Arts Impact Initiative

We are excited to offer arts programming that supports students’ mental health and wellness!

Arts Impact Initiative: Creativity, Joy & Wellness is an arts-based intervention model addressing student mental health in schools through the arts.

Young Audiences professional teaching artists delivering

  • Three exciting performances
  • 12 days of engaging workshops
  • Transformational long-term residencies
  • Professional learning
  • Fun community and family arts events

 

The program aligns with CDC and WHO research showing that effective intervention models include measures that:

  • Foster a positive school climate
  • Increase students’ social and emotional safety
  • Engage families

 

This program was generously supported by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., through Mental Health America’s Community Impact Zone grant.

Young Audiences Artists who are Inspiring Creativity, Joy, and Wellness

Assembly Performances

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Musiquita

Musiquita

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Segunda Quimbamba Folkloric Center

Segunda Quimbamba Folkloric Center

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Soul Steps

Soul Steps

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Queen Nur

Queen Nur

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Bobby Beetcut

Bobby Beetcut

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Yearning to Learn Inc.

Yearning to Learn Inc.

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Hip Hop Fundamentals

Hip Hop Fundamentals

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Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company

Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company

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TAHIRA

TAHIRA

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The Junk Jam Band

The Junk Jam Band

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Workshops and Residencies

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Soul Steps

Soul Steps

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Queen Nur

Queen Nur

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Bobby Beetcut

Bobby Beetcut

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Hip Hop Fundamentals

Hip Hop Fundamentals

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Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company

Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company

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The Junk Jam Band

The Junk Jam Band

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Marck "Flaco" Best

Marck "Flaco" Best

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Carl Brister

Carl Brister

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Maurice Chestnut

Maurice Chestnut

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Molly Gaston Johnson

Molly Gaston Johnson

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Laura Marchese

Laura Marchese

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Erik James Montgomery

Erik James Montgomery

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Hector Morales

Hector Morales

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Kate Marie Sclavi

Kate Marie Sclavi

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April Zay

April Zay

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Liliana Attar

Liliana Attar

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Leigh Robertson

Leigh Robertson

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Professional Learning

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Soul Steps

Soul Steps

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Queen Nur

Queen Nur

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Molly Gaston Johnson

Molly Gaston Johnson

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Laura Marchese

Laura Marchese

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Erik James Montgomery

Erik James Montgomery

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Kate Marie Sclavi

Kate Marie Sclavi

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Contact Us To Learn More

Liz Winter

Education Operations Director

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