Artists in Schools Grants

Attention Artists: Applications for the 2012-2013 Artists in Schools Directory are now available.
Cilck here for the 2012-2013 application. Submission deadline is March 15, 2012.

ARTISTS: Click "pay now" to pay your non-refundable AIS artist application fee (required if you submit your application electronically).

 

The Arts Council partners with the Cumberland County and Fort Bragg Schools and a variety of individual artists, artist companies and local arts agencies to build collaborations between schools and cultural resources. The Arts Council's Arts In Education program reaches over 53,000 students and is composed of the Artists In Schools program.

The Artists in Schools program offers subsidies to public and private schools in Cumberland County and Fort Bragg for artists residencies, assembly performances and workshops. Local, regional, and national artists and companies of all disciplines submit applications. A local panel of teachers and administrators screen artist applicants for strong educational material, artistic value and economic feasibility. Comprehensive hands-on and multi-disciplinary activities/workshops/performances with links to educational goals and standards are emphasized.

Selected artists are published in a directory made available to educators in public and private school in the Cumberland County and Fort Bragg area. The directory is also published on the Arts Council's website. School representatives apply for a subsidy for one or more programs. A second panel is convened to award funding. The Arts Council facilitates, as necessary, the scheduling and payment of artists throughout the school year. In 2010-2011, $98,993.00 was awarded to 79 schools through this program.

The 2011-2012 Artists in School Directory is now available online. (Click here to see the directory. Please be patient while this large file opens.) Hard copies were delivered to all area schools in August 2011. A special thank-you to BB&T for sponsoring this year's directory again!

For Schools:

Matching Grant information and deadlines are included in the Artists In Schools Directory. Be sure that your school is informed about our Artist In Schools Education Program. Artists in Schools is a matching grant program for artist residencies, assembly performances or workshops. Artists available for this program are listed in the Artists in Schools Directory published yearly by the Arts Council. There are two components of the Artists in Schools grants. They are:

Artist Residencies – Residencies may vary depending on the needs of the school but generally last one to two weeks. During that time the artist will work with a minimum of two and an maximum of five classes per day. A residency should be an ongoing relationship with the same students each day. The artist is expected to coordinate with the curriculum objectives of the teacher or school.

Grant Funding – The Arts Council and the selected school each provide 50% of the artist's fee.

Assembly Performances & Workshops – Assembly Performances and Workshops may vary depending on the needs of the school but usually consist of one or more performances, approximately an hour long.

Grant Funding – The Arts Council and the selected school each provide 50% of the artist's fee.

 

 For Artists:

All artists must complete the application for inclusion in the Artists in Schools directory yearly. For more information, please contact the Arts Council at (910) 323-1776 or admin@theartscouncil.com.

Cilck here for the 2012-2013 application. Submission deadline is March 15, 2012.

For Artists in Schools Grant Awards for 2010-2011 -- click here




 
 
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The Arts Council's grants, programs and services are funded in part by contributions from businesses and individuals, and through grants from the City of Fayetteville, Cumberland County and the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Cultural Resources.

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