ArtBound! In-School Artist Residencies
About ArtBound! In-School Artist Residencies
An artist residency program offered to 3rd through 8th grade students attending Title 1 campuses with minimal visual arts instruction. Our program emphasizes hands-on creative projects that utilize the arts to develop students’ social-emotional learning skills that align with broader goals of the state curriculum.
Professional teaching artists visit sites eight to ten times per semester, ideally engaging an entire grade level through multiple one hour workshops.
Classroom teachers participate in the planning process to ensure that the residencies support and enhance their classroom curriculum.
Art League provides all the necessary art supplies and tools.
Residencies often conclude with a celebratory event, which can look like an informal showing of student artwork on campus, a mural unveiling, or contributing to an already established school-wide festival. The Art League teaching artist collaborates with the campus staff to prepare and showcase students’ artistic achievements.
Since 2008, over 8,100 elementary students in H.I.S.D. have received visual arts instruction through the ArtBound! program that would otherwise not have access.
For more information about ArtBound!, e-mail mehek@artleaguehouston.org or call Art League Houston at 713-523-9530 Ext 5
SPECIAL THANKS
Artbound! is made possible through funding support from The Powell Foundation, Arts Action Fund @ Arts Connect Houston, HEB Community Investment Program and Impact100 Houston.
PAST PARTNER SCHOOLS
Benbrook Elementary
Cage Elementary
Crockett Elementary
Dodson Elementary
Garden Oaks Montessori
Grissom Elementary
Hartman Middle School
Helms Elementary
Highland Heights
Jane Long Academy
Kashmere Gardens Elementary
Las Americas
Love Elementary
Lyons Elementary
Marshall Elementary
Memorial Elementary
Paige Elementary
Seguin Elementary School
Sugar Grove Academy
Wharton Dual Language K-8 Academy
Woodrow Wilson
WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT ARTBOUND! :
“This kind of program increases student interest and motivation to come to school every day”
“Students are learning content vocabulary and relating it to math”
“I learned that I can develop unique lesson plans with the use of art”