CFA Supported Arts Education Programs
Akwaaba
Composer Maddie Stephenson
Composer Maddie Stephenson
Residency at the Bradford Elementary School
“Young people are open. It sticks with them for a very long time,” says Theo Martey, founder of Akwaaba. “Over the years, I’m feeling all the power of music to bind and bring people together,”
Concert with students at
Bradford Elementary School
April 21st
Composer Maddie Stephenson
Composer Maddie Stephenson
Composer Maddie Stephenson
Composer and arranger, Maddie Stephenson, known for her use of unique harmonies and textures collaborates with students of the KRHS Band
to create an original piece
Concert with students for the Community
KRHS
May 24th 6:30
East Bay Jazz Ensemble
Composer Maddie Stephenson
East Bay Jazz Ensemble
New London Elementary School and
Sutton Elementary School
After studying the history of jazz with music teacher Nicole Densmore, the students are treated to a concert with The East Bay Jazz.
Concerts with students for the Community
May 8th Sutton 6:00
May 17th New London 6:30
Dallas Brass
East Bay Jazz
Dallas Brass
Dallas Brass came to KRHS in October 2022.They had a clinic during the day with the high school, and middle school students from Kearsage and Hillsboro Deering High school offering tips on becoming better musicians
And had a fantastic concert for the public that evening.
Youth Beatz
East Bay Jazz
Dallas Brass
Drumming and Team Building
Artist in Residency
at Sutton Elementary School
East Bay Jazz
East Bay Jazz
Richard Haynes visits KRMS
After studying the history of jazz with music teacher Nicole Densmore, the students at Sutton Elementary School and New London Elementary School were treated to a concert with The East Bay Jazz Ensemble.
Richard Haynes visits KRMS
Richard Haynes visits KRMS
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.
Abenaki Culture
Richard Haynes visits KRMS
Portsmouth Brass Quintet
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
Richard Haynes visits KRMS
Portsmouth Brass Quintet
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
Memorial Flag Project
Memorial Flag Project
A beautiful memorial project remembering
those who were lost to
Covid in 2020
by the St Andrews Youth Group.
CheeNulKa
Memorial Flag Project
Memorial Flag Project
Kearsarge Students continue learning about Native American culture online this year with the help of Wampanoag CheeNulKa
Shakespeare Project
Memorial Flag Project
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
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
Memorial Day
Memorial Day
Woodwinds
Memorial Day
Memorial Day
David Coffin-"Music of the King's Court"
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
