Ohio Arts Council Update

While music educators have welcomed students into classrooms across the state in anticipation of a creative and productive school year, the OAC has geared up to accept grant applications supporting projects for the following 2024-2025 school year. As educators and administrators continue adjusting, adapting, and testing new and innovative methods of teaching and learning, the OAC invites you to consider ways in which available grant programs can support your plans and visions for next school year. You can view available grant programs and their Guidelines at www.oac.ohio.gov/grants. One grant program soon to be accepting applications for projects occurring next school year is TeachArtsOhio. Now in its sixth year as a formal program of the agency, TeachArtsOhio is the OAC’s flagship school-based artist residency program. TeachArtsOhio brings schools and community organizations together with teaching artists to share engaging, personal, and high-quality arts learning experiences. Previous music focused TeachArtsOhio residencies have included work with professional singer/songwriters, recording artists, musical theatre professionals, orchestral/chamber musicians, hip hop artists, guitarists, African drum and dance ensembles, square dancing callers and fiddlers, and more. Teaching artists available to collaborate with schools can be found on the Ohio Teaching Artist Roster.