Deadline: 21-Nov-21
The Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council (GO ART!) is seeking applications for its Arts Education Program (Spark Grant) to support arts education projects that take place in-school during the school day and/or in after-school and community-based settings for youth and/or senior learners.
Emphasis is placed on the depth and quality of the creative process through which participants learn through or about the arts. Projects must focus on the exploration of art and the artistic process. Inter-curricular collaboration for in-school projects is encouraged but not required.
Spark Grants strive to build the capacity of local teaching artists and nonprofit arts organizations while providing K-12 public school students and/or senior learners high-quality artistic learning experiences.
Funding Information
Amount: $0 – $5000
Project Requirements
- Sequential, skills-based study that incorporates one or more art forms and includes a minimum of 3 sequential hands-on learning sessions.
- In-depth, age and skills appropriate learning opportunities.
- Hands-on, participatory creation and/or learning opportunities in one or more art forms that may culminate in exhibitions, productions, or demonstrations.
- Stated learning goals, methodologies and outcomes and a means for evaluation.
- Spark Grant funds must not replace, or appear to replace, the role of certified arts teachers in schools.
- Support should be primarily directed toward artist fees but may include scholarship support, administrative support and the cost of materials.
- For ALL applicants working in partnership with a Public School:
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit organizations and individual artists partnering with eligible public schools.
- Must have a permanent address in the same county the project is taking place
- Nonprofit organizations, NYS incorporated nonprofits, agencies of local government (not New York State agencies)
- Individual artists, groups or collectives, unincorporated entities must have a fiscal sponsor or community partner
- Must be over the age of 18
For more information, visit https://goart.submittable.com/submit/199215/spark-grant-2022