Artist in Residence Program for Schools

Schools are invited to access funding to have their own Peacefull Clown in their school to work with children and teachers.

http://www.artsedge.dca.wa.gov.au/4_artists.asp

Artists in Schools

Artists in schools programs (or Artists-in-Residence) offer new and exciting ways of teaching and learning. Students, teachers and artists can grow through these creative partnerships and develop new skills and understandings. The innovative aspects of many programs also have potential to draw together the differing learning areas of the Western Australian Curriculum Framework and link the classroom with the professional arts world and local community.

http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/docs/air-guidelines-2011.pdf

What is it?

Developed in conjunction with the Australia Council for the Arts, the Department of Culture and the Arts (DCA) and Department of Education (DoE), this four year pilot grants program was launched in Western Australia in June 2009. The AIR GRANTS PROGRAM is open to all Western Australian public schools, clusters of public schools and teacher training institutions (ie. tertiary institution Schools of Education) in collaboration with professional artists, arts and cultural organisations.

The AIR GRANTS PROGRAM, gives artists an opportunity to broaden their experiences and share their skills while providing students with greater access to the creative development process and encourage them to consider the arts when making future career choices.

The AIR GRANTS PROGRAM also creates opportunities for artists and teachers to work together and develop effective teaching methods and practices for the arts.

The 2012 AIR GRANTS PROGRAM is made up of two funding STREAMS.

STREAM 1: short term artist residencies for a minimum of 150 contact hours, commencing in Term 2 scheduled consecutively or completed by the end of Term 3. A STREAM 1 applicant is either a public school, cluster of public schools or a teacher training institution (ie. tertiary institution School of Education).

STREAM 2: a longer term residency (minimum of 300 contact hours) by a Department of Culture and the Arts (DCA) key funded arts and cultural organisation with a proven track record of providing high quality arts education programs in WA schools. DCA key funded organisations will be invited to submit applications for assessment. STREAM 2 projects will commence in Term 2 and be completed by the end of Term 4.

Together these streams prioritise:

Creative processes that actively engage with students;
Partnerships between public schools, clusters of public schools, artists and/or arts and cultural organisations and the wider community;
Innovation and 21st century technology;
Professional development opportunities for artists, educators and pre-service teachers;
Regional and remote school communities;
Indigenous young people;
Young people at educational risk;
Disability; and
Cultural difference and diversity.

Successful applicants will be those that deliver one or more of these priority areas and address all the assessment criteria.

Applications that propose identical or similar programs to those already being undertaken in a public school(s) or a teacher training institution; projects which do not directly link with the Western Australian Curriculum Framework or course of study; and/or do not address a minimum of one of the priority areas, as identified above, will not be funded. (Full details on eligibility, key priorities and assessment criteria will be available in the AIR Grants Program Guidelines booklet for 2011, available for download from this page top right side bar menu).

Who can apply?

The applicant requesting funding in STREAM 1 must be a Western Australian public school, cluster of public schools or teacher training institution (ie. tertiary institution School of Education).

The applicant requesting STREAM 2 funding must be a current DCA key funded organisation with a proven track record in delivering high quality arts education projects in WA schools. They will be required to work in collaboration with a Western Australian public school, cluster of public schools and/or teacher training institution (ie. tertiary institution School of Education).

An AIR project must:

include involvement by at least one professional artist with a minimum of three (3) years professional experience in their art form, however the artist(s)/arts and cultural organisation(s) may work in any art form or combination of arts forms e.g. creative writing/literature, dance, design, drama, media (including new media, film, television and/or radio broadcasting), music, and/or visual arts;
ensure all participating artists have a Working With Children Check;
show direct links to the Western Australian Curriculum Framework or course of study;
show high artistic merit;
incorporate professional learning opportunities for artists and educators; and,
have the school/institution take on the role of Project Manager and appoint a staff member as Project Coordinator.

Full details on eligibility and assessment criteria for the 2012 funding round will be available in Term 1, 2012.

How much funding is available?

In 2012, the fourth and final year of the pilot program:

STREAM 1: Up to six (6) grants of $30,000 ex GST each will be available for projects commencing Term 2, 2013 and completed by the end of Term 3, 2013;

and

STREAM 2: One (1) grant of $100,000 ex GST will be made available for a longer term residency project commencing Term 2, 2013 and completed by the end of Term 4, 2013.

Their faces tell the story.