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ARTS COUNCIL OF RICHMOND
1401 West Main Street - Richmond, VA 23220
Partners in the Arts is a program of the Arts Council of Richmond designed to integrate the arts into the K-12 curriculum through partnerships among participating school divisions, independent schools, artists, arts organizations and the community in the metro Richmond area.

CENTER FOR THE ARTS OF GREATER MANASSAS, PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY
9218 Centreville Road - Manassas, VA 20110
Dedicated to utilizing the arts to improve quality of life for all ages through year-round classes, concerts, performances, summer theatre camps and outreach programs.

CLASSIKA THEATRE
4041 South 28th Street - Arlington, VA 22206
Classika is an educational programs development organization that utilizes dramatic and visual arts to improve academic achievements across school curricula for students who are experiencing difficulty meeting academic performance standards. A professional theatre for family audiences, Classika stages international classics, which instill such important values as tolerance, compassion and understanding in its young audiences. Classika Theatre Studio offers classes in drama, visual arts and movement for school age children.

COMMUNITY CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS, INC.
450 Dinwiddie Street - Portsmouth, VA 23704
CCA is a nonprofit community school offering private and class instruction in four specific area: art, dance, music and theater.

MUSIC RESOURCE CENTER
P.O. Box E - Charlottesville, VA 22903
The Music Resource Center is a place where students will be able to receive professional and personal development through the use of popular music as well as traditional instrumentation. It's designed as a Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Program, serving predominantly marginalized teens in grades 7-12.

NATIONAL DANCE ASSOCIATION
1900 Association Drive - Reston, VA 20191
The National Dance Association increases knowledge, improves skills and encourages sound professional practices in dance education while promoting and supporting creative and healthy lifestyles through high quality dance programs. The NDA is an affiliate of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD).

RICHMOND BALLET'S MINDS IN MOTION
407 East Canal Street - Richmond, VA 23219
Minds In Motion is a year-long program that teaches fourth-grade students discipline, dedication and self-awareness through movement. Richmond Ballet established this program six years ago and modeled it after National Dance Institute and the work of Jacques d'Amboise.

THEATER AT LIME KILN
14 South Randolph Street - Lexington, VA 24450
Located in the heart of Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, Theater at Lime Kiln is a unique outdoor theater built on the ruins of an old lime kiln that produces 3-4 plays, 18-20 concerts from May-October and provides community outreach programming throughout the academic year that is based on the traditions and cultures of the Appalachia region.

THEATRE IV
114 West Broad Street - Richmond, VA 23220
Theatre IV, a leader in Arts-In-Education programming, tours 33 states and is the nation's second-largest theatre for young audiences.

ARTS COUNCIL OF RICHMOND
1401 West Main Street - Richmond, VA 23220
Partners in the Arts is a program of the Arts Council of Richmond designed to integrate the arts into the K-12 curriculum through partnerships among participating school divisions, independent schools, artists, arts organizations and the community in the metro Richmond area.

CENTER FOR THE ARTS OF GREATER MANASSAS, PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY
9218 Centreville Road - Manassas, VA 20110
Dedicated to utilizing the arts to improve quality of life for all ages through year-round classes, concerts, performances, summer theatre camps and outreach programs.

CLASSIKA THEATRE
4041 South 28th Street - Arlington, VA 22206
Classika is an educational programs development organization that utilizes dramatic and visual arts to improve academic achievements across school curricula for students who are experiencing difficulty meeting academic performance standards. A professional theatre for family audiences, Classika stages international classics, which instill such important values as tolerance, compassion and understanding in its young audiences. Classika Theatre Studio offers classes in drama, visual arts and movement for school age children.

COMMUNITY CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS, INC.
450 Dinwiddie Street - Portsmouth, VA 23704
CCA is a nonprofit community school offering private and class instruction in four specific area: art, dance, music and theater.

MILL MOUNTAIN THEATRE
One Market Square SE Second Floor - Roanoke, VA 24011
A professional year-round theatre company offering the widest possible range of theatrical and educational experiences.

NATIONAL DANCE ASSOCIATION
1900 Association Drive - Reston, VA 20191
The National Dance Association increases knowledge, improves skills and encourages sound professional practices in dance education while promoting and supporting creative and healthy lifestyles through high quality dance programs. The NDA is an affiliate of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD).

PIEDMONT ARTS ASSOCIATION
215 Starling Avenue - Martinsville, VA 24112
Piedmont Arts Association is a not-for-profit organization whose goal is to develop community awareness and appreciation of the arts and to offer every individual in our area the opportunity to experience the arts.

SHENANARTS, INC.
Pennyroyal Farm 717 Quicks Mill Road - Staunton, VA 24401
The mission of ShenanArts is to excel in using the inevitable power of quality theatre experience and performance to build bridges of understanding and fellowship among the diverse communities we serve, both locally and globally.

THEATER AT LIME KILN
14 South Randolph Street - Lexington, VA 24450
Located in the heart of Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, Theater at Lime Kiln is a unique outdoor theater built on the ruins of an old lime kiln that produces 3-4 plays, 18-20 concerts from May-October and provides community outreach programming throughout the academic year that is based on the traditions and cultures of the Appalachia region.

THEATRE IV
114 West Broad Street - Richmond, VA 23220
Theatre IV, a leader in Arts-In-Education programming, tours 33 states and is the nation's second-largest theatre for young audiences.

ARTS COUNCIL OF RICHMOND
1401 West Main Street - Richmond, VA 23220
Partners in the Arts is a program of the Arts Council of Richmond designed to integrate the arts into the K-12 curriculum through partnerships among participating school divisions, independent schools, artists, arts organizations and the community in the metro Richmond area.

CENTER FOR THE ARTS OF GREATER MANASSAS, PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY
9218 Centreville Road - Manassas, VA 20110
Dedicated to utilizing the arts to improve quality of life for all ages through year-round classes, concerts, performances, summer theatre camps and outreach programs.

CLASSIKA THEATRE
4041 South 28th Street - Arlington, VA 22206
Classika is an educational programs development organization that utilizes dramatic and visual arts to improve academic achievements across school curricula for students who are experiencing difficulty meeting academic performance standards. A professional theatre for family audiences, Classika stages international classics, which instill such important values as tolerance, compassion and understanding in its young audiences. Classika Theatre Studio offers classes in drama, visual arts and movement for school age children.

COMMUNITY CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS, INC.
450 Dinwiddie Street - Portsmouth, VA 23704
CCA is a nonprofit community school offering private and class instruction in four specific area: art, dance, music and theater.

LONGWOOD CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS
Longwood College 129 North Main Street - Farmville, VA 23901
The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts is a college-affiliated museum. Participatory education is the foremost objective of the Center's programs. The Center provides exhibitions in conjunction with self-guided and docent-led tours, a hands-on education room, classes, workshops, events, lectures and off-site programming.

MUSIC RESOURCE CENTER
P.O. Box E - Charlottesville, VA 22903
The Music Resource Center is a place where students will be able to receive professional and personal development through the use of popular music as well as traditional instrumentation. It's designed as a Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Program, serving predominantly marginalized teens in grades 7-12.

NATIONAL DANCE ASSOCIATION
1900 Association Drive - Reston, VA 20191
The National Dance Association increases knowledge, improves skills and encourages sound professional practices in dance education while promoting and supporting creative and healthy lifestyles through high quality dance programs. The NDA is an affiliate of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD).

PIEDMONT ARTS ASSOCIATION
215 Starling Avenue - Martinsville, VA 24112
Piedmont Arts Association is a not-for-profit organization whose goal is to develop community awareness and appreciation of the arts and to offer every individual in our area the opportunity to experience the arts.

VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
2800 Grove Avenue - Richmond, VA 23221
The VMFA is home to a remarkable art collection that spans 6,000 years and represents an array of world cultures, including art from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, Africa, India, Tibet, Nepal, China, Japan, Europe and America.

WILLIAM KING REGIONAL ARTS CENTER
415 Academy Drive P.O. Box 2256 - Abingdon, VA 24212
Never the same museum, William King Regional Arts Center showcases art of the region and of the world through changing exhibitions, year-round education in the visual and performing arts for children and adults, school programming for pre-K through 12, resident artists' studios, an outdoor sculpture garden, and an historic house museum.

ARTS COUNCIL OF RICHMOND
1401 West Main Street - Richmond, VA 23220
Partners in the Arts is a program of the Arts Council of Richmond designed to integrate the arts into the K-12 curriculum through partnerships among participating school divisions, independent schools, artists, arts organizations and the community in the metro Richmond area.

CENTER FOR THE ARTS OF GREATER MANASSAS, PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY
9218 Centreville Road - Manassas, VA 20110
Dedicated to utilizing the arts to improve quality of life for all ages through year-round classes, concerts, performances, summer theatre camps and outreach programs.

NATIONAL DANCE ASSOCIATION
1900 Association Drive - Reston, VA 20191
The National Dance Association increases knowledge, improves skills and encourages sound professional practices in dance education while promoting and supporting creative and healthy lifestyles through high quality dance programs. The NDA is an affiliate of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD).

PIEDMONT ARTS ASSOCIATION
215 Starling Avenue - Martinsville, VA 24112
Piedmont Arts Association is a not-for-profit organization whose goal is to develop community awareness and appreciation of the arts and to offer every individual in our area the opportunity to experience the arts.

ARTS COUNCIL OF RICHMOND
1401 West Main Street - Richmond, VA 23220
Partners in the Arts is a program of the Arts Council of Richmond designed to integrate the arts into the K-12 curriculum through partnerships among participating school divisions, independent schools, artists, arts organizations and the community in the metro Richmond area.

BRASS 5
1602 West Ruritan Road - Roanoke, VA 24012
Brass 5 provides engaging, exciting and entertaining educational programs for schoolchildren and offers a community concert program that truly has something for everyone.

CENTER FOR THE ARTS OF GREATER MANASSAS, PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY
9218 Centreville Road - Manassas, VA 20110
Dedicated to utilizing the arts to improve quality of life for all ages through year-round classes, concerts, performances, summer theatre camps and outreach programs.

CLASSIKA THEATRE
4041 South 28th Street - Arlington, VA 22206
Classika is an educational programs development organization that utilizes dramatic and visual arts to improve academic achievements across school curricula for students who are experiencing difficulty meeting academic performance standards. A professional theatre for family audiences, Classika stages international classics, which instill such important values as tolerance, compassion and understanding in its young audiences. Classika Theatre Studio offers classes in drama, visual arts and movement for school age children.

COMMUNITY CONSERVATORY OF THE ARTS, INC.
450 Dinwiddie Street - Portsmouth, VA 23704
CCA is a nonprofit community school offering private and class instruction in four specific area: art, dance, music and theater.

MENC: THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION
1806 Robert Fulton Drive - Reston, VA 20191
MENC is an association made up of nearly 90,000 members including active music teachers, university faculty and researchers, college students preparing to be teachers, high school honor society members, and MusicFriends.

MUSIC RESOURCE CENTER
P.O. Box E - Charlottesville, VA 22903
The Music Resource Center is a place where students will be able to receive professional and personal development through the use of popular music as well as traditional instrumentation. It's designed as a Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Program, serving predominantly marginalized teens in grades 7-12.

PIEDMONT ARTS ASSOCIATION
215 Starling Avenue - Martinsville, VA 24112
Piedmont Arts Association is a not-for-profit organization whose goal is to develop community awareness and appreciation of the arts and to offer every individual in our area the opportunity to experience the arts.

THEATER AT LIME KILN
14 South Randolph Street - Lexington, VA 24450
Located in the heart of Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, Theater at Lime Kiln is a unique outdoor theater built on the ruins of an old lime kiln that produces 3-4 plays, 18-20 concerts from May-October and provides community outreach programming throughout the academic year that is based on the traditions and cultures of the Appalachia region.

THEATRE IV
114 West Broad Street - Richmond, VA 23220
Theatre IV, a leader in Arts-In-Education programming, tours 33 states and is the nation's second-largest theatre for young audiences.



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