Wolf Trap’s Grants for Performing Arts Teachers
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Wolf Trap’s Grants for Performing Arts Teachers supports public school educators with innovative music, dance, and theater instruction that connects students with their communities through shared arts experiences.
Funder: Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $5,000 per high school project; up to $2,500 per middle school project; completed within one school year
Summary: Supports public school educators in eligible Washington, DC-area districts with innovative performing arts instruction and shared arts experiences for students.
Key Information: Projects must culminate in a student performance or presentation, with more than 50% of funds used for instruction.
Description
Wolf Trap’s Grants for Performing Arts Teachers is an annual program recognizing public school educators in the greater Washington, DC area. Run by the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, it supports new and innovative learning experiences in music, dance, and theater. Projects bring professional artists into classrooms, connect students with their communities, and encourage appreciation of a shared arts experience.
Supported approaches include artist residencies, master classes, and commissions of original work involving students. Educational priorities include technology in the arts, arts and the environment, arts integration, and arts and social change. These priorities encourage technical and media applications, environmental responsibility, collaboration across academic disciplines, and student-led exploration of community concerns through the performing arts.
