The City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture is accepting applications for its Creative Advantage Community Arts Partner Roster Grant.
Donor Name: City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Community Arts Partner Roster is a list of artists, teaching artists, and community arts and culture organizations approved to work in Seattle Public Schools and receive compensation through The Creative Advantage. The roster is maintained by the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture as a resource for schools seeking partners to help them meet their arts education equity goals.
Community Arts Partners collaborate with schools to provide:
- Student Art Residencies
- Teacher Professional Development
Community arts partnerships with Seattle Public Schools increase student access to arts learning, broaden the arts disciplines students can explore, and create bridges between communities and schools.
The Office of Arts & Culture provides partnership funding to Seattle Public Schools and Community Arts Partners on the Arts Partner Roster are compensated through direct service contracts with each Seattle Public School they partner with
Benefits
- Profile on The Creative Advantage Roster.
- Active promotion to Seattle Public Schools and other youth-serving agencies.
- Regular professional development and training opportunities.
- Inclusion in The Creative Advantage research and evaluation reports to support partners fundraising and advocacy efforts, as well as the field at large.
Grant Period
2 years
Eligibility Criteria
Open to artists, teaching artists, community arts organizations, and cultural institutions serving students, teachers, and schools in Seattle with three (3) or more years of teaching experience. Applicants must be over the age of 18.
Review Criteria
- Approach & Collaboration: Clear approach and experience teaching art to young people
- Equity & Access: Experience and skills working with participants of diverse racial, cultural, and economic backgrounds; experience working with communities experiencing oppression and inclusion of culturally responsive teaching practices
- 21st Century Skills: Ability to articulate clear arts learning objectives that include one or more
- 21st Century skills (creative and critical thinking, communication, collaboration, perseverance, and growth-mindset).
- Lesson Planning: Ability to develop a basic class plan or outline.
- Integrated & Cultural Arts: Experience teaching effective integrated arts and/or cultural arts to young people
- Work Samples: Samples demonstrate abilities, experience, and/or achievements as a teaching artist or teaching artist organization.
For more information, visit Office of Arts & Culture.
