Leonard and Renee Minsky Fund for Arts Education

Leonard and Renee Minsky Fund for Arts Education is sponsored by Maine Community Foundation. Funds arts education projects for grades 3–5 in public schools in Penobscot or Washington counties, involving professional artists and teachers.

Leonard and Renee Minsky Fund for Arts Education – Maine Community Foundation Leonard and Renee Minsky Fund for Arts Education Interest Areas : Arts/Culture/Humanities; Education; Youth Development Geographic Area : Penobscot County, Washington County Types of Funding : Project Application Opens : Oct. 15 Staff Contact : Caitlyn Barker , cbarker@mainecf. org , 207-412-2029 Apply: Complete the Minsky Fund for Arts Education application .

Applications must be submitted via email to minsky@mainecf. org . Applications received : 5 Amount requested : $5,000 Number of grants awarded : 5 Grant dollars awarded : $5,000 Percentage of applicants that received grants : 100% Additional Grants by donors: None Recent Grants : Click here to view the last three years of grants.

The Leonard and Renee Minsky Fund for Arts Education supports professional artists to work with teachers to bring arts into the classrooms of grades 3-5 in the public schools of Penobscot and Washington counties. All applicants must meet the Maine Community Foundation’s grant eligibility requirements. Please read our eligibility and grant guidelines before submitting an application.

The proposal must serve grades three through five in the public schools of Penobscot and Washington counties Teachers must work with professional artists from the visual and/or performing arts, including but not limited to film, video, and other media, theater arts, music, dance, and creative writing to design a program in which teachers and students will learn through participating in the art form with the artist The program that is developed must incorporate the arts in a meaningful way, helping the school meet the Maine Learning Results standards for visual and/or performing arts The professional artist(s) work(s) with all the students in the grade(s) participating in the project.

Priority will be given to: Proposals where teachers of the three grades work collaboratively to present one arts education unit. Elementary schools with enrollments of 100 or fewer students are encouraged to present one arts education unit for the school Proposals where the arts teachers participates in the design and implementation of the project, if they are available on staff. Project grants for new or expanding projects.

At least 75% of the funds awarded should be budgeted to the professional artist’s fees. The funds should be expended within the current academic year unless an extension is given by the Maine Community Foundation. Funds may not be used for: See “What we will not fund, without exception” on our eligibility and grant guidelines page .

Classroom teachers who have ideas about possible arts education units and need assistance in connecting with appropriate professional artists, please consider talking with the following: PK-12 Teaching Artist Roster Susan Potters, Maine Alliance for Arts Education Funding Types: General versus Project Support Katie Howard , a MaineCF community partner, explains the differences between general and project support funding and provides helpful grant application tips.

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