General Information | Roster Application Instructions | Documentation

Open Submission; No Deadline

Due to possible funding changes, out-of-state applicants will not be accepted at this time.

The Arts Education (AE) program of the Utah Arts Council (UAC) provides opportunities for artists and artistic groups to work as artists/educators within schools, museums, art centers, social service agencies, colleges, universities, hospitals, festivals, community recreational facilities and other nonprofit organizations. AE is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Utah Legislature and local sponsoring organizations.

The Arts Education Roster (Roster) is the recommended source of artists for the Utah Arts Council grantees who are funded for residencies, projects and events. Once accepted into the Roster, artists may choose the specific activities from the following categories in which they would like to participate. This information, along with an artist statement and photograph, is made available to the public on the UAC's website.

1. Artists in Residence provide intensive, participatory experiences in the creative process for students of all ages. The minimum residency is 40 hours and may be 60, 80, 100 or 120 hours whether in sequential days or intermittently over a period of time. The number of requested hours is only limited by the ability of the grantee to provide the matching funds for the artist's salary.
    
2. Artists in Arts Education Projects work within an educational or community setting over an extended period of time to offer many forms of artistic expertise. This expertise may include, but is not limited to, choreography, composition, play writing, directing permanent visual installations, or folk arts festivals.
    
3. Artists in Teacher Training Programs engage professional educators in the creative process and train them how to teach that discipline to students.

The AE Program goals include the following:

• Encourage a cooperative commitment among artists, teachers, students, communities and arts organizations, making works of art and arts learning an integral part of the educational experience.
• Create opportunities for participants to develop their own individual creativity by working with a practicing professional artist or artistic company.
• Utilize artists as resource people, in conjunction with teachers, to facilitate and develop methods of teaching arts concepts and encouraging participation in the creative process.
• Offer professional opportunities for artists.
• Make the arts basic to our lives by enhancing our community cultural life and encouraging greater understanding and appreciation for all art forms and artists.

Artists' Requirements

The Utah Arts Council seeks artists who:

• are active and continually producing art.
• demonstrate artistic excellence (artists are not required to have degrees in art or formal training).
• demonstrate communication and teaching skills (English skills are not required for the application and special needs are considered, please contact us for more information).
• are flexible and can work in, and with, a wide variety of settings, populations and ages.
• are professional, punctual, able to submit contracts, final reports and evaluation forms.

Payments

Artists receive $30 for each contact hour with the residency or project participants. Artists also receive $25 for preparation time per 10 hours of residency time. The UAC pays all residency airfare, hotel and per diem costs and provides state vehicles for any artist working more than 30 miles from home. UAC provides travel to Utah once each year for out-of-state artists. In cases of projects and programs, salary, airfare, travel, hotel and per diem are paid directly to the artist from the sponsoring school/organization.