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HeART and Sole of Downtown Batesville OUR TOWN PUBLIC ART PROJECT
Our Town Public Art is a subcommittee of Batesville Area Arts Council’s (a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization) NEA Our Town Grant -...
Jan 20, 20202 min read


Clay Artist Tim Ryan visits BPS
Clay Artist, Tim Ryan, visited BPS on Friday, November 8th to create Chinese Lanterns while learning basic hand building skills with clay....
Nov 19, 20191 min read


Judy Dominic visits BHS Mythology classees
Judy Dominic visited Paul Satchwill’s Mythology classes during a Norse Mythology unit to provide a lesson on the ancient art of weaving....
Nov 15, 20191 min read


Ja'Shon Burks visits BHS Choirs
Ja’Shon Burks is the returning choreographer for the Batesville Singers show choir. This is his 4th year working with the group. He has...
Nov 15, 20191 min read


Art therapist Teresa Davis visits BHS
Ms. Davis presented a powerpoint presentation on the history of collage art, highlighting several artists. They also discussed the...
Nov 4, 20191 min read


Limited number of Project 229 books left!
A year later we have about 150 of the wonderful Project 229 books remaining! Purchase your copy today before they are all gone!
Oct 29, 20191 min read


Mayra Adams and Laura Ault visit Batesville High School
Laura Ault taught students latin dance moves, and showed some traditional outfits the dancers would wear. Mayra Adams taught in Spanish...
Oct 25, 20191 min read


Richard Lin visits Oldenburg Academy
Richard Lin won the 2018 International Violin Contest in Indianapolis. As part of his winnings, he tours the area. Richard Lin met with...
Oct 23, 20191 min read


Trio of Talent visits Batesville schools
Batesville Intermediate School, Batesville Primary School, and St. Louis Schools hosted a 2-day visit from author Susan Stevens Crummel,...
Oct 10, 20192 min read


Choreographer Danyel Mann visits Batesville Middle School Choir
Danyel Mann choreographed several songs for the Batesville Middle School musical. Choir students are preparing High School Musical 2 Jr....
Oct 10, 20191 min read


Award Winning Authors and Illustrators to visit Batesville Schools
Susan Stevens Crummel, Janet Stevens, and Dorothy Donohue will be visiting with K-5 students at BPS, BIS & SLS, Sept. 24-27. Join us for...
Sep 13, 20191 min read


Artist David Zinn helps Batesville Schools Celebrate Arts in Education Week
Governor Eric Holcomb declared September 8-14, 2019 to be Arts in Education Week. Batesville schools celebrated this week by inviting...
Sep 13, 20191 min read


Mobile Ed Productions visits Batesville Schools
Batesville Schools have the patriotic spirit in their soul after hosting Mobile Ed Productions to present “Spirit of America!” Students...
Sep 11, 20191 min read


Don Edwards
Pottery Artist, Don Edwards, was at Batesville Primary School August 16th, 23rd and 30th. He created pottery with each 2nd grade student....
Aug 31, 20191 min read


Street Art by David Zinn
Illustrator and street chalk artist David Zinn will be spending the week of September 9-13 working with students at BPS, BIS, BMS and...
Aug 31, 20191 min read


Batesville High School hosts Dr. Russo Stante and James Loughery II
On May 17th 2019, BHS hosted Dr. Amanda Russo Stante, Mezzo Soprano, accompanied by James W. Loughery II to the stage to present...
May 29, 20191 min read


Oldenburg Academy Hosts Jazz Clinician
On Wednesday, May 22, the Oldenburg Academy Orchestra hosted a jazz clinician named Rebecca Schaffer Wells. Rebecca worked with the...
May 29, 20191 min read


Cake Decorator and Former Student visits BHS FACS Classes
On April 29 – 30, Emily Kelley, a 2011 BHS graduate, and current lead fondant decorator, at a large bakery in Morristown, New Jersey,...
May 15, 20192 min read


Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park visits BPS
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park visited BPS on May 1, 2019, to perform a theatrical story of Five Little Monkeys. All BPS students were...
May 14, 20191 min read


Holocaust exhibit visits Oldenburg Academy
Oldenburg Academy hosted an exhibit from the Holocaust and Humanity Center in Cincinnati titled "The Notes Rose up in Flames: Music and...
May 9, 20191 min read
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