Capital Arts Partnership
The Capital Arts Partnership artist residencies are collaborative partnerships between Washington Performing Arts Teaching Artists and DC Public Schools music and classroom educators.
These school-year residencies provide in-classroom interactions with Washington Performing Arts Teaching Artists in areas of vocal and instrumental music and dance. Students build teamwork, learn new genres of music, explore creative movement, and develop skills in improvisation, discipline, focus, self-awareness, and listening.
The Capital Arts Partnership programs are specifically designed to meet the Common Core Arts Standards in multiple grade levels and to cultivate a student’s ability to carry out the artistic processes of: Creating, Performing, and Responding.
Program Components
Capital Arts Partnership program components provided by Washington Performing Arts include:
- Up to 20 classroom sessions with Washington Performing Arts teaching artists; scheduled and designed with the partner teacher
- One culminating performance for the full school population by Capital Arts Partnership students and teaching artists
- Tickets and transportation for students, teachers, and families to attend Washington Performing Arts main stage concerts and events when available
- Public performance opportunities for Capital Arts Partnership students when available (e.g. Millennium Stage, National Cherry Blossom Festival, National Building Museum)
CAP Residency Application Is Open
Apply by Friday, September 27
Submit your application by end of day on Friday, September 27th to be considered for a Capital Arts Partnership artist residency, beginning in the 2024-25 school year. Applications will be reviewed following the deadline, and selected teachers will be notified by Friday, October 4th. One school will be selected from each of the following residency focus areas: Dance, Strings, Global Music, Drumline, and Band (jazz, go-go, concert band, etc.). Washington Performing Arts staff will then follow up with selected teachers to confirm participation and collect additional details about the participating grade level(s), class schedule, and potential Teaching Artists for your residency.
To be eligible for a Capital Arts Partnership Artist Residency, you must:
- Be a current arts teacher in a DC public school for the 2024-25 school year
- Have been at your current school for at least 1 full school year, teaching a class or ensemble that has been in place for at least 1 full school year
- Be able to commit to a 2-year partnership with Washington Performing Arts and the participating Teaching Artists
- Be able to commit to collaborating with your Teaching Artist to plan, schedule, and hold up the agreed upon residency sessions (not to exceed 20) by the end of the 2024-25 school year
Sponsors
The Capital Arts Partnership program is a partnership of D.C. Public Schools and Washington Performing Arts.
Support for Capital Arts Partnership program is provided by the following sponsors: Peter Buscemi and Judith Miller; Pepco, An Exelon Company and Gary and Silvia Yacoubian/SVS.
Education programs at Washington Performing Arts are made possible in part by the following sponsors: D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities; U.S. Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program; The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; Jacqueline Badger Mars and Mars, Incorporated; Park Foundation, Inc; Mr. Bruce Rosenblum and Ms. Lori Laitman; Prince Charitable Trusts; Sunny and Bill Alsup; The Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation; Matthew Rowley Memorial Fund; Deborah Weinberger; Events DC; Dina Al Sabah and David Alden; The Nora Roberts Foundation; The Edith Glick Shoolman Children’s Foundation; CHIME & Dorothy Marschak; Graham Holdings Company; Venable; George Wasserman Family Foundation, Inc.; Ms. Dina Lassow; The Charles Delmar Foundation, and the Washington Performing Arts Women’s Committee. Gifts as of January 1, 2025.
Questions?
Contact the Education team.
Contact
Education Team education@washingtonperformingarts.org.