The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts is excited to announce Arts In Action Arts Education grant opportunities for teaching artists and nonprofit organizations with an arts education focus.
Donor Name: Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts
State: Maryland
City: Baltimore
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 12/03/2021
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $5,000
Details:
Arts In Action grants support arts education projects/classes/workshops that take place in-school, after school, or in local community settings for the Spring semester of the 2021-2022 academic school year. Grants range from $1000 to $5,000. This grant is made possible by the generous support of the Maryland State Arts Council.
Eligibility Criteria
- Classes/Workshops can support K-12 aged students, creative aging, and incarcerated/reentry populations.
- Classes/Workshops may be delivered in-person or virtually due to the global health concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.
- Applicant must provide at least 4 sequential, teaching sessions between the same teaching artist(s) and the same cohort of students/people.
- Student cohorts must have a minimum of 6 students per session.
- Applicant must provide stated learning goals, outcomes, and evaluation plan.
- Class/Workshop spaces must be accessible to those with disabilities. Also, activities must be altered to meet the needs of the visually and hearing impaired upon appropriate notification of need.
Program Criteria
Grants are awarded via a merit‐based review process based upon the following criteria:
- Programmatic quality is valued over participant quantity.
- Artistic and/or Cultural and Programmatic Merit
- Learning Outcomes & Evaluation
- Student Benefit & Accessibility
- Managerial & Fiscal Competence
- Grants range from $1000 to $5,000
Applicant Requirements
- Individual/Teaching artists and/or non-profit organization must be based in Baltimore City.
- School partners and non profit organizations must be located in Baltimore City.
- Individual/Teaching artists and/or organizations must have at least 2 years of prior teaching experience and/or history of implementing workshops/ classes with youth.
Eligible Project Expenses
- Only direct artistic costs (in person or virtually) and materials will be considered for funding.
- Project must provide sequential, skills‐based study that incorporates one or more art forms, that is hands-on and participatory, and that involve at least 4 sessions between the same teaching artist(s) and the same group of students. Sessions may be in-person or virtual.
- Materials/supplies costs
- Artist fees
Ineligible Project Expenses
- Projects already partially or fully funded by schools/ partner organizations.
- Fellowships and/or scholarships
- Project income exceeding project expenses (below $100 or more than $5000)
- Subsidizes entertainment costs (e.g. theater parties, gallery/museum openings, receptions)
- Supports fundraising activities
- Partners with a school that is private or parochial within Baltimore City, not recognized by BCPS
- Is a standalone, single occurrence activity
For more information, visit Arts In Action Arts Education Grant.