Can you imagine what this world would be like
without the arts?

It truly would be a colorless and silent world without the spark of imagination that dreams, creates, builds, solves, and looks with new eyes. It's because of our commitment to igniting and nurturing that spark in all students that the Arts Council of Hillsborough County and the School District of Hillsborough County have been collaborating on arts in education (AIE) programming since 1976. It is our belief that the arts provide all of us with the knowledge and sensitivity needed to deal with the complexities of the world and are a valuable component in the educational process of molding well-rounded, articulate, compassionate and responsible citizens. The mission and driving force of our AIE program has been to integrate music, visual, performing and literary arts into K-12 daily instruction for all Hillsborough County students, teachers and administrators.

Arts in Education performances and workshops cover a wide variety of educational needs, such as the Sunshine State Standards and academic benchmarks on all subjects; social issues such as character education, bullying, self-esteem, and respect; and multicultural themes spanning race and ethnicity through music, dance and storytelling.

These vital programs are provided through the funding of the Hillsborough County School Board and the Arts Council of Hillsborough County/Board of County Commissioners, along with additional funding from the State of Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs.

The generous funding of these agencies, along with the collaborations with many local arts organizations gives the Arts in Education program its strength and impact in the community.

Arts in Education Staff, Arts Council of Hillsborough County Lynn Norton, Director of Education Christalyn Caudill, Program Coordinator, Visual and Performing Arts Field Trips Raquel Fruchter, Program Coordinator, Artists in the Schools
Arts Council of Hillsborough County Arthur L. Keeble, Executive Director
Board Members Jim Porter (Chair) Dr. Emery E. Alford (Vice-Chair) Denise E. Chavez (Treasurer) Angela Ardolino Paul Guzzo Carl Johnson Rhonda Lazzari Elio Lopez Ex-Officio Honorable Kevin Beckner Honorable Candy Olson Honorable Yvonne Capin Cynthia Gandee Brenda Gregory Robin Nigh	Campbell McLean IV Martha Sherman Joanne Sullivan Yasmin Tamar Marian Winters John Thompson Peter W. Zinober
Hillsborough County Public Schools
Board Members Doretha W. Edgecomb (Chair) Candy Olson (Vice-Chair) April Griffin Carol W. Kurdell Jack R. Lamb, Ed.D Stacy R. White, Pharm.D	Administration Mary-Ellen Elia, Superintendent Wynne Tye, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction Barbara Hancock, General Director of Elementary Education Josie Sanders, General Director of Middle School Education Denny Oest, General Director of Secondary Education Melanie Faulkner, Supervisor of Elementary Fine Arts Dana Warner, Supervisor of Secondary Art Ted Hope, Supervisor of Secondary Music
Hillsborough Education Foundation The Visual and Performing Arts Field Trip program is a part of the Arts in Education collorborative that is jointly funded and administered by the Hillsborough County Public Schools and the Arts Council of Hillsborough County.

 

Arts Council of Hillsborough County
707 N. Franklin Street, 6th Floor
Tampa, FL  33602
(813) 276-8250

Contact:

Lynn Norton
Director of Education
NortonL@TampaArts.org

Raquel Fruchter
Program Coordinator, Artists in the Schools
Raquel.Fruchter@sdhc.k12.fl.us

Christalyn Caudill
Program Coordinator, Visual and Performing Arts Field Trips
Christalyn.Caudill@sdhc.k12.fl.us