Press Release: Application Available for the 2020–2021 AIE Grant Program from the NJSCA and YA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CONTACT:

Samantha Clarke

AIE Administrator

609.984.7019

[email protected]

Application Available for the 2020–2021 Artists in Education Residency Grant Program from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Young Audiences Arts for Learning NJ & Eastern PA

 Grants provide a 20-day artist in residence for schools throughout New Jersey 

Students at Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School warm up with Mark and Steve from Hip Hop Fundamentals. The school received an AIE grant for the 2018 – 2019 school year. 

Trenton, NJ October 11, 2019: As of October 1, the Artists in Education Residency Grant Program(AIE) is pleased to announce that the application for the 2020 – 2021 school year is now available.

The Artists in Education Residency Grant Program is a co-sponsored project of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Young Audiences Arts for Learning NJ & Eastern PA. The program is carried out in partnership with regional partners, including Appel Farm Arts & Music Campus, Count Basie Center for the Arts, and Morris Arts.

AIE grants (in value of $10,000) place professional teaching artists in classrooms for long-term residencies that can be offered in all arts disciplines and at all grade levels. AIE grants are available to any New Jersey school, PreK – 12th grade. The twenty-day residency provides professional development in the visual, performing, and literary arts; in-school workshop days with a professional teaching artist; and a community-based culminating event. AIE residencies focus on direct learning about the arts and the processes of creating art, including the skills, techniques and concepts of the art form.

AIE has had a profound effect on students throughout New Jersey. “I discovered what I stand for, who I am, where I am from…what I really feel like,” says one student from Tuscan Elementary. Tuscan Elementary had received an AIE grant in the 2018 – 2019 school year and was able to work with media artist Barbara Bickart to create a multimedia art instillation with the students.

A student at Broad Street School said this of their 2018 – 2019 mosaic mural residency with Resident Teaching Artist Gail Scuderi: “I love this residency. For a young kid like me, this would be an amazing way to discover some new artists. I felt more creative and passionate about art because art could be so many things in life.”

Schools requiring assistance in the grant writing process can join the AIE team at several technical assistance workshops throughout the state of New Jersey. The first technical assistance workshop will be held on October 22, 2019 at Young Audiences’ offices in Princeton. Details about workshops and how to sign up are available on the AIE website, under Grant Application Assistance.

This year, the AIE Residency Grant Program created an additional resource to help support schools who would like to request a mural or permanent art instillation. The Mural Arts Addendum is found on the website and is built to help guide the expectations of schools applying for a mural or permanent art installation. The Mural Arts Addendum provides a guideline to preparing and budgeting for a residency of this type, while explaining additional requirements and responsibilities of schools requesting this type of grant.

Schools that wish to receive feedback on the application should submit a strong, completed first draft of their application to the AIE Administrator via e-mail ([email protected]), using the subject line: Early Bird Application. Applications received by e-mail by January 17, 2020 will be reviewed by the AIE Administrator. The school will then have the opportunity to update the application prior to the final deadline. The final deadline for the 2020 – 2021 AIE application is February 7, 2020. Schools that are interested in applying can go to AIE’s website www.njaie.org to learn more about the grant program, access the application, and connect with resources to assist with the application process.

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About the New Jersey State Council on the Arts

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, created in 1966, is a division of the NJ Department of State. The Council was established to encourage and foster public interest in the arts; enlarge public and private resources devoted to the arts; promote freedom of expression in the arts; and facilitate the inclusion of art in every public building in New Jersey. The Council receives direct appropriations from the State of New Jersey through a dedicated, renewable Hotel/Motel Occupancy fee, as well as competitive grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. To learn more about the Council, please visit www.artscouncil.nj.gov.

About Young Audiences Arts for Learning New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania

Founded in 1973, Young Audiences Arts for Learning NJ & Eastern PA is the premier arts-in-education resource in the region, providing high-quality performances and artist-in-residence programs to schools in all 21 counties of New Jersey and the 7 easternmost counties of Pennsylvania. Young Audiences’ extensive professional artist roster represents all art forms—from dance and theater to music, language and visual arts. Since its founding, the organization has reached over 15 million children with essential arts education experiences.

A not-for-profit organization, Young Audiences’ mission is to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts. YA’s programs are accessible to all socio-economic, ethnic, cultural, and geographic communities, and are designed to strengthen the arts in schools, meet local and state curriculum standards, involve families in arts activities, and enrich cultural life in New Jersey and Pennsylvania communities.

Young Audiences is the first arts education organization designated as a major service organization by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and, as part of the national network of Young Audiences, Inc., was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Clinton. Young Audiences programs are made possible in part through a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State and Pennsylvania Council of the Arts. Additional funding comes from foundations, corporations and generous individuals. To learn more, visit www.yanjep.org.