Education for the Arts presents an annual artistic repertoire, known as the EFA Rep, that is available to more than 100 schools within the Kalamazoo RESA service area. The EFA Rep includes professional works of art in dance, music, theater, visual arts, and, occasionally, other disciplines. Schools access the works of art at little to no cost depending on the show, the student grade level, and the EFA programs in which they participate.
Aesthetic Education Program
The Aesthetic Education Program provides PreK-12 classrooms with free admission to up to three works of art on the EFA Rep. Schools are assigned a professional Teaching Artist for each work of art. The Teaching Artists and Aesthetic Education-trained classroom teachers collaboratively plan and facilitate inquiry-based, experiential lessons designed to prepare students to view the works of art and to reflect after the viewing experiences. The bus rebate applies to all Aesthetic Education Program field trips.
Alternative Arts Initiative
The Alternative Arts Initiative is available to alternative education schools and special education classrooms. The program provides free admission to select works of art, along with specialized Teaching Artist residencies designed to prepare students to engage deeply with the works of art. The bus rebate applies to all Alternative Arts Initiative field trips.
EFA Presents! Program
The EFA Presents! Program is available to K-12 schools in the KRESA service area. EFA Presents! provides students with free or low-cost admission to the works of art on the EFA Rep. The fees vary according to student grade level and the work of art, as noted below.
Elementary and Middle Schools | Limited Free Admission
Elementary and middle schools receive one admission credit per enrolled K-8 student. For example, a school with 300 students receives 300 admission credits for the school year. The credits may be redeemed for free admission to any combination of works of art available on the EFA Rep. Free admission is granted in the order in which school reservation requests are received and until shows are sold out. The bus rebate applies to all K-8 EFA Presents! field trips.
One student attending a work of art equals the use of one admission credit unless otherwise noted. For example, docent-guided tours of A Bridge Between Two Worlds: Wu Jian’an and American Realism: Visions Of America, 1900-1950 do not count as using admission credits. The Fact And Fiction With Todd Zimmerman traveling exhibition uses a flat rate of fifty admission credits per school.
If a K-8 school uses all of its credits for the school year, but wants to attend additional works of art, it may purchase extra admissions at a cost of only $2 per student for performing arts field trips and $100 per school for the Fact And Fiction With Todd Zimmerman traveling exhibition. To ensure every student has the opportunity to participate, priority will be given to schools using their free ticket allotment before purchased tickets are granted.
High Schools | Subsidized Admission Fee
High schools may purchase admission at a heavily subsidized rate for most works of art. Admission costs $2 per student for performing arts field trips and $100 per school for the Fact And Fiction With Todd Zimmerman traveling exhibition. Admission is free for docent-guided tours of two visual arts exhibitions: A Bridge Between Two Worlds: Wu Jian’an and American Realism: Visions Of America, 1900-1950. The bus rebate does not apply to high school field trips.
PACE Program
The PACE Program provides K-8 students participating in creative movement and creative drama residencies with free admission to attend a professional dance or theater performance. The specific performance depends on the discipline being studied and the semester in which the class is participating. For example, the Fall creative drama students are invited to the Fall theater work of art. The bus rebate applies to all PACE Program field trips.