Waterfall Arts – Belfast
Youth Art Month exhibit takes over the gallery in Belfast at Waterfall Arts. From the Penobscot Bay Pilot: BELFAST—For the third year, the walls of Waterfall Arts’ Clifford and Corridor Galleries are covered in children’s and teenagers’ art—some of it as recognizable as what you’d find on a refrigerator at home and some, arresting enough to stop and try to find out how old the artist is.
READ the entire article written by Kay Stephens, photos by Kay as well.
Grant deadline: Wednesday, May 2
AUGUSTA-April 12, 2017—Dance education changes lives, yet only 5 percent of all schools in Maine offer it. The Maine Arts Commission is offering a grant program for schools and teaching artists that seek to bridge this gap and bring the power of dance to more schools. Applicants may apply for awards up to $2,250. The deadline for this new program is Wednesday, May 2, 2018.
John Morris leading a session at the MALI Mega conference, spring 2017
This program was launched in 2016 and has successfully funded 4 dance education residency’s. Each will have a story included on this blog during this school year.
The first teaching artist to provide the residency with the assistance of these funds was veteran dance educator John Morris. “Creative movement is meant to allow students the ownership of their own uniqueness,” Morris said. “I give students the foundational movement to invent and explore their own movement, and I guide them through the process of making their own dances.”
John is also a member of the Maine Arts Leadership Initiative (MALI) Design Team and works with the teaching artist leaders.
Funding for the dance education grant was made possible this year by several dance studios and two high schools who came together for a benefit performance in November, 2017.
Karen Montanaro leading a session at Hampden Academy, December 2017
The Maine Arts Commission is pairing eligible PK-12 school districts with teaching artists from the Arts Commission roster. The roster includes 16 dancers.
“We are extremely appreciative of these contributions and the impact they will have on dance education in Maine,” said Julie Richard the Executive Director of the Maine Arts Commission. “There are so few dance education programs in our state and this is one important way we can make a difference to the students that we serve.”
If you’re a PK-12 educator or teaching artist looking to introduce students to the power of dance education, the Arts Commission encourages reviewing the grant guidelines and application criteria before applying for the May 2 deadline. The top qualifying schools selected will be eligible for the next funding cycle from September 1, 2018 through March 30, 2019.
For information visit the the grants and the teaching artist roster webpages at www.MaineArts.com
For questions regarding the grants or current teaching roster, contact Argy Nestor, Director of Arts Education, argy.nestor@maine.gov.
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