A BCEF PROGRAM
Arts Are Elementary
Professional artists in every public pre-K-5 classroom in Brunswick, since 1980.
Sparking creativity in Brunswick's youngest learners
For more than four decades, Arts Are Elementary has partnered with Brunswick's public schools to bring a professional artist residency to every pre-K through 5th grade classroom. Each year, every grade works with its own resident artist — musicians, painters, dancers, poets, circus performers and more — and the organization also offers the wider community ways to engage with art.
A small investment with a big reach
One grade, one artist, one year of discovery
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Every grade from pre-K through 5th grade is paired with a working teaching artist each school year.
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Residencies connect the arts to what students are learning — from force and motion to Maine pond ecology to world cultures.
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Artists are selected through an annual Call to Artists open to teaching artists across Midcoast Maine.
Pre-K
Emilia Dahlin
Award-winning singer/songwriter who explored color through music and movement.
2nd Grade
Alice Limoges
Singer-songwriter whose students co-wrote an album of friendship songs.
5th Grade
Mihku Paul
Maliseet poet, writer and visual artist who led a trade blanket project on history and symbolism.
Kindergarten
Bridget Matros
Mixed-media artist who built creative confidence across fall, winter and spring.
3rd Grade
Claire Loon Baldwin
Watercolorist who paired color and scientific illustration to celebrate Maine pond biodiversity.
1st Grade
Janoah Bailin
Circus performer who taught force and motion through juggling and unicycling.
4th Grade
Keana Loosigan
Dancer and musician who explored world cultures through international folk dance.