PAINTS Project Application Form
Please remember:
- The project teacher MUST be the one
to fill out this application.
- You need to talk to your artist about
the project BEFORE you apply.
- A project will usually involve
one or possibly two groups of students generally. A group may be as
small as a half dozen or as large as a single class (max 28)
1. Contact Information & Details
Project Name:
School:
Address:
City/Town:
Province:
Postal Code:
Phone:
Fax:
Principal:
Email:
Teacher:
Email:
Artist:
Email:
Grade level of students (check all that apply):
Total number of students participating:
Number of groups (i.e. 3@ 20 students):
Date(s) of activity:
Total number of artist hours (min 3 - max 12):
2. Project Description - This section must be filled out by the
artist, or in consultation with the artist. You might be able to
ask them to email you a description that you can cut and paste into
this form, or just be sure to discuss the project idea with them
before applying.
A) Tell us about the project. What's the idea? What media will you be working in? Tell us a little bit about the process and the different elements of the work (200-250 words):
B) Timeline:
Please let us know the basic timeframe for the workshop, by day, class period, or hour. Whatever makes sense for your project. Please include any pre-workshop preparation - i.e. gathering or purchasing materials, preparing the classroom, having students research or learn about a subject area or artistic discipline, etc.
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3. Art Supply Request
Schools are expected to provide the majority of the supplies needed for the
project.
PAINTS is able to provide a small amount of funds to offset any special materials
requirement. Receipts for supplies must be submitted at the close of the project.
And a payment will be mailed to the school. The request must be approved as part of the application.
Amount requested:
(The receipts you submit must total an amount equal to or greater than the requested
amount.)
4. Travel
Up to 50km is automatically
approved for any project. If your artist will be traveling more that
that over the course of your PAINTS project, please specify here how
many kilometres travel you anticipate the artists traveling in total. (i.e. if it is 4 trips of 30km, please put in 120. This
request will need to be approved by the PAINTS committee.
Distance to travel:
km
5. PAINTS Agreement
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PAINTS Artists are not responsible for discipline problems or any security issues. A teacher must remain present in the classroom at all times.
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Prior to the first date of the project, the teacher MUST email or call the PAINTS co-ordinator to confirm the details (dates, times, etc) of the project.
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The school is responsible for the purchase of materials - if the artist purchases them, the school must either advance the monies or the artist must be reimbursed on the first day of the workshop.
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Evaluations by the teacher will be sent to VANS via email within 2 days of the project's completion.
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Prior to the workshop day, the teacher and artist must discuss material and room requirements.
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Teachers must prepare students for the workshop. (That may mean simply discussing it, or doing research , bringing in materials, etc.)
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The project artist, teacher and principal all agree to fulfill this PAINTS project if it is approved.
To show your agreement to the terms above please type your name (acting as a signature) and date this form where indicated below.
Teacher:
Signed:
Date:
6. Payment
Cost of the artists' fees is divided
50/50 between PAINTS and the school. The school portion of the fees
must be received or postmarked by the deadline date in order to
process the application. Payments are held in trust until the PAINTS
Committee reviews applications. If your project is not successful,
the payment will be returned to you as soon as the results are
released.
Total project hours
x 20 = $
(total due)
Payment should be by cheque made out to VANS, and mailed to:
VANS
Att: PAINTS Co-ordinator
1113 Marginal Road
Halifax, NS B3H 4P7
If you have any questions about the application process, please visit our online
application guide for schools and teachers:
www.paintns.ca/guide_art.html
or e-mail:
paints@paintsns.ca
To complete your submission, enter your
email address here:
A copy of your completed application will be sent by return email as
confirmation that we've received it. This is only a confirmation of
receipt of application, not of funding. Results will be sent out to
you within approximately two weeks of the deadline.
Thank You for applying to PAINTS!