2017-034-E Arts - Mary Scroggs Elementary PTA - Fall 2016 Arts Grant Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:8098AFC6-0436-4DCB-B911-252527D 189DE II. School's Arts Programs Scroggs' arts programs include the following: • Visual arts and music classes are held once a week for all grades • Chorus is offered once a week for 5th grade students • The Guest Artist Program allows local visual artists to visit Scroggs and mentor 4th grade students • The STEAM Lab/Makerspace is used by all grades at least twice per quarter • FrogFest is an annual event at which all Scroggs students perform and celebrate music, art, dance, and theater • The Community Art Club is an afterschool enrichment program offered free of charge to 15 4th and 5th grade students in the Fall and Spring III. Proposed Uses of Grant Funds Location: Mary Scroggs Elementary School Date: March 1 2017 Artists involved: Paperhand Puppet Intervention (Directors: Donovan Zimmerman and Jan Burger) Paperhand Puppet Intervention is a puppet theater company based in Saxapahaw, North Carolina. For more than 15 years, they have been creating original, large-scale puppet shows that "tell stories of the human heart, illuminate myths from around the world, and inspire young and old alike through their unique brand of creative expression." (http:l/paperhand.org) Just last year, their summer shows were attended by more than 16,000 people. And based on their artistic merit, they are invited to perform and host puppet-making workshops around the world. A vital part of their mission is collaboration with the greater local community. Paperhand Puppet Intervention has done many school programs in the past, to help inform and educate children about the process of creation as well as the potential of art, theater, and story to make the world a better place. This year, Mr. Zimmerman is partnering with the Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools District through Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission funding to offer workshops for the 11 elementary school art teachers to learn the art of making puppets and better understand the world of puppetry to help bring it into their classrooms. And as in previous years, Mr. Zimmerman will be volunteering his time as a Guest Artist in our 4th grade art classes. This will inspire these students as they create puppets and a shadow puppet show to share at our annual Frogfest event in May. But this amazing experience reaches only one-sixth of our students.