Stay Tuned for News about AFTA’s Upcoming Granting Season

Artists for the Arts would like to offer an enthusiastic Happy New Year to our large community of grant program participants, applicants, financial supporters and advocates. Despite challenging economic times, a caring group of individuals continues to work hard toward filling the void in art education in our schools.

AFTA is currently revisiting the schedule by which we open our grant application process and distribute funding. Soon, we will announce a new granting process for 2010. If you have any questions in the meantime, feel free to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

An exciting year lies ahead for arts education in the Portland Metro area. Thank you for your continued support of AFTA!

AFTA’s 2008 - 2009 Grant Awards Announced!

Artists for the Arts is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2008 - 2009 granting season. AFTA has the privilege to award grants to 15 individual school programs this year for a total of approximately $10,000. Winning schools include elementary schools, middle schools and high schools throughout the Metro Area. Projects include music, photography, architectural drafting, printmaking, quilt making, theater, fine arts, mural painting, ceramic tile making and others.

Please visit our Grants Recipients page to learn more. As we all know, giving is more challenging for many businesses and individuals now than ever before. AFTA salutes all of our supporters this year for continuing to prioritize arts as an indispensable part of our kids’ lives – as well as all of the caring educators who submitted grant proposals this year. 

Winning schools are: Alder Creek Middle School, Atkinson School, Clackamas High School, Concord Elementary, El Puente Bilingual School, Fir Ridge Campus, Irvington School, Jefferson High School/ YMA, Milwaukie Elementary School, New Urban High School, North Powellhurst Elementary, PACE Program @ Sabin-Schellenberg Center, Peninsula K-8, Rowe Middle School and Sunrise Middle School.

AFTA now on Facebook

AFTA is now a group on Facebook.  If you have a Facebook account, we’re asking everyone to become a fan and stay updated on how we’re bringing art and music to Portland metro-area schools.

AFTA-FUNDED Aloha High School DIVERSITY WEEK PROJECT FEATURED ON FOX 12 OREGON

Funding from AFTA’s 2007 – 2008 Annual Grant Program helped film students from Aloha High School create a Diversity Week documentary for “Aloha TV” about the school’s ESL program.  Their work was featured on Fox 12 Oregon News! AFTA funds helped the school purchase equipment such as a video camera and microphones to film the production, as well for use in future film classes. Congratulations to the students, and instructor Matthew Fox, on this successful in-school arts project!