LEWISTON — L/A Arts Executive Director Odelle Bowman and Lewiston Public Library Director Rick Speer will co-host an Arts In Education Certificate Presentation from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, at the Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St., in the Callahan Room. The program is open to the public and will recognize the extraordinary 2011 artistic efforts of students and schools in Lewiston and Auburn, with the presentation of certificates wrapping up L/A Arts’ busiest arts in education year ever.

At the presentation, students and artists will receive certificates of achievements, and schools will be recognized for their outstanding collaborative work in bringing arts in education to their schools. Several artist/performers, who worked with students throughout the past year as well as several student/performers, will demonstrate their talents at the event.

L/A Arts’ Artist in Residency Program hosted 17 artists over the school year. In all, more than 5,000 students and 350 teachers attended performances or took part in classroom-based residencies.

Most of the school-based artist residencies ran from Feb. 15 to early May this year, although a few short programs remain on the roster for the end of this year. During a residency, a professional artist, who has established success in both their field of art and as educators, work with a particular class or grade level, to teach those students about that art genre. Included this year were drumming, mime and dance, storytelling, paper and book arts, drama, poetry, graphic novel writing, musical lyrics, singing history and comedy.

Geiger Elementary featured Michael Wingfield who collaborated with L/A Arts and the school to provide an intensive weeklong workshop for the entire school, culminating in a school wide performance — parents invited — on the last day of the workshop week. In addition, Geiger Elementary hosted Randy Judkins, who brought storytelling and movement instruction. Both programs were made possible by combined L/A Arts funding and parent association funds.

Below is the list of schools and arts in education programs for this year.

Auburn Middle School: Graphic novels with Nicole Chaison; storytelling performance by Michael Cooper.

East Auburn Community School: “Story in Motion” with Antonio Rocha, all-school residency.

Fairview Elementary School: “Imagine That!” Books into Drama with Mitch Thomas, grade 2.

Farwell Elementary School: Creative writing with Lynn Plourde, pre-K through grade 2.

Geiger Elementary School: Drumming with Michael Wingfield, grade 3 and all-school performance; story and mime with Randy Judkins, grades 5 and 6 and all-school performance.

Lewiston Middle School: Graphic novels with Nicole Chaison, grade 8.

Longley Elementary School: “Imagine That!” Books into Drama with Mitch Thomas, grades 5 and 6.

Martel Elementary School: Paper book sculpting with Rebecca Goodale, grade 3.

McMahon Elementary School: Drumming with Michael Wingfield, all-school performance; dance and movement with Karen Montanaro, grades 4 and 5.

Montello Elementary School: “Dance Unlimited” with Laura Lewis, pre-K through grade 3 and grade 5; “Movement for Focus” and energy with Karen Montanaro, grade 4; dance with Debi Iron, grade 6; “The Art of the Book” with Jenn Greenleaf, grade 6; drumming with Michael Wingfield, all-school performance.

Park Avenue Elementary School: Graphic novels with Nicole Chaison, grade 5; young artist workshop: Books into Drama with Mitch Thomas, grade 5; storytelling performance with Michael Cooper, storytelling, Randy Judkins.

Sherwood Heights Elementary School: Figures of Speech Theater, grade 2.

Walton Elementary School: “Singing History” with Monica Grabin, all-school; storytelling performance with Randy Judkins.

Washburn Elementary School: Music and Lyrics with Carolyn Currie; storytelling performance with Randy Judkins; young artist workshops at L/A Arts, Julie Goell, “Clowning Around”; Michael Wingfield, drumming.