Artists in the Schools Program

All public schools, including charter schools, are eligible to apply to the Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (HSFCA) for grants of up to $6,000 per school per year for artist residencies. Schools must use a teaching artist from the HSFCA’s Artistic Teaching Partner (ATP) Roster. A residency consists of 5-8 or more sessions by the artist with the same students. The learning experiences must support the Fine Arts Standards from the Department of Education Hawai‘i Content and Performance Standards III. Schools must contribute 10 percent of the grant amount received, in cash, towards residency expenses.

In the 2012-2013 school year, 75 schools received grants. Click here for AITS FAQs.

The Artists in the Schools (AITS) Program is under the jurisdiction of the HSFCA. We are pleased to have AITS as one of our programs, as arts education is a top priority in the HSCA Strategic Plan: “To increase opportunities for arts education and experiences, especially for pre-K-12 grade level students.” The AITS Program provides an integrated approach to implementing the Fine Arts standards through residencies with qualified teaching artists from the Artistic Teaching Partners Roster. Many of these artists have been trained to integrate their art form with other core curriculum areas, such as language arts, math, social studies, and science, meeting both Fine Arts and other core standards. Schools funded with AITS grant money must comply with the AITS program requirements.

The deadline for 2013-2014 AITS grant applications has now passed. Selected schools will be notified as soon as the funding is secured (possibly in Fall 2013). Please note that schools will receive their grants only if and when the HSFCA receives the necessary funding.

The application form and other materials pertaining to the HSFCA Artists in the Schools 2013-2014 Program are available in the Forms section of the website.

Contact

For more information on the Arts Education Program, contact Vivien Lee, Arts Program Specialist, via email at vivien.lee@hawaii.gov or call (808) 586-0768.


Related Links


AITS Teaching Artist Roster (aka Artistic Teaching Partners Roster)
Artistic Teaching Partners
Arts Education Resources
Application Reference Materials


Photo: Artists in the Schools drama residency