Outreach
In the Schools & In Our Community
We believe in developing an appreciation of the arts for the young and the young-at-heart. Recent studies have shown that individuals with some arts background are more creative and bring the necessary skills to adapt in a rapidly changing world market. The creative arts can also offer an alternative outlet for the elderly to communicate with others.
Several of our series performers will conduct master classes, or workshops. There are also opportunities for local students to meet with professional visual artists.
Education
Programming
Grades k-2
Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players
Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players bring unexpectedly intelligent and whimsically rocking music for kids. In concert, kids and grownups dance-it-out with the Players and their hilarious puppet sidekicks! Through catchy lyrics and friendly pop beats, the audience explores what it means to embrace everyone’s uniqueness - including one’s own. Justin, a five-time Grammy® nominated children’s musician, has been creating soundtracks to families’ lives for over 25 years. (Also the author of several childrens books, Roberts has been honored with nine National Parenting Publications Awards.) This fun, interactive, and surprisingly sophisticated concert will have kids up, engaged, and yelling, “It’s Not Naptime!”
Education Programming
Grades 3-5
The Pa'akai We Bring
The Pa‘akai We Bring introduces audiences to the Native Hawaiian relationship to pa‘akai (salt). Traditionally, pa‘akai is food, medicine, a sacrament, and a treasured gift. The play follows a family with multiple generations of salt farmers on Kauai, and it mixes ancient stories, hula, live music, original songs and plenty of audience participation into a tasty potluck of performance joyously served up with aloha. Created in partnership with the Bishop Museum and cultural elders and leaders, the performance offers a warm, culturally enlightening, and restorative experience for audiences young and old.
Education
Programming
Grades 6-8
Jeeyoon Kim
Jeeyoon Kim has thrilled classical music fans from the start of her career, beginning with her celebrated 2016 debut album, 10 More Minutes. Through her unique performance presentations, Jeeyoon has connected with classical concert attendees decidedly younger than the average, by engaging in musical conversations from the stage. Her dedication to pushing musical boundaries in order to connect with a new audience has inspired a dedicated fanbase that defies conventional wisdom. “My mission as a pianist,” explains Kim, who received two graduate degrees from Indiana University’s Jacob School of Music, “is to create a bridge between audiences and me as a performer, so that they get to have a chance to discover the magic of music.”
Kennedy Center Partnership
Jasper Community Arts, Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools, and Vincennes University Jasper provide arts-based professional development opportunities for local teachers through the Kennedy Center Partners in Education.
Senior Outreach
Jasper Community Arts partners with local nursing homes to provide enrichment to our community. Activities vary from performing artists stopping by for a mini concert, to our staff walking residents through how to create their own masterpieces!