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Artists in the Schools

Quality arts experiences for Hawaiʻi’s pre-K – 12 public and charter school students. 

The Artists in the Schools (AITS) application is completed and submitted in the Hawaii GO Smart online application system: HawaiiGoSmart.org.

AITS News

Purpose

The Artists in the Schools (AITS) Program is under the jurisdiction of the SFCA. AITS arts residency grants provide engaging, creative, and fun learning experiences based on the Fine Arts standards for all grade levels, through residencies with qualified, trained teaching artists from the Artistic Teaching Partners (ATP) Roster. Many of these teaching artists integrate their art form with other core curriculum areas, such as language arts, math, social studies, and science, meeting both Fine Arts and other core standards.

Artists in the Schools Information Sessions

Online Information Sessions

Artists in the Schools information sessions for School Year 2025-2026/7: 

  • January 15, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. HST
  • February 11, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. HST
  • March 17, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. HST

 

These information sessions are for Hawaiʻi public and charter schools interested in applying. Hawaiʻi public and charter school classroom teachers, curriculum specialists, vice-principals, and principals can apply in tandem with a teaching artist from the SFCA Artistic Teaching Partner Roster.

Application Materials

School Year 2025-2026/7 application materials. To submit, please go to the application portal, Hawaii.GoSmart.org. Applications are due by March 30, 2025.

Helpful Information for AITS

AITS Values

The Artists in the Schools Program Values:  

  • Partnership – Teaching Artists and schools collaborate closely. 

  • Creativity and Individuality – Teaching Artists and schools design specific experiences that are meaningful to all stakeholders involved. 

  • Cultural Relevance – Pedagogy is well-informed of and responsive to the unique cultural context of Hawaiʻi. 

  • Student-Centered Education – Lessons and experiences empower students to take an active role on their own education and design their learning.

  • Educational Equality – Residencies, PDs, and infrastructure are designed in such a way that we may live into our kuleana to racial and economic equality and support individuals with diverse physical abilities, learning styles, sexualities, gender expressions, and geographic realities. 

Who AITS Is For

All state of Hawai‘i public schools and public charter schools, grades pre-K through 12, are eligible to apply for ONE arts residency grant annually. This year, schools can apply for a one-year or two-year long grant. Schools must work in partnership with a teaching artist from the SFCA’s Artistic Teaching Partners (ATP) Roster to develop the residency. The roster lists qualified trained individual teaching artists and arts organizations. The roster is updated annually before each call for AITS applications. (Download the roster PDF below under “Necessary Materials for Applying” or use the searchable roster: Artistic Teaching Partners (ATP) Roster).

AITS Arts Residencies

A residency consists of a minimum of 5 secondary or 8 elementary sessions by the teaching artist with the same core group of students. The learning experiences must support the Fine Arts Standards from the Department of Education Hawai‘i Content and Performance Standards III. Teaching artists on the Artistic Teaching Partners Roster bring dance, drama/theatre, literary arts, mime, music, puppetry, and visual arts to the classroom in their arts residency.

Types of AITS Arts Residency Grants

Schools may apply for either an Artists in the Schools General Grant or an Artists in the Schools Art in Public Places Grant. All Hawai‘i public and public charter schools are eligible to apply. Neither grant requires a school match.

Length of Residency

Schools are able to apply for a one- or two-year long residency. The grant funds and arts residency activities are for only School year 2024- 2025, or School Years 2024-2026 if applying for a two year residency. Individual Artistic Teaching Partners working with multiple schools must ensure that all of their schools are either all one-year or two-year long residencies due to contracting.

Artists in the Schools General Grant

The goal of the general grant is to incorporate the Teaching Artists’ art form into classrooms, utilizing art standards. This grant can be either arts integration, or focused on a specific arts practice. The maximum grant amount is $8,000 plus an additional (optional) $500 for Professional Development for the classroom teachers. If your school would like to learn about the school match reduction/waiver, please contact Danica Rosengren at [email protected].

Artists in the Schools – Art in Public Places Grant

The goal of this Art in Public Places (APP) Grant is to increase students’ appreciation of, and engagement with, works of art in the Art in Public Places Collection. The emphasis for APP arts residencies is on interpreting an artwork by means of the Teaching Artist’s art form. The goal is to increase students’ appreciation of, and engagement with, the Arts in Public Places Collection. Most artworks can be viewed in this online photo gallery: DAGS.Hawaii.gov/SFCA/APP/gallery.

The maximum grant amount is $8,000 plus an optional additional $500 for Professional Development for classroom teachers.

How to Apply

  • The applicant must be a public or public charter school in the State of Hawai‘i. At the time of application, the school must have been in operation, providing services to its students, for a minimum of one semester.
  • Download the materials and forms below and save them to your computer.
    • Read through the materials and instructions.
  • The grant application is done in partnership with an Artistic Teaching Partner (ATP).
    • Select a teaching artist from the Artistic Teaching Partners Roster (download the PDF below under “Necessary Materials for Applying” or use the searchable Artistic Teaching Partners Roster) and contact the teaching artist.
  • The school must register in the GO Smart online application system.
    • Identify a school AITS contact person who will work with the teaching artist.
    • The AITS application is completed and submitted in the Hawaii GO Smart online application system: HawaiiGoSmart.org.

How AITS is Funded

AITS is funded with state appropriations from the State of Hawai‘i Legislature, federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and private matching funds from the Hawai‘i Community Foundation. In the 2023-2024 school year, 125 schools received AITS funds to conduct their arts residencies.

2024-2025 Schools

These schools received an Artists in the Schools grant for School Year 2024-2025.

School NameIslandArtistic Teaching PartnerArts DisciplineAITS Project TitleLength of Residency APP or General
Kua O Ka La Public Charter SchoolHawai'iMaui Dance CouncilDance :MusicMusicality in MotionOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Connections PCSHawai'iAdams, Lisa LouiseVisual ArtsThe Wonder of Watercolor and PlaceTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Ernest Bowen DeSilva Elementary SchoolHawai'iAdams, Lisa LouiseVisual ArtsStrength In Diversity"" Sculpture Inspires CreativityTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Ha'aheo Elementary SchoolHawai'iAdams, Lisa LouiseVisual ArtsInterpreting Art Through Drawing and Watercolor ExplorationsTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Hawaii Technology Academy, Kona PCSHawai'iMarcil, BethVisual ArtsModeling Relationships and Finding Our Way with Paper EngineeringTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Hilo Intermediate SchoolHawai'iMarcil, BethVisual ArtsArt of Debate: Bringing Hawaiian History to Life with Bookmaking, Illustration, & Lively DiscourseTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Hilo Union Elementary SchoolHawai'iHonolulu Theatre for Youth:McGee, DebraDance :Drama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Reading and understanding “Waianuenue,” Rainbow Water: Connecting people to place through the ArtsTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Holualoa Elementary SchoolHawai'iDonkey Mill Art CenterVisual ArtsExploring Cultural KÄ«puka Through the ArtsTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Honaunau Elementary SchoolHawai'iHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Dramatizing Culture: Creative Experiences with LiteratureTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Innovations Public Charter SchoolHawai'iHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Critical Thought, Creative ExpressionTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Kahakai Elementary SchoolHawai'iDonkey Mill Art CenterVisual ArtsEmbracing the Elements: Exploring Hawaiʻi’s Weather in Abstract and Landscape PaintingTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Kalaniana'ole Elementary & Intermediate SchoolHawai'iSol Hahn, BonnieVisual ArtsThe Reef and Us: Drawing, Painting and Sculpting creatures of the reefTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Kanu o ka Aina NCPCSHawai'iPrince Dance CompanyDance Molten Motion.... Dancing Through Our EmotionsTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Ka'u High & Pahala ElementaryHawai'iDiminyatz, KevinVisual ArtsKa'u Keiki Growing in the Wind!Two Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Keaau Elementary SchoolHawai'iAdams, Lisa LouiseVisual Arts“Expressing Place through Interpretation and Creation”Two Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Keaau High SchoolHawai'iAdams, Lisa LouiseVisual ArtsExplorations in Color, Clay and CreativityTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Keaau Middle SchoolHawai'iMcGee, DebraDance Hip Hop’s Voyage: A Rhythmically Rich Dance ExperienceTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Kealakehe Elementary SchoolHawai'iHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Our Stories, Ourselves: A creative journeyTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
KeonepokoHawai'iAdams, Lisa LouiseVisual ArtsPrintmaking and Patterns within our Ahupua'aTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Konawaena Elementary SchoolHawai'iCrocker, EllenVisual ArtsExpressing Self Through Art and CultureTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Konawaena High SchoolHawai'iCrocker, EllenVisual ArtsModern History of Hawaiʻi/Sumi-e, Elements & Principles of Art & Creating Community Through ArtTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Laupahoehoe Public Charter SchoolHawai'iPrince Dance CompanyDance Movement that moves you: how the arts communicate emotions, ideas and opinions.Two Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Mountain View Elementary SchoolHawai'iMcGee, Debra:Sol Hahn, BonnieDance :Visual ArtsMoving Mural: Dance Inspired by Murals (ATP1) Drawings taking Flight: Drawing Birds of Hawaii (ATP2)Two Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Paauilo Elem. and Inter SchoolHawai'iMcGee, Debra:Prince Dance CompanyDance Mo’olelo in Motion: Dances Inspired by MuralsTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Waiakea Intermediate SchoolHawai'iAdams, Lisa LouiseVisual ArtsExplorations in WatercolorTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Waikoloa Elementary and Middle SchoolHawai'iAdams, Lisa LouiseVisual ArtsCreative Hawaiian Plant MosaicsTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Waimea Elementary SchoolHawai'iPrince Dance CompanyDance Dance Through Waimea: Waimea Images Artwork InterpretedTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Waimea Middle SchoolHawai'iPrince Dance CompanyDance Daily Living DancedTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Hawaii Technology Academy, Kauai PCSKaua'iWeiner, JillVisual ArtsFrom landscape to bodyscape - Creating sustainable wearable artOne Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Hanalei Elementary SchoolKaua'iLathrop, Kayti Cultural Arts :Visual ArtsMo’olelo Mural Legacy Project!Two Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Kanuikapono Public Charter SchoolKaua'iCook, Mauli OlaDance Dancing the StoryTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Kapaa Middle SchoolKaua'iLathrop, Kayti Cultural Arts :Visual ArtsMo’olelo Mural MagicTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Kilauea Elementary SchoolKaua'iCarter, Ashiya K.:Lotus Arts FoundationDance :MusicSet Your Own Score: The Synergy of Art, Dance & MusicTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Lanai High & Elementary SchoolLana'iMaui Dance CouncilDance Connecting to Culture and Place Through DanceTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Kamalii Elementary SchoolMauiOsborne, LasensuaDance :MusicMusic & Dance for trauma-informed SELOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Kihei Charter SchoolMauiMatheis, JulieVisual ArtsKilo Na Manu: Eco AssemblageOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Kihei Elementary SchoolMauiOsborne, LasensuaDance :MusicEnhancing SEL with trauma-informed music & danceOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Lahaina IntermediateMauiMaui Arts and Cultural CenterVisual Arts:OtherArt Therapy in the Classroom: Expressive Arts JourneyOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Lahainaluna High SchoolMauiMaui Arts and Cultural CenterVisual ArtsVisualizing and Manifesting through Visual Arts & Yoga: A Study of SelfOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Maui High SchoolMauiSutrov, MaggieVisual ArtsVisualizing Marine BiologyOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Pukalani Elementary SchoolMauiMaui Dance CouncilDance :MusicMaking Math Meaningful with Music & DanceOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Samuel E Kalama Intermediate SchoolMauiMatheis, JulieCultural Arts :Visual ArtsHawaiian Feather Work: Honoring the Past & Creating for the FutureOne Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Haiku Elementary SchoolMauiMaui Dance CouncilDance Lõkahi Kākou: United In Harmony and Aloha Through DanceTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Hana Elementary SchoolMauiMaui Dance CouncilDance :MusicMy Body Is My Instrument – Let's Tune the Instrument!Two Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Hawaii Technology Academy, Kihei PCSMauiMaui Academy of Performing ArtsDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Bringing Stories to Life through DramaTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Iao Intermediate SchoolMauiMarcil, BethVisual ArtsJourney to Self-Discovery: Exploring the Human Spirit Through Intuitive Collage and PoetryTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Kaunakakai Elementary SchoolMauiMaui Dance CouncilDance :MusicRhymes and Rhythm Move MeTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
King Kekaulike High SchoolMauiMaui Academy of Performing ArtsDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Bringing Shakespeare's Characters to LifeTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Kula Elementary SchoolMauiMaui Dance CouncilDance :MusicListening With Our Bodies: Developing Musicality in DanceTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Lihikai Elementary SchoolMauiMaui Dance CouncilDance These Are My Superpowers...Two Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Lokelani Intermediate SchoolMauiCarter, Ashiya K.Dance Speak On It, Dance On ItTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Makawao Elementary SchoolMauiMaui Dance CouncilMusicMusical Teamwork: Unity through Rhythm & SongTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Paia Elementary SchoolMauiMaui Dance CouncilDance :MusicThe World of Dance & DiversityTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Pomaikai Elementary SchoolMauiHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Creative Stewards for a Sustainable FutureTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Puu Kukui Elementary SchoolMauiMaui Dance CouncilDance :MusicDancing The Leader in MeTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Wailuku Elementary SchoolMauiMaui Academy of Performing ArtsDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Page to Stage: Building Reading Skills through DramaTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Maunaloa Elementary SchoolMoloka'iMaui Dance CouncilDance :MusicRhythmicity-Gotta Get the Beat!One Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Kilohana Elementary SchoolMoloka'iMaui Dance CouncilDance Celebrating Ka 'Oihana Lawai'a Through DanceTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Blanche Pope Elementary SchoolO'ahuHawaii Opera TheaterDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime):MusicCreating an Opera: The moʻolelo of OlomanaOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Haleiwa Elementary SchoolO'ahuKim, BonnieDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Problem-Solving Stories with PuppetsOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Heʻeia ElementaryO'ahuHawaii Opera TheaterDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime):MusicOpera Creation: A weaving of Moʻolelo of HeʻeiaOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Hokulani Elementary SchoolO'ahuMcCarthy, JamesDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)A Skillful Tapestry: Weaving Drama together with Culture, Nature and LiteratureOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Jarrett Middle SchoolO'ahuKheddaoui, FatihaVisual ArtsIntegrating Three Visual Art Forms: Connecting with the World Around UsOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Ka'ala Elementary SchoolO'ahuKean, StevenVisual ArtsAdventures in WatercolorOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Manoa Elementary SchoolO'ahuWisnosky, Mimi E.Dance :Literary ArtsDefining Mountains of Glass: Creating Poetry and Dance Via Visual ArtOne Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Moanalua Middle SchoolO'ahuDrama Crew, The (Michael Cowell)Drama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Finding Your Bravery Through the EnsembleOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
MOKULELE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLO'ahuGroove for Good (Joy Prentice)Dance :Visual ArtsMULTICULTURAL EXPLORATION THROUGH ARTISTIC S.E.L. & SOCIAL DANCE LITERACYOne Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Nuuanu Elementary SchoolO'ahuDrama Crew, The (Michael Cowell)Drama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Dramatic Social Studies for Grades K, 2, and 5One Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Pearl City Elementary SchoolO'ahuKim, BonnieDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Masks and ShapesOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Pearl City High SchoolO'ahuKim, BonnieDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Interpreting “Moon Beyond the Fence” by Satoru Abe with PuppetryOne Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Pearl City Highlands Elementary SchoolO'ahuWomack, KiaraVisual ArtsAohe hana nui ke alu ia: No task is too big when done together. (Olelo Noeau no. 142)One Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
PEARL HARBOR ELEMENTARYO'ahuGroove for Good (Joy Prentice)Dance :Visual ArtsDISCOVERING OUR STRENGTHS THROUGH DANCE LITERACY & PHYSICAL S.E.L.One Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Prince Jonah Kuhio Elementary SchoolO'ahuDrama Crew, The (Michael Cowell)Drama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Dramatic Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies for Grades 1-4One Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Red Hill Elementary SchoolO'ahuMcCarthy, JamesDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Upon the Land, Upon the Sea: Exploring Cultural Richness Broadly and DeeplyOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Sunset Beach Elementary SchoolO'ahuKim, BonnieDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Problem-Solving Stories with PuppetsOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Waiahole Elementary SchoolO'ahuTam, SheanaeVisual ArtsRelationships in the KaiOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Waialae Public Charter SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Role-playing History: Exploring Culture CreativelyOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Waialua Elementary SchoolO'ahuKean, StevenVisual Arts‘Abstract Explorations’One Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Waikele Elementary SchoolO'ahuHawaii Opera TheaterDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime):MusicThe Lessons We Learn with FablesOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Waikiki Elementary SchoolO'ahuMcCarthy, JamesDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)ALL TOGETHER NOW…AND THEN!: Laulima (working together)through creating and performing dramaOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Waipahu High SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)My Voice, My Choice, My Future: A creative journeyOne Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Ala Wai Elementary SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Cultivating Creative VoicesTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Aliamanu Elementary SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Agents of Change: Creative solutionsTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Enchanted Lake Elementary SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Dramatic Events: Exploring Culture CreativelyTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Haha`ione Elementary SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)People express culture through the ArtsTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Hawaii School for the Deaf and the BlindO'ahuEndo, ChizukoCultural Arts :Music:OtherTaiko VibrationsTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Kaaawa Elementary SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Creative Exploration of Cultural History and TraditionTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Kaelepulu Elementary SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Creative Interpretation: Bringing Learning to Life through DramaTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Kaimuki Middle SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Creative Exploration of TextTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Kalihi Elementary SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Story Drama: Building Understanding through Engaging and Effective communication.Two Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Kamaile Academy Public Charter SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Core Values in Creative WaysTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Kamalani Academy Public Charter SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Creative, Collaborative CommunicationTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Kamiloiki Elementary SchoolO'ahuCreate With Clay Hawaii, Inc. (Rayna Galati)Visual ArtsKa Malamalama o Kamiloiki"" through ClayTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Kaohao Public Charter SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Non-traditional Learning: Creative Text ExplorationsTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Ke Kula 'o Samuel M. Kamakau Laboratory Public Charter SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Our Values, Our VoicesTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Lanakila Elementary SchoolO'ahuYamaguichi, FaeVisual ArtsForrest landscape dioramaTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Liholiho Elementary SchoolO'ahuCreate With Clay Hawaii, Inc. (Rayna Galati)Visual ArtsThe Coral Reef through ClayTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Linapuni Elementary SchoolO'ahuEndo, ChizukoCultural Arts :Music:OtherA Natural Fit: Taiko and HA:BREATHTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Makakilo Elementary SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)In Art and in Nature: How Maui and the Sun and Hina and the Moon reflect ScienceTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Malama Honua Public Charter SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Mo'olelo in PlayTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Mauka Lani Elementary SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Tales and Telling: Dramatizing Classroom StoriesTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Maunawili Elementary SchoolO'ahuEndo, ChizukoCultural Arts :MusicPlayscape SoundscapeTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Mililani Uka Elementary SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Creative Engagement with HistoryTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Nanakuli Elementary SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Creative Expression: Building Capacity to Dramatize UnderstandingTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Palolo Elementary SchoolO'ahuCreate With Clay Hawaii, Inc. (Rayna Galati)Visual ArtsThe Coral ReefTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
President Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Building Expressive Skills through Creative Text ExplorationTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
President Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolO'ahuDodge, AlyceCultural Arts :Media Arts:Visual ArtsLōkahi: Unity Through Art and NatureTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Princess Likelike Elementary SchoolO'ahuCreate With Clay Hawaii, Inc. (Rayna Galati)Visual ArtsThe Coral ReefTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Queen Kaahumanu Elementary SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Stories in our LivesTwo Year ResidencyArt in Public Places Grant
Salt Lake Elementary SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Tales and Telling: Dramatizing Hawaiian folkloreTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Stevenson Middle SchoolO'ahuLiu, ZoeVisual ArtsFrom the Past to Hawaii: Culture Circle and Visual PoetryTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Voyager Public Charter SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)In the Shoes of Others: Role-play in LearningTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Waianae Elementary SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)With the ‘āina in mindTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Waiau Elementary SchoolO'ahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/Theatre (includes Storytelling, Puppetry, Mime)Role-playing Conflict to Imagine SolutionsTwo Year ResidencyGeneral Grant
Noelani ElementaryOʻahuAlliance for Drama EducationDrama/TehatreEnlivening Family and American History Through DramaTwo YearGeneral
Fern ElementaryOʻahuAlyce DodgeVisual ArtsSay It With ChalkTwo YearsGeneral
Alakaʻi O Kauaʻi Public Charter SchoolKauaʻiLotus Arts FoundationMusicCelebrating Music Around the WorldTwo YearGeneral
Mililani Mauka ElementaryOʻahuAlyce DodgeCultural Arts: Visual ArtsHoʻomau: Pacific PatternsTwo YearGeneral
Kaʻu High and Pahala ElementaryHawaiʻi IslandKevin DiminyatzVisual ArtsKaʻu Keiki Growing in the WindTwo YearAPP
Volcano School of Arts and Sciences Public Charter SchoolHawaiʻi IslandDonkey Mill Art CenterCultural Arts: Visual ArtsKa Hana Kapa: The Making of Hawaiian Kapa Bark ClothTwo YearGeneral
Kaneohe ElementaryOʻahuHonolulu Theatre for YouthDrama/TheatreExploring Problems in Creatively Engaging WaysTwo YearGeneral
Jefferson ElementaryOʻahuAlyce DodgeCultural Arts: Media Arts: Visual ArtsLōkahi: Unity Through Art and NatureTwo YearAPP

Contact

Danica Rosengren, Arts Education Specialist

AITS Video Lessons

In 2020, the SFCA began making AITS video lessons to enable remote learning.

Music

Music Class: Lesson 1 "Make Practice Sticks and Drum" (Grades K-4)

AITS Music Class with Chizuko Endo, Taiko Drumming, Lesson 1

Music Class: Lesson 1 "Make Practice Sticks and Drum" (Grades 5-12)

AITS Music Class with Chizuko Endo, Taiko Drumming, Lesson 2

Music Class: Taiko Drum Playscape Part 1

AITS Music Class with Chizuko Endo, Taiko Drumming

Music Class: Taiko Drum, Usagi Daiko

AITS Music Class with Chizuko Endo, Taiko Drumming

Music Class: Taiko Drum Water Door of Kalihi

AITS Music Class with Chizuko Endo, Taiko Drumming

Music Class: Renshuu Taiko

AITS Music Class with Chizuko Endo, Taiko Drumming

Music Class: Taiko Drum Playscape Part 2

AITS Music Class with Chizuko Endo, Taiko Drumming

Visual Art

Art Class: Sumi-e Ink Brush

AITS Art Class with Ellen Crocker, Japanese ink brush

Video Gallery

Done in partnership with the State of Hawai‘i Department of Education’s video production branch, these videos take you into classrooms and have Artistic Teaching Partners, classroom teachers, school principals, and students explain how the program works and the benefits of the program. See the full album or view individual videos below.

Artists in the Schools Promotional Video 1

A brief overview of the program. (58 seconds)

Artists in the Schools Promotional Video 2

A brief overview of the program. (1 minute 14 seconds)

Artists in the Schools Program

A longer overview of the entire Artists in the Schools program. (6 minutes 24 seconds)

Children in a classroom raising their hands
Play Video

Taiko Drumming

Waiahole Elementary School, with ATP Chizuko Endo. (4 minutes 13 seconds)

Performance Poetry

Puohala Elementary School, with ATP Kealoha.  (4 minutes 59 seconds)

Young kid standing in front of the classroom
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Dramatic Role Play

Aliamanu Elementary School, with ATP Lily Brennick from Honolulu Theatre for Youth. (4 minutes 44 seconds)

Classroom of kids with a teacher in front
Play Video

Playful Percussion

Keoneula Elementary School, with ATP Michael Wall. (4 minutes 33 seconds)

Six kids playing percussion instruments
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Collaging, A Hero’s Journey

King Kekaulike High School, with ATP Beth Marcil. (4 minutes 55 seconds)

Childs desk with art and scissors on top
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Visual Art, Science & Culture

Kahakai Elementary School with Gerald Lucena from Donkey Mill Art Center. (5 minutes 8 seconds)

Two kids holding up pieces of art
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Moving into Mo‘olelo

Kawaikini Public Charter School and Kilauea Elementary School with ATP Kumu Mauli Ola Cook. (6 minutes 8 seconds)

4 kids playing a game in a circle
Play Video