Artists in the Schools Grant Application

Artists in the Schools
Grant Application Form

Northwest Minnesota Arts Council - NWRDC - 115 South Main - Warren, MN 56762

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY	Date Rcvd _______________	Application # _______________	Award Date _______________
Type _______________	Discipline _______________	Rating ______________	Grant Award _______________

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1. Applicant Organization (School Name, Address, Phone, E-mail)

Phone
E-mail
Web Site 2. Project Director (Name, Address, Day Phone, E-mail)

Phone
E-mail

3. Artist's Name
Artist's Home Town
Artist's Specialty
(example: watercolor painting)
If a group of artists attach a page with their details. 4. People benefiting from activity
         Children/Youth Participating
         Adult Artists Participating
         Est. Children/Youth Audience
        Est. Adult Audience

5. Brief Project Description
6. Project Budget Summary
       $     Total Project Cost
       $     Total Match
       $     Amount Requested
(Remember that request plus match should equal cost. Numbers should be the same as main budget pages.)

7. Grade Levels Participating
     Core Group(s)
     Must have more than one exposure to the artist(s). 8. Dates of School Activities
     Dates of Community Activity
     Location

9. Certification: We certify the information in this application is true and correct to the best of our knowledge. Make sure two different people sign off for the project with original signatures.

Typed Name Title Signature Date

Authorizing Official

Project Director

What is a Residency?

A residency is an interactive arts activity involving students, teachers, and artists. Residencies should serve as a resource for teachers working to integrate the arts into the curriculum. They provide young people with a direct arts experience with artists. Residencies also encourage professional development of artists by providing a unique employment experience and audience contact.

10. Basic Requirements of all Residencies: (check off that you are aware of these requirements)
The school must provide match towards the project: 25% if the activity takes place during school hours, 50% if over half of the activity happens outside of school hours.
A teacher/coordinator must be present at all times. Group/classroom control is the teacher/coordinator's responsibility.
The teacher/coordinator must be involved in the planning and implementation of the residency.
Maximum of four contact hours per day for each artist (flexibility exists with the artist's permission).
The artist will provide follow-up suggestions for the teacher to use.

11. Community Participation: The results of the residency must be showcased to the community. Please state how you will accomplish this?

Merit and Artistic Quality

12. Attach to the application your artist's resume or background information. Also, attach a page that provides a more detailed description of what activities will take place during the residency including a rough timeline.

13. A. List the artist, key teachers and administrative personnel.
      B. Indicate why they were selected, include reference to the curriculum.

14. What are the goals of the project?

15. Other than the required Final Report Form, how will you evaluate the project?

Need or Demand for the Project

16. How was the need for this project determined by your school/teachers?

17. Does your school have an arts specialist in the discipline you are applying for?
If not how are students currently exposed to this type of activity?
(The goal of this program is to provide supplemental arts experiences, not to fully fund your arts graduation standard requirements. We would like to encourage schools to continue to employ arts specialists.)

Ability of the Applicant

18. Give a brief description of similar arts-related projects and residencies undertaken by your school in the past two years, including dates.

19. Describe the publicity and/or marketing efforts, including how parents and the community will learn of the project, a description of the methods (news releases, posters, brochures, etc.) that will be used, and the range of distribution of the publicity.

Needs Assessment Questions: this section is required and will help us to continue to assess the region's needs

21. In your community or county, what do you think is the greatest strength and what is most lacking in the arts?

22. What are your needs, other than funding, as an arts specialist or teacher pertaining to the arts?

23. How could Northwest Minnesota Arts Council help you fulfill the needs identified in question 2?

Budget

Breakdown the costs associated with each item on the line provided, if needed attach extra sheets. Sorry, administrative costs including school building/equipment rental, and school personnel are not eligible.

EXPENSES

Artist Fees $

(maximum fees of $250.00 per day per artist)

Supplies and Materials $

Transportation and Subsistence $

Publicity $

TOTAL PROJECT COST $

REVENUE

Cash Match $

Minimum cash match requirements: during school hours 25%; outside school hours 50%. (If appropriate, match should include participate fees and/or audience ticket sales. List specific details about who is contributing the match on the line above or on a separate sheet.)

NWRDC Grant Requested (Maximum $2,000.00)   $

TOTAL SUPPORT FOR PROJECT (Must equal Total Cost) $

1. Applicant Organization (School Name, Address, Phone, E-mail) Phone E-mail Web Site	2. Project Director (Name, Address, Day Phone, E-mail) Phone E-mail
3. Artist's Name Artist's Home Town Artist's Specialty (example: watercolor painting) If a group of artists attach a page with their details.	4. People benefiting from activity Children/Youth Participating Adult Artists Participating Est. Children/Youth Audience Est. Adult Audience
5. Brief Project Description	6. Project Budget Summary $ Total Project Cost $ Total Match $ Amount Requested (Remember that request plus match should equal cost. Numbers should be the same as main budget pages.)
7. Grade Levels Participating Core Group(s) Must have more than one exposure to the artist(s).	8. Dates of School Activities Dates of Community Activity Location

	Typed Name	Title	Signature	Date
Authorizing Official
Project Director

EXPENSES
Artist Fees	$
(maximum fees of $250.00 per day per artist)
Supplies and Materials	$
Transportation and Subsistence	$
Publicity	$
TOTAL PROJECT COST	$

REVENUE
Cash Match	$
Minimum cash match requirements: during school hours 25%; outside school hours 50%. (If appropriate, match should include participate fees and/or audience ticket sales. List specific details about who is contributing the match on the line above or on a separate sheet.)
NWRDC Grant Requested (Maximum $2,000.00)	$
TOTAL SUPPORT FOR PROJECT (Must equal Total Cost)	$