Applications are now available for the 2012 Surdna Arts Teachers Fellowships (SATF).  The deadline for applying is November 14, 2011.

The Surdna Foundation invites arts teachers from public arts high schools to apply for funding for artistic development through its Arts Teachers Fellowship Program (SATF). Eligible schools include specialized public arts high schools, as well as arts-focused, magnet and charter high schools. The program offers teachers the opportunity to immerse themselves in their own creative work, interact with other professional artists, and stay current with new practices.

Recognizing that such teachers often lack the time and resources to reconnect with the artistic processes they teach, the Arts Teachers Fellowship Program provides grants of $5,500 to enable selected teachers to make art with professionals in their disciplines and stay current with new practices and resources. A complementary grant of $1,500 is awarded to each Fellow's school to support related post-Fellowship activities.

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The Strategic National Arts Alumni Project

The Strategic National Arts Alumni Project - commonly known as SNAAP - is an annual online survey for graduates of degree-granting arts education institutions.  The project encompasses arts high schools through undergraduate and graduate art and design colleges, conservatories, and arts schools and programs within comprehensive universities.

In 2008, SNAAP was officially launched as a collaboration between two university-based research centers:  the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research and the Vanderbilt University Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy.  In its first two years, SNAAP surveyed over 6,000 arts graduates of more than 90 institutions. More than 100 new institutions will participate in the third and final field test in the fall of 2010.

When fully implemented, SNAAP will provide information about the educational experiences and career choices of arts alumni. Preliminary data from the 2009 field test, in which 3,700 alumni from 54 institutions responded to the survey, gives substance to the generally-held concept that arts graduates have diverse careers.

Read more to learn about initial findings...

 

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman and U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan issued an invitation to the arts and creative sector to participate in a joint webinar on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. EDT to learn about two new, innovative community development funding opportunnities.

Last week, HUD and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released two Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAS): $100 million in grants available through HUD's Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program, and up to $75 million in grants available through a joint HUD and DOT Sustainable Communities Challenge Grant Program.  Under both programs, arts organizations are eligible to partner with state and local governments, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOS), transit agencies, philanthropic and nonprofit organizations and other eligible applicants to develop consortia grant proposals.

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The Surdna Arts Teachers Fellowship Program (SATF), an initiative of the Surdna Foundation's Thriving Cultures Program, recently announced Fellowship recipients for the tenth round of its national awards. Fifteen outstanding arts teachers, representing 14 specialized public arts high schools and arts-focused magnet and charter high schools from around the country, were selected from an initial pool of 67 applicants.  A total of $76,950 was awarded to teachers, and an additional $1,500 to their schools for post-Fellowship activities. The teachers excel in a broad spectrum of visual, performing, and literary arts.

Award recipients were evaluated by a peer review panel based on demonstrated excellence both as artists and teachers.  All permanently assigned, full- and part-time arts faculty in eligible arts high schools were invited to submit applications.

"We're thrilled to be able to offer these Fellowships to teachers of the arts.  By focusing on their own creative work and interacting with professional artists and colleagues, these teachers are exposed to new ideas and practices that they can carry back to the classroom.

After ten rounds of Fellowships-and close to 200 Fellows-we've witnessed the transformative effect of the Fellowship experience on both the individuals and the schools," said Ellen B. Rudolph, Program Director for Thriving Cultures, Surdna Foundation.

For a list of this year's Fellows and descriptions of their Fellowship activities, click here. Applications for next year's fellowship program will available in the July.  Details will be available on the Surdna Website.