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Arts Council
Arts Council Offers Schools Opportunities for Artist Residencies
FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Arts Council is accepting applications until October 15, 2009 for Teacher Initiated Program grants. These grants support schools bringing professional artists from a wide range of arts disciplines into the classroom to carry out a one- to four-week residency. Through this program, artists share their art form and provide hands-on arts experiences for students, and collaborate with teachers on innovative ways to integrate the arts across the curriculum. In addition, the artists can offer professional development opportunities for the teachers.
Schools may choose artists for residencies from the Kentucky Arts Council's "Arts Education Roster.” Artists are selected for this roster based on artistic excellence and their ability to work in a teaching and learning environment. The residencies can be funded for 1 to 4 weeks and must take place between January 1, 2010 and June 30, 2010 in this grant cycle.
For more information about the Teacher Initiated Program, contact Arts Education
Director Carrie Nath at (502) 564-3757 ext. 486, toll free 888-833-2787 or carrie.nath@ky.gov. To access guidelines, instructions and an application, go to http://artscouncil.ky.gov/guide/prog6/tip_guid.htm
The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, creates opportunities for Kentuckians to value, participate in and benefit from the arts. Kentucky Arts Council funding is provided by the Kentucky General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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