Artists in Schools & Communities Residency Major & Mini Grants
Notice: State budget reductions have impacted Mini Grants for the rest of the current fiscal year. The following changes are effective immediately:
- Maximum Mini Grant request is $1,000 (even though the eGrant form indicates $1,500)
- NO Mini Grant applications will be accepted on December 1, 2009, February 1, 2010, or April 1, 2010. January, March, and May Mini Grant deadlines will proceed as scheduled.
Notice: The Iowa Arts Council will delete this category from the Major Grants program beginning with the April 1, 2010 round of applications. Applicants with projects appropriate to this category should instead review new/revised guidelines and criteria to be published in January 2010 for the remaining 5 categories: Artists, Arts in Education, Folk and Traditional Arts, Organizations, and Public Art.
Note: All Major and Mini Grant applications must be submitted online using the eGRANT system. (But plan ahead – some portions must be sent or delivered, as well!)
Download the
eGRANT tutorial for instructions on how to use the new system (4
MG 
).
The Iowa Arts Council Artist in Schools & Communities (AISC) Residency Major Grant and Mini Grant helps to bring professional teaching artists into Iowa’s schools and communities.
Students benefit from AISC residencies because they can:
- Experience the creative process in new and dynamic ways.
- Make new interdisciplinary connections using multiple learning styles.
- Be critical and visionary thinkers.
- Grow in confidence, self-esteem and appreciation of their own and other students’ talents and abilities.
- Discover how a professional artist works.
Teachers benefit from AISC residencies because they can:
- Enhance their existing curriculum with the energy and perspective of a professional artist.
- Discover new approaches to meeting student learning needs.
- Observe and participate with their students in a creative process.
The Model
Professional artists are at the core of this program. The Artists in Schools & Communities Residency Model is designed to provide students an in-depth experience with professional teaching artists. Residencies may involve one artist, an artist company, or several artists working in different disciplines.
Sponsors must:
- Link here to the Iowa Artist Directory and Rosters, then scroll down and "Search by Publication", then select Teaching Artists Roster.
- Use the current AISC Residency Model when planning and implementing the residency.
Grant Amount
You may request up to $10,000 for a Major Grant or up to $1,500 for a Mini Grant, but no more than 50 percent of the total expenses of the project.
