The Artist in Residence (AIR) grants provide funding for public schools to invite juried teaching artists to lead rigorous educational experiences in the arts.
Donor Name: New Hampshire State Council on the Arts (NHSCA)
State: New Hampshire
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/21/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,000 – $6,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
Artist in Residence (AIR) grants fund artist residencies that bring juried teaching artists into classrooms and public schools to support creative learning and skills development in the arts. AIR grants funded by the State Arts Council are intended to show best practices for this work and can support residencies in a variety of arts disciplines.
Visiting teaching artists support deeper learning of arts competencies, STEAM projects, interdisciplinary arts integration, and broadening access to culturally diverse artistic practices. Learning through the arts develops creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration and supports school goals for wellness and social and emotional learning. Grants can be used to fund residencies in all arts disciplines including dance, theatre, media, music, visual arts, craft, and creative writing.
Funding Information
Funding requests may be made for $1,000 – $6,000. Matching funds will be waived for Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024) however, we encourage applicants to include in-kind or cash match as part of their budget to increase the strength of their application, collaboration with community partners and enhance the funding of their project.
Requirements
Projects in this category are required to:
- Include at least one artist from the Arts Education (AE) Roster. Additional artists may be part of the proposal and budget. Resumes and work samples are required for artists not on the AE Roster.
- Applications must articulate how the residency is responsive to the academic and cultural needs of the student population. For example:
- Residency provides experiences in arts disciplines that are currently unavailable in the regular academic year.
- Artist and/or program reflects the racial, cultural, and aesthetic background of the student population.
- Program broadens access to artistic disciplines from diverse cultural and aesthetic traditions.
- Students’ perspectives have been included when choosing the artist and or arts discipline.
- Residency is inclusive and includes accommodations and scaffolding for students of all abilities.
- Visiting artist in residence offers an in-service professional development workshop for teachers.
Projects funded in this category are strongly encouraged to:
- Design residencies and adjust scheduling that allow for meaningful contact hours and a rigorous educational experience between the teaching artist and a core group of students. Typically, this requires at least 3-5 days of contact hours between the artist and the core group of students.
- Develop projects with arts integrated approaches to interdisciplinary studies, such as STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math), social studies, world languages, and community connections.
- Plan a culminating event, presentation, or celebration appropriate to the arts discipline, involving students, teachers, parents, volunteers, and the community.
- Include in your budget funds for your AIR coordinator (or other arts team representative) to attend the NHSCA biennial Arts Partnership Conference, or similar professional development. The cost of registration is an eligible expense.
Eligibility Criteria
Any public school (pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12), or any nonprofit organization serving as alternative education sites for students with special needs in New Hampshire, that are publicly funded or have 501(c)(3) status from the Internal Revenue Service and are incorporated in the State of New Hampshire.
Applicants must:
- Make all programs and facilities accessible to people with disabilities
- Have submitted all required reports on past State Arts Council grants
For more information, visit Artist in Residence Grants.
