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: 06/30/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
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.
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 
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.