Teaching Artist Cohort supports mid-career craft artists who teach with unrestricted grants, mentorship, and peer learning to sustain their creative practice, educational work, and community engagement.
Craft-Based Education Grant supports teaching artists in creating accessible teaching tools and educational resources that preserve craft knowledge, encourage innovation, and advance craft education.
Teaching Artist Roster Program supports practicing artists through small-cohort training that strengthens teaching skills, professional practice, and peer connections to expand how they apply their craft.
Teaching Artist Grant supports teaching artists leading classroom and community arts learning to build residents’ skills and appreciation while expanding inclusive participation and connecting artists with new audiences.
Penland School of Craft’s Core Fellowship Program is a year-long immersive work-study for early career craft artists, emphasizing technical skill, creative exploration, and community engagement.
The Teaching Art Together Grant from the Kentucky Arts Council funds short-term residencies with professional teaching artists to enhance arts integration in Kentucky preK–12 classrooms.