The Mountain Arts Program (MAP) offers schools subsidized, week-long residencies with regional artists. MAP artists work with five core groups of students during the residency week, guiding them in hands-on arts experiences in everything from the visual arts to creative movement, storytelling to music, and weaving to bookmaking. Picture at left: Barry Johnson shares Native American arts and culture with students at Mabel Elementary.

Shown below: Preparations at Green Valley School for a Renaissance Fair in the spring of 2008. More photos ...

Shown below left: Mike Lowe shows students the art of leather tooling at Green Valley Elementary School. Shown below right: Linda Powell teaches a music residency at Parkway Elementary School. More pictures are available on the Photo Page.