Artist in the Class

The Artist In The Class Programme Committee — sponsored by the Salt Spring Community Arts Council in partnership with the Capital Regional District — invites Salt Spring artists to apply to be in the annual Catalogue of Artists.

The programme helps gives the arts a stronger presence in the everyday life of students by bringing the artists of Salt Spring Island into the schools to share their skills, and to create a deeper awareness of the arts in our community.

Here's how it works:

Each fall, Salt Spring Island artists from the literary, performing, and visual arts can submit their applications for participation in the Artist in the Class Programme to the SSAC. Forms are available at the School Board office and SSAC office at Mahon Hall. The deadline for artist's submissions to the committee is no later than November 9, 2008.
The A.I.C Committee reviews and summarizes the applications into a catalogue of artists and their presentation ideas.
Two copies of the Catalogue of Artists are given to each Salt Spring Island school so that teachers may make selections, then contact artists directly to begin planning for class workshops.
Artists and teachers may apply for funding at any time, but should be aware that requests will be granted as long as funding lasts, so early applications should be made even though workshops may be scheduled for dates throughout the school year.

Note: Although the teacher contacts the artist, it is the responsibility of the artist to apply directly to the committee for funding for each project he or she undertakes.

Programme Guidelines:

The artist must be a resident of Salt Spring Island and a member of SSAC for the year 2008.
The law mandates that anyone working in B.C. schools must provide a criminal records check; therefore, a completed criminal records check must be submitted with the application form. Criminal records checks are done each Wednesday between 1 and 4 pm at the R.C.M.P. office in Ganges.
The SSAC will fund a maximum of 15 hours per year per artist. Workshops may be in the form of several short classes at different schools or one on-going workshop with one or more classes totalling a maximum payable of 15 hours per artist.
Artists will be paid $50 per hour for in-class time to a maximum of $750 per artist per year. An artist may wish to donate time or make other arrangements, but this would be separate from the SSAC Artist in the Class Programme.
Artists must have their Application for Funding a Class Workshop signed by the SSA.C. Artist in the Class Programme Committee Co-ordinator. before beginning work to be paid.
Fees will be paid promptly after finishing each project and submitting the completed Artist/Teacher Evaluation form to the Artist in the Class Co-ordinator.
A group must share the hourly rate. Funding is per project, not per individual. Artist's fees will be paid promptly upon completion of each project and after submission of the Artist/Teacher Evaluation form to the Artist in the Class Programme Co-ordinator.
The Artist in Class Programme is designed to fund artists only for time spent with a class. Funds for materials must be found from another source.

Please fill out an application form and return it to us:

Artist in the Class Programme application form