Description
Arts Are Essential, Inc. presents professional caliber artists in arts in education programs, family concerts, library or festival performances. Our artists are: Tony Vacca, 35th Parallel, Joe Sallins, Elaine Sisler and Nikki Hu and Guy Van Duser. We offer residency planning and grant assistance as part of our comprehensive arts in education support. We also offer professional development workshops. Our artists are on the Massachusetts Cultural Council and Vermont Arts Council Rosters. We have artists on the NEST Roster. We travel throughout the Northeast working with students and adults of all ages. We bring artists, like Massamba Diop, from Senegal who tour with us in schools and festivals.
We also administer The Senegal-America Project, a cultural/educational exchange helping artists, educators, students and families travel to Senegal, West Africa to experience the Senegalese culture and people. Most people who come along have a personal service project or adopt a group goal.