The Artists in Schools Grant program invites teaching artists in the performing, visual, literary or historical arts into the classroom.
Donor Name: Florida Keys Council of the Arts
State: Florida
County: Monroe County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/30/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $2,000
Details:
Teachers and teaching artists are encouraged to collaborate on creative projects together to enhance the existing curriculum, or to teach a new topic using the ARTS.
Project and student goals:
- To use art of any genre to expand the students’ understanding of concepts within a selected curriculum
- To bring something new to the student’s experience
- To work with an artist, and to have him/her as a professional role model.
- To increase knowledge of an art form
- To be share new skills or techniques with student
- To increase the student’s sense of accomplishment and self-confidence
- To enhance student’s powers of perception and creative communication
Funding Information
Artist in Schools grants are up to $2,000 each for artist’s time and materials on a reimbursement basis upon completion of an approved final report.
Eligibility Criteria
All Monroe County public and private schools, as well as other organizations that serve children ages 5-18, are eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Florida Keys Council of the Arts.