A successful partnership with Central High School has been enjoyed for the past three years, and the Institute was involved in jurying art shows at all three local high schools and for Congressional art show. Staff members taught art workshops at the Manchester School of Technology and at the Goffstown Public Schools. Over twenty-five schools statewide attended theatre performances and visited the gallery for guided exhibition tours. Through the sponsorship of local community organizations and corporations, Storytime Theatre reached out to 1,500 youngsters aged 3-10 from the Greater Manchester area. All participants of the YMCA's Youth Opportunities Unlimited Programs attended arts and theatre classes last year at the Institute.
Administrators are active leaders in professional, civic and public organizations.
The Institute is represented on boards diverse as the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, the Manchester School Board, Manchester Community Television, Greater Family Manchester YMCA, CareGivers Inc. of Manchester and Nashua , Campus Compact, Southern New Hampshire Chapter of the American Association of University Women, Manchester Community Music School, the Manchester Heritage Commission, Manchester Schools to Careers, Swift Water Girl Scout Council, New Hampshire Art Educators' Association and local civic and professional organizations. The Institute was honored to be chosen as the site for Vice President Gore's announcement of his candidacy for President of the United States. Our historic campus served as the venue for Manchester Community Television's Strategic Leadership Conference, Child and Family Service's Annual Meeting and as the cornerstone location for Leadership Manchester's Arts and Culture Day. The Institute has an active speaker's bureau providing educational and topical programs on a variety of arts related issues and topics. The Galleries are always open to the public free of charge, as are the ancillary educational programs which complement the visual art exhibitions.