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

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

The VORTEX

The VORTEX offers in-school and out-of-school youth programs that center creativity, equity, and care. Through Summer Youth Theatre and Courageous Cadence, we empower young artists to build community, develop their voice, and create bold, transformative performance.

Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12MINDPOP MatchmakerSeptember 16, 2021Theater, English Language Arts, Cultural Heritage, Residency, Single Visit

ZACH Theatre

ZACH offers professional children's theatre productions performed on ZACH's campus that address state curriculum standards through children's literature and cultural perspectives. ZACH also offers in-school programming in schools that supplement theatre education in classrooms.

Grades PK-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Professional LearningMINDPOP MatchmakerMay 28, 2020Theater, English Language Arts, Off Campus Experience / Field Trip, Residency, Group / Private Lessons, Out of School Time, On Campus Arts Experience, Online Arts Experience, Science / Math, SEL, Bilingual, Campus Assembly, Approved - Holds Current Contract with AISD

Small Wonders Puppet Theater

Small Wonders Puppet Theater is a traveling contemporary puppetry theater dedicated to the promotion of the entertainment, education and happiness of audiences young and old.

Grades PK-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8MINDPOP MatchmakerMay 28, 2020Theater, English Language Arts, Social Studies, Cultural Heritage, Campus Assembly, Residency, Group / Private Lessons, On Campus Arts Experience, Online Arts Experience, Online Workshop, Approved - Holds Current Contract with AISD

Fidencio Duran

Austin based muralist Fidencio Duran provides Hispanic communities across the state visual access to their rich history.

Grades 9-12MINDPOP MatchmakerMay 28, 2020Dance, Music, Theater, Visual Art, English Language Arts, Science / Math, Social Studies, Cultural Heritage, Bilingual, Special Education, Off Campus Experience / Field Trip, Residency, Group / Private Lessons, On Campus Arts Experience

Creative Action

The Creative Action School-Based Department creates shared arts experiences that build community, connection and capacity for change in schools. Our highly trained teaching artists deliver joyful, multi-disciplinary and multi-session arts experiences.

Creative Action’s School-Based Programs Department has paused in-person classroom visits for the 2020-2021 school year. However, we have virtual/online and socially distant arts programming, as well as virtual professional development to offer your school community!

Ballet Austin

Ballet Austin is committed to offering educators resources and opportunities to provide young people with arts experiences, specifically in dance.

Andrea Ariel Dance Theatre

ARTSPLUS offers a unique experience aimed to empower students to explore realities, relationships, and ideas through creative dance and theater while incorporating additional content that relates movement to music and art concepts as well as subjects such as math, science, language, social studies, and nature.