Become a Residency Host
Each new school year, the Perry County Council of the Arts (PCCA) encourages principals, teachers, and PTO/PTAs to plan an Arts-in-Education program.
How Can My School Obtain a Residency Program?
1. Choose a discipline that is of interest to you and your students. Dance, drama, visual Arts, music and theatre can be incorporated into any curriculum. Muralist working with history students to create a graphic local history? Jazz musician teaching improvisation to the band? Fabric artist working with ag students? Dancer in a gym class? Poet in a math class? Mobile for a big open space? Residencies such as these and scores of others have taken place under PCCA auspices in recent years.
Some Questions to Consider:
- Are there specific interests that you and your students have?
- Is there a culture that you and your students would like to explore in a new way?
- Is there a possibility that an artist in residency program could evolve into a community project?
- Which curriculum areas would you want to include in the artist-in-residency experience?
- Are there resources in the community to help with funding and/or materials?
2. Email us or contact the AIE Coordinator at PCCA (717.567.7023). PCCA will be responsible for contacting the artist, scheduling, negotiating, creating agreement contracts, and making payments. We make travel arrangements and publicize your project. Our program coordinator is available to work with you throughout the residency to ensure a most successful experience for all.
3. Determine your source for funding the required match. Typical sources include your school’s PTO/PTA/PTG, a district budget line item, student or teacher activity funds, donations from local organizations (Lion’s Club, Moose, Civic Clubs) and fundraisers (Band boosters, sub sales, car washes, etc.)
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