2020 CALL TO ARTISTS

Arts Are Elementary is pleased to announce our 2020 Call to Artists!

The Call lists each grade, subject matter, media, timeframe, and stipend. 

Submissions are due by April 1, 2020, 11:59 pm and should be sent to Jenn Burns Gray, Executive Director at aaedirector@gmail.com.

Questions may be directed to Jenn at that same email or 207-798-2900.

Submissions should be no longer than 2 pages in total, additional images may be supplied.  See the district curriculum links embedded for more information.

Background

There are 2 elementary schools in Brunswick:

• Kate Furbish Elementary School

• 8 classes of pre-kindergarden - 15 children in each class (classes meet ½ days) (see note below)

• 10 classes of kindergarten - approx. 20 children in each class (may go up to 11 classes with approx. 19 students each)

• 7 classes of 1st grade - approx. 20 children in each class

• 4 classes of mixed 1st and 2nd (multi-age) grade - approx. 20 children in each class

• Note: The multi age classes alternate using a 1st grade or a 2nd grade curriculum. The 2020-2021 school year will be a 2nd grade curriculum year for them.

• 7 classes of 2nd grade - approx. 22 children in each class

• Harriet Beecher Stowe 

• 9 classes of 3rd grade - approx. 19 children in each class

• 9 classes of 4th grade - approx. 24 children in each class

• 8 classes of 5th grade - approx. 21 children in each class

General residencies information

• The residencies are usually 2-4 sessions for each class, with each session being 45 minutes - 1 hour long.

• Note regarding pre-k: We are looking for one session for each class, each being 45 minutes to 1 hour long, to occur in the spring.

• An artist is often able to fit 3 or less often, 4 sessions into a day with a short break in between each session.

• The classroom teacher will be present for all the sessions

• Residencies will not start before 9 am and the last one will finish by 3 pm at the latest.

• There will be a break in the middle of the day when the children are at lunch and recess, so often there will be 2 sessions in the morning, followed by a break of an hour or more and then one or possibly 2 sessions in the afternoon.

Grade Specifics

Pre-Kindergarten

• Pre-K for ME Subject Matter:

• Family

• Friends

• Water and Wind

• World of Color

• Shadows and Reflections

• Things that Grow! 

• Link to curriculum

• Note:: This is pretty flexible so proposal does not need to specifically tie to curriculum

• Media:

• Movement/Dance

• Storytelling

• Song

• Artist’s Choice

• Stipend: up to $1,000

Kindergarten

• Subject Matter:

• Families 

• Community Citizenship 

• Self   

• Motion 

• Weather

• Media: 

• Paint

• Illustrator

• Movement/Dance

• Artist’s Choice

• Stipend: up to $3,000

1st Grade

• Subject Matter

• American Families Now and Then

• Day & Night

• Plants 

• Seasons & The Water Cycle

• Media: 

• Movement/Dance 

• Storytelling 

• Song

• Theater

• Stipend: up to $3,000

2nd Grade/Multi-Age

• Subject Matter:

• Animals

• Physical Changes

• Maps & Globes 

• Cultures Around the World 

• Literature

• Media: 

• Paint

• Author/illustrator

• Movement/Dance

• Artist’s Choice

• Stipend: up to $3,000

3rd Grade

• Subject Matter:

• Brunswick History

• Brunswick Town Government

• Economics

• United States Geography

• Energy

• Earth in the Universe

• Pond Life 

• Media: 

• Song

• Storytelling

• Sculpture

• Poetry

• Paint

• Illustration

• Artist’s Choice

• Stipend: up to $3,000

4th Grade

• Subject Matter: 

• Democratic Government

• Geography

• International Studies

• Maine Studies

• Biomes

• Rocks & Minerals 

• Force & Motion 

• Media: 

• Song

• Storytelling

• Illustration

• Sculpture

• Paint

• Artist’s Choice

• Stipend: up to $3,000

5th Grade

• Subject Matter: 

• Colonial Day/Colonization

• Media: 

• Textiles

• Woodworking

• Artist’s Choice

• Timing: Either Colonial Day which is in June or the weeks leading up to Colonial Day

• Stipend: up to $3,000

Wild Card

Surprise us with your great idea!  Be sure to tell us what grade and how it ties into that grade’s curriculum!

• Stipend: up to $3,000