Regional Committee National Teaching Artist Grant Nominees are Announced!
Region VI is proud to nominate:
Greg Blakey, University of Central Arkansas
John Fleming, Texas State University
Sheila Hargett, Texas State University
Bob Stevenson, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
James Winter, Southeastern Louisiana University
Also chosen during Deliberation Weekend was our Faculty Fellow to the National Festival in Washington, D.C., in April. Representing Region VI in Directing is Chuck Ney, Texas State University.
Our congratulations to all these outstanding Region VI faculty artists!
KCACTF National Teaching Artist Grants
The Kennedy Center has implemented a new program for Faculty
Development Grants, to replace what were previously known as the
“National Faculty Fellowships.”
The highlights of this new program are:
*Open application or nomination (started and completed between November 9 and December 7.)
* Up to 7 grants available in ALL areas of theatrical teaching/production.
* Grant amount of $2000, for use for professional development
activities determined by the teacher/grantee (subject to approval by
the grant review officials.) Grant recipients will be recognized in a
full-page ad in American Theatre magazine.
* At least 2 of the grants are ear-marked for recognition of early career achievement.
The Regional Committee will ALSO submit nominations of potential grant
recipients, based on recommendations from respondents and selection
team following the December 6th deliberation meetings.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVIEW THE DETAILED INFORMATION, FOUND ON THE
NATIONAL WEBSITE, www.kcactf.org, AND TO APPLY FOR THESE PRESTIGIOUS (AND LARGE) GRANTS.
DEADLINE FOR DECLARING INTENT TO APPLY IS NOVEMBER 9.
