Arts Council
Arts Council Presents Teacher Initiated Program Grant Writing Tips

FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Arts Council will present workshops to introduce the Teacher Initiated Program to teachers, administrators and parents interested in bringing professional artists from a wide range of arts disciplines into the classroom to collaborate on innovative ways to integrate the arts across the curriculum.

The workshop guides the participants through the process of effective grant writing for the Teacher Initiated Program with a step-by-step approach to applying through the agency's electronic grant application system, Kentucky Arts Services OnLine (KASOL). Artists interested in applying for the Kentucky Arts Council’s Arts Education Roster of Artists are also invited to attend.

Workshops are scheduled for the following dates and locations:

Aug. 21          Madisonville            Hopkins County Cooperative Extension Office

                                                6:00 – 8:30 p.m.  (CDT)

Aug. 26          Danville                     Danville High School

            5:30 - 8:30 p.m. (EDT)

Aug 28           Stanton                     Powell County High School

            6:00 - 8:30 p.m. (EDT)

The grant writing workshops are free, however, pre-registration is required. For more information about the workshops and location addresses, go to: http://artscouncil.ky.gov/wkshops.htm;  or contact Joanna Hay, at 502-564-3757, toll free 888-833-2787 or joanna.hay@ky.gov ; or Judy Sizemore at 606-364-5831 or circuit@prtcnet.org.

The Kentucky Arts Council is a state agency in the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet that 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, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

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