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 Pepco, An Exelon Company and Gary and Silvia Yacoubian/SVS.
Special thanks to Jacqueline Badger Mars and Mars, Incorporated, and The Edith Glick Shoolman Children’s Foundation.
Education programs at Washington Performing Arts are made possible in part by the 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; Philip L. Graham Fund; Park Foundation, Inc.; Mr. Bruce Rosenblum and Ms. Lori Laitman; The Boeing Company; Prince Charitable Trusts; Mr. Peter Buscemi and Ms. Judith Miller; Events DC; Sunny and Bill Alsup; Nancy Peery Marriott Foundation; Dr. Robert Misbin; Mary Jo Veverka; Washington Performing Arts Women’s Committee; Dina Al Sabah and David Alden; The Nora Roberts Foundation; CHIME & Dorothy Marschak; Dimick Foundation; Graham Holdings Company; Mr.+ and Mrs.+ Herbert Milstein/The Greene-Milstein Family Foundation; Peace Love and Joy, in memory of Arman Simone; Venable Foundation; George Wasserman Family Foundation, Inc.; Dr. W. Stephen and Diane E. Piper; Ms. Sara E. Sanders/Sanders Foundation; Dr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Danks; Capitol Hill Community Foundation; and The Charles Delmar Foundation. Gifts as of November 27, 2023.
Questions?
Contact the Education team.
Contact
Education Team education@washingtonperformingarts.org.