Artists on Tour brings a variety of arts experiences directly to you. The finest local teaching artists in the region come to your school/organization and enhance learning with programs that vary in culture and art form. All programs are available year-round. For additional information, contact the CAA Education & Community Engagement Department at (513) 977-4116 or education@cincinnatiarts.org.
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Artists interested in joining the Artists on Tour roster should fill out the application above. Applications are accepted from January 1 - March 31.
Starr Chief Eagle provides an interactive and educational dive into Lakota Culture that will explore the language, art, and knowledge of the Lakota people.
This is not your typical music class! Like Ms. Frizzle and the Magic School Bus, students will get up-close and hands-on with music creation.
A. Ruth Creations employs creative writing and visual art to promote a positive self-image and encourage reading and writing.
Performing everything from Belafonte to Beethoven on instruments made from 55-gallon oil drums, the Bacchanal Steel Band can take your students on a musical journey to the island of Trinidad.
Band in a Bus's experienced teaching artists combined with a modernized music curriculum provides a rocking experience for students. Let’s build the biggest bucket band ever!
Enjoy a variety of great music—from Bach played on a cello to contemporary pieces ‘played’ on a boombox—while understanding their musical connections.
Cincinnati Opera’s mission is to enrich and connect the community through diverse opera experiences. They seek to use our art form to encourage critical thinking, creative expression, and collaboration, and to inspire everyone to explore their aesthetic appreciation through meaningful experiences with opera.
Crystal Clear Science inspires learners of all ages with hands-on, minds-on science experiences that explain the world and our place in it.
Cultural Centre of India explores India's artistic culture of dance and music and its rich history.
Visit Music Hall for an interactive learning experience, or bring Music Hall to your classroom with virtual presentations and hands-on activities about this National Historic Landmark.
Renowned Jazz singer Kathy Wade's programs use music to convey important lessons about mastering skills and respecting others.
The multi-talented Kelly Richey has been an entrepreneur since her late teens despite being dyslexic, which made reading difficult resulting in low self-esteem. As a certified Life Coach and a certified writing facilitator for Women Writing for (a) Change, Richey helps participants confront and overcome their own struggles through the writing process.
A trained cultural geographer, Omope Carter Daboiku tells stories to enhance understanding of culture and place. Omope is a member of the Ohio Teaching Artists roster.
Napoleon Maddox is a true hip-hop ambassador! He works as a writer, producer, human beat-box artist, vocalist, and DJ.
Pam Temple is a singer-songwriter with the award-winning Americana music group Wild Carrot, healing artist, and certified facilitator with Women Writing for (a) Change® and SoulCollage®.
Experience P. Ann Everson-Price's interactive performance about historical events that influenced music from Jazz to Motown.
Emmy nominated Vocalist/Percussionist, Patsy Meyer, is a trained Music Together teacher. Her innovative sessions provide engaging, fun-filled cross-curriculum learning within a framework of music and movement.
Pones: Laboratory of Movement promotes dance as a starting point to explore creativity, self-expression, and transforming ideas into action.
Through this interactive fashion session, students will learn how to start their own clothing line by creating their own mood board, making fashion illustrations, and creating a unique storyline for their brand.
This program is an opportunity to understand the impact and significance of masks, as well as the masks we wear.
Led by artist Brandon Hawkins, students will be guided through a dynamic art session designed to enhance collaboration and communication.
These engaging juggling demonstrations impart important lessons about tolerance, test-taking skills, and positive family values.
Toca Madera performs music of Latin America and the Caribbean, taking listeners on a journey from the mountains of Peru to the beaches of Brazil, and the streets of Cuba.
Wild Carrot performs American folk music and offers songwriting workshops based on a class’ curriculum.
GRAMMY® nominated and Universal recording artist Zak Morgan's unique brand of children's music delivers songs and poems with wit and charm that inspire and tickle the funny bones of children and adults alike. Morgan’s writing is filled with rich vocabulary and wordplay, and he uses music and humor as vehicles to encourage children to read books, use their imaginations, and believe in themselves
The Cincinnati Arts Association and its Education and Community Programs
are supported [in part] by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS EDUCATION SPONSORS
Ameritas; ArtsWave; Charles H. Dater Foundation; The Cincinnati Herald; Eleanora C.U. Alms Trust—Fifth Third Bank, Trustee; Fifth Third Bank; Fort Washington Investment Advisors, Inc.; The Hearst Foundation; Greater Cincinnati Foundation; The John A. Schroth Family Charitable Trust (Edward V Arbaugh III); Local 12 WKRC-TV; Louise Taft Semple Foundation; The Luther Charitable Trust—Narley L. Haley & Fifth Third Bank, co-trustees; Ohio Arts Council; The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation; Paolo A Modern Jeweler; P&G Fund; Pepsi; The Stillson Foundation; Summerfair Cincinnati; TriHealth; Tri-State Chevy Dealers; The Western and Southern Financial Fund; The William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation; WOW Windowboxes
