The Get Arts in the Schools Program is designed to infuse the arts in the core curriculum and to deliver quality, educational, curriculum-based artistic experiences to K-12 students throughout Mendocino County.
Donor Name: Arts Council of Mendocino County
State: California
County: Mendocino County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/14/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Get Arts in the Schools Program is an arts education partnership founded in 2005 by the Arts Council of Mendocino County (ACMC) and the Mendocino County Office of Education (MCOE). GASP funds artist workshops and live performances in Mendocino County schools during the school year.
Eligible Artistic Disciplines
- Performing Arts: dance, music, theater or a combination thereof
- Media Arts: digital arts, radio/podcasting, graphic design, etc.
- Visual Arts: 2D or 3D in many varieties of mediums
- Art History
- Indigenous Arts / Crafts
- Literary Arts: poetry, spoken word, literary magazine, etc.
- Multidisciplinary & Interdisciplinary (e.g., printmaking, bookbinding, silk screen, etc.)
Eligibility Criteria
- The Artists must meet all four of the following criteria:
- Be a professional in their art field a person who devotes a significant portion of their time to creating, practicing, performing or teaching any of the arts
- Have prior experience presenting an art program or project in a classroom setting
- Reside in Mendocino County
- Be a current member of the Arts Council of Mendocino County or join concurrently with this application.
- The School, Expanded Learning Program or Performance Venue must meet both of the following criteria:
- Be serviced by MCOE private schools are currently ineligible.
- Be able to present a GASP program during the regular school day, or in an arts and education afterschool program.
For more information, visit ACMC.
