arts education

Ariel Barron-Torres, Samantha Blackwelder, Kamaya AH-Keen, and Bahekelwa Alonda are four of the Ragsdale High School Choir students who will be going to Carnegie Hall this summer along with their teacher, Marcus Young (center). AMY DIAZ/WFDD

Education

Ragsdale High School choir students to perform at Carnegie Hall this summer

Amy Diaz

Forty choir students from Guilford County will be performing at New York City's renowned Carnegie Hall this summer. The Ragsdale high schoolers say they think the experience will change their lives.

Dance teacher leads class at Peck Elementary School

Education

Guilford County elementary school students learn dance from professional artists

Amy Diaz

Dance Project, a Greensboro-based nonprofit, took up residency at Peck Elementary School in January.

Musician Ben Folds plays the piano during a visit to Authoring Action, a Winston-Salem organization that will be providing free youth music lessons through the Keys for Kids program. AMY DIAZ/WFDD

Arts & Music

Ben Folds supports youth music lessons in North Carolina with 'Keys for Kids'

Amy Diaz

Musician Ben Folds launched a charitable initiative this year which aims to provide young people in North Carolina with access to affordable music…

Arts

Yadkin Arts Council Enhances Education With New Streaming Video System

Eddie Garcia

The Yadkin Arts Council has been awarded grant funds to buy a streaming video system to help bolster their arts education and performance programs. The…