Our Impact
Since becoming an official 501(c)3 organization 2016, 424 ArtistYear AmeriCorps RTAs have served as teaching artists in over 188 Title 1 schools, reaching approximately 87,000 students across Philadelphia, Colorado, North Carolina and New York City, and have expanded access to arts education across the disciplines of Visual Arts, Music, Theater, Dance, Digital Media, Creative Writing, Photography, and Design.
Program Outcomes
The ArtistYear Program is designed to yield positive changes for the students, schools/districts, and the ArtistYear AmeriCorps Resident Teaching Artists themselves.
Students
We reach students through art to:
- Increase art skills and interest
- Enhance creative expression
- Improve core social-emotional mindsets
Schools
Believing all schools deserve to be “arts rich,” our Program aims to:
- Expand arts equity & access
- Improve school climate & culture
- Engage school community in the arts
ArtistYear RTAs
Our ArtistYear AmeriCorps RTAs are the change-agents. They:
- Establish creative learning environments for student artistic & social-emotional growth
- Develop as service-oriented young professionals & educational leaders
- Increase arts educator workforce