Guild Grants Committee
What is the Purpose
The Guild Grants Committee is responsible for reviewing the grant applications from teachers whose students have entered the Guild’s current American Indian Student Art Show to determine who among them will receive a grant. The purpose of the grants is to support art teachers and art programs in junior and senior high schools by providing funds for the purchase of art supplies and materials.
Who is Involved
The Student Art Show Chair also Chairs this ad hoc committee made up of one or two of the core volunteers from the Student Art Show.
What are the Tasks
Consult with the Note Card Chairs to determine the funds available for grants. The funds available determine the number of grants awarded. The maximum grant awarded to one teacher is $500.00 Those eligible are art teachers:
- whose students have entered work in the Guild’s current American Indian Student Art Show;
- whose grant application letter accompanied the student artwork submitted to the Show;
- whose application letter describes the need and the intended use of the supplies and/or materials purchased with the grant money.
Review the applications to determine who among them will be awarded a grant.
Notify all applicants to inform them of the disposition of their application.
Give the Guild’s Assistant Treasurer the names and addresses of the art teachers who were awarded grants and ask that checks be issued and mailed before the end of the school term. (Note: It is important that each of the selected teachers receive the grant before the end of the school year to insure that the funds are used for the intended purpose and not redirected by new personnel the following year.)
What is the Suggested Time Line
April through mid May
The granting process must be completed and the checks mailed between the American Indian Student Art Show and the end of the school year.