Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council rolls out the grant application for the Artists in Schools program

2012 Artist in the Classroom exercise at Ridgecrest

The new application process is officially open for The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council’s Artists in Schools residency program. Celebrating its 20th year, the program provides expanded arts learning opportunities for students and teachers in the Shoreline School District. This program places professional teaching artists in all art forms at schools for curriculum-based residencies.

Teachers and administrators from Pre-K up to 12th grade may apply for this grant program.  The Arts Council offers a Joint Grant Application in conjunction with the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation.  Teachers may submit this application and apply to both agencies -or select one agency for grant consideration. 

The majority of funding is made possible through the Arts Council’s annual GALA event with additional support from the Shoreline Public Schools Foundation, government and foundation grants and the community.

This year the Arts Council is looking to fund $18,000 in grants hoping to reach all schools in the Shoreline School District.   The application deadline is Thursday, November 14, 2013.

For questions, contact Kelly Lie, Arts Education Manager, Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council, 206-417-4645.  

The grant application materials and a listing of past recipients may be found on the website.

The Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to nurture all of the arts in the community through programs and events, arts education, advocacy, and support for artists and arts organizations.