Education and Community Engagement

• Education Matinees – ECA offers diverse, curriculum-aligned theatre, music, dance and science performances. Education Matinees provide students the invaluable opportunity to experience the arts live at ECA’s beautiful theatre.
• Arts Access Programs – ECA is proud to offer Arts for Everyone, a $2 ticket program for low-income students and families, and transportation subsidies through Aunt Bette’s Bus Fund.
• Teacher Professional Development – FREE clock-hour opportunities through ECA’s certification by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) as an In-service Education Agency.
• Artist Residencies & Outreach – Opportunities for ECA Presented artists to visit classrooms and community venues for customized arts engagement programs.
• Family Programming – Engaging arts experiences for all-ages through ECA’s Saturday Matinee series and our free, annual Kidstock! event.
• Summer Arts Enrichment Camps – Week-long performing arts and S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) programs for students ages 7 and up.
• Dementia-Inclusive Series – ECA’s award-winning arts engagement program for individuals with memory loss and their loved ones.

For more information about ECA’s Education & Community Engagement programs, please contact Diana Ortega-Chance, Director of Education and Community Engagement, at diana@ec4arts.org.