With support from the California Arts Council, Center for Community Arts, City of Walnut Creek will provide 4 15-week teaching artist residencies in four classes across two school sites, focusing on students with active IEPs and/or special needs. Teaching artists will provide high-quality instruction in one discipline, working in collaboration with school staff and classroom teachers to develop sustainable arts integration strategies, skills and practices.
In addition to standalone and sequential classes and workshops, performances, preschools, camps and exhibitions at our four locations, Center for Community Arts offers programming at community centers and local schools that foster artistic development, engagement, and connection for those who can’t afford our center-based programs. Current community program partners include Trinity Center (serving homeless and low-income adults), Life Steps Foundation, two local school districts, and arts residencies serving special needs schools through the Contra County Office of Education.