Outreach Programs are free programs and services tailored to reach our city’s youth, senior citizens, low-income residents, youth at risk, and other target populations. Programs are coordinated throughout the year and are generally held on-site in schools and city-owned facilities. Outreach services include active partnerships with groups serving people with disabilities, school and youth related committees, and collaboration with other city departments to coordinate joint programs. Over one hundred programs take place each year with an average of 15,000 participants.
After School Arts Enrichment Program
The City of North Charleston sponsors afterschool programs in twelve public elementary schools within city limits. The City’s Cultural Arts Department contracts with professional artists and groups to conduct free classes for the students. Instructional hours may vary based on the school assignment, but most arts enrichment programs take place as [2] back-to-back hour-long sessions between 3-4pm and 4-5pm. A variety of visual art, music, dance, creative writing, and theatre classes are offered. Teachers rotate to a different school on a bi-monthly basis. If you are interested in becoming a teaching artist for the After School Arts Enrichment Program, please submit the completed application and resume forms below to [email protected].
Teaching Artist Application Resume form
North Charleston City Schools Resource – ArtReach
Statistics prove that children exposed to the arts benefit in many wonderful ways, and ArtReach is our opportunity to bring the arts directly to the classroom at NO COST to the school districts, students, and their parents. Our goal is for each principal and appointed school liaison or art teacher to use this roster of visiting artists as a tool to partner with the Cultural Arts Dept. We are able to provide students with creative educational art experiences in their own school setting through a simple request process. More than 10,000 students participate in these programs annually. ArtReach information and forms to participate can be downloaded below.
ArtReach 2024-25 ArtReach Participation Forms 2024-25
Non-City Schools Resources
A variety of cultural arts experiences for tri-county area students are offered throughout the year, providing field trip opportunities and exhibition tours.
Arts Opportunities for Schools 24-25
Contact the Cultural Arts Department at (843) 740-5854 for more information on any of the above programs/services.