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The Ugly Duckling
BPS students were reminded that what's on the inside of a person is what matters. This theme of friendship was highlighted during an Arts...
May 12, 20171 min read


Young Artist Showcase Winners
The Young Artist Showcase competition, sponsored by the Rural Alliance for the Arts, honors students in grades 6-12 for accomplishments...
May 10, 20172 min read


STEAM Museum
The SEAM Museum visited St. Louis School on April 13, 2017. STEAM Museum is ready to turn your gymnasium or multipurpose room into a...
May 8, 20171 min read


The RAA was chosen for Hillenbrand's One Campaign for the month of May!
Hillenbrand, Inc., along with one of its operating companies, Batesville Casket Company, announced plans for their second annual One...
May 5, 20171 min read


Two-time Grammy award-winning artist visits BPS and BIS
Bill Harley, a two-time Grammy award-winning artist, spent time at BPS and BIS. He uses song and story to “paint a vibrant and hilarious...
Apr 18, 20171 min read


Bill Tipkemper visits Oldenburg Academy
Bill Tipkemper visited Oldenburg Academy on April 12th and gave the orchestra a workshop on the piece that he arranged for them. He...
Apr 14, 20171 min read


Clay artist visits St. Louis
Clay artist Tim Ryan visited St. Louis School on March 15th and worked with three classes. The 5th and 7th grade classes learned how to...
Mar 20, 20171 min read


Iditarod Musher visits BIS
Karen Land, Iditarod musher, came to Batesville Intermediate School on March 10th. Karen talked about her adventures in the -50 degree...
Mar 17, 20171 min read


Durkin visits BPS
Patrick Durkin was at Batesville Primary School on March 10th to create artwork in Henri Matisse's style. The students had an amazing...
Mar 14, 20171 min read


Writers Knight and Land visit BIS and SLS
Two writers, Mary Knight and Karen Land, visited Batesville Intermediate School March 9-10, 2017. Mary Knight is the author of Saving...
Mar 10, 20172 min read


The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat spent the week with BPS and SLS students as they celebrated reading and Dr. Seuss. The cat read a story to each...
Mar 6, 20171 min read


Saakumu at BMS
Saakumu worked on Feb 22 and 23 with 7th grade general music, art, and computer students on the Ewe dance "Gahu." The group performed a...
Mar 2, 20171 min read


R.O.C.K. FOR THE RAA - THANK YOU!
RAA would like to thank all the attendees, sponsors, individuals and businesses who donated their time and talent to making this year’s...
Feb 16, 20171 min read


Peter Brown visits Batesville
Batesville Primary School and Batesville Intermediate School's Arts in Education programs hosted a two-day visit with award-winning...
Nov 28, 20161 min read

Writer Peter Brown coming to Intermediate School
Peter Brown is coming to Batesville for an Arts in Education Evening Series! Bring your family and join us at Batesville Intermediate...
Aug 23, 20161 min read


Visiting Artists to Work with Students
The Bacon Blues & Brew Music and Arts Festival at Walhill Farm is August 26-28. Three artists who will be performing at the festival will...
Aug 23, 20161 min read


Pottery Night with Don Edwards
The Batesville Primary School Pottery Night with artist Don Edwards will be Friday September 23rd. This is a fun opportunity for the...
Aug 23, 20161 min read


A Midsummer Night's Dream
Press Release RAA Publicity Kathleen Bohman 513-313-2584 For Immediate Release: “A Midsummer Night's Dream” Presented by Rural Alliance...
Jul 27, 20162 min read


Community Art Show Info!
Go to our events page to download the entry form! Entries are due by JUNE 1st!
May 3, 20161 min read


Karen Land, writer and musher
Following a unit of study on the Iditarod, writer and musher Karen Land shared her experiences in raising and racing sled dogs with BIS...
Apr 25, 20161 min read
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