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 trhough 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.
Creative Education Partnerships: Artist-In-Residence (AIR) Initiative
AIR GRANTS PROGRAM
How much funding is available?
What is it?
Developed in conjunction with the Australia Council for the Arts, the Department of Culture and the Arts and Department of Education and Training, ArtsEdge presents a new four year pilot grants program, commencing in 2009 and open to all Western Australian public schools and teacher training institutions, professional artists, arts and cultural organisations.
The AIR initiative, referred to in Western Australia as the AIR GRANTS PROGRAM, will give 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 will also create opportunities for artists and teachers to work together and develop effective teaching methods and practices for the arts.
Read the joint Ministers' media statement released on Tuesday June 2, 2009 here.
The AIR GRANTS PROGRAM is made up of two AIR funding STREAMS.
AIR STREAM 1: Six (6) short term artist(s)/arts organisation(s) residencies for a minimum of 30 days (commencing in Term 2 - scheduled consecutively or completed by the end of Term 3 in the school year).
AIR STREAM 2: one (1) long term (i.e. up to one school calendar year) artist in residency project by a Department of Culture and the Arts key funded arts and/or cultural organisation(s) already in partnership or offering arts education programs in WA schools. These organisations will be invited to submit applications for assessment.
Together these streams prioritise:
- Creative processes that actively engage with young people;
- Partnerships between schools, clusters of schools, artists and arts 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.
Applications that propose identical or similar programs to those already being undertaken in a school(s) or a teacher training institution; projects which do not directly link with the Western Australian Curriculum Framework; and/or do not address a minimum of one or more priority areas, as identified above, will not be funded.
Who can apply?
APPLICATIONS FOR 2009 ARE NOW CLOSED
In 2009 the AIR GRANTS PROGRAM invites applications from Western Australian government schools, clusters of schools or teacher training institutions only.
An AIR project must:
- include involvement by at least one professional artist with a minimum of three (3) years experience in their art form, however the artist(s)/arts 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; and
- show direct links to the Western Australian Curriculum Framework.
The key differences between this arts funding program and those already funded by the Department of Culture and the Arts, or other arts project sponsorship providers in this State, are:
- the school must submit the application for funding for AIR STREAM 1 or work in collaboration with an arts organisation to submit an application for AIR STREAM 2;
- the school must take on the role of Project Manager and appoint a staff member as Project Coordinator; and
- The AIR project must have links to the Western Australian Curriculum Framework.
Full details on eligibility and assessent criteria are available in PDF or Word format from the menu selection at the top right of this page. NB Applications for 2009 are now closed.
How much funding is available?
In 2009, the first year of the four year pilot program:
- AIR STREAM 1: Six (6) grants of $30,000 ex GST will be available for projects commencing Term 2, 2010 and completed by the end of Term 3, 2010;
and
- AIR STREAM 2: One (1) grant of $100,000 ex GST will be made available for a long-term project commencing Term 2, 2010 and completed by the end of Term 4, 2010.
Evaluation of the projects completed in the first year of the pilot program by the Australia Council for the Arts and partners, the Department of Culture and the Arts and Department of Education and Training, will determine the amount of funding available in future years of the initiative. Details on 2010 funding will be available in the new year.
How to apply
APPLICATIONS FOR 2009 ARE NOW CLOSED
In the menu box at the top right of this page, you will find links to the following PDF or Word documents:
- AIR GRANT PROGRAM - Guidelines booklet
- How to apply: A step-by-step guide
- Eligibility and Assessment Criteria
- Additional information for applicants
- AIR STREAM 1 Application Form (including Check List)
- FAQS
Your application for AIR STREAM 1 must include:
- A completed application form, which includes a brief description about the school(s) and a profile on the artist(s)/arts organisation(s), project description, an outline on how the project links to the curriculum and information on what professional development opportunities will be made available for teachers and artists, and a project budget.
- Support material e.g. examples of the artist's/arts organisation's work.
All written materials should be typed on one side of an A4 page only and please do not use coloured paper when photocopying original or photocopied support documentation.
Applications should be posted or hand delivered to ArtsEdge. Faxed or emailed applications will not be accepted. Post to ArtsEdge before 5pm Friday September 4, 2009 to PO Box 8349, Perth Business Centre, WA 6849 or hand deliver to ArtsEdge c/o-Department of Culture and the Arts-Level 7/573 Hay Street, Perth WA.
Key dates and deadlines
AIR STREAM 1: Short term residencies
Closing Date |
Assessment |
Notification |
For activity starting/ending |
Maximum grant allocation per application |
5pm September 4, 2009 APPLICATIONS CLOSED |
September, 2009 |
October, 2009 |
Start: Term 2, 2010 End: Term 3, 2010 |
$30,000 ex GST |
AIR STREAM 2: Identified arts or cultural organisations will be administered in a two-stage application process. These organisations will receive information EOI and full proposal applications, key dates and deadlines directly from ArtsEdge. Applications for 2009 STREAM 2 are now closed.
Information on the 2010 funding round will be available from this site in the New Year. To register your interest in receiving information email artsedge@dca.wa.gov.au
The Assessment Process
AIR STREAM 1 of the AIR GRANTS PROGRAM will be delivered through an open application process and administered by the Department of Education and Training in collaboration with the Department of Culture and the Arts.
AIR STREAM 2 will be delivered through a two-stage application process i.e. Expression of Interest and Full Proposal and will be administered by the Department of Culture and the Arts in collaboration with the Department of Education and Training.
Both funding STREAMS will use ArtsEdge as its key source of information and client liaison.
Applications for both AIR STREAMS 1 and 2 will be assessed by a panel consisting of Australia Council for the Arts, Department of Culture and the Arts and Department of Education and Training staff and external peers from the arts and education sectors. External panellists have been selected on the basis that they are free from conflict of interest pertaining to the applications and have the relevant expertise to thoroughly assess the applications.
To find out more about the 2009 panel members, please click here.
All panellists are required to observe a code of conduct of impartiality and confidentiality and undertake thorough assessment of each application. Assessment meetings will be supervised by ArtsEdge to ensure adherence to the code of conduct for assessment, however ArtsEdge staff members are not involved in the decision making.
The assessing Panel considers each application and how it meets the AIR GRANTS PROGRAM assessment criteria and priorities. With limited funding available, the Panel is often unable to support all applications that competitively address the assessment criteria.
Applicants will be sent a letter of acknowledgement within 14 (working) days of receipt of the application. In 2009, it will take approximately 6 weeks from the closing date until funding results are available. Applicants will then be advised in writing of the outcome of their submission.
The AIR GRANTS PROGRAM Induction Workshop
Successful applicants for 2009 (i.e. school representatives and artists) of AIR STREAM 1 will be required to attend a professional development workshop to be held Monday February 22, 2010 at the State Library of Western Australia. Notification of this workshop will be sent in writing to the successful school project coordinators during Term 4, 2009.
Successful 2009 AIR STREAM 2 applicants (AIR Project Management Team members i.e. school representatives and artists) will be invited to a special planning session. Notification of this event will be sent to the Project Coordinator of the arts organisation by ArtsEdge.
Need Assistance?
Back by popular demand and to assist you in developing your AIR project, the ArtsEdge Artists in Schools Guide has been updated and reprinted in 2009.
The Guide gives schools and artists tips on planning, budgeting and delivering and evaluating arts education projects. There are links, checklists and a step-by-step methodology with great photos and ideas to help you develop your own arts amazing projects in schools.
To download your own PDF copy free of charge click here.
ArtsEdge encourages teachers and/or artists to contact us to discuss your AIR project idea prior to submitting an application. NB. Applications for 2009 are now closed, however to register your interest in receiving information on the 2010 funding round please subscribe to ArtsEdge.
To contact ArtsEdge call (08) 9224 7300 or email artsedge@dca.wa.gov.au
Funded Projects for 2009
The successful applicants for 2009 funding in STREAM 1 and 2 were announced in a joint Ministers media statement released on Wednesday October 21, 2009. Read the statement here.
Applications to both streams were of an extremely high standard and the AIR Grants Program Assessment Panel were pleased that the quality of arts in education projects proposed by applicants reflected the objectives of the AIR Grants Program and the level of funds available.
The following applicants have received funding in 2009 (for projects commencing Term 2, 2010):
STREAM 1
- Karratha Senior High School - Granted $30,000
- East Maddington Primary School (in partnership with Bramfield Park Primary School and Orange Grove Primary School) - Granted $30,00
- Inglewood Primary School - Granted $24,480
- La Grange Remote Community School - Granted $30,00
- Bayswater Primary School - Granted $30,000
- Warburton Ranges Remote Community School - Granted $30,000
STREAM 2
- Buzz Dance Theatre, working in collaboration with Balcatta Senior High School, Balga Senior High School, Greenwood Senior High School and Wanneroo Senior High School, has been granted $98,626.
Unsuccessful applicants in this funding round will be notified in writing and feedback on their applications will be made available through ArtsEdge.
