ARTS EDUCATION MINIGRANTS
Fisher Arts Education Minigrants
Recommend a Teacher for Funding
Are you connected to an educator in Wayne County who works with pre-K through 3rd grade students? Are they a champion for the arts in their classroom? If the resounding answer is yes, then recommend them for a Fisher Arts Education Minigrant.
CultureSource expects to make 6-10 minigrants in 2023 from a total funding amount of $9000.
Minigrants of $500-$1,500 will be made to schools for teachers to use for the following:
- Arts equipment and supplies for purchasing new music stands, repairing instruments, buying more drying racks, paintbrushes, a couple of clarinets, and more.
- Field trips to help support bus and transportation costs of field trips to places of artistic and/or cultural significance in the region, such as a tour of the Ford Piquette Plant, visit to the Arab American National Museum, or school day performance at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
- A combination of both!
Eligibility
To be eligible for a Fisher Arts Education Minigrant, the following criteria must be met:
- The recommended teacher must work for an accredited school, geographically located in Wayne County. This program is open to accredited pre-K—12 institutions, public or non-public schools, private schools, homeschools, school districts, intermediate school district/regional educational service agencies or accredited Head Start program.
- The recommended teacher must work with pre-K through 3rd grade students.
- The recommended teacher must use arts education practices in their classroom; eligible teachers include music teachers, visual arts teachers, school librarians, educators who would like to take a culturally-focused field trip, and more.
- Preference will be given to teachers who are recommended by a CultureSource Member Organization. To see if your organization is a member of CultureSource, please visit our Membership Directory.
Recommend a Teacher
The deadline to recommend a teacher has passed. This minigrant program will reopen in 2024.
Process
Previous Grantees
2023
Erin Brott-Holtzman, Detroit Achievement Academy (Detroit)
Recommended by Lejla Bajgoric, Detroit Justice Center
Amanda Coffee, Spain Elementary (Detroit)
Recommended by Arts & Scraps*
Ayanna Coleman, David Ellis Academy West (Redford)
Recommended by Jainelle Robinson, ArtOps*
Sunshine Durant, Miller Elementary (Dearborn)
Recommended by Carl George, CMG Designs
Andrea Shroeder, New Morning School (Plymouth)
Recommended by Lisa Alberts
Kristen VanAndel, Charlotte Mason Community School (Detroit)
Recommended by Yvette Rock, Live Coal*
*Asterisk indicates the recommender belongs to a CultureSource member organization.
Read the full announcement.
2022
Alrita Williams, Barack Obama Leadership Academy (Detroit)
Recommended by Heritage Works
Angel Ingram, University Prep (Detroit)
Recommended by Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Erin Brott-Holtzman, Detroit Achievement Academy (Detroit)
Recommended by College for Creative Studies
LaDawn Peterson, Gompers Elementary-Middle (Detroit)
Recommended by InsideOut Literary Arts
Laura Brown, McCollough Elementary School (Dearborn)
Sean Davidson, Botsford Elementary (Livonia)
Tamara Johnson, Hutchinson Elementary-Middle at Howe (Detroit)
Recommended by Detroit Creativity Project
Zaire Daniels, Detroit Merit Charter Academy (Detroit)
Read the full announcement.
More Information
This program is inspired by the Michigan Arts and Culture Council’s Arts Equipment/Supplies grant and Bus Grant programs. These programs offer two rounds of funding annually. Learn more.
Questions? Contact us at [email protected]
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