Arts in Education
Arts in Education Partnership Grants for the Twin Counties
The Twin Counties Partnership is a local arts in education funding program administered by the Greene County Council on the Arts (GCCA) in partnership with the Columbia County Council on the Arts (CCCA) and Questar III.
This program is funded and supported by the Local Capacity Building Initiative of the Arts in Education Program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).
NYSCA’s Local Capacity Building Initiative is a statewide effort to provide local support for widespread participation in arts in education. To that end, the GCCA was invited by NYSCA to make grants in support of partnerships between schools and teaching artists or cultural organizations that focus on the integrated study of the arts and non-arts subjects.
Purpose: The Twin Counties partnership provides matching funds for school partnerships of educators and artists or cultural organizations to collaboratively plan and implement in-school programs which further literacy and mastery in the arts and integrate the arts in subject areas across the curriculum to meet the NYS Standards. Eligible partnerships must involve Greene or Columbia county schools, grades pre-K through 12.
Basic Requirements:
- A teacher and a core group of students (one or more classes) must be identified who will have sustained contact with the same artist or organization for a minimum of three (3) contact sessions. These contact sessions must be separated by at least one day. A double classroom period does not qualify.
- Generally, the school partner contributes some cash toward the expenses of the project. The more the school is able to contribute, the higher the proposal may score during panel deliberations. The contribution may be a combination of cash and in-kind resources and can come from PTSO funds, BOCES arts cosers, district professional development funds, fundraisers and other grants.
Timeline:
Applications for the 2011-12 grant cycle are due Oct. 28. Click on the link at the bottom of this article.
Contact: For Applications/Information – Kay Stamer, Greene County Council on the Arts, 398 Main Street, P.O. Box 463, Catskill, NY 12414. 518-943-3400. gcca@greenearts.org.
