Ohio Arts Council
TeachArtsOhio (teaching artist residencies)
The Ohio Arts Council pays a professional teaching artist ($350 a day) to run an arts residency at an Ohio school, including private and parochial schools. Apply by March 1.
- Amount
- Artist fees paid in full ($350 per residency day)
- Can a for-profit school apply?
- No: for-profit schools excluded
- Deadline
- Mar 1, 2027 (124 days left)
- Who this fits
- Private school · MicroschoolOhio public, private, charter and parochial schools (pre-K to grade 12) can apply if nonprofit or nonprofit in intent. For-profit schools cannot. Homeschool co-ops are not named.Religious schools: yes, not for religious activities
- New schools
- Not stated for new schools
- Where
- Ohio only
- Last checked
- Oct 28, 2026on dam.assets.ohio.gov
Unconfirmed: check with the funder
We couldn’t confirm these on an official page. Treat them as open questions, not facts.
- Whether 2027 guidelines change the $350 day rate
- The FY2028 call itself (March 1, 2027 follows the posted annual rule)
What to do now
- Step 1: Pick a teaching artist (Ohio Teaching Artist Roster or with OAC staff)
- Step 2: Plan the residency length (grading period, semester or full year)
- Step 3: Budget in-kind materials and teacher time
- Step 4: Check OAC for the FY2028 call, then apply in OAC's online system by March 1, 2027
Funders change their requirements. Check the official page before you apply. Getting ready? See what funders usually ask for.
Who can apply
“Eligible organizations are Ohio’s public, private, charter, or parochial schools (pre-kindergarten through grade 12).”
The Ohio Arts Council pays 100 percent of a teaching artist's fees ($350 per residency day) for a residency of about 10 days up to a full school year. No cash match; the school gives materials and staff time (in-kind). One grant per school per year. Criminal records checks apply to teaching artists. Groups whose main purpose is childcare cannot apply. All OAC applicants must be incorporated and operating in Ohio and be 501(c)(3) or nonprofit in intent; for-profit corporations are excluded (OAC Appendix A). The guidelines PDF dates from late 2024 and says March 1 every year; March 1, 2027 is that annual date (the FY2028 cycle is not separately announced), and FY2027 awards (July 2026) show the program is active. Religion: parochial schools named, but OAC money cannot fund projects whose main purpose is presenting religious ideas or improving a religious institution's property. Paid to: the school (for artist fees).
- Ohio public, private, charter or parochial school, pre-K to 12
- Work with a teaching artist (OAC roster or approved)
- In-kind materials and staff time
- At least one staff professional development workshop
- Nonprofit or nonprofit in intent (no for-profit corporations)
Timing
Deadline March 1 each year at 5 p.m. (guidelines). Next expected: March 1, 2027, for 2027-28 residencies; check OAC for the FY2028 call.