ArtsSmarts I
Program Description
Deadline Date: February 28
The ArtsSmarts program promotes the active participation of young people in the arts. It is designed to increase and enhance arts-related activities, by promoting art as a vehicle for teaching and learning all subjects across the curriculum. Over the long term, it is intended that ArtsSmarts will serve to develop supporters and practitioners of the arts, and to nurture creative thinkers who will be at the forefront of Canada’s cultural, social, and economic development.
ArtsSmarts is an example of arts-infused education, an emerging field with implications for education design, community planning, and economic development.
ArtsSmarts places artists and the arts in schools and communities. Through its partners, ArtsSmarts provides funding to allow schools and their communities to offer arts-related activities linked to educational outcomes. For example, music or dance may be used to help students understand mathematical concepts, sculpting may be used to teach geography, or painting might spark the imagination of primary school children by having them paint murals depicting local history.
Program Eligibility and Project Criteria
The Program Eligibility and Project Criteria section presents the ArtsSmarts Manitoba program. This information is essential in the preparation of any project proposal, as is a consultation with the coordinator.
Guidelines and Criteria