Artists in Schools partners professional artists with schools to enhance arts activities and directly support educational outcomes. The program aims to provide meaningful artistic experiences, boost student engagement, build cross-disciplinary skills and inspire lifelong interest in the arts.
Artists in Schools: Development offers small-scale funding to schools, school divisions, and/or professional artists to support the early stages of a project or residency. Activities include exploring school needs and interests, assessing classrooms for project potential, testing ideas through small-scale activities, building relationships with potential partners and collaborative planning.
Artists in Schools: Projects provides support for collaboration between artists and schools to co-create an inquiry-based arts and learning project. Projects are unique in their design and developed in response to the needs and interests of the school community while connecting to cross-curricular and cross-cultural outcomes.
Artists in Schools: Residencies program offers Saskatchewan K-12 schools support in hosting an Artist-in-Residence program for a one-to-five-month residency term. Residencies support artists working in residence, immersed in the school environment full-time as members of the school community.
Artists in Schools is a SK Arts program supported by funding from Sask Lotteries through the partnership between SK Arts and SaskCulture Inc. and from the Government of Saskatchewan through the Ministry of Education.
Deadlines
- Development: April 5 and November 5
- Projects: April 5 and November 5
- Residencies: April 5 and November 5
Note: Applications are now available online. They will not be accepted past the deadline date.
Contact
Jody Greenman-Barber
(306) 541-5692 (Regina) or 800-667-7526 (Toll-Free)
Applications and Information
Documents are subject to revision up to six weeks before the submission deadline.
Artists in Schools Tools
Development
Projects
- Apply Online
- Guidelines
- Final reports should be submitted online. If you applied prior to January 2018 using a paper application and would like a final report on paper, please contact your program consultant.
Residencies
Eligible Applicants
Provincial schools, school divisions, band schools, private schools using the Saskatchewan arts education curriculum, in partnership with community groups or organizations, and professional artists.
Please review the guidelines for more information on eligibility.
Maximum Funding
- Development: $2,000
- Projects: $10,000 (one artist); $20,000 (two artists)
- Residencies: $8,000 per residency term
Resources for Teachers
- Arts and Learning Opportunities and Connections to Curriculum
- LIVE Arts Saskatchewan and Ask Artists Broadcasts
- LIVE Arts Videos on ROVER for Students and Teachers
- Designing Your Artists in Schools Program
- Designing Your Artists in Schools Project
Recent Recipients
Photo credit: Joseph Naytowhow shares stories and traditional knowledge with students at Christ the King School in Shaunavon. Photo by Terri Fidelak.