ARTS EDUCATION

CLARA believes that the arts enrich lives, and access to quality arts education has the potential to transform a child’s future. We are proud to provide arts access to more than 50,000 Sacramento-region elementary students each year.

  • Logo of Black Oak Mine Unified School District featuring a large oak tree with a wooden cart filled with gold coins on railroad tracks, with the district's name and the motto 'Learn. Lead. Succeed.' and establishment year 1975.
  • Logo of Buckeye Union School District with a stylized tree and the motto "Working Together to Ensure Student Success"
  • Seal of Foolsom Cordova Unified School District featuring a mountain, an oak tree, and a running horse.
  • Twin Rivers Unified School District logo with stylized blue river wave
  • Sacramento City Unified School District logo with a green leaf above a stylized apple.
  • SAGE logo with the text 'Southeastern Association for the Gifted' and a design of a yellow arrow with a flame on a blue background.
  • Logo of Elk Grove Unified School District with colorful circles containing the letters E, G, U, S, D
  • Logo for Natomas Unified School District with text and graphic elements

In the 25-26 school year, CLARA’s school-based programs brought professional teaching artists into more than 400 classrooms across the region — making meaningful performing arts experiences part of students’ everyday education. Our programs meet students where they are, with opportunities to explore creativity, build confidence, strengthen connections, and experience the arts as a way of understanding themselves and the world around them.

CLARA proudly offers in-school and digital teaching artist residencies, professional development, and summer camp programs to the greater Sacramento County region. 

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