Project Seeks to Support Classroom Teachers & Enrich Student Experience
(Philadelphia, PA) October 18, 2013 – The Picasso Project, an arts advocacy program of Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), announces grants available for Philadelphia K-12 public schools to increase arts education opportunities for students and to improve the capacity of schools to provide arts education experiences. The grants, ranging up to $5,000 are awarded to fund and support arts projects to be implemented in spring 2014. Projects are designed and driven by classroom teachers and other school staff, often in partnership with community based organizations, artists and arts organizations. Projects aim to enrich curriculum, offer students in under served schools access to creative and performing, and digital arts, and improve school climate, according to Gretchen Elise Walker, Director of Arts Education. Applications and eligibility guidelines are available at www.childrenfirstpa.org/picassoproject
Grant applications are due to gretchenelise@childrenfirstpa.org by midnight Monday, November 18, 2013. Applications for the 2014 grant year can be submitted by principals, teachers, other professional staff members, or a team of staff members. A school or community representative for each project must attend a Grant Support Workshop or Conference Call before applying. Please RSVP to gretchenelise@childrenfirstpa.org the day prior to attend the workshop or conference call:
- Wed. Oct. 23, 2013 (1:30-3:00pm) – Grant Support Conference Call, Call 1-888-809-4012 (Passcode 5635848)
- Wed. Oct. 30, 2013 (4:00-5:30pm) – Grant Support Workshop
Black & Nobel Bookstore, 1409 W Erie Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19140 - Mon. Nov. 6, 2013 (4:00pm-5:30pm) – Grant Support Conference Call
Call 1-888-809-4012 (Passcode 5635848) - Thurs. Nov.14, 2013 (4:00pm- 5:30pm) – Grant Support Workshop
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern NJ, 1709 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
Philadelphia, PA 19103, Lobby 4
All public schools – including charters – are eligible to apply as long as the school has no more than 2 full-time arts teachers in the visual and performing arts.
The Picasso Project was launched by PCCY in 2002 with the goal of supporting activities that enhance and enrich the integration of the arts into the classroom and school often in partnership between school teachers, artists from the community and local arts organizations. The Picasso Project has given $422,000 to 110 schools.