ArtBound! In-School Artist Residencies

About ArtBound! In-School Artist Residencies

An artist residency program offered to 3rd through 8th grade students attending Title 1 campuses with minimal visual arts instruction. Our program emphasizes hands-on creative projects that utilize the arts to develop students’ social-emotional learning skills that align with broader goals of the state curriculum. 

  • Professional teaching artists visit sites eight to ten times per semester, ideally engaging an entire grade level through multiple one hour workshops.

  • Classroom teachers participate in the planning process to ensure that the residencies support and enhance their classroom curriculum.

  • Art League provides all the necessary art supplies and tools.

  • Residencies often conclude with a celebratory event, which can look like an informal showing of student artwork on campus, a mural unveiling, or contributing to an already established school-wide festival. The Art League teaching artist collaborates with the campus staff to prepare and showcase students’ artistic achievements. 

  • Since 2008, over 8,700 elementary students in H.I.S.D. have received visual arts instruction through the ArtBound! program that would otherwise not have access.

For more information about ArtBound!, e-mail mehek@artleaguehouston.org or call Art League Houston at 713-523-9530 Ext 5

SPECIAL THANKS

Artbound! is made possible through funding support from The Powell Foundation, Arts Action Fund @ Arts Connect Houston, HEB Community Investment Program and Impact100 Houston.

PAST PARTNER SCHOOLS

Benbrook Elementary | Cage Elementary | Crockett Elementary | Davila Elementary | Dodson Elementary

Ed White Elementary | Field Elementary | Garden Oaks Montessori | Grissom Elementary | Hartman Middle School

Hartsfield Elementary | Helms Elementary | Highland Heights | Jane Long Academy | Kashmere Gardens Elementary

Las Americas | Love Elementary | Lyons Elementary | Marshall Elementary | Memorial Elementary | New Neighbor School   

Paige Elementary | Pleasantville Elementary | Seguin Elementary School | Sugar Grove Academy

Wharton Dual Language K-8 Academy | Woodrow Wilson

WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT ARTBOUND! :

“This kind of program increases student interest and motivation to come to school every day”
— Teacher at Park Place Elementary
“Students are learning content vocabulary and relating it to math”
— Teacher at Wharton Dual Language Academy
“I learned that I can develop unique lesson plans with the use of art”
— Teacher at Field Elementary