Regarding a residency performance

"I loved the Gran Folklorico de México because the dances were awesome! My favorite dance was when all the women wore the really pretty dresses and the men wore sombreros. I always loved to watch folk dances because it reminds me of my heritage. Thank you for letting us watch the dance." Laura Martinez, student

Providing opportunity in the arts is the fundamental purpose of the Salina Arts and Humanities Commission. Why? The arts teach kids to be more tolerant and open. The arts promote individuality, bolster self-confidence and improve overall academic performance. The arts can make a tremendous impact on the developmental growth of every child and have proven to help level the “learning field” across socio-economic boundaries.

Salina kids are the lucky ones. For over forty years SAHC has created pathways between our schools and our distinctive assortment of arts providers. Salina students are art-aware and arts-empowered because of successive opportunities to participate in dance, drama, visual art and music – coming from across our community and beyond.

In 2008 the Salina Arts and Humanities Commission placed local Salina artists in individual classrooms, delivering a total of 488 sessions reaching 17,412 students. Services by residency artists impacted 6,305 students. Total "Arts Infusion" program services totaled an impressive 23,717 student contacts involving 337 artists.

2007/08 Residency Artists:
Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre; Allegresse, a classical music trio; Switchback, Celtic and American roots music; Richard Pitts and Priscilla Howe, storytellers; m-pact, men's a capella group; and Lisa Henry, jazz vocalist.

The less art kids get, the more it shows. Are yours getting enough? Art.
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