The Artists in Schools Grant program invites teaching artists in the performing, visual, literary or historical arts into the classroom.
Donor Name: Florida Keys Council of the Arts
State: Florida
County: Monroe County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 11/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Project and Student Goals
- To use art of any genre to expand the students’ understanding of concepts within a selected curriculum
- To bring something new to the student’s experience
- To work with an artist, and to have him/her as a professional role model.
- To increase knowledge of an art form
- To be share new skills or techniques with students
- To increase the student’s sense of accomplishment and self-confidence
- To enhance student’s powers of perception and creative communication.
Funding Information
Artist in Schools grants are up to $2,000 each for artist’s time and materials on a reimbursement basis upon completion of an approved final report.
Eligibility Criteria
Teachers and teaching artists are encouraged to collaborate on creative projects together to enhance the existing curriculum, or to teach a new topic using the ARTS. All Monroe County public and private schools, as well as other organizations that serve children ages 5-18, are eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Florida Keys Council of the Arts.
