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December 6, 2005NEW ART DOLLARS TARGET MADISON SCHOOLSAmerican Girl and an anonymous donor contribute $20,000 to grants program The Foundation for Madison’s Public Schools and the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission have secured $20,000 in new grant funds designated exclusively for arts programs in Madison schools. The two organizations have forged a unique grantmaking partnership to distribute the funds supporting guest artist residencies and other special K-12 arts programs in the schools planned for the 2006-07 year A $10,000 contribution to the commission from American Girl’s Fund for Children will be competitively allocated to Madison schools seeking support for visual art, music, theater, dance, and creative writing programs. An equal amount from an anonymous donor to the school’s foundation will automatically provide matching funds to every school receiving a commission award. The combined grant dollars have the potential to fully fund visual, performing and literary arts projects occurring outside the schools’ general operating budgets. Application deadlines are February 1, June 1 and September 1, 2006. Only Madison schools are eligible to apply for these funds. For more information on arts-in-schools grants, call Lynne Eich, Cultural Affairs Office, 266-5915, Jodi Bender Sweeney, Foundation for Madison Public Schools, 232-7820, or Madison school district Fine Arts Coordinator Julie Palkowski, 663-5227. Grants for Dane County schools outside Madison are also available through the commission with a combination of other public and private funding. For immediate release: December 1, 2005 Subscribe to this site via RSS/Atom: Newsletter signup | Send us your ideas |