[MASTA] FW: $70, 000 Awarded to Michigan Schools for Arts & Culture Field Trips

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MCACA TO AWARD $70,000 IN BUS GRANTS TO BENEFIT K-12 SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE

MICHIGAN YOUTH ARTS ASSOCIATION RECEIVES
1:1 CHALLENGE MATCH UP TO $25,000 FOR NEXT APPLICATION CYCLE
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Royal Oak, Mich. (Feb. 15, 2013) - Michigan Youth Arts Association and the co-sponsors
of its Arts & Culture Trek Grant program, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural
 Affairs (MCACA), will award a total of $70,000 in grants to Michigan K-12 schools
to defray the cost of transportation for an arts and culture related field trip.
 Originally, MCACA committed $45,000 for the spring cycle of the program. However,
Michigan Youth Arts received an unexpected surplus of applications, totaling $93,000
in requests from educators throughout the state. In response to the demonstrated
 need, The Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation contributed an additional $25,000
 to the program, bringing the total award amount to $70,000 to be distributed this
spring.

"The Arts & Culture Trek Grant provides opportunities that encourage young people
to experience the arts outside the classroom and bring what they have learned back
inside the classroom," said Pamella DeVos of the Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation.
"The quality of these field trips are not only important for their educational growth,
but also teaches students to appreciate the many different kinds of artistic expressions
that can enrich their lives."

The Arts & Culture Trek Grants will support field trips for 19,439 students in 190
schools throughout Michigan for field trips that will take place between March 1,
2013 and May 31, 2013. The program is a continuation of last year's program, which
was supported by MCACA, Ovation and Comcast. An elementary school teacher who was
a recent grant recipient had this to say about the program, "If the grant was not
available to us, our students would not have been able to have such a wonderful 
experience at the Cranbrook Institute of Science. We are a Title 1 school and our
students are mostly from families with limited resources. They do not have many 
chances to venture out of our community and we are grateful these opportunities 
are provided for them."

In further support of the Arts & Culture Trek Grant program, the Daniel and Pamella
DeVos Foundation has issued a 1:1 challenge grant with a match of up to $25,000 
for the Fall/Winter of 2013. Michigan Youth Arts is currently seeking matching funds
to ensure these educational field trips continue to take place. "We are so appreciative
of the Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation for not only assisting us to meet the
 current demand, but also ensuring that all schools throughout the state, especially
those that do not have any arts education curriculum, give their students the opportunity
to experience the fine and performing arts and nurture their creative curiosity,"
said Candy Smirnow, Executive Director of Michigan Youth Arts.

To apply for the grant, educators chose from a list of various arts and cultural
 institutions that offer educational programming, exhibits and performances that
 enhance the arts and humanities curriculum outside the classroom, including the
 Grand Rapids Art Museum, the Wild Swan Theater, The Henry Ford and over 150 other
destinations. A recent survey released by Michigan Youth Arts entitled Arts Education
in Michigan discovered that 108,000 students go to school each day without some 
sort of exposure to music, visual art, theatre or dance and that 45 percent of schools
cited transportation costs as a significant barrier to arts-related field trips.

"It has been abundantly clear, through the arts education survey, that there are
 so many kids, who without the support of this program, would never have the opportunity
to experience the incredible arts and cultural activities our Michigan organizations
can provide," said John Bracey, Executive Director of MCACA. "For some of these 
kids these trips may well represent a once-in-a-life-time opportunity to not only
discover the arts, but also uncover the artist within."

Reviewers scored applicants on four basic components: eligibility, educational goals,
collaboration with the hosting organization and the need of the school. Applications
were completed online and reviewed by a volunteer review panel consisting of arts
educators and professionals in the arts. Download the complete list of award recipients
here [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=4tzircmab.0.69e4rcmab.c8xo74bab.0&ts=S0871&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.michiganyoutharts.org%2Fpdf%2F2013%2520Spring%2520Bus%2520Grant%2520Award%2520Recipient%2520List.pdf]. For more information on the program, go to michiganyoutharts.org/grants [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=4tzircmab.0.jzpy6djab.c8xo74bab.0&ts=S0871&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.michiganyoutharts.org%2Fgrants].

Arts & Culture Trek Grant Program Statistics:

2012 Spring: $33,812 in awards granted serving 7,584 students. Funding supported
 by MCACA.

2012 Fall/Winter: $20,000 in awards granted serving 5,878 students. Funding supported
by Ovation and Comcast

2013 Spring: $70,000 in awards granted serving 19,439 students. Funding supported
by MCACA and the Daniel and Pamella Devos Foundation.

2013 Fall/Winter: 1:1 challenge match of up to $25,000 from the Daniel and Pamella
DeVos Foundation
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About Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs

Michigan  Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, part of the Michigan Economic  
Development Corporation, serves to encourage, initiate and facilitate an  enriched
artistic, cultural and creative environment in Michigan. For  more on its initiatives
and programs, visit www.michiganadvantage.org/arts [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=4tzircmab.0.59e4rcmab.c8xo74bab.0&ts=S0871&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.michiganadvantage.org%2Farts].

About Michigan Youth Arts

Michigan  Youth Arts is an alliance that develops, supports and advocates  excellence
in arts education for all. Programming consists of statewide  arts education programs,
advocacy, grantmaking and the Michigan Youth  Arts Festival, celebrating its 51st
year in 2013. Learn more at www.michiganyoutharts.org [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=4tzircmab.0.kiwbg8cab.c8xo74bab.0&ts=S0871&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.michiganyoutharts.org].

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