Utah Arts & Museums announces arts education grants

Utah Arts & Museums is now accepting online applications for arts education grants for the 2012-13 school year. The due date for submitting applications is 5 p.m. on March 1.

There are two arts education grants. The first is for teacher-initiated projects, which provide funding for teachers to gain skills in an artistic discipline of their choice. The second is for grants to schools and school districts, which offer either an artist-in-residence, which provides schools with funds to bring an artist into a school for 40 hours of instruction, or arts education projects, which provide funds for a comprehensive project using the services of artists or artistic companies.

The grant guidelines can be accessed by visiting artsandmuseums.utah.gov and clicking on “Funding," then "Grants." The grant applications can be found online at utahdcc.force.com/portal. For assistance with the application process, contact Jean Tokuda Irwin at jirwin@utah.gov or 801.533.5760, Alyssa Hickman Grove at agrove@utah.gov or 801.533.5760, or Katie Woslager at kwoslager@utah.gov or 801.236.7550.

For more information, visit Utah Arts & Museums at artsandmuseums.utah.gov.