Austin Symphony Orchestra

ASO education and community engagement initiatives engage students grades Pre-K to 12 with quality music learning through programming that is innovative, meaningful, cross-curricular, multi-sensory and culturally relevant.

Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades PK-2MINDPOP MatchmakerSeptember 15, 2025Bilingual, On AISD Vendor List, Spanish, Off Campus Experience / Field Trip, On Campus Arts Experience, singl, Music

The Drama Spot

The Drama Spot serves ages 2–17 with on-site classes and workshops that fit your schedule, space, and budget. With our unique, adaptable curriculum, we emphasizes process over product and use theatre as a tool to develop core life skills.

Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades PK-2MINDPOP MatchmakerSeptember 15, 2025English Language Arts, Social Studies, Special Education, SEL, Theater

Dance Waterloo

Dance Waterloo brings dance into everyday spaces through performances and education programs. We expand access to movement for all ages and abilities, fostering creativity, resilience, and community connection.

Beat 4 Beat

Our curriculum is guided and designed around the student’s interests to keep them engaged in the classroom. The delivery is intended to create a lifelong relationship with music, and bring them greater cultural awareness.

Our classes are taught by working musicians, which allow the students to learn important musical lessons used in the real world, as well as gain knowledge of music as a career from a professional.

Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades PK-2MINDPOP MatchmakerAugust 15, 2025Music, Science / Math, English Language Arts, Social Studies, On AISD Vendor List, Multi-visit, Group / Private Lessons, Out of School Time, Campus Assembly

UMLAUF Sculpture Garden + Museum

The UMLAUF's vision is to become the epicenter of Austin's cultural arts scene and provide enriching programs throughout our community. UMLAUF provides free fieldtrips for AISD schools as well as community programs.

Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades PK-2MINDPOP MatchmakerAugust 15, 2025Off Campus Experience / Field Trip, Visual Art, SEL, On AISD Vendor List

Groundwork Music Project

Groundwork Music Project teaches and performs music for all ages, with a strong emphasis on the ukulele as a means for having fun and teaching music fundamentals. We use a lot original songs, as well as songs in multiple languages. Engaging and entertaining musical enrichment.

Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades PK-2, Professional LearningMINDPOP MatchmakerAugust 15, 2025Bilingual, On AISD Vendor List, Cultural Heritage, English Language Arts, Science / Math, SEL, Music, Campus Assembly, Residency, Multi-visit

Austin Creative Reuse

Austin Creative Reuse offers engaging, hands-on field trips for preschool through high school students. Learn the value of reuse through creative projects and exploration of our unique creative reuse center. Affordable and inspiring for all ages.

Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades PK-2MINDPOP MatchmakerAugust 15, 2025Visual Art, Science / Math, SEL, Off Campus Experience / Field Trip

Know Culture Publishing and Miguel Briones Writes

We offer a variety of programs, including engaging author visits, content creation for Social-Emotional Wellness, writing workshops and educational opportunities, publication of quality bilingual narrative based children's books and nonfiction books for young adult readers.

Grades PK-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12MINDPOP MatchmakerFebruary 21, 2025Bilingual, Spanish, English Language Arts, Social Studies, SEL, Cultural Heritage, Music, Visual Art, Theater, On Campus Arts Experience, Campus Assembly, Single Visit, Group / Private Lessons, Out of School Time

S.C. Says Poetry LLC

Andre Bradford, a.k.a. S.C. Says, is an Austin based award-winning slam poet, author, and keynote speaker championing the transformative power of empathetic leadership. His programing focuses on creative storytelling, mental health awareness, and empowering student voice.

Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Professional LearningMINDPOP MatchmakerDecember 4, 2024Theater, SEL, On AISD Vendor List, Campus Assembly, Multi-visit, Single Visit, Group / Private Lessons, Residency, Out of School Time

Texas Music Museum

Discover hidden Texas music legends! Our program introduces kids to Mexican American & African American musicians who exceeded expectations, showcasing their journey to success. A captivating exploration of Texas music history with musicians of color, inspiring dreams without limits.

Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12MINDPOP MatchmakerFebruary 27, 2024Music, Bilingual, Spanish, Off Campus Experience / Field Trip, Single Visit, English Language Arts, Social Studies, Cultural Heritage, SEL

Drum One, Drum All - Noah Mosgofian

Take a global journey through drum traditions from Africa, South America, the Caribbean, and beyond plus a recycled object orchestra. Students learn body percussion, traditional rhythms, movement, vocabulary, history, and culture.

Grades PK-2, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8, Grades 3-5MINDPOP MatchmakerFebruary 27, 2024Music, English Language Arts, Social Studies, Cultural Heritage, SEL, Bilingual, Spanish, Off Campus Experience / Field Trip, Single Visit

Diversity Band

The Diversity Band offers workshops for students which culminate in performances with both students and band members. Through these workshops, students will be exposed to world cultures and drumming history, fostering global friendships and enhancing mental health.

Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades 3-5, Professional LearningMINDPOP MatchmakerAugust 31, 2023Cultural Heritage, Dance, Music, Campus Assembly, Single Visit, Group / Private Lessons

Austin Soundwaves

Austin Soundwaves offers engaging music performances and workshops for K-12 students in English and Spanish. We also offer Creative Learning Initiative residencies and music education programs throughout Austin ISD.

Grades 9-12, Professional Learning, Grades PK-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8MINDPOP MatchmakerAugust 31, 2023Music, Bilingual, Approved - Holds Current Contract with AISD, Campus Assembly, On Campus Arts Experience, Single Visit, Group / Private Lessons, Out of School Time

Latinitas

At Club Latinitas, we emPOWER students through STEAM education! Our afterschool program develops students into Power Chicas capable of solving any problem through the use of our TEKS-supportive STEAM curriculum.

Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8MINDPOP MatchmakerAugust 31, 2023Visual Art, Digital Media, Science / Math, Cultural Heritage, Bilingual, Approved - Holds Current Contract with AISD, Out of School Time, Spanish, Group / Private Lessons

Tapestry Dance

Tapestry’s vision, presentations and preservation of contemporary rhythm and percussive dance, educates audiences from around the country on tap dancing’s unique heritage and value.

Grades PK-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Professional LearningMINDPOP MatchmakerFebruary 2, 2023Dance, Music, Science / Math, Social Studies, Cultural Heritage, Approved - Holds Current Contract with AISD, Campus Assembly, Off Campus Experience / Field Trip, Group / Private Lessons

Art For The Sky

Art for the Sky is an awe-inspiring, whole-school artist residency devoted to developing children’s knowledge about our planet, our history, and our responsibility for the future through the creation of giant-scale work of art!

Grades PK-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12MINDPOP MatchmakerJanuary 27, 2023Visual Art, English Language Arts, Science / Math, Social Studies, Cultural Heritage, SEL, Bilingual, Grant Funded (No CLI Funds Required), Campus Assembly, On Campus Arts Experience

Impact Arts, Inc.

Impact Arts provides robust and diverse programs, including new digital musical theatre curriculum for students in grades 3-12. We offer a diverse selection of workshops for students! From college audition prep to Shakespeare to voice and movement technique (and more!) we can come to you!

Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Professional LearningMINDPOP MatchmakerOctober 25, 2022Dance, Music, Theater, English Language Arts, Cultural Heritage, SEL, On Campus Arts Experience, Approved - Holds Current Contract with AISD, Single Visit, Group / Private Lessons, Online Arts Experience

Texas Performing Arts

Texas Performing Arts offers educators free daytime performances for youth and free tickets to evening shows.

Grades PK-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12MINDPOP MatchmakerAugust 19, 2022Dance, Music, Theater, English Language Arts, Social Studies, Cultural Heritage, Grant Funded (No CLI Funds Required), Off Campus Experience / Field Trip, Out of School Time

UTeach Fine Arts (College of Fine Arts at UT Austin)

UTeach Fine Arts faculty and students learning to become fine arts teachers are ready to engage PK-12 students and teachers! We provide lessons and activities in art, music, dance and theatre education in your classroom, at UT, online, and in the community.

Ryah Christensen

For the past 20 years, Ryah has fabricated small and large scale mosaic works for private and public audiences. More recently, Ryah has specialized in collaborating with communities, in schools and neighborhoods, helping them create vibrant, durable works of art that tell their stories.

Grades PK-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Professional LearningMINDPOP MatchmakerFebruary 4, 2022Visual Art, English Language Arts, Science / Math, Social Studies, Special Education, Cultural Heritage, SEL, Bilingual, Off Campus Experience / Field Trip, On Campus Arts Experience, Single Visit, Group / Private Lessons, Out of School Time