standards: Art, Science

Artists: Dustin Kinsley

Length of Residency: 4 Weeks

Price: $500 including materials

Description: This course will explore the tools, techniques, and materials used to

create three dimensional sculptures from wood and recycled material. We will

discuss the difference between objective art and non-objective art to identify

student interests and stimulate creativity. Students will create both objectively

and non-objectively, with wood and recycled assemblage.

Materials required: protective gloves and safety glasses (ANSI approved)

Dustin Kinsley is a California native with a BA in Studio Arts with

an emphasis in sculpture from the University of Sonoma State.

Dustin creates primarily in wood, metal, and reclaimed

material. His work is inspired by his exploration of his

authenticity and our collective ancestors. Through

investigating primeval mentality, he is able to cultivate

purpose of his own existence

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VISUAL ART

Creating With Clay

Grades: K-8

Standards: Social Studies, Art

Artists: Stephanie Skow

Length of Residency: 4-6 weeks

Price: 75.00 per session

Description: Students learn the history of the Anasazi Indians’

ancient art of hand built pottery and then make their own pinch

pots, coil pots and animal pots. Through history lessons, art

lessons and interactive demonstrations students are able to

create their own unique works of hand-painted pottery in the

style of the Indians of the Southwest.

Stephanie Skow has been doing art for as long she can

remember. She is an award-winning professional

photographer, but is skilled in most art forms including

drawing, painting, sculpting and ceramics. In 2007, she

was honored to illustrate the children’s book “Water Hole

Tales” written and published by her grandmother Mary Lou

Peterson. She worked for the YMCA for 3 years teaching

afterschool programs, and running summer camps. She

has coached numerous youth volleyball and softball

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DANCE

Creative Movement for Special Needs

Grades: K-8

Standards: Social and Cultural Studies, PE

Artists: Kimberly Giles

Length of Residency: One 45-minute class per week

for 6 – 8 weeks

Cost: $50 per 45-minute class

Description: A 45-minute movement exploration class adapted for children with

special needs. This class will focus on activities that foster gross motor skill

development through dance and sensory play. Warm-up time will include

BrainDance; a series of exercises developed by creative movement expert

Anne Green Gilbert that consists of the 8 developmental movement patterns

that human beings naturally go through in their first year of life. Practicing the

BrainDance helps children focus, reenergize and reorganize their central

nervous system! Props, such as scarves, shakers and drums, will be incorporated

to create a fun sensory environment. Children will also enjoy working on

improving their balance and coordination by navigating an obstacle course of

balance beams, hoops, cones and a tunnel!

Kimberly Giles graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with

a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies and an emphasis

in Child Development and Psychology. She spent a year

subbing in the Gilroy Unified School district, preschool

through eighth grade, before she moved to Hollister. She has

spent six years working in homes with families of special

needs children as a behavioral interventionist. She enjoys

being able to work one on one with each unique child to

help them work on specific skills to improve their quality of life and their family's.

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DANCE

ZUMBA FRIDAYS!

Grades: K - 8

Standards: PE

Artists: Amy Redmond Waran

Length of Residency: 1-day PE take

over, 1x per week for 6 weeks

Cost: $600

Description: Zumba® Kids classes feature kid-friendly routines based on original

Zumba® choreography. We break down the steps and add games and

movement activities. Zumba dance classes help students develop a healthy

lifestyle and incorporate fitness as a natural part of their lives. Zumba makes

fitness fun! Classes incorporate key childhood development elements like

leadership, respect, teamwork, confidence, self-esteem, memory, creativity,

coordination and cultural awareness.

Amy holds a B.A. in Theater Arts from the University of California,

Santa Cruz and a M.F.A. in Dance Choreography and Performance

from the University of Hawaii, Manoa. At the University of Hawaii,

Amy participated in the ArtsBridge program which brought

performing artists into the local elementary schools to teach core

curriculum through dance. Upon returning to California, Amy has

had the pleasure of teaching dance to children of all ages. She

specializes in teaching pre-school and kindergarten dance classes.

Amy is also a certified Zumba Kids instructor. She loves teaching

Zumba because it is so inclusive. ANYONE can dance, have fun and

get fit at the same time! Amy would love to share her love of dance and fitness with

your students.

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DANCE

Intellidance® Kids Grades: TK-2

Standards: PE, Creative Movement

Artists: Amy Redmond Waran & Kimberly

Giles

Length of Residency: 1-day PE take over, 1x

per week for 6 weeks

Cost: $600

Description: Intellidance® Kids is designed for children who

are ready for a dance adventure! Kids will explore dance

concepts through imaginative play while developing

movement skills, balance, flexibility, and coordination.

Instrumentation, sensory props, and simple dances will

support the development of musicality and self-expression,

helping all children become confident movers and shakers!

Kimberly Giles graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies and an emphasis in

Child Development and Psychology. She spent a year subbing in

the Gilroy Unified School district, preschool through eighth grade,

before she moved to Hollister. She has spent six years working in

homes with families of special needs children as a behavioral interventionist. She enjoys

being able to work one on one with each unique child to help them work on specific

skills to improve their quality of life and their family's.

Amy holds a B.A. in Theater Arts from the University of California, Santa

Cruz and a M.F.A. in Dance Choreography and Performance from the

University of Hawaii, Manoa. At the University of Hawaii, Amy

participated in the ArtsBridge program which brought performing

artists into the local elementary schools to teach core curriculum

through dance. Upon returning to California, Amy has had the

pleasure of teaching dance to children of all ages. She specializes in

teaching pre-school and kindergarten dance classes. Amy is also a

certified Zumba Kids instructor. She loves teaching Zumba because it is

so inclusive. ANYONE can dance, have fun and get fit at the same time! Amy would

love to share her love of dance and fitness with your students.

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DANCE

Hip-Hop Dance With Animation Dance Community

Grades: K-8

Standards: PE

Artists: Sammy Ramirez

Length of Residency: One week, PE takeover for the

entire school

Price: $750

Description: The Animation Dance Community program is specifically designed

to awaken a child’s interest in combining movement and music while inspiring

them to become more confident. Sammy Ramirez engages students in a hip-

hop dance routine that is fun and accessible, and Lisa Morales inspires and

motivates the students with her enthusiasm. At the end of the program the kids

perform their routine for families and often again at school dances and/or

assemblies. Free scholarships for continued dance training are awarded to all

interested students.

Sammy Ramirez (Artistic Director) found his passion as a dancer in his late

teens. In the absence of familial support, he pursued this gift and found

rapid success in dance crews all over the bay area. Eventually he landed

on the “So You Think You Can Dance” stage putting Hollister, CA on the

TV map. Now he is a powerful advocate for youth and the pursuit of their

God-given gifts. He is the owner of Animation Dance Community, a

sought after hip-hop choreographer and dance instructor, a community

volunteer, and a mentor to dozens of young dancers.

Lisa Morales (Program Director for Animation Dance Community)

found her passion for mentoring youth with the placement of her son

at age 3. He was tagged “at-risk” by 5 years old -- his first

suspension. She immersed herself in how to help him, training in

attachment parenting and logical behavior modification

techniques. She learned to love him, understanding him even when

he defied understanding. And that is what she brings to every youth

that comes into ADC’s Program - an unconditional acceptance and willingness to

help. Now she is a speaker, teacher, and inspirer; showing kids they can be the change

the world needs to see.

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DANCE

Dance Around the World Presented by Tandy Beal & Company

Grades: K-8

Standards: Dance, Language, Social Studies

Artists: Paula Bliss and Saki

Length of Residency: Varies, average is 4 weeks

Price: $500

Description: Dance Around the World is Tandy

Beal & Company’s award-winning 4-week

classroom residency led by master teacher Paula

Bliss or Saki. Exploring a specific culture, students in

each classroom develop teamwork,

concentration, geographic knowledge, and

respect for the diversity and beauty in other

cultural traditions and art forms. DATW culminates

in a final performance with students and

professional,

local world dancers sharing the stage! Classes are

held during school-times to ensure equal access

to this program. Learn more at

www.tandybeal.com

Paula Bliss (Education Director, teacher and performer) teaches Children’s Dance at

San Jose State University and professional development workshops for Santa Clara

Department of Education. She taught for Dance Force in San Mateo and for Spectra

Plus, a program with Gault Elementary School and the Santa Cruz County Cultural

Council, the first local program to infuse the arts into the curriculum. Paula is currently

teaching music and movement at Mountain Elementary School. She has been

performing and teaching with Tandy Beal and Co. for over two decades.

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LITERARY ARTS

Poetry Across the

Curriculum Grades: K-8

Standards: Poetry, Writing, Literacy,

Cross-Curricular

Artist: Amanda Chiado,

Length of Residency: 1 week-12

weeks *4 sessions average

Price: $75 an hour

Description: In this residency students discover their individual voices through

writing and performing their original poetry. Students engage in formal poetry

lessons, writing exercises, recitation, and are provided publishing opportunities

with the California Poets in the Schools Annual Anthology, The San Benito

County Fair and the Annual River of Words Anthology.

Standards based lessons are developed in collaboration with the classroom

teacher. Sample topics include, but are not limited to- poetry about historical

figures, art, math, and music.

Amanda Chiado holds degrees from the University of New Mexico,

and California College of the Arts. She is a published poet and holds

a Teaching Credential. Her work with California Poets in the Schools

has fused her passion for teaching and poetry. She currently works

as the Program Manager for the San Benito County Arts Council.

Visit her at www.amandachiado.com

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CROSS-CURRICULAR NGSS, Art, Poetry

UNBELIEVABLE BEES Grades: K-5

Standards: Poetry, NGSS, Art

Artists: Amanda Chiado & Trish Graves

Length of Residency: 4 weeks

Price: $500

Description: In this NGSS-based residency

students explore the wonder of bees through

hands-on workshops, science experiments,

poetry and art! Students will engage with a

local writer & rancher, and local poet in their

nature journey highlighting pollination, bee life-

cycle, poetics, mathematics of hives, and the

importance of bees in our community.

Trish Graves is a creative nonfiction writer and a US Navy

veteran who lives on a grass fed cattle ranch with her husband

and daughter, and dreams of becoming the salty Martha

Stewart of the ranching world. She writes about her ranch and

more on thelazy8ranch.com. She is currently working on a

memoir which provides perspective on military sexual assault,

living with post-traumatic stress disorder, dealing with the

Veterans Administration, and the impact these experiences

have on every aspect of her life. To learn more about the issue,

follow her on MsPTSD.org

Amanda Chiado holds degrees from the University of New Mexico,

and California College of the Arts. She is a published poet and

holds a Teaching Credential. Her work with California Poets in the

Schools has fused her passion for teaching and poetry. She

currently works as the Program Manager for the San Benito County

Arts Council. Visit her at www.amandachiado.com

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CROSS-CURRICULAR Art, Music, Movement

Robots, Rhythm and Recycling Grades: Pre-K-5

Standards: Earth Science, Art, Music

Artists: Paul Loughridge and Amy Rogers

Length of Residency: 1 hr. workshop

Price: $150/ workshop

Students collect materials that would otherwise be recycled and create their

own robots during this residency. Paul Loughridge, “shapes what most people

would call junk into one-of-a-kind assemblage sculptures.” Paul brings his

artwork to share and speaks about his artistic process of “assemblage” while

Amy Rogers, performs her songs that engage students in the concepts of

Robots, Rhythm and Recycling.

Amy Moreno Rogers is a singer songwriter born and raised in

Sunnyvale, California. While attending Chico State, Amy dabbled in

guitar and began composing her own songs. Once graduated, she

took her music to Nashville, Tennessee. She continued to write songs,

perform and become a regular at Douglas Corner Café and The Blue

Bird Café. After two years of music making in Nashville, she moved

back home to California and married her college sweetheart, and

had two children. Now, as a full time Mom in San Jose, she has

embarked on a new passion of composing children's songs. She is very

excited about this new performing for children and parents, merging her music and

movement!

Paul Loughridge has worked as a Graphic Designer and Trade Show

Event Manger for over 30 years. He currently sculpts with found

objects, in particular metal which he disassembles and reassembles in

a process of weldless transformation yielding playful art pieces.

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CROSS-CURRICULAR Art, Music, Theater

The Conquest of Mexico Grades: 7th Grade

Standards: History; Conquest of Mexico,

Music, Theatre, Visual Arts

Artist: El Teatro Campesino

Length of Residency: 12 weeks (1 hour/week)

Price: $1650 *Subject to availability

El Teatro Campesino, a Latino theatrical production company brings the

Conquest of Mexico to life with puppetry, music, and theatre. Students work

with 3 different El Teatro Campesino artists in a 12-week in-depth exploration of

the subjects, and proceed to engage in a final performance to demonstrate

their understanding of the curriculum.

The Mission of El Teatro Campesino’s Education Theater Program is to preserve the

legacy and history of ETC and promote social and environmental justice by exposing

young audiences to various current and historical social issues. ETC is dedicated to the

use of art as a tool for social change and aims to inspire community involvement, social

consciousness and political action through our theatrical performances, costumed

lectures, residencies and workshops.

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SCHOOL MURAL PROGRAM

School Mural Program Grades: K-8 *typically one grade level

per residency

Standards: VAPA, CCSS

Artists: Stephanie Skow

Length of Residency: 6-12 weeks

Price: Small $500-$1,000 (20-30 hrs.)

Medium $1,500-$2,500 (30-45 hrs.)

Large $3,000-5,000 (45-80 hrs.)

Southside School 2015

Description: Students will collaboratively

create a permanent or movable mural for

their school in this residency. Lessons are

centered on literacy, visual art/history, basic

design composition (mural) and painting.

Teachers, staff and students are encouraged

to generate a unique theme for their mural,

which may center on a piece of literature, a

school initiative such as “anti-bullying” or

“community garden” or even the school

mascot. The possibilities are limitless! Juvenile Hall Mural 2016

Stephanie Skow has been doing art for as long she can remember.

She is an award-winning professional photographer, but is skilled in

most art forms including drawing, painting, sculpting and ceramics. In

2007, she was honored to illustrate the children’s book “Water Hole

Tales” written and published by her grandmother Mary Lou Peterson.

She worked for the YMCA for 3 years teaching afterschool programs,

and running summer camps. She has coached numerous youth

volleyball and softball

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BEAUTIFY YOUR SCHOOL Through our Parent Enagement Initiative

Engage parents in meaningful learning experiences with students through art-

making. We can help you coordinate an art-night, school-wide exhibition or

rock painting event.

ROCK GARDEN: Create rock gardens with school families that pop

with color and character.

Grades: K-8

Standards: VAPA, ELA

Artists: Choose from our list of seasoned artists

Length of Residency: 1-3 sessions or 2-hour night event

Price: TBD based on number of participants

Description: San Benito Rocks founder Christina Ross leads schools in creating

rock gardens that reflect positive school culture. Rock painting can focus on

school or academic themes, inspire well-being or be emblematic of students

hopes and dreams.

Rocks can be a permanent installation or rock painters can take part in the San

Benito Rocks Program where find rocks, take photos with them, post them to the

Facebook page, and re-hide the rocks.

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MOSAIC MAKING: Create mosaics with school families

that breathe life into school sites!

Grades: K-8

Standards: VAPA, ELA

Artists: Christina Ross

Length of Residency: 4-8 sessions

Price: $300 and up based on sixe &

complexity

Description: The Mosaic Making workshops are created in collaboration with

the school and teaching artist. For example, they can celebrate school spirit,

literature, science or inspire kindness and serve one or many grade levels.

Mosaics can beautify trashcans, walls, entrances to offices, or school cafeterias.

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PARENT ART NIGHT Create school school murals with

your school families that are

interactive or thematic.

Grades: K-8

Standards: VAPA

Artists: Louise Roy, Stephanie Skow

Price: $300 & up based on number

of participants & complexity

Description: Local artists will collaborate with you on a Parent Art Night. From

design to implementation, our art nights are customizable, fun, and engaging!

Parent Art Nights are a fantastic opportunity to build community, shared

experience and collaboration. Previous school themes have included “Up, Up

and Away,” and “Our Family Tree.”

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CLASSROOM TEACHER OPPORTUNITIES

Teacher Arts Workshops 3 PD units available for only $62 each unit!

Participants describe the workshops as “Enlightening, useful, and

invigorating.”

Integrating the Arts Across the Content Areas In this series of 7 workshops, teachers will: learn how to incorporate the arts

into their everyday curriculum while meeting the Core Standards,

collaborate with other teachers on Arts Integration and use the provided

textbook to develop new ideas and create practical, easy-to-use lesson

plans. Workshops will be part lecture/discussion and part hands-on

activities. Come ready to learn & create!

Workshops will be held at Cerra Vista Elementary

on the third Thursdays from 3:45-5:45

10/19 Visual Arts

11/16 Art & Technology

1/18 Music

2/15 Poetry & Theatre

3/15 Storytelling

4/19 Dance & Movement

5/17 Visiting Artist

Previous Presenters have included: Robert Kikuchi Yngojo of Eth-Noh-Tec, Mino Valdez

of El Teatro Campesino, Paula Bliss of Tandy Beal and Company, Destiny Arts of

Oakland and Ian Slattery of the Community Media Access Partnership (CMAP).

Robin McGinnis, lead workshop facilitator, holds a multiple subject teaching credential

and a BFA and MFA in Art from San Jose State. She has over 20 years of experience

teaching college and high school art students and elementary school children using art

methods as well as teaching art skills and techniques.

Register at sanbenito.k12oms.org

$15.00 per session These workshops are being offered by the San Benito County Arts Council in collaboration with the San

Benito County Office of Education and the Hollister School District.

For more information, please contact the San Benito County Arts Council

831.636.2787 www.sanbenitoarts.org info@sanbenitoarts.org

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CLASSROOM TEACHER OPPORTUNITIES

“Creativity, Critical

Thinking, Collaboration

and Communication”

“Master teacher Paula Bliss, through her talents dance, music and poetry, brings

joy to learning for the thousands she has taught in Santa Cruz County.”

~Mayor’s Proclamation

Utilizing visual, aural, and kinesthetic learning tools, Tandy Beal & Company

helps teachers develop fun and practical strategies to connect Creativity,

Critical Thinking, Collaboration and Communication to curriculum. Using the

tools of dance, music, creative problem solving and rhythm, we practice the

discipline (and joy!) of close observation and sustained inquiry as an effective

way to help children strengthen skills in world geography, language, social

studies, science and math.

Professional Development Workshop with Paula Bliss

Cost: $200 1.5 - 2 hours

Presenters

Paula Bliss (Education Director, teacher and performer) teaches Children’s Dance at

San Jose State University and professional development workshops for Santa Clara

Department of Education. She taught for Dance Force in San Mateo and for Spectra

Plus, a program with Gault Elementary School and the Santa Cruz County Cultural

Council, the first local program to infuse the arts into the curriculum. Paula is currently

teaching music and movement at Mountain Elementary School. She has been

performing and teaching with Tandy Beal and Co. for over two decades.

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TEACHING ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

Bring your skills & talent to the community!

Our teaching artists offer a

wide range of learning

experiences to local students

including theatre, music, fine

arts and poetry.

We are always expanding our

offerings and interested in

proposals from teaching artists

who are professionals in their field

with some teaching experience.

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ARTS EDUCATION CONSULTING

arts integration, assessment & planning

The San Benito County Arts Council provides individualized training and

consulting services focused on a number of arts education topics, such as

aligned arts integration, needs assessment, arts planning, best instructional

practices and current trends in arts education. We partner with the California

Alliance on Arts Education, CREATE CA and the California Arts Council to bring

the latest ideas, trends, tools and perspectives into the classroom.

Through our tailored services, we:

• Provide training to individual teachers, artists, schools and organizations

• Create unique Pre-K through 12th grade arts-based curriculum designed

to meet current VAPA and Common Core Standards

• Connect you with resources to assess, plan and implement arts education

programs

• Assist you in harnessing arts education to address cultural diversity, access

and equity, closing the achievement gap, LCAP priorities, school-wide

initiatives and other needs and issues….

We believe that every child in San Benito County deserves access to a

comprehensive and sequential Arts Education, and we are here to help you

achieve those goals!

Contact us to learn more about our specialized programs and services at

831.636.2787 or info@sanbenitoarts.org

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GLOBAL, NATIONAL & LOCAL PROGRAMS GLOBAL PROGRAM: CARDBOARD CHALLENGE

Join the 2017 Global

Cardboard Challenge

And encourage creative play

in SAN BENITO COUNTY!

The San Benito Arts Council in partnership with the Youth Alliance and YMCA will

be participating in the Global Cardboard Challenge from September 26th

through the 30th leading up to the Day of Play on October 7th. Students in after-

school programs will design, create and share their cardboard creations! We

encourage you, your families, schools, and communities to join the fun!

A Cardboard Challenge Can Happen in

School or Outside School.

This fall, the Imagination Foundation invites

the world to participate in our 6th Annual

Global Cardboard Challenge. Inspired by

the short film, ‘Caine’s Arcade,’

(http://bit.ly/caines-arcade-movie) the

Global Cardboard Challenge is a worldwide celebration of child creativity and

the role communities can play in fostering it. Every September, kids are

challenged to create and build out of cardboard, recycled materials and

imagination. Then on October 7th, 2017, celebrating the anniversary of the flash

mob that came out to make Caine’s day, communities will come together and

play. Since its launch, the Global Cardboard Challenge has impacted over

250,000 participants from 60 countries, and was named a Champion in LEGO

Foundation’s ‘Re-imagine Learning’ Challenge. (See LEGO’s video on our work

here: http://bit.ly/lego-imagination-video.)

We put on the Global Cardboard Challenge because it:• engages children in

Creative Play• fosters creativity, ingenuity, resourcefulness, perseverance and

teamwork• gives children an opportunity to explore their interests and

passions, and make things that have an impact on others• provides a

platform for communities to actively foster and celebrate child creativity•

increases global happiness and makes for a happier, more playful world!

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NATIONAL PROGRAM: Poetry Out Loud

ABOUT THE COMPETITION

The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry

Foundation have partnered with the California Arts

Council to support 2018 Poetry Out Loud, a FREE

high school program which encourages the nation's

youth to learn about great poetry through

memorization and recitation. This dynamic program

helps high school students master public speaking

skills, build self-confidence, learn about their literary

heritage, and compete for more than $100,000 in

awards.

HOW DO I GET MY STUDENTS INVOLVED?

In order to compete, schools must register through the

state contact listed below. All materials and resources

will be provided. Competitions will begin in fall 2017 at

the school or classroom level to identify one student

winner to represent their school at the regional or

state finals. The state finals competition will be held

on March 4-5, 2018 to determine the state winner

representing California at the National Finals in

Washington, DC.

Each winner at the state level will receive: A $200 cash prize and an all-expense-paid trip to

Washington, DC

A $500 cash stipend for their school to purchase poetry

materials

An opportunity to compete at the 2018 National Finals

for the title of National Champion and a $20,000 prize

© James Kegley

© Tia Gemmell

For more information or to register your school,

contact Josy Miller, Arts Education Programs Specialist,

at josy.miller@arts.ca.gov or visit

www.arts.ca.gov & www.poetryoutloud.org

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LOCAL PROGRAM: Water Education

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LOCAL PROGRAM: FREE Literacy App

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SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS LIMITED DATES AVAILABLE

February 12-16 & February 19-21

Atlantic City Ballet Grades: K-8

Standards: VAPA

Price: Master Class - 90-Minute

$350.00. 30 students

Assembly- $1,500

45-Minute School

Lecture/Demonstration, with Q & A

AC Ballet is composed of 24 award-winning dancers from around the world,

including the countries of Japan, Brazil, Latvia, France, Spain, Italy, Venezuela,

Taiwan, Romania, Netherlands, United Kingdom and the US. The interaction of

these dancers with your community is a wonderful component to presenting an

AC Ballet performance and educational residency.

Description: AC Ballet’s may include a matinee program featuring The Magic of

Dance (Sorcerer's Apprentice, Night on Bald Mountain and Dance Macabre)

and Dance Visions of the World (Stars Forever – USA, Come Join the Dance -

Scotland and Huapongo - Mexico, and others). These matinee programs,

include a Q & A following the program. AC Ballet welcomes the opportunity to

custom design these programs to suit your artistic and educational goals and

objectives.

AC Ballet Company Profile: Phyllis Papa,

International Ballet Star and the founding

Director of the Atlantic City Ballet, toured

extensively throughout the world as a

member of American Ballet Theatre, The

Royal Danish Ballet and Stars of American

Ballet. She performed at the White House as

well as Royal Command Performances in

Europe for King Frederick, Queen Margaret,

Queen Elizabeth, the Shah of Iran and

many dignitaries.

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BECOME AN ARTS ADVOCATE

The San Benito County Arts

Council has partnered with

the California Alliance for Arts

Education to create “San

Benito ARTS Now Community” This is a community organization which functions

as a local advocacy coalition for Arts Education in San Benito County. This

coalition hosts a cross-section of stakeholders invested in advocacy for quality,

sequential arts education for every student in San Benito County everyday.

Arts education is mandated in the State Education Code for

grades 1-12, in the disciplines of dance, music, theater and

visual arts. The code does not mandate schools to follow

these content standards, which leaves implementation to

the discretion of each school district.

Research shows that the arts are a critical link in student

success. Arts education is linked to higher test scores across

all subjects, lower dropout rates and it fosters creativity,

innovation and collaboration, hallmarks of careers in the 21st

century.

Be the change and engage!

Learn more about the CAAE at

www.artsed411.org

or to become a local advocate, contact

Amanda Chiado, Program Manager SBCAC

Amanda@sanbenitoarts.org

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SAVE THE DATE

San Benito Arts Now Community

Breakfast Launch

Paine’s Restaurant

Friday, February 23rd

7:30 am-9:30 am

Join the community in learning about the state of Arts

Education in San Benito County with special guest speakers:

Krystal Lomanto

Superintendent, San Benito

County Office of Education

Dr. Lisa Andrew

Superintendent, Hollister

Unified School District

Robin Hampton

Field Manager, California

Alliance for Arts Education

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ABOUT THE SAN BENITO COUNTY ARTS

COUNCIL

“Bringing People Together Through the Arts”

Jennifer Laine has served as Executive Director of the

San Benito County Arts Council, a local arts agency

based in Hollister, California, since 2010. In her tenure

as Executive Director, she has raised close to $1 million

in arts funding for the county, opened two multi-

disciplinary art spaces in downtown Hollister, founded

the City of Hollister’s Public Art Review Committee,

advocated for arts in education and developed

dedicated arts programming for some of the area’s

most underserved communities, including low-income youth, veterans, students with

disabilities and youth in corrections. Jennifer has served as a grant panelist for the

California Arts Council, Silicon Valley Creates and Center for Cultural Innovation and

also serves on the Board of Trustee to the Hazel Hawkins Hospital Foundation and Cerra

Vista School Site Council. She is a member of Americans for the Arts and the Northern

California Public Art Network.

Prior to her work at SBCAC, she worked with other cultural and international

organizations, including the Bechtel International Center at Stanford University, the

International Diplomacy Council, Kato-gun Board of Education, Japan, and as an

independent consultant in Dresden, Germany. She holds a B.A. in Art History from UC

Santa Cruz, a M.A. in Global Studies from the University of Leipzig, Germany and is

trained as a modern dancer.

Amanda Chiado has served as the Program Manager at the

San Benito County Arts Council for 5 years. She holds a B.A.

from the University of New Mexico and M.F.A in Writing from

California College of the Arts.

She is a credentialed teacher with nearly 15 years of

experience teaching children of all ages including

incarcerated youth and underserved youth. Amanda has

been an active member of California Poets in the Schools for

10 years, an organization founded in 1964. CPITS engages

professional, published poets to teach youth of all ages the basics of writing and the

creative process. CPITS poets help students recognize and celebrate their creativity

and intellectual curiosity through the writing process.

Amanda is a published writer, most recently winning the Molotov Cocktail’s Shadow

Poetry Award. Her poems have been nominated for Best of the Net and the Pushcart.

Amanda is a contributing editor for Jersey Devil Press. Visit her at

www.amandachiado.com

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ABOUT THE ARTS COUNCIL

Michelle Leonard, Operations and Development Assistant

has been involved in the arts for many years...as a dancer,

culinary artist, "dance mom", collaborator and avid arts

supporter. She brings a wealth of knowledge to the Arts

Council through her vast experience in office administration,

customer service, event planning and project management

and is also well-connected to the local community. Michelle

is half-Korean, half-Mexican and considers herself "mostly"

bilingual, bringing an invaluable cultural perspective to her

work.

Heidi Jumper, Marketing Assistant, fell in love with the arts in

grammar school while attending an arts education

program at the San Jose Museum of Art. She quickly

developed a passion for all types of art: visual, literary, and

performance. These interests stuck with her through

college, leading her towards professional careers involving

visual merchandising, marketing, graphic design, and

business management. Over the years, she has also been

involved with several volunteer organizations. Heidi

believes that involvement in the arts brings joy to individuals

and valuable culture to communities. She is excited to

bring her creativity and skill set to the San Benito County Art

Council.

CONTACT INFORMATION

San Benito County Arts Council

PO Box 692/ 240 Fifth St., Hollister CA 95023

Tel: (831) 636-2787

Email: info@sanbenitoarts.org

Website: www.sanbenitoarts.org