The Surdna Foundation is pleased to announce the 11th round of the Surdna Arts Teachers Fellowship Program, a national initiative to support the artistic revitalization of outstanding arts teachers. Eligibility guidelines now include arts teachers working in specialized public arts high schools AND arts-focused magnet and charter high schools*. Eligible teachers can apply for grants of up to $5,500 in support of artistic growth, with a complementary grant of $1,500 provided to each Fellow’s school for post-fellowship activities. Surdna’s goal is to help arts teachers in public arts high schools increase their effectiveness as they guide and train young people for careers or advanced study in the visual, performing, and literary arts. The Foundation believes that if teachers can immerse themselves in their own creative work and interact with professional artist/colleagues, they will bring new ideas and practices into the classroom. Twenty awards of up to $5,500 each will be made.
Letters of Intent to Apply will be due by November 12, 2010. Complete program information is available at: www.surdna.org/artsteachersfellowship.
Online applications for 2011 will be available on the website after June 30, 2010. Interested applicants may also contact: Kimberly Bartosik, Program Director, at artsfellowship@surdna.org.