The New York State Council on the Arts is seeking applications for its 2023 Arts Education Grant to assist artists in developing and implementing artist residencies.
Donor Name: New York State Council on the Arts
State: New York
County: Tompkins County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/16/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Grant Duration: 9 months
Details
Weaving the arts into K-12 core curriculum. as well as teaching youth new artistic skills and abilities, is at the core of this Arts Education grant. Art instruction (visual, dance, music, theatre, literary…) helps children with the development of motor skills, language skills, social skills, decision-making, creative problem solving, inventiveness.
The grant can also fund after artists working in after school programs. Artists need to meet with the same group of students at least 3 times to teach them an art form. The students must also create something from their own imaginations as part of this residency. Partnerships with non-art teachers is required for in-school programs and residencies must be in regular classrooms and not for students self selected or appointed.
Funding Priorities
- Higher consideration will be given if the project addresses specific non-arts challenges that the students may have.
- For In-School Programs: Higher Consideration will be given if the project meaningfully aligns with the student’s curriculum.
- For In-School Programs: Higher Consideration will be given if the school’s certified art, music, dance and/or theater teachers participate in the project in addition to a non-arts teacher(s).
- Higher consideration will be given if the project fulfills a cultural need, or otherwise unmet need in terms of geography or community engagement, increases access to the arts, or reaches a broad and diverse audience.
Funding Information
- The maximum grant is $5,000 annually for all SCR grants.
- Programs must take place from June 2023 through February 2024.
Grant can be funded
The Grant can pay for artist stipend(s), consumable supplies, mileage (up to $75), space rental, and any other expenses directly related to project. Funds can be provided for school teachers for after-school time. School teachers cannot be paid during their regular working hours.
Eligibility Criteria
Tompkins County artists
- Individual artist applicants be Tompkins County residents as of January 2023, must be at least 18, and not be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program.
- However, if the Applicant is a cultural organization, their teaching artists do not have to reside in Tompkins County.
- NOTE: Resumes are not required at the time of submission. If the artist does not have a related website, resumes may be requested after submission.
Municipalities
Tompkins County arts or cultural organizations
- not for profit status is not required.
NOTE: Applicants cannot be “Direct NYSCA Applicants,” which are 30 local arts organizations that have applied directly to New York State Council on the Arts for 2023 programming. Email Robin if you’d like that list.
For more information, visit Arts Education Grant.
