FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Arts Council will present workshops to introduce Teacher Initiated Project grant program, to educators, interested parents and artists that would like to apply for the arts council’s Arts Education Roster of Artists. The Teacher Initiated Projects allows schools to bring professional artists from all the arts disciplines into the classrooms to collaborate on innovative ways to integrate the arts across the curriculum.

The workshops will focus on the process of writing effective grant applications for the Teacher Initiated Project grant program and provide an artist showcase.

Workshops are scheduled for the following dates and locations.

Nov. 29            Louisville        Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts

                                                  6- 8 p.m.

Dec 3               Mayfield         Graves Co. Schools’ Performing Arts Center

              5:30-8:30 p.m.

                                   Georgetown     Scott County Schools Central Office

                                                              5:30-8:30 p.m.

Dec. 5           Somerset           Pulaski County High School   Auditorium

               4:30-6:30 p.m.

Dec. 10            Madisonville   Hopkins County Public Library

               5:30-8:30 p.m.

                        Greenup            Greenbo Lake State Resort Park

               5:30-8:30 p.m.

Dec 13            Munfordville      Munfordville School

   5:30-8:30 p.m.

 

For more information about the workshops and location addresses, go to: http://artscouncil.ky.gov/wkshops.htm  or contact Joanna Hay, at 502-564-3757, toll free 888-833-2787 or joanna.hay@ky.gov ; or Judy Sizemore at 606-364-5831 or circuit@prtcnet.org.

             The Kentucky Arts Council is a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet that creates opportunities for Kentuckians to value, participate in and benefit from the arts. Funding for the work of the Kentucky Arts Council is provided by the Kentucky State Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

 

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The Kentucky Arts Council invests in programs that develop vibrant communities, provide lifelong education in the arts and support arts participation. Every $1 in grant funds awarded by the Kentucky Arts Council helps grantees secure $15 in earned income and matching funds from individuals, philanthropic sources and other levels of government.