GOLDEN ISLES ARTS AND HUMANITIES ASSOCIATION
ARTS IN EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR GLYNN COUNTY SCHOOLS

Golden Isles Arts and Humanities Association (GIAHA) has sponsored and coordinated Arts-in-Education programming in all ten elementary schools and all four middle schools in Glynn County by bringing in professional performing, literary and visual artists since 1997. We have annually provided classes, workshops and performances for students and teachers during the school year. We have been able to provide this opportunity by matching funds from the Board of Education. Due to budget cuts, the BOE is eliminating this funding for the 2010-2011 school year. 

With the support of the Georgia Council for the Arts, GIAHA will continue to offer in-school programming; however, due to the limited funds, there will be some new guidelines to the program.  

1. Requests for Arts-in-Education programs should be tied to specific curriculum related requests by elementary and middle schools which include workshops with visiting artists, live performances, and special touring exhibits or tied to specific community projects like The Big Read, a community-wide reading initiative, or a community project coordinated by another organization. 
2. GIAHA will continue to offer assistance in selecting and contacting artists or performances for your school.
3. Programming requests should serve as many students as possible.
4. Arts-in-Education program requests must be submitted through a simple application (see link below). Arts-in-Education program requests will be awarded as far as funding will allow.

GIAHA will continue to serve students in our community with the following programs:

1. Recognize deserving K-12 students with annual Excellence in the Arts and Humanities Awards
2. Implement the Eugenia Price/Joyce Blackburn Foundation Young Playwright's Award for all public and private middle grade students in the county and the Young Poet's Award open to all public and private high school students
3. Offer discounted tickets to students to attend unique productions in the annual Performing Arts Series at the Ritz Theatre
4. Incorporate students and their art work into exhibits, festivals, and special events.

Click here for Arts-in-Education Program Request application.

Annual competition to encourage and recognize the literary talents of all public, private and home-schooled middle-grade students (grades 6-8) in Glynn County. For a copy of the competition guidelines and deadlines, click here. All interested students must follow the information in the Basics of Playwriting study guide available from GIAHA or attend a short workshop with a playwriting professional either in school or after school (by arrangement with GIAHA, call 262-6934 or email). There will also be a public workshop at the Ritz Theatre, September 17, 11 a.m. to noon.

2011 Young Playwright Award winners Leah Scott (1st Place, second from left) and Delaney Wiggins (3rd Place, right) with GIAHA Executive Director Heather Heath (left) and Price-Blackburn Foundation Vice President Helen Alexander (2nd from right). [Not pictured: 2nd Place winner Victoria Ray]

Annual competition to encourage and recognize the literary talents of all public and private high school students (grades 9-12) in Glynn County. For a copy of the guidelines and deadline, click here.

2011 Young Poets Award winners: (left) Glynn Academy English teacher Susan McLemore & 12th grade winner Scott Jones; (right) 11th grade winner Cameron Dionne with with Price-Blackburn Foundation Vice President Helen Alexander. [Not pictured: 10th grade winner Hillary Rowell]

Named in honor of educator and former GIAHA board member Roberta Born, this annual scholarship is awarded to a graduating senior or college student with a strong background and/or course of study in the arts and humanities.

Deadline May 4, 2012. Click here for guidelines and an application you can print and mail to us. For more info, contact GIAHA at 262-6934 or email us.

Roberta Born Scholarship winner Lydia Nichols (right) with GIAHA Executive Director Heather Heath (left) and Board Member Michele Jamieson at GIAHA’s annual meeting, July 19, 2011. Lydia is an accomplished cellist, pianist, and vocalist and has performed with the Coastal Youth Symphony. She plans to major in piano performance and get her Masters in Music Business and Technology.