Artist Opportunities

1. Artist Opportunities

2. The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts The PCA is a state agency in the Office of the Governor, created by legislative act of the Pennsylvania General assembly in 1966. Mission: …to foster the excellence, diversity, and vitality of the arts in Pennsylvania and to broaden the availability and appreciation of these arts throughout the state.

3. Activities • The PCA accomplishes its mission through a combination of: • Grants to the arts; • Partnerships and initiatives; • Technical assistance to partners and applicants; and • Serving as a resource for arts-related information.

4. Governance • The agency is governed by a Council of 19 members. • 15 are private citizens appointed by the Governor. • 4 come from the General Assembly. • Council members serve without compensation. • The Council sets the mission and goals for the agency. • Evaluates the PCA’s progress toward these goals. • Formulates policy. • Makes the final decisions on the use of funds. • The PCA has a staff of 12.

5. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Tom Corbett, GovernorSusan Corbett , Chairman, PittsburghE. Jeanne Gleason, Vice Chairman, Pittsburgh Susan K. Breon, Erie Stewart R. Cades, Carversville Rep. Mark B. Cohen, Philadelphia Laura E. Ellsworth, Esq., Sewickley Jeffrey W. Gabel, Gettysburg Susan H. Goldberg, Philadelphia Stephen J. Harmelin, Esq., Philadelphia Gayle Isa, Philadelphia Justin Laing, Pittsburgh William Lehr, Jr., Palmyra Sen. Charles T. Mcllhinney, Jr., Doylestown Rep. Tina Pickett, Towanda Robert Pullo, York Marilyn Santarelli, Dallas James A. West, Jr., Pittsburgh Sen. Anthony H. Williams, Philadelphia Jen H. Zaborney, Harrisburg

6. PCA Goals • Goal I (Support)Support Pennsylvania’s creative industry in providing cultural services to the people of the Commonwealth. • Goal II (Community)Stimulate engagement between and among community leaders, arts organizations and artists to create more vibrant Pennsylvania communities. • Goal III (Alignment)Align the PCA’s policies and programs to create a more efficient and effective agency.

7. PA Partners in the Arts (PPA)

9. PPA Goals • Expand constituent access to the arts; • Encourage and support local decision-making and re-granting of state arts dollars; • Increase awareness of and advocacy for government support and funding of the arts at the local and state levels; and • Enable the PCA to provide increased assistance to its broad constituency throughout the state.

10. PPA Activities • PPA has two funding categories: - Project Stream – funds art projects. (Deadline is typically mid-June) - Program Stream – funds ongoing arts activities.

11. PPA Partners • Cultural Alliance of York County –Adams, Franklin, Fulton, York • Elk County Council for the Arts – Cameron, Clarion, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Potter • Galaxy, the Arts in Education Program of Central Intermediate Unit 10 – Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon • Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance – Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia • CONT’D . . . • Arts Council of Erie – Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Venango, Warren • Berks Arts Council – Berks, Lancaster, Schuylkill • Bradford County Regional Arts Council – Bradford, Columbia,, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wyoming • Community Partnerships RC&D – Juniata, Mifflin, Perry, Snyder, Union

12. PPA Partners • Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council – Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Lawrence, Washington • Jump Street – Cumberland, Dauphin, Lebanon • Lehigh Valley Arts Council – Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton • Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance – Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Indiana, Somerset, Westmoreland • Pocono Arts Council – Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike,Wayne

13. Arts in Education Division (AIE)

15. AIE Division Overview • Residencies – Artists work intensively with small groups of students. • Directory of Artists – Contact your regional partner for more details on the approval process and availability. • AIE services – Technical Assistance

16. Arts in Education Partnership • 17th year of operation. • PCA works with regional Partners to foster participation in the creative process in schools and community settings. • Partners recruit, select, train, place, and evaluate professional-quality artists for residencies in educational environments. • Partners specialize in an interest area for in-depth exploration. These areas include: • Youth-at-Risk • Early childhood education • In-Service & Pre-Service teacher training

17. AIE Partnership cont… • Partners provide professional development opportunities for artists, teachers, administrators, pre-service teachers, and community leaders. • Build relationships with more than 250 educational agencies, community arts organizations, professional organizations. • Available in 65 counties across the Commonwealth.

18. AIE Partners Allentown Art Museum - Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, and Pike (SE) Arts Council of Erie- Cameron, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Venango, Warren and Potter ArtsPath: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) - Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Jefferson, and Indiana Bradford County Regional Arts Council/The Northern Tier Partnership for Arts in Education - Bradford, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Sullivan, Tioga, and Wyoming (W) Cultural Alliance of York County - Adams, Franklin, Fulton and York Galaxy: The Arts in Education Program of Central Intermediate Unit 10 - Centre, Clearfield, and Clinton

19. AIE Partners cont… Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit 19 – Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike (NW), Susquehanna, Wayne, and Wyoming (E) Perry County Council of the Arts - Juniata, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder and Union Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership – Bucks, Chester (E), Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Pittsburgh Center for the Arts – Allegheny, Beaver, Greene, and Washington South Central PaARTners: Millersville University – Berks, Chester (NW), Dauphin (SE), Lancaster, Lebanon Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art - Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fayette, Somerset, and Westmoreland

20. Teacher Artist Partnerships (TAPs) and Long-Term Residencies (LTRs) TAPs and LTRs both emphasizes long-term, in-depth interaction between professional teaching artists and students through workshops and classes sponsored by schools, non-profit organizations and units of government. Projects should enable the participants to understand the art form involved and to develop their skills and creativity through that art form. Each project is locally designed and developed by the teaching artist, the project director and host site.

21. TAPs TAP projects may take place in public or private non-profit schools, early childhood education institutions or specialized schools. A TAP project is different from a traditional artist residency in a number of ways including but not limited to the following: • It is longer in length (a minimum of 60 days or equivalent) • Both the artist and teacher teach lessons on an alternating schedule during the project period • Both the artist and teacher critique (“debrief”) the lesson following its completion either immediately after the lesson or before the end of the school day • The school/district must provide time for the teacher to be involved in the debriefing critique as well as a private location for such a conference

22. TAPs continued… • The TAP team, which includes the artist, teacher, project director and school administrator, must attend the required summer TAP Institute training in Harrisburg. • In addition to the training, both the artist and teacher must agree to at least four staff development days including a pre-project day of training in the observational/debriefing structure, upfront time for detailed planning, a day during the project period for implementation assessment and evaluation, and an overall assessment/evaluation session at the conclusion of the project period • Evaluation of the TAP project will continue beyond the submission and approval of the final report to the PCA. TAP teams will be required to continue their evaluation into the subsequent year • Both the artist and teacher will be observed by PCA staff/consultants/partners during the project period and will respond to questions about all aspects of the project at various times during the project period

23. LTRs LTR projects may take place in public or private non-profit schools, early childhood institutions, specialized schools, non-profit community organizations, public or government agencies or social institutions. A LTR project is different from a traditional artist residency in a number of ways including, but not limited to, the following: • It is longer in length (a minimum of 60 days or equivalent) • The project director is required to do observations and documentation throughout the course of the project • Both the artist and teacher will be observed by PCA staff/consultants during the project period and will respond to questions about all aspects of the project at various times during the project period

24. 2010-11 LTR applications • There will be a second round of 2010-11 LTR applications available in early September. • Please visit our web site www.pacouncilonthearts.com and go to the Programs and Publications tab to view the previously recorded LTR/TAP tutorial webinar which was created for the first round of the new application and guidelines.

25. Other Opportunities

26. Creative Capital • Grant Opportunities in two categories: Film/Video and Visual Arts and Emerging Fields, Literature and Performing Arts. The categories rotate every other year. • Artists applying must be: • • A U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident • At least 25 years old • A working artist with at least five years of professional experience • (and can not be a full-time student) • 3 step process: inquiry, application and panel review • One-time award of up to $50,000 in direct support

27. Creative Capital cont… • Do not fund projects whose main purpose is promotional or educational • Grants focus on four key areas: the project, the individual, the community and public engagement • Creative Capital staff hold information sessions across the country prior to the grant deadline. • Visit www.creative-capital.org and sign up for their email list to receive future notifications.

28. PennsylvaniaPerforming Arts on Tour(PennPAT) A groundbreaking public/private partnership awards grants to performing arts presenters in the Mid-Atlantic region and Ohio to enable them to present PA performing artists. Funding provided by: PA Council On The Arts Heinz Endowment The Pew Charitable Trusts William Penn Foundation

29. PennPAT cont… Program Components: • Grants to presenters for fee-support and project support • Grants to PennPAT roster artists for projects that involve marketing and tour management • Marketing support for roster artists • Showcase opportunities for roster artists • Networking and professional development for roster artists • Professional development opportunities for all Pennsylvania artists

30. PennPAT cont… PennPAT accepts applications from eligible Pennsylvania artists once per year. Next deadline will be June 1, 2012. Free application workshops are held throughout the state prior to the deadline. For more information please visit http://www.pennpat.org

31. Pew Fellowships in the Arts (PFA) • The PFA annually awards up to 12 fellowships of $60,000 to artists of exemplary talent in the five-county Philadelphia area. • Applicants are now determined by a nomination process. For more information you can contact the staff directly or visit their web site. • 30 anonymous nominators get to nominate two artists annually • Not category specific anymore Visit: www.pcah.us

32. Artist Resources PCA’s web site is host to a list of individual artist resources, including the resources discussed today. www.pacouncilonthearts.org

33. Professional Development PCA FREE webinars – we offer a variety of presentations from panelist orientations to professional development sessions for artists and arts organizations. Some of these presentations and webinars are available to you on the web site as well. Some recent examples are: - Harnessing New Technologies - Facebook and Twitter at The Warhol: A Walkthrough of This Truly 'Warholian' Medium - Get Covered: Understanding Your Health Insurance Options Now and Under Health Care Reform

34. Grant Writing Tips Basic Grant Writing Tips for Artists: - Be clear, concise and to the point - Have a strong, well-written artist statement (this will help with PR as well) - Understand the grants purpose and specific criteria and write the narrative to address the key areas - Provide high quality work samples

35. THANK YOU Jamie Dunlap Program Director Pennsylvania Council On The Arts 216 Finance Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 Tel: 717-525-5542 Fax: 717-783-2538 jadunlap@State.Pa.Us