Turnaround Arts

TURNAROUND ARTS

Using the arts to create success in struggling schools.

WHAT WE DO

Turnaround Arts brings arts education resources into priority and focus schools as a strategic tool for targeting larger school challenges and opportunities.

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SPOTLIGHT

Turnaround Arts is announcing a new expansion for the 2017-2018 school year, reaching two new communities and seven new schools.

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OUR IMPACT

From improving academic achievement to decreasing disciplinary problems, research is illuminating Turnaround Arts’ positive impact in schools.

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WHERE WE WORK

Turnaround Arts currently works in 73 schools, 38 districts, and 17 states and the District of Columbia. Click on the dots on the map to see more information.

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Our Artists

Turnaround Artists are acclaimed, creative professionals who adopt Turnaround Arts schools over the length of the program, working directly with students and teachers, engaging parents and the school community, and highlighting the positive impact of the arts on their school’s transformation.

Carla Dirlikov Canales

Dan Zanes and Claudia Eliaza

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ABOUT US

Turnaround Arts is a program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Arts, local partners and several private foundations. It is based on the premise that high-quality and integrated arts education can strengthen school reform efforts, boost academic achievement, and increase student engagement in schools facing some of the toughest educational challenges in the country.

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