Introduce your students to the power of the performing arts for FREE!

The Norton Center’s Arts for the Classroom Ticket Subsidy (ACTS) program provides FREE or deeply discounted student matinee tickets and activities to K-12 public schools in Kentucky. The program’s goal is simple: Ensure that children across the state have access to life-changing arts experiences, regardless of their financial circumstances. 

2022/2023 K-12 Student Matinee Series

The Norton Center’s K-12 student programming provides fun and engaging learning experiences for young audiences that support standards-based curricular goals while sparking curiosity, building empathy, and inspiring tomorrow’s leaders. Live performing arts offer new perspectives and bring curricula to life in powerful and memorable ways.

For more information, please email nortoncenter@centre.edu or call 859-236-4692.

Important ACTS Information

ACTS tickets are distributed on a first come, first serve basis. Educators should plan to order early to ensure their students can take advantage of this opportunity! The ACTS subsidy ONLY covers student tickets. The Norton Center will provide one (1) free adult ticket (chaperone or teacher) for every ten (10) students. Additional adult and parent tickets must be purchased at $20 each. Tickets requested through the ACTS program are equivalent to purchased performance tickets. Once your ACTS order has been confirmed, the tickets are held for your group and are unavailable for purchase by other guests.

TranspARTation Grant Program

In addition to tickets, Kentucky schools can also receive a grant to pay for the transportation of students to our spring performances at the Norton Center. Schools may apply for a grant based on the mileage from their building to the Norton Center and the number of buses necessary. The grant application must be submitted by August 1, 2022. For more information on how to submit the application and the details of the grant, please go to the Kentucky Arts Council website here.

Help us connect even more kids to the power of the arts!

Since 2013, the Norton Center’s ACTS program has provided over 10,000 free or deeply discounted student matinee tickets to Kentucky students, ensuring area youth have the opportunity to explore and engage in high-caliber, professional arts experiences regardless of their financial resources. Participating in engaging arts activities provides children rich experiences that have both short and long-term impact, including the development of leadership, problem-solving, and personal communication skills, along with an awareness of cultural identity and global coexistence. These opportunities are only possible through the generous financial support of individual donors, corporate sponsors, and foundation grants.

Please consider giving a tax-deductible gift to the Norton Center ACTS program!

GIVE A GIFT TO ACTS

Thank You

The Norton Center’s 2021 Spring K-12 Student Programs have been made available for FREE thanks to support from these generous supporters. Click here to learn how you can inspire youth through a tax-deductible gift to the Norton Center’s ACTS program.