The Arts Council has provided arts education programs in schools across Monterey County since 1988. We place professional teaching artists in classrooms to enhance the learning environment for students and spark their creativity. In partnership with the schools, we create a customized arts education experience, including workshops, long-term artist residencies or hands-on projects, to ignite the creative minds of our youth.
Spark Creativity In Your Schools
The Arts Council’s mission is to improve the quality of life for everyone in our region through the arts. We have provided arts education programs across Monterey County since 1988. We place professional teaching artists in classrooms to enhance the learning environment for students.
Personalized Programs
We partner with you to to create a customized arts education experience. A workshop series, long-term residency or hands-on project will ignite the creative minds of your students.
- Choose the arts disciplines that fit your school’s needs: Visual Arts, Dance/Movement, Music or Theater
- Determine the program type and length that fulfills your school’s arts education goals
- Professional Teaching Artists provide arts integration planning, high-quality standards-based instruction, and exhibitions/performances
To Get Started
For more information, contact our Programs Director, Karyn Lee-Garcia, at [email protected] or 831-622-9060 ext 102.
Interested In Becoming A Teaching Artist?
Join a committed community of teaching artists supporting students across Monterey County. To get started, email your resume/CV, sample lesson plan and images/videos of your student-led projects/productions to Karyn Lee-Garcia, Programs Director at [email protected].