The Leonard and Renee Minsky Fund for Arts Education supports professional artists to work with teachers to bring Arts into the classrooms of grades 3-5 in the public schools of Penobscot and Washington counties.
Donor Name: Maine Community Foundation
State: Maine
County: Penobscot County (ME), Washington County (ME)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/15/2025
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Interest Areas
- Arts
- Culture
- Humanities
- Education
- Youth Development.
Funding Information
Up to $1,000.
Criteria
- To receive a grant:
- The proposal must serve grades three through five in the public schools of Penobscot and Washington counties
- Teachers must work with professional artists from the visual and/or performing arts, including but not limited to film, video, and other media, theater arts, music, dance, and creative writing to design a program in which teachers and students will learn through participating in the art form with the artist
- The program that is developed must incorporate the arts in a meaningful way, helping the school meet the Maine Learning Results standards for visual and/or performing arts The professional artist(s) work(s) with all the students in the grade(s) participating in the project.
- Priority will be given to:
- Proposals where teachers of the three grades work collaboratively to present one arts education unit. Elementary schools with enrollments of 100 or fewer students are encouraged to present one arts education unit for the school
- Proposals where the arts teachers participate in the design and implementation of the project, if they are available on staff.
For more information, visit MCF.
