The Artists in Schools (AIS) program supports projects that integrate community arts partners into culturally and linguistically responsive, sequential, standards-based arts learning for students in preschool through Grade 12 as part of the regular school day, and that address the unique circumstances of the school environment.
Donor Name: California Arts Council
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/16/2022
Size of the Grant: $40,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The intent of the program is to augment and enhance the work of classroom teachers and school-based arts programs by bringing arts resources within the local community into the school culture, not to supplant credentialed arts teachers.
Program Goals
Projects should address the following Artists in Schools program goals:
- Increase student access to and participation in school-based arts education as part of coordinated efforts with school site leaders, district staff, and County Offices of Education.
- Develop the artistic abilities of students through sequential, hands-on arts learning.
- Promote life skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, and positive self-expression through the arts.
- Promote students’ positive social and emotional development through reflection and creative practice.
- Promote culturally and linguistically responsive learning through the arts, using cultural knowledge to support the cultural assets of the local community and students’ positive self-identification and respect for diverse cultures.
- Develop long-term, mutually beneficial relationships between arts and educational organizations, teaching artists, and the youth and families in the communities they serve.
Funding Information
- Applicant organizations can request up to $40,000 for the two-year grant period.
For more information, visit Artists in Schools.