ArtsQuest’s Arts in Education Partnership is one of 14 organizations across the state that formally partners with the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts to administer an Arts in Education (AIE) program. As a partner, we leverage funds provided by the Commonwealth to support in-depth arts experiences for youth and adults within four counties of eastern Pennsylvania, including: Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, and Northampton. The purpose of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts’ AIE division is to champion the arts as a tool for both personal and community development for all Pennsylvanians by supporting quality programs in schools and community settings.
Hannig Family Children's Center
Northampton Community College, Monroe Campus-Monroe County
Teaching Artist: Claire Marcus
Paper and Print, ages 0-5 years old
This residency supports and enriches the Art As A Way of Learning(R)/ Art As A Language curriculum at the Hannig Center. We address the Early Childhood Education Standards for visual and language arts and social development in an age-appropriate way. Our evolving curriculum is team-taught and student-driven.
Lehigh Valley Children's Centers (LVCC)
St. Luke's-Northampton County
Teaching Artist: Claire Marcus
Paper, book, and mail art, ages 3-5 years old
The purpose of the project is to encourage children’s creativity through developmentally appropriate art experiences, and to engage children’s interest and curiosity by introducing new concepts, materials, and techniques that appeal to their senses.
Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center
Nazareth, PA-Northampton County
Teaching Artist: Mallory Zondag
Fiber Arts, ages 13-18 years old
This project serves to engage teens in an artistic process informed by natural sciences. It’s purpose is also to share with students the problems with the machine of fast fashion. The students will each create their own unique bird house for cavity nesting birds using fiber arts. Their nest design will be informed by scientific research into the ideal chamber size, entrance size, and placement of human-constructed cavity nests chambers. The students will exhibit their products for the public before getting to take them home for use outdoors or for display indoors. The students will also write reflections on the artistic process and descriptions of their work. Portions of their writing will be used to produce a brochure about the exhibit for use by the public.
Boys and Girls Club-Bethlehem
Bethlehem, PA-Northampton County
Teaching Artist: Monica Salazar
Mural, ages 13-18 years old
The creation of a mural brings the world of Art into the public’s plain sight. This project will give the community at the Boys and Girls Club the opportunity to express themselves in view of all the people passing by or living in the area. The mural should impact, whether consciously or subconsciously, the lives of any passers by. It should draw the attention of these people to the organization and its importance. The ultimate purpose is to send a message of togetherness to the community and display what beauty and creativity children can bring to the world when given the right opportunities.
Jewish Day School of the Lehigh Valley
Allentown, PA-Lehigh County
Teaching Artist: Mallory Zondag
Fiber Arts, PreK-7th grade
This project is about sharing the art of felted wool with a community of people as well as illustrating the beauty of working together to create a cohesive piece that can be enjoyed by all.
Wilson Area School District
Wilson, Williams, & Avona Elementary Schools
Easton, PA-Northampton County
Teaching Artist: Mallory Zondag
Fiber Arts, ages 5-10 years old
Marvine Elementary School
Bethlehem, PA-Northampton County
Teaching Artist: Rosemary Geseck
Mural, 4th & 5th grade
We want to create a mural that represents the community school at Marvine. The main goal is to have our students be part of the creation of the mural, as part of our summer school programming. The final project will be displayed at the family and community center and we are planning a reopening during this fall.
Broughal Middle School
Bethlehem, PA-Northampton County
Teaching Artist: Matt Halm
Mural, 6th-8th grade
Students are engaged by working on a piece of community art or public art piece that can be on display within our school building at the culmination of the camp. The camp focuses on human connection, restoration, exploration and FUN!
Cedar View Senior Center
Allentown, PA-Lehigh County
Teaching Artist: Ellen Jamiolkowski
Clay-Seniors
Working with clay artist the goal is to get seniors out of their apartments and into a safe group setting for activities that require creative thought and dexterity.
Casa Guadalupe
Allentown, PA-Lehigh County
Teaching Artist: Mark McKenna
Theater, Seniors
The goal of the residency is to build community by increasing the interaction and involvement of participants through storytelling and poetry. Participants will become more open to communicating and expand their thinking about about how their experience and imagination can be valuable to others.
