Arts Education Programs
Richard Haynes visits KRMS
Abenaki Culture Presentation
Richard Haynes visits KRMS
Kearsarge Regional Middle School 8th graders were treated to a special presentation by African American Artist Richard Haynes, in collaboration with his exhibit at Colby-Sawyer College this winter. He shared his inspirational life's journey and sharing his process for creating art that tells a story.
Labyrinth Project at KRHS
Abenaki Culture Presentation
Richard Haynes visits KRMS
Kearsarge Regional High School is host to this mindfulness tool: a 24 foot Labyrinth, a modified Chartres pattern with 7 circuits!
Walking the labyrinth is an ancient practice used by many different cultures for centering, relieving stress and providing a tool for intention.
Study will extend to historical contexts, mathematical configurations, as a wellness tool to be used to clear the mind, promoting clarity and throughout the visual arts as a tool to inspire creativity.
Abenaki Culture Presentation
Abenaki Culture Presentation
Portsmouth Brass Quintet at Simonds School
Special Presentation by Abenaki Culture Bearer Jesse Bruchac to the students of the Kearsarge Regional Elementary, Middle and High Schools and the Sunapee Middle-High School
Portsmouth Brass Quintet at Simonds School
Portsmouth Brass Quintet at Simonds School
Portsmouth Brass Quintet at Simonds School
Through the efforts of music teacher Matt Mitchell and sponsored by the Center for the Arts, The Portsmouth Brass Quintet visited the Simonds Elementary School.
The experience will hopefully inspire students to study one of the instruments in the coming years.
Memorial Flag Project
Portsmouth Brass Quintet at Simonds School
CheeNulKa in New London
A beautiful memorial project remembering
those who were lost to
Covid in 2020
by the St Andrews Youth Group.
CheeNulKa in New London
Portsmouth Brass Quintet at Simonds School
CheeNulKa in New London
Kearsarge Students continue learning about Native American culture online this year with the help of Wampanoag CheeNulKa
Shakespeare Project
Memorial Day Ceremony
Shakespeare Project
See the 2020 Online Production HERE!
Annual Presentation of Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream by students from the Kearsarge Regional Elementary Schools in
New London and Bradford, under the direction of Nicole Densmore
This year its Virtual!
Poetry Club
Memorial Day Ceremony
Shakespeare Project
2020 After School Writing Club culminating in a publication of student Poetry at Sutton Central School under the direction of Thom Smith
Memorial Day Ceremony
Memorial Day Ceremony
Memorial Day Ceremony
Woodwinds Project
Woodwinds Project
Memorial Day Ceremony
David Coffin-"Music of the King's Court"
JAZZ Presentation
Woodwinds Project
JAZZ Presentation
A Special Concert by the East Bay Jazz Ensemble
See it HERE
School and Teacher Grants
Arts Education Grant Guidelines
The Center for the Arts Arts Education Grants program was created to provide teachers and/or administrators the opportunity to expose children to the arts. The purpose of the grant program is also to encourage active participation in the arts. It is designed to encourage teachers and administrators to create projects that will not only expose students to the arts but also to motivate and inspire their students to think creatively and act creatively as they are involved in these projects or programs. The goal is to provide experiences for students to become familiar with all aspects of the arts. The visual arts, creative writing and literature experiences, and the performing arts would be considered appropriate for this grant opportunity.
A detailed description should be given as to how the requested funding will be used.
{Describe the costs of the program not to exceed Teacher Grants $500.00/School Grants $1500}
How to apply:
Any teacher or administrator in one of the 12 towns of the Lake Sunapee Region: Andover, Bradford, Danbury, Grantham, New London, Newbury, Newport, Springfield, Sunapee, Sutton, Warner, or Wilmot, may apply. An explanation of the project must be included and the application completed.
A committee will review the application and the criteria for the award will be explained as follows:
Does the project address the arts in a manner which will include opportunities for all students?
Does it have opportunities for students to be active in the application of the creative goals of the project?
How will the money be used?
What is the time frame for the implementation of the project?
Does it enhance or integrate with the current curricula in the school or district?
How will the project/program be judged a successful experience?
Download Application and Mail to:
Arts Education Grants
Center for the Arts
P O Box 872
New London, NH 03257
or Email to:
Subject Line "Arts Education Grants"
*Center for the Arts Board Members and their families are ineligible
