WAEA Grants

WAEA Potawatomi Grant Program

The Wisconsin Art Education Association (WAEA) will be offering 3 opportunities annually for WAEA members to apply for a 1,000.00 WAEA Potawatomi Grant to fund quality art experiences for art students and make their dreams come true as well.

The WAEA Potawatomi Grant Program supports standards based projects that provide opportunities for children and youth to gain in-depth art knowledge and skills in both school and community-based settings.  As you know, visual arts education programs play a pivotal role as the nation seeks to improve high school graduation rates, counter the achievement gap in urban and rural communities, and prepare young people to participate in a workforce dependent upon creative contributions.

WAEA is inviting all members to submit a WAEA Potawatomi Grant application to support an exemplary art experience for children and youth.  Grant applications will be accepted for innovative and creative programming for visual arts education grades kindergarten through college.  Upon completion of the project, grant recipients will be required to submit an article to the WAEA e-ArtTimes and/or present at the WAEA Fall Conference to share their project with other art educators.

Grant applications will not be accepted to cover costs associated with the participation in WAEA sponsored events.  
WAEA invites proposals for the support of projects that promote the practice of art education in Wisconsin. 

​Art education includes, but is not limited to, the instructional process; curriculum development and delivery; student assessment; classroom environment, behavior, management, or discipline; advocacy; or practices relating to instructional interaction and the achievement of student learning.      
Grants will be considered in the range of $250 to $750.  The Trustees may award requests in totality or partially depending upon the number and quality of the grant proposals received.  Award announcements will be made after a review of all applications by the Trustees committee.  Recipients will be expected to submit a brief report about the project in the form of an article for publication in the ArtTimes newsletter the following spring issue. 

This fund was established with a gift from Ernella S. Hunziker.  This Fund will support the goals of our mission and vision statements: The Wisconsin Art Education Association is an organization dedicated to promoting excellence in visual arts and design education.  The Association provides professional growth opportunities for arts educators; advocates for the arts and acts upon vital education isues; and supports art and design education for children in the state of Wisconsin.    

TRUSTEES:  Vince Lia (Chairperson), Dani Graf, Robert Tarrell, Sue VanGalder, Karen Gomez.

WAEA Hunziker Endowment Grant

Hunzinger Grant Recipients
WAEA Hunziker Lectures

Spring, 2000  Bill Strickland, Monona Terrace
Fall, 2000  Don Reitz, Verona High School
Fall, 2001  Mary Miss, MIAD
Fall, 2002  Brad McCallum, Madison East High School
Fall, 2003  Visual Culture Panel, Cardinal Stritch
Fall, 2004  Merritt Price, University of Wisconsin
Fall, 2005  Jason Pollen, Appleton
Fall, 2006 Shawn McNiff, Oconomowoc
Fall, 2007 Tom Rollins and Roger Tomhave, River Falls
Fall, 2009  Thomas Mann, Martin Rayala and MIAD, Milwaukee
​WAEA Hunziker Teacher Grants

Spring, 2001  Diane Fleming, Simply Wright
Spring, 2002  New Richmond Middle, F.L.Wright Middle, Monroe Middle, Woodside Elem., 
Spring, 2004  Jill La Grange, Oconomowoc H.S. and Carl Traeger School  
Spring, 2005  Third Street Elementary, Black River Falls
Woodside, Grove and Washington Elementary, WI Rapids
Spring, 2006  River Falls H.S. and St. Sebastian School 
Spring 2007  T.B.A.
Spring, 2008  WAEA Advocacy Campaign and U.W. River Falls

Past Potawatomi Grant Recipients

2013
2012
2011