Equity in Arts Learning seeks grant applications

Equity in Arts Learning for Colorado Youth seeks to increase access to arts education for historically marginalized youth.

Grants of $10,000 to $25,000 are available to support projects that bring professional artists and culture bearers into educational settings to lead programming with youth ages 4 to 21.

Projects supported by EAL will exemplify the value of arts education, encouraging ongoing community support.

The Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, Denver Arts and Venues, the Gates Foundation, Colorado Creative Industries, and The Denver Foundation have partnered with Think 360 Arts to launch a fund of almost $500,000. The goal of the initiative is to dismantle the systemic barriers that have prevented marginalized youth from experiencing the life-altering benefits of arts learning.

The program seeks to: 

• Strengthen regional efforts to improve sustained access

to arts education for historically marginalized and minoritized youth (including youth who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual), a person with a disability, and/or living in a rural community).

• Provide opportunities for youth ages 4-21 to work with professional artists in an educational setting, especially youth who have limited or no access to high quality, sustained arts learning.
• Heighten awareness of the impact of arts education, so that resources both financial and curricular increase state-wide, leading to more equitable access to arts education for youth.

Additional information can be accessed here.

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