With support from the California Arts Council, Siskiyou County Arts Council will partner with Mt. Shasta Children’s Theater to offer a 4-week summer musical theater camp for 50-75 children ages 8-16 from low-income families. The program will align with State Standards and include public performances of “The Lion King”, through which students will demonstrate skills learned. Broadway Camp will be led by Shasta Studios founder/artistic director, Wendy James, and a team of teaching artists.
Organizational priorities are to increase equity, particularly racial equity, in and through the arts; ensure the long-term vitality of the arts ecosystem by supporting self-organization strategies; and to foster individual creativity throughout life acknowledging art as a fundamental human need. SCAC ensures constituents have equitable access to arts programming and opportunities by providing county-wide arts programming focusing on habitually underserved communities, pursuing strategic local arts initiatives that connect and highlight the arts ecosystem, coordinating emergency preparedness initiatives and mutual aid funds, and offering fiscal sponsorship for nascent arts organizations and projects.