The Teaching Art Together Grant support teachers in bringing professional teaching artists into Kentucky classrooms for one- to ten-day (four- to 40-class sessions) teaching artist residencies.
Donor Name: Kentucky Arts Council
State: Kentucky
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/15/2025
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The Teaching Art Together Grant enables teachers to implement artist residencies in their classrooms. Teachers and artists work in partnership to design and implement the residencies. Residencies may be focused on a specific artistic discipline or explore cross-curricular pairings such as dance integrated into a math lesson/curriculum, new media integrated into a science lesson/curriculum, etc.
Arts council staff can offer the following support to ensure that program standards and goals are met:
- Assistance in developing a residency plan.
- Consultation regarding applicant eligibility.
- Technical assistance with submitting the application or final report.
- Assistance locating or implementing accessibility resources.
Funding Information
$80 for every class session of a 1- to 10-day teaching artist residency (maximum four sessions per day).
Grant period
October 15, 2025 to May 31, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any teacher at a Kentucky public or private school that supports pre K-12th grade.
- Any representative of a Kentucky nonprofit organization with full-time staff providing pre K-12 instruction to minors, such as juvenile detention centers or residential group homes.
For more information, visit KAC.
