Arts teachers develop relationships with community members and organiz ations by bringing artists into the classroom, taking students beyond school walls, and asking students to draw inspiration from the voices of their community. In this session, participants see a guest choreogr apher who challenges the students with her working style and expectati ons. A visiting theatre artist helps playwriting students develop mono logues based on interviews with people in the neighborhood. A visual a rt teacher and her students work with community members to create a sc ulpture garden in an empty courtyard at their school, drawing inspirat ion from a nearby sculpture park. A band teacher invites alumni and lo cal professional musicians to sit in with her classes, giving students strong musical role models.