What are Instant Arts Classroom Grants?
These grants are for Adams County, Illinois teachers to fund arts projects throughout the school year. Teachers can use funds to take their student on a field trip to a cultural event or museum, or bring a teaching artist into the classroom!
The arts are essential. They teach students innumerable lessons—practice makes perfect, small differences can have large effects, collaboration leads to creativity. The arts also teach children that there a several paths to take when approaching problems and that all problems can have more than one solution.
Research has also shown impressive benefits of arts education on entire school culture—especially student motivation, attitudes, and attendance. These programs are even shown to have positive effects on test scores in other areas, specifically math, science, and reading. Numerous reports discuss the ways that increased access and involvement in arts education encourage students to stay in school, succeed in school, succeed in work, and succeed in life.
Arts Quincy is committed to making the arts available to every student. For more information on our Instant Arts Classroom Funds, contact us at 217-222-3432 or office@artsquincy.org.
The arts are essential. They teach students innumerable lessons—practice makes perfect, small differences can have large effects, collaboration leads to creativity. The arts also teach children that there a several paths to take when approaching problems and that all problems can have more than one solution.
Research has also shown impressive benefits of arts education on entire school culture—especially student motivation, attitudes, and attendance. These programs are even shown to have positive effects on test scores in other areas, specifically math, science, and reading. Numerous reports discuss the ways that increased access and involvement in arts education encourage students to stay in school, succeed in school, succeed in work, and succeed in life.
Arts Quincy is committed to making the arts available to every student. For more information on our Instant Arts Classroom Funds, contact us at 217-222-3432 or office@artsquincy.org.
Resource Guide
How To Apply
We have finalized the application form and Resource Guide Catalog information. It is now available! Click here to download.
This year we have a digital form that teachers to fill out to streamline the process, here is the link to the google form: https://forms.gle/zM9foRxPtNRJgdAL8. You may download a printable version here.
Make sure you are on our distribution list to get the most up-to-date information on Instant Arts Classroom Grants and arts education programming by emailing us your name, school, grade level and email address to office@artsquincy.org.
Save the date, applications must be submitted by Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.
Instant Arts are funded in part by Arts Quincy's Individual & Business Members, Arthur O. & Lela B. Lindsay Fund, Anonymous Friend of the Arts, Illinois Arts Council Agency, Tracy Family Foundation, Jim & Jil Tracy Fund, Stillwell Foundation, Quincy Service League, and Penny Power Adams Electric Cooperative.
This year we have a digital form that teachers to fill out to streamline the process, here is the link to the google form: https://forms.gle/zM9foRxPtNRJgdAL8. You may download a printable version here.
Make sure you are on our distribution list to get the most up-to-date information on Instant Arts Classroom Grants and arts education programming by emailing us your name, school, grade level and email address to office@artsquincy.org.
Save the date, applications must be submitted by Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.
Instant Arts are funded in part by Arts Quincy's Individual & Business Members, Arthur O. & Lela B. Lindsay Fund, Anonymous Friend of the Arts, Illinois Arts Council Agency, Tracy Family Foundation, Jim & Jil Tracy Fund, Stillwell Foundation, Quincy Service League, and Penny Power Adams Electric Cooperative.
Instant Arts Classroom Funds Guidelines
Teachers should remember the following guidelines when applying for Instant Arts Classroom Grants:
- Teachers from Pre-K through sixth grade, from any public or parochial school in Adams County are eligible to apply.
- Requests will be accepted up to a maximum of $150 for two art-in-education activities* that bring visual arts, music, theatre, dance or humanities into the classroom. On the application, list the priority of your activities in order of preference.
- Teachers may apply for one grant per school year to take place before June 2024.
- Multiple teachers can coordinate to utilize funds for programs exceeding the individual maximum of $150. One teacher may apply on behalf of multiple classrooms as long as the individual request does not exceed the maximum of $150. This will count as one grant application for the organizing teacher only.
- Applications must be submitted by Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 via email to
office@artsquincy.org. - Teachers will be notified via email as to the status of their grant application.
- Please be thoughtful with your answer to the application question about why these funds are important for you and your students. This information is very crucial for Arts Quincy to use when securing future funds. Email photos or additional comments to office@artsquincy.org. *This question was previously on the evaluation form. Brief evaluations will be sent in an email after your event.
If you have questions regarding this program please contact us by e-mail at office@artsquincy.org or by calling 217-222-3432.
