The Wyoming Fine Arts Center

OUR MISSION IS TO EDUCATE, CREATE EXPERIENCES, AND NURTURE APPRECIATION IN MUSIC AND OTHER CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS ACROSS ALL AGES, RACES, ABILITIES AND BACKGROUNDS. WE DO THIS THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING, CREATIVE PROGRAMMING, INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPERIENCES, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND ENGAGEMENT.

YEAR-LONG INSTRUCTION WAS PROVIDED IN VOICE, AND INSTRUMENTS (VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO, BASS, DRUMS, PIANO, GUITAR, SAX, TRUMPET, FLUTE, ELECTRIC GUITAR AND ELECTRIC BASS). AFTER MARCH 13, 2020 A COMBINATION OF IN-PERSON AND REMOTE INSTRUCTION WAS LEVERAGED AND VIDEO ALL BUT ENTIRELY ENDED IN SEPT 2022. ONE OF THESE VIRTUAL LESSONS CONTINUED INTO 22-23 YEAR. THE STRING PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST SUZUKI PROGRAM IN CINCINNATI WITH COLLABORATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC - CCM PREP. WE OFFERED THREE SEMESTERS OF MUSICAL THEATER AND PROVIDED A YEAR-LONG MUSIK KIDS PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN 3 MONTHS OLD AND UP. THE SUZUKI PROGRAM IN VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO, AND PIANO INCLUDED WEEKLY LESSONS AND GROUP CLASSES, AND BI-MONTHLY OUTREACHES AND RECITALS (GROUP AND SOLO). SUZUKI STUDENTS PERFORMED IN SIX OUTREACH PROGRAMS.

SUMMER CAMP, REGISTATION, MISCELLANEOUS AND GRANTS TO OTHERS

IN ADDITION TO GROUP ART CLASSES, WE OFFER ONE-ON-ONE PRIVATE ART LESSONS - A RARE FIND IN THE COMMUNITY. OPEN ART STUDIOS PROVIDED YEAR-LONG CURRICULUM-BASED ART CLASSES, SUMMER ART CAMPS, PAINTING PARTIES AND HOLIDAY ART CELEBRATIONS. YEAR-LONG CLASSES WERE OFFERED IN THE FOLLOWING AGE GROUPS: PRE-K ART, ELEMENTARY ART, MIDDLE SCHOOL ART, AND HIGH SCHOOL PORTFOLIO. NO SCHOOL, LET'S ART CAMPS WERE OFFERED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR WORKING PARENTS. PARTNERSHIPS WITH HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY OF CINCINNATI PROVIDED FREE ARTMAKING EXPERIENCES IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS. WE CONTINUE TO GROW OUR FREE LIBRARY AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM TO FIVE LIBRARIES SERVED: ELMWOOD PLACE, N. COLLEGE HILL , AVONDALE, NORTHSIDE AND READING. THE FOLLOWING ART DISCIPLINES WERE TAUGHT: DRAWING, PAINTING, COLLAGE, CLAY, MIXED ART MEDIA, AND OTHER. OUR TEAM PROVIDED FREE ART KITS FOR PICKUP AT AREA LIBRARIES SO THAT WE COULD CONTINUE OUR LIBRARY PROGRAMMING DURING THE GOVERNMENT SHUT-DOWN. SUMMER CAMPS WERE PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS AGED 3 - 15.

UP UNTIL JANUARY 2023, THE PROGRAM DANCING WITH PARKINSON'S WAS HELD EACH WEEKLY. THE DANCING WITH PARKINSON'S PROGRAM OFFERED FREE DANCE INSTRUCTION AND CLASSES FOR PERSONS AFFLICTED WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. THIS PROGRAM IS BASED ON, AND IS A PART OF AN INTERNATIONALY ACCLAIMED DANCE CLASS/PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE CALLED "DANCE FOR PD." IN ORDER TO OFFER AN EFFECTIVE CLASS TO THE POPULATION AFFECTED BY THIS DISEASE, INSTRUCTORS ARE CERTIFIED BY THE DANCE FOR PD PROGRAM IN NEW YORK (WWW.DANCEFORPARKINSONS.ORG). PARTICIPANTS ARE EMPOWERED TO EXPLORE MOVEMENT AND MUSIC IN WAYS THAT ARE REFRESHING, ENJOYABLE, STIMULATING AND CREATIVE.