ARTISTS IN THE SCHOOLS
Performances - Residencies - Workshops
​Wild Mint Arts offers Hoop Dance Stories or Powwow Mash-UP! These are educational performances designed for schools of all ages. Please see Performance Works for short descriptions. For in-school programming please contact us to find out pricing and booking. These are available for all schools and demographics.
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Wild Mint Arts provides quality dance, arts, and culture in-school programming to support and empower Indigenous youth within the education system. We have visual arts programming and music workshops that all students can participate in. We aim to bridge the culture with curriculum through these offerings.
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Hoop Dance and Dance residencies and programming are not available for non-Indigenous students to participate in.
For more information on these workshops, please contact us. We work with the Indigenous team/educators at the school to custom build empowerment programs.
HOOP DANCE RESIDENCY
Hoop Dance Residencies bring a Hoop Dance teacher into the school or community for 1 - 2 weeks. We work closely with the school and local elders/community workers. We encourage the participation of local Indigenous knowledge keepers to share during our time in the community as to empower local Indigenous knowledge.
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There are several formats this could take in a school or community. This residency is a creative residency (4 days - 2 weeks). Schools opt for one or two grades, divisions, or 1 combined class of Indigenous students. Communities can
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Please contact for a pricing matrix and availability as well as more information for schools.
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Facilitator: Jessica Sparvier-Wells
VISUAL ARTS WORKSHOP
1-2 week residencies introduce students to iconic Indigenous arts movements while providing a creative outlet to develop artistic skills.
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Facilitators: Elijah Wells (Kainai) and Jessica Sparvier-Wells (Cree)
SONGLINES AND SCORES
(music)
This 1-week residency is based in Indigenous Songlines, land-based learning, and augmented with experiential learning including music curricular concept and skill development. The facilitators support youth in creating graphic scores for an assembly/sharing event. Students will participate in singing and movement warm-ups, learning to create and perform graphic scores, and learn about Indigenous song-making methods. All work is done through an Indigenous lens and students gain confidence with singing and vocal skills.
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Facilitators: Jessica Sparvier-Wells (Cree) & Kenna Burima (Settler)