Education After-School
2026-2027 Education After-School Recipients
| School/Organization | Program | Discipline | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acadiana Open Channel/AOC Community Medai | Creative Frames | Media Arts, Film, Web | Lafayette |
| 2 | Ande Cailloux Center for Performing Arts & Cultural Justice | Young Griots: Youth Performing Arts & Civic Engagement Intensive | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 3 | Art Camp 504 | Arts Education Support for Growing Organization | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 4 | Artivism Dance Theatre | Artivism Scholarship Program | Dance | New Orleans |
| 5 | Autism Society of Greater New Orleans | Prism Project of Greater New Orleans | Multidisciplinary | Metairie |
| 6 | Backstreet Cultural Museum | Film preservation show | Media Arts, Film, Web | New Orleans |
| 7 | Bayou District Foundation | Sprouts of Music | Music | New Orleans |
| 8 | Be Loud Studios | Be Loud Radio | Media Arts, Film, Web | New Orleans |
| 9 | Beyond The Stage Foundation, Inc. | Private Lessons and CAMP ART | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 10 | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana | BBBS SWLA Summer Academy 2027 | Multidisciplinary | Lake Charles |
| 11 | BLOOM Dance, Inc | BLOOM Summer Experience | Dance | Harvey |
| 12 | Bon Temps Studios of Louisiana | Young Entrepreneurs Series / Magic Behind the Scenes | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 13 | Buddys House Foundation Of New Orleans Inc | The Bogalusa Sessions | Music | New Orleans |
| 14 | By Grace | POSITIVITY By Grace | Creative Writing, Literary, Spoken Word | New Orleans |
| 15 | Byrdie’s Pottery | Kids Club | Other | New Orleans |
| 16 | Carmouche Performing Arts Academy | Keeping the Beat Alive | Music | New Orleans |
| 17 | Center for the Innovative Training of Youth d/b/a STEM NOLA | The Physics of Sound | Music | New Orleans |
| 18 | Centre for the Arts | Stars of the Centre | Multidisciplinary | New Roads |
| 19 | Chosen Vessels Dance & Performing Arts, INC | Chosen Vessels Dance Academy | Dance | New Orleans |
| 20 | Christ Episcopal School | CES Theater Program Light the Stage | Theatre | Covington |
| 21 | Colorful Butterflies Foundation | Star is Born Performance Camp | Theatre | Terrytown |
| 22 | Community Works | Art Works | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 23 | Country Day Creative Arts | Country Day Creative Arts | Multidisciplinary | Metairie |
| 24 | Covington Louisiana Actor’s Playhouse System | CLAPS 2027 | Theatre | Covington |
| 25 | Creole Wild West | Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indian Youth Educational Program | Other | New Orleans |
| 26 | Crossroads Louisiana, Inc. | The Music Therapy Project | Music | New Orleans |
| 27 | Cultural Curriculum Project | New Orleans Public School Field Trips | Cultural Heritage, Folk life | New Orleans |
| 28 | Cutting Edge Center for the Arts, Inc. | Open Arms Expanding: Inclusive Theatre & Creative Expression Program | Theatre | Slidell |
| 29 | Dancing Grounds | Dance for Social Change | Dance | New Orleans |
| 30 | Delores Burns Academy | Delores Burns Academy After-School Enrichment Program | Multidisciplinary | LaPlace |
| 31 | Directed Initiatives for Youth, Inc., dBA Excite All Stars | StepN2theLight Arts program | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 32 | Dorcas INC | THESHED: Creative Collective Summer Experience | Other | Avondale |
| 33 | eLearning Academy (Houma) | Music for All | Music | Houma |
| 34 | eLearning Academy (Thibodaux) | Music for All | Music | Thibodaux |
| 35 | Ellis Marsalis Center for Music | Youth Music Education Program | Music | New Orleans |
| 36 | Enterprise Community Partners | Sojourner Truth Neighborhood Center Youth Year-Round Programming | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 37 | Feed the Second Line | Young Keepers of the Culture | Cultural Heritage, Folk life | new orleans |
| 38 | Flag Boy Young Hunter | Young Hunters Mardi Gras Indian Cultural Heritage Academy | Cultural Heritage, Folk life | New Orleans |
| 39 | Foundation for Science and Mathematics Education | New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School’s Marching Band, Drumline, and Jazz Ensemble | Music | New Orleans |
| 40 | Friends of NORD, Inc. | NORD/NOBA Center for Dance | Dance | New Orleans |
| 41 | Friends of the Arts Council of Greater Denham Springs DBA Arts Council of Livingston Parish | Learning Through Art at Summer Camps | Multidisciplinary | Denham Springs |
| 42 | Girls Play Trumpets Too | Girls Play Trumpets Too: Saturday Programs | Music | New Orleans |
| 43 | Rock Camp New Orleans | Rock Camp New Orleans | Music | New Orleans |
| 44 | Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestras (GNOYO) | Young Artists Academy, Endangered Instrument Program, Chamber Music Program | Music | New Orleans |
| 45 | Greater Works Foundation | Reading and Creative Writing Literacy Program | Creative Writing, Literary, Spoken Word | New Orleans |
| 46 | Harmony Street Society | Lessons on Managing Money and Taxes for Young Musicians | Music | Baton Rouge |
| 47 | Helen’s Helping hands Nonprofit | Helen’s Helping Hands Youth Arts & Enrichment Program | Multidisciplinary | Gretna |
| 48 | Holy Faith Temple Baptist Church | Arts Educational Enrichment Program | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 49 | Imperial Calcasieu Museum | Branch Out Summer Art Camps | Visual Arts, Photography | Lake Charles |
| 50 | Isese Cultural Arts Collaborative of New Orleans | New Orleans Art and Culture | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 51 | Jazz In The Arts Foundation | Music | Lake Charles | |
| 52 | K4K in Harmony (formerly Koats for Kids) | Sing to Heal: Songwriting & Music Mentorship Program | Music | New Orleans |
| 53 | Kedila Family Learning Center | Kedila After School/Summer Camp | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 54 | Kids’ Orchestra | Kids’ Orchestra Afterschool Music Program | Music | Baton Rouge |
| 55 | Kidz Biz Educator Read & Rise Foundation | Read & Rise: Louisiana Culture Academy | Creative Writing, Literary, Spoken Word | New Orleans |
| 56 | Kinder Middle School Band | instrument replacement and repair | Music | Kinder |
| 57 | Kiroli Foundation (KF) | 1927 Flood Centennial | Multidisciplinary | West Monroe |
| 58 | LYFE of Dance | Project Indulgence Dance | Dance | New Orleans |
| 59 | La Voix des Jeunes | Louisiana Heritage Choral Initiative | Music | Church Point |
| 60 | Lafourche Parish Public Library | After-School Music and Summer Arts Workshops | Multidisciplinary | Thibodaux |
| 61 | Lafourche Parish Public Schools | After School Instrumental and Vocal Lessons | Music | Thibodaux |
| 62 | Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carré | Workforce Development Program, Young Conservatory, Teen Theatre Council, and Free Student Matinees | Theatre | New Orleans |
| 63 | Lede New Orleans | Community Reporting Fellowship | Media Arts, Film, Web | New Orleans |
| 64 | LMNL LIT | Write It! | Creative Writing, Literary, Spoken Word | New Orleans |
| 65 | Material Institute | Material Camp | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 66 | McDonogh 35 | McDonogh 35 Singing Roneagles Vocal Music Program | Music | New Orleans |
| 67 | Mid-City Ministries, Inc | Kid-City Summer Camp | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 68 | Mount Carmel Academy | Lights, Camera, Action | Theatre | New Orleans |
| 69 | Musical Arts Society of New Orleans | 26th New Orleans Piano Institute & Keyboard Festival | Music | New Orleans |
| 70 | Friends of NAACP ACT-SO New Orleans | NAACP ACT-SO New Orleans Mentorship and Talent Development Program | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 71 | New Artleans Cultural Arts | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans | |
| 72 | New Hope | Summer Arts Camp (formerly Summer Dance and Step Camp) | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 73 | New Millennium Community Church | Youth Enrichment Program to equip and empower through music and the arts | Music | Gretna |
| 74 | New Orleans Airlift INC | Camp XCamp – Art Summer Camp | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 75 | New Orleans Arts and Cultural Host Committee | Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp | Music | New Orleans |
| 76 | New Orleans Ballet Association | NOBA | NOBA Summer Dance Programs | Dance | New Orleans |
| 77 | New Orleans Dance Collective | New Orleans Dance Collective After-school, weekend, and summer dance programs. | Dance | New Orleans |
| 78 | New Orleans East Satin Dolls School of Dance | We Dance With Purpose: After School Dance Education Program | Dance | New Orleans |
| 79 | New Orleans Foundation for Experiential Arts Renewal [NO FEAR] | NO FEAR Music | Music | New Orleans |
| 80 | New Orleans Friends of Music | 2026-2027 Education and Engagement Programming | Music | New Orleans |
| 81 | New Orleans Legacy Association of Bands, Inc. | New Orleans All-Star Band | Music | New Orleans |
| 82 | New Orleans Women & Children’s Shelter, Inc. (NOWCS) | Arts and Education for Formerly Homeless Youth | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 83 | New Orleans Youth Alliance | New Orleans Youth Program Quality Initiative | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 84 | NOLA Artist Incubator | Budding Artists | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 85 | NOLA DDM Fashion Institute | NOLA DDM Fashion Institute Cultural Fashion Design and Manufacturing Program | Textiles/Fiber | New Orleans |
| 86 | NOLAKEYS | NOLAKEYS Power of Music Program | Music | New Orleans |
| 87 | Ogden Museum of Southern Art | Ogden Museum Summer Camps | Visual Arts, Photography | New Orleans |
| 88 | Original Big Seven Social Aid & Pleasure Club | Red Flame Hunters | Cultural Heritage, Folk life | New Orleans |
| 89 | Our Lady of Perpetual Help School | Art for Pirates (Art Resource class) | Visual Arts, Photography | Kenner |
| 90 | Palacios House of Arts | Louisiana Voices: Sounds of Freedom @250 | Multidisciplinary | Baton Rouge |
| 91 | Prominent Youth Foundation | Beyond Mentorship | Theatre | Braithwaite |
| 92 | Purpose L.I.N.K.S | Purpose Pathways Youth After-School Program | Creative Writing, Literary, Spoken Word | Denham Springs |
| 93 | ReNEW – Reinventing Education | ReNEW Schaumburg After-School Trumpet Club | Music | New Orleans |
| 94 | ricRACK | Teen Slo-Fashion Class | Textiles/Fiber | New Orleans |
| 95 | RTH Community Outreach Center | Keeping the Culture Alive: Lower Ninth Ward Cultural Arts After-School Academy | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 96 | S.T.Y.L.E. (Saving Trouble Youth Lives Everyday) | Style Literary, Art & Craft | Creative Writing, Literary, Spoken Word | New Orleans |
| 97 | Second Line Arts Collective | The 2027 Sanaa Summer Music Workshop | Music | Kenner |
| 98 | NOLA Vox | Youth Harmony Festival 2027 | Music | New Orleans |
| 99 | Son of a Saint | Son of a Saint Compilation Album | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 100 | Sound Mind Music Conservatory | Preserving the Sound: Louisiana Youth Music Education & Cultural Project | Music | Crowley |
| 101 | Spectrum Arts NOLA | The Mindfulness Steward Leadership Model | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 102 | St. Bernard Enrichment & Rehabilitation Corporation | Instrumental Music Instruction Program | Music | New Orleans |
| 103 | STARC of Louisiana, Inc. | The Art of ABILITY: 16th Annual STARC Art Show | Visual Arts, Photography | Slidell |
| 104 | Success Preparatory Academy | Band Program Support 2026-2027 | Music | New Orleans |
| 105 | The Artisan Alliance | Echoes of Tomorrow: A Multimedia Production | Multidisciplinary | River Ridge |
| 106 | The Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre, Inc. | Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre’s Youth Ballet Presents Alice in Wonderland | Dance | Baton Rouge |
| 107 | The Blues Origin Institute | The Blues Origin Institute’s After School Program | Music | Prairieville |
| 108 | The Butterfly Effect Trauma Response & Treatment Foundation | Youth Cultural Enrichment Program | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 109 | The Purple Print Dance Foundation | The Purple Print Pro Dance Education Initiative | Dance | New Orleans |
| 110 | The Roots of Music (TROM) | The Marching Crusaders | Music | New Orleans |
| 111 | Troy Andrews Foundation | Trombone Shorty Academy | Music | New Orleans |
| 112 | The Writer’s Wing | Teaching for Relevance: Culturally Responsive Literature Instruction | Creative Writing, Literary, Spoken Word | New Orleans |
| 113 | Theatre of the Performing Arts of Shreveport | The YAZZY (Youth Celebrating Jazz) Series | Multidisciplinary | Shreveport |
| 114 | Thensted Center | Summer Renaissance Program | Multidisciplinary | Grand Coteau |
| 115 | Thoughts Before Actions | Voices of the River: Stories That Shaped Us | Theatre | Laplace |
| 116 | Unchained Realities Inc | CTRL + SOUND | Music | New Orleans |
| 117 | United Way Southeast Louisiana | New Orleans Campaign for Grade Level Reading | Cultural Heritage, Folk life | New Orleans |
| 118 | Uptown Music Theatre | Finding Your Voice: New Orleans Stories on Stage | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 119 | Upturn Arts | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans | |
| 120 | Viva La Musica | Viva La Musica Summer Program | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 121 | West Baton Rouge Historical Association | Blues After School | Music | Port Allen |
| 122 | Whole Village Art Therapy | Community Artmaking | Visual Arts, Photography | New Orleans |
| 123 | Woodmere School | Wildcats Marching Band | Music | Harvey |
| 124 | Young Aspirations Young Artists, Inc (YAYA, Inc) | YAYA Teen Guild Studio | Visual Arts, Photography | New Orleans |
| 125 | Young Men Olympian, Junior Benevolent Association, Incorporated | Generation Next: Youth Empowerment Through Culture and Leadership | Cultural Heritage, Folk life | Marrero |
| 126 | Young Starz Nola | Young Starz Nola | Multidisciplinary | New Orleans |
| 127 | Youth Empowerment Project | YEP Enriches | Music | New Orleans |