Arts InsideOut: Community Programs

At Beck Center for the Arts, we believe in bringing an arts experience to the Northeast Ohio community in a number of ways since our inception in 1933. As we close in our 90th season we have reimagined our outreach programs by bringing them together to fully share how we can create arts experiences inside Beck Center, and out in the community.

Arts InsideOut: Beck Center Community Programs

Arts InsideOut is your bridge to the arts, creating unique hands-on opportunities, experiential demonstrations, and performances for groups and individuals to engage with the arts inside Beck Center, and out in the community. Most programs tranfer well between being Inside Beck or out in the community.

Through Arts InsideOut the community is welcome to enjoy a slate of Beck Center offerings designed to enrich, entertain and engage. What do these programs look like?

Inside Beck Center:

The Early Childhood Sampler
The Arts Sampler for school-aged children
Arts As A Peaceful Solution
Specially-designed field trips
Tours of the theaters, galleries, and campus, with an arts experience to round out the day
Sensory-friendly performances
School day matinees
Internships in all programs and departments
Professional development and teambuilding
…with many more creative possible opportunities!

Out in the community:

Led by Beck Center
- Artist-in-residence for schools and organizations
- After-school programming
- Ongoing programming through CAT (Creative Arts Therapies)
- Arts education and programming for early childhood centers and schools
- Arts enrichment for schools serving students in grades K-12
- Field trip experiences, and assemblies in your school or location
- Corporations take advantage of theater games, teambuilding and skill-building exercises to strengthen their teams, and grow new presentational muscles—creative professional development
- ….and more, like events led by other organizations:
  - Lakewood Arts Festival
  - Lakewood, Ohio 4th of July Parade
  - Summer Solstice
  - Fam Jam at The Rock Hall
  - Kamm’s Corner Farmer’s Market
  - …and more

Our Arts InsideOut: Beck Center Community Programs offer a wide variety of hands-on arts education activities such as the popular Arts Sampler Field Trip and workshops for schools and community organizations. Community Programming immerses all ages, from early childhood through high school seniors, in visual arts, dance/movement, music and more.

All programs are custom-designed to fit any classroom's grade, size and curriculum needs!

Arts InsideOut: Beck Center Community Programming also includes:

After School Theater Tours & Workshops for After School Clubs, Scout Groups, PTA groups, and Drama Clubs

We are a leader in collaborating with a diverse community partners such as Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Botanical Garden, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, and Baldwin Wallace University Musical Theatre Program.

To learn more about Arts InsideOut: Beck Center Community Programming opportunities, contact Kelsey Heichel, Community Engagement Manager, kheichel@beckcenter.org.

Arts sampler field trip

Early Childhood Arts Sampler Field Trip

Adaptive Arts Sampler Field Trip

Arts Sampler Field Trip Testimonials:

The students experienced art like never before because of the compassionate and honest approaches of the artists. – Lakewood Catholic Academy

The children said it was the best field trip they ever went on. – Incarnate Word Academy

The students gained hands on experience in a fun environment. – Newton D Baker School Of Arts

Fills the gaps in our curriculum. – Village Preparatory School

All of the students were actively engaged and were having fun. – St. Mary of the Falls

It exposed the students to new experiences in performing arts that most don’t ever get the opportunity to experience. – Strongsville Montessori

The instructors were awesome and our students really enjoyed it! They talked about it the whole way home! – Lorain Community Elementary

It was a terrific day for my students!! We’ll be back! – Incarnate Word Academy

The stage gave them a chance to express themselves as actors. - Newton D Baker School Of Arts

Students were able to hear and see terms that they experience in their core classes. Our goal is to show how the arts can mesh with math and science. – Whittner Arts Academy

All of the teachers at Beck showed enthusiasm and understanding/patience for this age group. – Lakewood Catholic Academy

To learn more about Arts InsideOut: Beck Center Community Program opportunities, contact Kelsey Heichel, Community Engagement Manager, kheichel@beckcenter.org.