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.

MUSIC PROGRAMS: YEAR-LONG INSTRUCTION WAS PROVIDED IN STRINGS (VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO, BASS, PIANO, GUITAR, AND HARP), DRUMS, AND VOICE LESSONS, AS WELL AS INSTRUCTION IN ELECTRIC GUITAR AND ELECTRIC BASS. DUE TO COVID-19, LESSONS WERE CONDUCTED BOTH IN PERSON (PRIOR TO MARCH 13, 2020) AND VIA REMOTE VIDEO CONFERENCING (AFTER MARCH 14, 2020). WE TAUGHT IN 3 ORCHESTRAS PLUS A VIOLIN CHOIR (ALL-VIOLIN ENSEMBLE), PROVIDED SUZUKI VIOLIN, VIOLA AND PIANO INSTRUCTION. THE STRING PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST SUZUKI PROGRM IN CINCINNATI WITH COLLABORATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC - CCM PREP, TAUGHT 3 SEMESTERS OF MUSICAL THEATER (1 IN PERSON AND THE OTHER 2 REMOTELY) 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 6 OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO AUDIENCES RANGING FROM 100 TO 300 PEOPLE, INCLUDING PERFORMANCES AT THE CINCINNATI SUMMER FAIR AT CONEY ISLAND, PERFORMANCES AT AN ALL-CITY SUZUKI PLAY-IN, AND AT THE CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM, AS WELL AS AT LOCAL RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES, ALL TO ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCES. SCHOOL YEAR OFFERINGS: MUSIK KIDS PROGRAM. SEPT - MAY, OUR STAFF OFFERED 1 WEEKLY CLASS AT LADS AND LASSIES PRESCHOOL, 4 WEEKLY GROUP PIANO CLASSES, 4 WEEKLY FAMILY MUSIC CLASSES (AGES BABIES-3 YRS.), AND 2 PRE-PIANO CLASSES (AGES 4-6). OUR PRE-PIANO AND KEYBOARD GROUP TEACHERS ALSO CONTINUED TEACHING PRIVATE PIANO LESSONS FOR THOSE CHILDREN WHO BEGAN PIANO IN THE GROUP CLASS PROGRAM. TWO RECITALS WERE HELD AT LOCAL RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES, LLANFAIR AND EVERGREEN VILLAGE, AND 2 RECITALS WERE AT THE WYOMING FINE ARTS CENTER. THESE RECITALS ARE FREE, AND ATTRACTED A LARGE NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT, ASSISTED-LIVING, AND FULL-CARE RESIDENTS. IN JANUARY EACH YEAR, WE HOST A PUBLIC INTER-ACTIVE FAMILY MUSIC EVENT, WHERE STUDENTS CREATED SIMPLE INSTRUMENTS, THEN MADE MUSIC, DANCED FOLK DANCES, AND LISTED TO SPECIAL SOUNDS. SUMMER MONTHS WERE AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC, ALTHOUGH WERE WERE PREPARING TO TEACH BY ZOOM, OUR CLASSES HAD NO REGISTRATION (DOWN FROM AN AVERAGE OF 20-35 STUDENTS FOR THE 6 WEEK SESSION). WE ALSO CANCELLED 3 MINI MUSICALS, WHICH WOULD HAVE INVOLVED SINGING AND FOLK DANCING. INSTEAD OF OUR TRADITIONAL SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS, WE CONTINUED THE PRIVATE LESSON MODEL DUE TO COVID-19 AND THE NEED TO CONTINUE WITH REMOTE LEARNING DUE TO GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS. THERE WERE 6 ART CAMPS AVAILABLE WITH LIMITED NUMBER OF STUDENTS TO STAY WITHIN THE PANDEMIC GUIDELINES OF SMALL GROUP RESTRICTIONS. MUSICAL THEATER STUDENTS ATTENDED WEEKLY COACHING AND PERFORMED A TOTAL OF 4 SHOWS, INCLUDING 2 IN THE SUMMER, TO AUDIENCES NUMBERING OVER 300 PEOPLE. AS AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, MUSICAL THEATER CLASS AND CAMPS OFFERED INSTRUCTION TO BEGINNING, INTERMEDIATE, AND ADVANCED STUDENTS, AND TO MANY STUDENTS THESE ACTIVITIES SERVED AS A FIRST INTRODUCTION TO SINGING, ACTING, AND DANCING, LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR A LIFE-LONG APPRECIATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. THE CENTER ALSO CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP'S ARTSCONNECT. TOGETHER WITH ARTSCONNECT, WE PRESENTED THREE "OFF THE HILL" PRODUCTIONS OF THE CINCINNATI'S TONY-AWARD WINNING PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK'S FAMILY-FRIENDLY THEATER PLAYS, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 600 PEOPLE OVER THE 3 PRODUCTIONS. WE ALSO PRESENTED THE "ARTSWAVE DAYS", A FREE COMMUNITY ARTS ENGAGEMENT DAY WHICH INCLUDED FREE DEMONSTRATIONS AND PERFORMANCES OF OUR PROGRAMS (MUSIK KIDS, SUZUKI STRINGS, ART OPEN STUDIO & HIP HOP DANCE), AS WELL AS PARTICIPATORY PRESENTATIONS BY OUR 2 RESIDENT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS: CINCINNATI CIVIC ORCHESTRA AND CINCINNATI CONTRADANCERS. THROUGH ALL OUR PROGRAMS, CLASSES AND PERFORMANCES, WE DREW A TOTAL AUDIENCE IN EXCESS OF 5,000 PEOPLE, WHICH INCLUDED OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE ATTENDING OUR PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS.

ART PROGRAMS: THE ART STUDIO 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 (1 CLASS), ELEMENTARY ART (2 CLASSES), MIDDLE SCHOOL ART (2 CLASSES), AND HIGH SCHOOL PORTFOLIO (1 CLASS). NO SCHOOL, LET'S ART CAMPS WERE OFFERED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR WORKING PARENTS'. PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF CINCINNATI PROVIDED FREE ARTMAKING EXPERIENCES IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS. FOUR LIBRARIES WERE SERVED: ELMWOOD PLACE, COLLEGE HILL, AVONDALE AND READING. THE FOLLOWING ART DISCIPLINES WERE TAUGHT: DRAWING, PAINTING, COLLAGE, CLAY, MIXED ART MEDIA, AND OTHER. SUMMER CAMPS WERE PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS AGE 3 (DINO CAMP), TO AGE 14. ART STUDIO CONTINUED WITH OFFERING A COLORS AND CUPCAKES PAINTING PROGRAM, BIRTHDAY WITH THE ARTS CELEBRATIONS AND THEMED ART PARTIES WHICH INTRODUCE CHILDREN TO ART THROUGH ART PROJECTS DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM POPULAR YOUTH CULTURE: HARRY POTTER, POKEMON, AND OTHER POPULAR THEMES. A TOTAL OF 408 STUDENTS ATTENDED, AND APPROXIMATELY 350 OTHER GUESTS ATTENDED END-OF-CAMP STUDENT ART EXHIBITS. BECAUSE OF COVID -19, THE SPRING QUARTER WENT VIRTUAL AND SEVERAL CLASSES: PRESCHOOL, ART AND SATURDAY MIDDLE SCHOOL DID NOT RUN. LIBRARY PROGRAMMING CAME TO A HALT AND SUMMER ART CAMPS WERE A FRACTION OF WHAT THEY WERE THE YEAR BEFORE. JULY WAS THE BIGGEST ATTENDED AND WE DID NOT HAVE ART CAMPS AT ALL IN JULY 2020. COLORS AND CUPCAKES, ART PARTIES AND OTHER EXTRA ACTIVITIES WERE AFFECTED AS WELL.

DANCE PROGRAMS: HIP-HOP, AND DANCING WITH PARKINSON'S WERE HELD EACH WEEK FOR THE DURATION OF THE SCHOOL YEAR UNTIL COVID-19 SHUTDOWN ON MARCH 13,2020. (SEPTEMBER TO MARCH). NOW IN ITS FIFTH YEAR, 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 INTERNATIONALLY- 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. HIP HOP CLASS MET WEEKLY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR UNTIL COVID-19 SHUTDOWN ON MARCH 13,2020; A TOTAL OF 60 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OUR THREE DANCE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

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MUSIC PROGRAMS: YEAR-LONG INSTRUCTION WAS PROVIDED IN STRINGS (VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO, BASS, PIANO, GUITAR, AND HARP), DRUMS, AND VOICE LESSONS, AS WELL AS INSTRUCTION IN ELECTRIC GUITAR AND ELECTRIC BASS. DUE TO COVID-19, LESSONS WERE CONDUCTED BOTH IN PERSON (PRIOR TO MARCH 13, 2020) AND VIA REMOTE VIDEO CONFERENCING (AFTER MARCH 14, 2020). WE TAUGHT IN 3 ORCHESTRAS PLUS A VIOLIN CHOIR (ALL-VIOLIN ENSEMBLE), PROVIDED SUZUKI VIOLIN, VIOLA AND PIANO INSTRUCTION. THE STRING PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST SUZUKI PROGRM IN CINCINNATI WITH COLLABORATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC - CCM PREP, TAUGHT 3 SEMESTERS OF MUSICAL THEATER (1 IN PERSON AND THE OTHER 2 REMOTELY) 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 6 OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO AUDIENCES RANGING FROM 100 TO 300 PEOPLE, INCLUDING PERFORMANCES AT THE CINCINNATI SUMMER FAIR AT CONEY ISLAND, PERFORMANCES AT AN ALL-CITY SUZUKI PLAY-IN, AND AT THE CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM, AS WELL AS AT LOCAL RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES, ALL TO ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCES. SCHOOL YEAR OFFERINGS: MUSIK KIDS PROGRAM. SEPT - MAY, OUR STAFF OFFERED 1 WEEKLY CLASS AT LADS AND LASSIES PRESCHOOL, 4 WEEKLY GROUP PIANO CLASSES, 4 WEEKLY FAMILY MUSIC CLASSES (AGES BABIES-3 YRS.), AND 2 PRE-PIANO CLASSES (AGES 4-6). OUR PRE-PIANO AND KEYBOARD GROUP TEACHERS ALSO CONTINUED TEACHING PRIVATE PIANO LESSONS FOR THOSE CHILDREN WHO BEGAN PIANO IN THE GROUP CLASS PROGRAM. TWO RECITALS WERE HELD AT LOCAL RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES, LLANFAIR AND EVERGREEN VILLAGE, AND 2 RECITALS WERE AT THE WYOMING FINE ARTS CENTER. THESE RECITALS ARE FREE, AND ATTRACTED A LARGE NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT, ASSISTED-LIVING, AND FULL-CARE RESIDENTS. IN JANUARY EACH YEAR, WE HOST A PUBLIC INTER-ACTIVE FAMILY MUSIC EVENT, WHERE STUDENTS CREATED SIMPLE INSTRUMENTS, THEN MADE MUSIC, DANCED FOLK DANCES, AND LISTED TO SPECIAL SOUNDS. SUMMER MONTHS WERE AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC, ALTHOUGH WERE WERE PREPARING TO TEACH BY ZOOM, OUR CLASSES HAD NO REGISTRATION (DOWN FROM AN AVERAGE OF 20-35 STUDENTS FOR THE 6 WEEK SESSION). WE ALSO CANCELLED 3 MINI MUSICALS, WHICH WOULD HAVE INVOLVED SINGING AND FOLK DANCING. INSTEAD OF OUR TRADITIONAL SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS, WE CONTINUED THE PRIVATE LESSON MODEL DUE TO COVID-19 AND THE NEED TO CONTINUE WITH REMOTE LEARNING DUE TO GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS. THERE WERE 6 ART CAMPS AVAILABLE WITH LIMITED NUMBER OF STUDENTS TO STAY WITHIN THE PANDEMIC GUIDELINES OF SMALL GROUP RESTRICTIONS. MUSICAL THEATER STUDENTS ATTENDED WEEKLY COACHING AND PERFORMED A TOTAL OF 4 SHOWS, INCLUDING 2 IN THE SUMMER, TO AUDIENCES NUMBERING OVER 300 PEOPLE. AS AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, MUSICAL THEATER CLASS AND CAMPS OFFERED INSTRUCTION TO BEGINNING, INTERMEDIATE, AND ADVANCED STUDENTS, AND TO MANY STUDENTS THESE ACTIVITIES SERVED AS A FIRST INTRODUCTION TO SINGING, ACTING, AND DANCING, LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR A LIFE-LONG APPRECIATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. THE CENTER ALSO CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP'S ARTSCONNECT. TOGETHER WITH ARTSCONNECT, WE PRESENTED THREE "OFF THE HILL" PRODUCTIONS OF THE CINCINNATI'S TONY-AWARD WINNING PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK'S FAMILY-FRIENDLY THEATER PLAYS, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 600 PEOPLE OVER THE 3 PRODUCTIONS. WE ALSO PRESENTED THE "ARTSWAVE DAYS", A FREE COMMUNITY ARTS ENGAGEMENT DAY WHICH INCLUDED FREE DEMONSTRATIONS AND PERFORMANCES OF OUR PROGRAMS (MUSIK KIDS, SUZUKI STRINGS, ART OPEN STUDIO & HIP HOP DANCE), AS WELL AS PARTICIPATORY PRESENTATIONS BY OUR 2 RESIDENT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS: CINCINNATI CIVIC ORCHESTRA AND CINCINNATI CONTRADANCERS. THROUGH ALL OUR PROGRAMS, CLASSES AND PERFORMANCES, WE DREW A TOTAL AUDIENCE IN EXCESS OF 5,000 PEOPLE, WHICH INCLUDED OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE ATTENDING OUR PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS.

ART PROGRAMS: THE ART STUDIO 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 (1 CLASS), ELEMENTARY ART (2 CLASSES), MIDDLE SCHOOL ART (2 CLASSES), AND HIGH SCHOOL PORTFOLIO (1 CLASS). NO SCHOOL, LET'S ART CAMPS WERE OFFERED DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR WORKING PARENTS'. PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF CINCINNATI PROVIDED FREE ARTMAKING EXPERIENCES IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS. FOUR LIBRARIES WERE SERVED: ELMWOOD PLACE, COLLEGE HILL, AVONDALE AND READING. THE FOLLOWING ART DISCIPLINES WERE TAUGHT: DRAWING, PAINTING, COLLAGE, CLAY, MIXED ART MEDIA, AND OTHER. SUMMER CAMPS WERE PROVIDED FOR STUDENTS AGE 3 (DINO CAMP), TO AGE 14. ART STUDIO CONTINUED WITH OFFERING A COLORS AND CUPCAKES PAINTING PROGRAM, BIRTHDAY WITH THE ARTS CELEBRATIONS AND THEMED ART PARTIES WHICH INTRODUCE CHILDREN TO ART THROUGH ART PROJECTS DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM POPULAR YOUTH CULTURE: HARRY POTTER, POKEMON, AND OTHER POPULAR THEMES. A TOTAL OF 408 STUDENTS ATTENDED, AND APPROXIMATELY 350 OTHER GUESTS ATTENDED END-OF-CAMP STUDENT ART EXHIBITS. BECAUSE OF COVID -19, THE SPRING QUARTER WENT VIRTUAL AND SEVERAL CLASSES: PRESCHOOL, ART AND SATURDAY MIDDLE SCHOOL DID NOT RUN. LIBRARY PROGRAMMING CAME TO A HALT AND SUMMER ART CAMPS WERE A FRACTION OF WHAT THEY WERE THE YEAR BEFORE. JULY WAS THE BIGGEST ATTENDED AND WE DID NOT HAVE ART CAMPS AT ALL IN JULY 2020. COLORS AND CUPCAKES, ART PARTIES AND OTHER EXTRA ACTIVITIES WERE AFFECTED AS WELL.

DANCE PROGRAMS: HIP-HOP, AND DANCING WITH PARKINSON'S WERE HELD EACH WEEK FOR THE DURATION OF THE SCHOOL YEAR UNTIL COVID-19 SHUTDOWN ON MARCH 13,2020. (SEPTEMBER TO MARCH). NOW IN ITS FIFTH YEAR, 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 INTERNATIONALLY- 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. HIP HOP CLASS MET WEEKLY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR UNTIL COVID-19 SHUTDOWN ON MARCH 13,2020; A TOTAL OF 60 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN OUR THREE DANCE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

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