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Dance in the Parks’ mission is to bring free, professional dance performances to new audiences in the most accessible venues in Chicago—neighborhood parks. We hope to expose audiences unfamiliar with dance to the art form as well as to local performers and choreographers in a relaxed, casual atmosphere in order to build future relationships with the greater Chicago dance community.

To elevate student engagement, and expand the role of music in education by making purposeful, inclusive music a joyful and integral part of literacy, academic, and social-emotional learning throughout the school day, and beyond. We accomplish this by training and equipping inspired educators to integrate hands-on music and songs for learning with classroom instruction, activities, transitions, support services, and building classroom communities. ​Our unique, developmental approach nurtures creative and effective teaching practices through free weekly professional development (PD) courses in ukulele, guitar, and classroom implementation, as well as capacity-building co-teaching artist residencies, intensive workshops, in-service trainings, conference presentations, after school music clubs, and specialized services in adaptive music for inclusion.

The mission of The Gift is to tell great stories onstage with honesty and simplicity. The Gift believes a play never closes until everyone who saw it stops thinking about it and that art is, at its best, a sacred conversation between actor and audience, revealing the joy and pain of being human. In other words, a gift.

Founded in 2015, Vanguard Theater Company is committed to producing transformational theater dedicated to diversity, community engagement, education and professional artistic mentorship. Through dynamic storytelling, Vanguard Theater Company produces works that reflect the various complexions of the 21st century artist and audience. Vanguard Theater Company is a registered 501(c)3 not for profit arts organization envisioned by visionary co-founders, Mrs. Janeece Freeman-Clark and Mr. Daryl l. Stewart.

To bring economically disadvantaged inner-city childern in New York City together with professional theater artists to create original theater.  

The Academy of Music's mission is to provide the joys and benefits of learning music to the residents of Hampton Roads, regardless of their ability to pay.

Founded in 1991, the Steamboat Symphony Orchestra’s mission is to promote orchestral music in the Yampa Valley by providing professional quality performances and education experiences for community musicians of all ages. Throughout the year, the organization engages the community with educational activities and immersion weekends. Musicians from the orchestra also perform as small ensembles in the community and surrounding areas.

The mission of The Winter Park Playhouse is to enhance quality of life for residents and visitors in Central Florida by producing and developing year-round professional musical theatre programming, in-house and out in the community, that entertains, uplifts and inspires.

The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra transforms people and communities through music by playing ambitious, inspiring concerts; educating young people and adults; reaching out to diverse regions, neighborhoods and audiences; connecting through various mediums and venues; and contributing to the cultural richness of our home

Shakespeare on the Sound is committed to producing affordable, professional open-air productions of the plays of William Shakespeare and related authors in Fairfield County. Working in collaboration with area civic, business and educational institutions, Shakespeare on the Sound presents an annual theatre festival, which brings great dramatic works to a broad audience, creating a forum for learning, appreciation and celebration. Our Educational programming goal is to build community through the arts, giving the works of Shakespeare a vibrant life beyond the summer festival with a variety of school, library, adult education, and art programs as a means to reach a diverse cross-section of people of all ages and economic backgrounds.

To provide community students with musical exposure, experience and instruction to help develop well rounded students and citizens, thereby uplifting the community at-large

Arts on the Horizon was founded as a professional, non-profit theatre company with a specific focus of providing performances and arts education programs for an audience of young people ages 0 to 6 years old and their families.Arts on the Horizon values intelligent, innovative, and original work for very young audiences that is accessible, affordable, inspiring and joyful. We believe the arts play an important role in children’s lives. The results can be seen in their development of critical thinking skills, self-confidence, and independence.