The Rhode Island Foundation is seeking applications for its Arts in Academics Grants.
Donor Name: Rhode Island Foundation
State: Rhode Island
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/14/2023
Size of the Grant: $500 to $1,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
In 2004, retired Rhode Island art educator Karel Greenblatt Gertsacov endowed the Arts in Academics Fund to support educational projects that integrate art disciplines into other core academic subjects. Successful Arts in Academics projects create collaborations among artists and educators and promote the arts as an integral part of the learning process. This fund is not intended to support performances where students are passive participants. Literacy projects are generally not funded unless they are exceptionally creative and include other core academic subjects.
Funding Information
- Grant amounts typically range from $500 to $1,000.
- The project will take place between January and December of 2024.
Uses of funds
Grants may be used for stipends, materials, equipment, honorariums, and other costs associated with implementing the project. (Funds may only be used to support performances or exhibitions that are the result of the grant project.) An evaluation of the project must be submitted at its conclusion.
Potential Projects
Potential projects might include:
- Collaboration between artist and educator: An architect and a math teacher help students learn about scale by reading and using rulers when building a scale model.
- Field trips: Students take a trip to the zoo to study symmetrical patterns as they relate to mathematics. (Trips may not be for entertainment purposes, but must serve an academic need.)
- Professional training: A teacher attends a workshop or other course in critical/creative problem-solving to expand arts literacy skills and incorporate its principles into other core academic areas.
Eligibility Criteria
Any K-12 public or charter school teacher, artist, or nonprofit organization is eligible to apply as long as the proposed project benefits Rhode Island public school children.
Review of Proposals
Proposals will be reviewed using the following criteria:
- Level of arts integration into core academic subject matter
- Innovativeness, creativeness and practicality of the project
- Educational merit and academic excellence
- Group size and impact on participating children and school
- Access to other funding sources.
For more information, visit Rhode Island Foundation.
