The North Carolina Arts Council is excited to announce the cARTwheels, an Arts in Education Grant Program which provides high quality arts performances and residency experiences for students and schools.
Donor Name: North Carolina Arts Council (NCAC)
State: North Carolina
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/01/2023
Details:
For this new iteration of the program, cARTwheels will focus on building students’ resiliency through the arts. In-school performances and arts experiences will focus on creative practices and programmatic content that support students’ problem-solving skills and promote healing, reflection, and self-empowerment through the arts.
Scope and Allowable Expenses
cARTwheels program engagements typically include:
- A teacher workshop (required, two to three hours): to help teachers create entry ways for their students to the performance, and to implement program concepts into the classroom.
- Live performances or artist residency experiences: two 50-minute, high quality, age-appropriate performances or arts experiences that engage students’ imaginations. These performances will be presented ideally at local performance venues.
- Residency activities in the schools and in the community as per selected artist’s description on the roster.
- Study guides to introduce students to the performance. Guides include activities and resources that make curricular connections and facilitate extensions in the classroom.
Allowable Expenses
Grant funds can only be used for cARTwheels artist fees as noted. These fees include all artist expenses (artistic fees, travel, lodging, meals and supply costs). Each grantee will enter contracts directly with companies. To fulfill the matching requirement, applicants will cover:
- All venue expenses, including items on the technical rider
- Student transportation
- Please indicate these costs in your project budget. The total grant request cannot exceed the cARTwheels artist fee listed.
Who may apply
K–12 schools and school districts in North Carolina may apply for this funding. Local arts councils that receive Grassroots Grant funding are eligible to apply for this category in partnership with their county’s school district.
Review Criteria
- A record of strong partnership and planning between a venue, the schools, and the organizations comprising the host team.
- School and/or district commitment to professional development for teachers.
- Commitment of the host site team to participate in all aspects of the program.
- Financial commitment for program costs not covered by the Arts Council grant, including venue costs and student transportation to performances.
- Ability to take on local responsibility for the program.
- Efficiency of routing and tour scheduling.
For more information, visit cARTwheels Program Grants.
