Out of School Time

Arts Corps provides a network of arts learning opportunities throughout the region through long-standing partnerships with elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as community centers and residential sites to deliver out-of-school arts programming. Our out-of-school arts program places teaching artists at partner sites for after-school classes in a specific art form.

Typically, out-of-school arts classes are offered once or twice a week, for 1-2 hours per class, for eight weeks and are taught by excellent, community-based teaching artists who specialize in many different art forms and cultural expressions.

Recent Offerings

An elementary student mirrors a teacher in a triangular pose, holding head against floor, with one leg raised
Dance

Students develop focus, self-confidence, self-discipline, physical and mental stamina, and the ability to work in collaboration with their peers. 

Our offerings include Capoeira, Lao dance, Movement and Interdisciplinary Arts, and HipHop.

 

The hands of students as they drum on tubing drums sited in a classroom
Music

Students realize and experience the power of their own voice through rhythm and song and refine their instrumental skills by exploring different musical styles and techniques.

Some of our recent music offerings include choir, African drumming, and drumline.

An elementary student in focus while he runs in a school cafeteria, in a circle of peers
Theatre

Students learn foundational theatre techniques and hone their personal and collective acting and storytelling skills while exploring current issues and events, from family narratives to local and national headlines. 

Our theatre classes include lessons on the wide array of skills that make-up theatre including scenic designs, puppetry, and acting. 

Elementary students draw on a big piece of white paper on the floor, with nature as a theme
Visual Art

Students develop techniques and styles across  visual arts and discover new ways to see and move through the world through visual self expression. 

Our visual art classes include lessons on the wider array of mediums and styles that make up visual arts including drawing, painting, collage-making, graffiti, and sculpting.

Cost

Arts Corps classes are always free to youth. We prioritize schools that have 60% or more free and reduced lunch and are located in South King County. Qualified schools and organizations partnering with Arts Corps to deliver these classes may be eligible to pay a subsidized rate for classes. For more information, please contact info@artscorps.org.  

If you are interested in partnering with Arts Corps, please fill out the partnership inquiry form, or contact our program staff.