Let Culture Lead
TEACH
TEACH
OUR CULTURE to young people
Today, the AcA brings cultural experiences to more than 40,000 young people across Acadiana in 80 public schools, but tens of thousands and more than 100 schools are left unserved.
In this pathway, AcA will extend its programs using the arts as a road to close the achievement gap, connecting with every young person who needs a voice, and reaching into the most underserved areas of Acadiana. The only barrier to that growth is AcA’s time and resources.
We envision Acadiana as a place where the next generation will always have art and culture embedded in their education, serving as a national example of innovation and success.
We are unique—unique in music, arts, cuisine, traditions, and heritage languages.
Elements of deep culture resonate with youth as well as adults who live within our area, but further education in specific aspects of our culture can re-awaken a desire to live the beautiful heart of ‘who we are’ most profoundly.
Often school curricula do not tap this wellspring of creativity, so it is important for organizations such as the AcA to reunite young and old with our vibrant and treasured culture. This not only feeds the spirit of individuals, but makes us all ambassadors to our region that is rich in the arts—both folk arts and classical arts, languages and traditions that we’ve inherited from those who have come before us.
This impacts our cultural economy, our social fiber, and our sense of well-being. Teaching culture matters!
— Burnell Lemoine, Retired Superintendent, Lafayette Parish School System
With transformational support, your investment will launch and expand key projects that bring culture and creativity into the education of every young person in Acadiana:
EIGHT PARISH STRATEGY
Ensuring every young person in Acadiana has exposure to arts and culture by bringing AcA’s innovative model of Arts in Education into all eight parishes of Acadiana at the district level.
TEACHING ARTIST INSTITUTE
Training future teaching artists from Acadiana and beyond with the highest standards of innovation.
Pathway Goal: $3 Million
It takes a flock.
Let Culture Lead is an initiative that benefits from AcA’s long-standing strategic partners, without which this work would not be possible.
Hours:
Café, Galleries, & Box Office:
Tuesday – Saturday | 9am – 5pm
Box Office also opens one hour prior
to scheduled performance time
Administrative Offices:
Monday – Friday | 9am – 5pm
Upcoming Closures:
- Friday, June 21, 2024 – Building & offices closed
- Thursday, July 4, 2024 – Building & offices closed
- Monday, September 2, 2024 – Building & offices closed
- Thursday, November 28 & Friday, November 29, 2024 – Building & offices closed
- Tuesday, December 24, 2024 through Wednesday, January 1, 2025 – Building & offices closed
Hours:
Café, Galleries, & Box Office:
Tuesday – Saturday | 9am – 5pm
Box Office also opens one hour prior
to scheduled performance time
Administrative Offices:
Monday – Friday | 9am – 5pm
504 Accessibility Coordinators:
Facilities: Kayla@AcadianaCenterfortheArts.org
Programming: Anna@AcadianaCenterfortheArts.org
Upcoming Closures:
- Monday, January 20th – Building & offices closed
- Monday, March 3rd through Tuesday, March 4th – Building & offices closed
- Friday, April 18th – Building & offices closed
- Monday, May 16th – Building & offices closed