Arts Council of Kern

Arts Council of Kern

The Arts Council of Kern is the official arts council for Kern County, California, USA. It runs under the California state arts council, the California Arts Council (CAC).

Programs

The Artists in Residence Project

The Artists in Residence Project provides opportunities for classroom residencies with local artists for twelve weeks, at two one-hour visits per week.

Art and Energy

This pilot project wove together music, poetry and film to bring home the concept of energy conservation. Under the guidance of musician/poet/photographer Tony O'Brian, fifth-graders at Valle Vista Elementary explored the issue of energy use in their community.

The Migrant Education Arts Project

In collaboration with the California Migrant Education Project, this summer program provides multi-disciplined arts enrichment opportunities for the children of farm laborers attending public schools in Kern County.

ArtCare

Partnership between the arts and healthcare. The project, The ART of WELLNESS, is based on the core belief that the arts can be a healing modality for body, mind and spirit.

Arts in Special Ed

In Rio Bravo-Greeley School’s auditorium, Dr. Wilma Poage, Director of Kern County Superintendent of Schools Special Education Programs, and two other Special Ed teachers created this work.

External links

* [http://community.kern.org/artscouncil/ Arts Council of Kern website]


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