The Artists in the Schools (AIS) Program is a partnership between the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, the Wake County Public School System, and local schools. For more than 30 years, the AIS Program has placed professional artists in public, private, and charter schools in Wake County. These artists and arts organizations work as creative educational resources with faculty, students, and cultural arts representatives to implement curriculum-based arts in education programs. The AIS Program annually supports more than 160,000 contact hours between artists and students in more than 135 local schools.